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 ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner The National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) kicked off its campaign to lower the drinking age from 21- to 18-years-old in Vermont with a press conference on March 29. This event commenced the group's two-week public education campaign in which the NYRA will visit every college ...
Author: Alex Garlick The objective was clear - find out exactly what the admissions department is telling prospective students and their families on the campus tours that weave through campus several times daily. The mission was tricky, but straightforward - disguise a current Middlebury student as ...
Author: KATIE FLAGG AND THOMAS C. DRESCHER John Elder receives prestigious Guggenheim for sabbatical work John Elder, Stewart professor of English and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, has been selected for the Guggenheim Fellowship, a prestigious award given to only 186 scholars in the country. ...
Author: Thomas C. Drescher Community Council went into executive session Monday to discuss its annual social and academic interest house recommendations for a second straight week. Kappa Delta Rho (KDR) occupancy issues for the upcoming fall semester occasioned a delay in the process - but a strong ...
Author: Rachel Greenhouse The candidates for Student Government Association (SGA) President and Student Co-Chair of the Community Council (SCOCC) were formally announced this past Sunday at the weekly SGA meeting. The three candidates looking for the chance to take over senior Andrew Jacobi's job as ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Looking for the liquor store? Middlebury's sole Vermont State Liquor store, which was previously owned and operated by Andrew McCabe '83 at 198 Court Street, reopened for business inside of Hannaford Superstore late last month. The grocery chain acquired McCabe's business and rights ...
Author: Alexxa Gotthardt Walter E. Brooker '37, vice president and director of development at the Colege from 1962 until his retirement in 1981, died on March 30 at Porter Hospital in Middlebury. He was 88. As a Middlebury student Brooker was an Economics major and accomplished athlete. After graduation, ...
Author: Kimberly Schrimsher Middlebury students and faculty discussed the College's "work hard, play hard" reputation during the Planning and Steering Committee's second open forum on March 30. While the Middlebury community fosters intellectual discourse in and out of the classroom, there is new concern ...