Author: DAVE BARKER MADRID - I have always dreaded Sundays at Middlebury. The day brings a late wakeup and a hearty brunch, but shortly after a final refill at the Ross pastry counter, the inevitable segue from dining hall to library looms. Underlining and typing carry me until dinner and then resume ...
Author: [no author name found] Professors join crusade against rising book prices Cash-strapped students are not the only ones appalled by startling textbook bills these days. According to the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), 700 mathematics and physics professors from 150 colleges ...
Author: JASON SIEGEL PARIS - "A," "the" and "this" may not have any meaning standing alone, but when coupled with the term "European Constitution," they become incredibly significant.The French referendum to decide whether or not France is going to ratify the/this/a European Constitution is scheduled ...
Author: Alexxa Gotthardt Best-selling Hip-hop performer Wyclef Jean will headline the Middlebury College Activity Board's (MCAB) annual spring concert this Saturday, April 23. Wyclef, rapper and sometime guitarist boasting multi-platinum hits with both the Fugees and as a solo-artist, is one of the ...
Author: Katie Flagg Brandishing pink-frosted cookies and rainbow ribbons, the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance (MOQA) kicked off a week of activities promoting visibility for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered persons on campus last week. Visibility Week - cosponsored by the Department of Women ...
Author: Thomas C. Drescher An online petition calling for BannerWeb adjustments intended to eliminate alleged registration disadvantages to Febs has prompted the Student Educational Affairs Committee (SEAC) to resurrect the ever-contentious issue of Feb registration policy in an attempt to develop a ...
Author: By Erin McCormick Middlebury students vying for the positions of Student Government Association (SGA) president as well as student co-chair of the Community Council (SCCOCC) debated school-wide policy and procedure in the Grille Tuesday night. In preparation for the upcoming election, candidates ...
Author: Polly Johnson I've driven past that mysterious building overlooking the town green hundreds of times, wondering why it's covered in scaffolding and why I have never heard anything about it. After my Monday afternoon tour of the renovation project with Executive Director Doug Anderson, however, ...
Author: Andrea M. LaRocca With the addition of 28 newly hired professors to the Middlebury faculty, the student-faculty ratio is projected to drop from 11.3 - 1 to 10.6 -1 at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year. The decrease is met with approval from the administration, as President Ronald D. ...
Author: Abigail Mitchell JS Woodward '06How would you define the role of Student Co-Chair of Community Council and why does the position appeal to you?SCCOCC is functionally the Vice-President of the SGA. The Community Council is comprised of students, faculty, administration and staff. I really like ...
Author: CAROLINE S. STAUFFER SGA bill expresses concern over College's MIIS consideration At last Sunday night's meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) passed a bill expressing concern about Middlebury College's possible acquisition of the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS). ...
Author: Sonja Pedersen-Green Andrew Jacobi '05 had his work cut out for him after being elected president of the Student Government Association (SGA) last spring. The previous SGA, under the direction of Sam Rodriguez '04, was widely criticized for its inactivity and lack of achievements. In his own ...
Author: — Interviews by Rachel Greenhaus Dan Saper '06What are the hot-button issues in your campaign? I have a lot of issues that are important to me, but the biggest ones are moving universal wireless internet up on the administration's agenda, diminishing the role of the commons in housing selection ...
Author: Elspeth Pierson Don Mitchell, lecturer in English and Film and Media Culture, announced to our lecture hall on the first day of Nature's Meanings (EL 215) that we would each be required to spend an April night in his barn birthing lambs. We were all a bit surprised, perhaps, but in the cold ...
Author: Ben Salkowe JS Woodward, student co-chair of Community Council, may not have scored all of his campaign promises this past year, but moved the big ones and took up multiple issues which arose in the year."Overall, I'm quite happy with the way this year turned out, especially considering the ...
Author: Jason Siegel PARIS - Imagine you are an advertising executive, and a yogurt company asks you to market their newest flavors. Ask yourself, what would be the easiest, most logical way to market this new dairy delight? If you said, "Why, that's simple. Just show a naked woman eating yogurt," then ...
Author: Ben Salkowe Just towards the end of March there is an interesting flip in the dynamic of the admissions process - suddenly the admissions office that prospective students have been courting for the last 10 months makes an about-face and completely devotes itself to courting the chosen ones. ...
Author: Polly Johnson An investigation is underway and two arrests have been made regarding a shooting that occurred in East Middlebury on March 18 at 2:30 a.m. A Middlebury Police Department media release from April 8 revealed that two men were arrested on April 7 - David C. Manning, 30, of Ripton ...
Author: Caroline S. Stauffer Proposals for the new Arabic and Portuguese language houses have been endorsed unanimously by the Community Council and accepted by President Ronald D. Liebowitz.The houses, the only new academic interest houses in recent years, will be located at 131 Franklin and 232 College ...
Author: Erica Goodman Times Square can be a bit overwhelming for first time visitors. It's called the "Crossroads of the World," and considering the variety of eccentric people who pass through, it is unclear what world that is. On my first trip to New York City, I had the pleasure of meeting one of ...