Author: Thomas C. Drescher Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette announced in a campus-wide e-mail last Thursday that Proctor Dining Hall will once again offer Sunday brunch. The surprise schedule expansion, ultimately approved by President Ronald D. Liebowitz, comes in the wake of a surge of student ...
Author: Polly Johnson In the aftermath of the Terri Schiavo case, the controversial issues surrounding physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia have entered into the forefront of political and social debates. For clarification, euthanasia refers to the act of either lethal injection or the suspension ...
Author: Caroline S. Stauffer Cheryl Harrington, servery supervisor at Proctor dining hall, died suddenly and unexpectedly Sunday evening in her home in East Middlebury. Harrington was watching television with her husband at the time of her death.Harrington, who was 45, is survived by husband Chuck ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN For most people, "cow" means milk for breakfast, hamburger for lunch and a prime rib for dinner. It is not a matter of inhumanity or of heartless recognition that the average person associates cattle with food consumption. Cattle owners themselves generally appreciate a juicy steak ...
Author: Andrea M. LaRocca Changes in the upcoming room draw this year include the conversion of the top floor of Stewart Hall to substance-free, sophomore housing, an increase in Brainerd senior housing and a different format for large block draw. Last Wednesday, Andrea Baier, dean of Brainerd Commons, ...
Author: Sarah Shaikh Have you ever been in the Fitness Center reading the latest In Style and seen that perfect pair of earrings? The dangly ones with the beads that would look just perfect to wear to class or to dress up your Friday night outfit for the party at that cute guy's suite? Well, sadly, ...
Author: MATTIE GRATCH, RACHEL GREENHAUS, KATIE FLAGG AND CAROLINE S. STAUFFER Library to extend hours for exam period No longer will students frantically studying for final exams find themselves facing closed library doors in the middle of the night. Last weekend, Elizabeth Schaumberg '06, Cook Commons ...
Author: Rachel Greenhaus NCAA demands academic standards The National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that it will be toughening its academic standards for Division I sports teams. Teams that were previously evaluated by their graduation rate will now be held to a more constant measure ...
Author: DANIEL L. J. PHILLIPS ST. ANDREWS - Usually it is the pristine golf courses that allure visitors from all over the world to this small, university town that hugs the lowland coasts of Scotland. After all, St. Andrews lays it claim as the birthplace of the timeless sport, but this March the town ...
Author: Elspeth Pierson Don't miss next week's reading by Jay Parini, D.E. Axonn professor of English and Creative Writing and renowned author, because it just may be your only chance during your time here at Middlebury. Parini, who will read on April 13 at 4:30 p.m. in the basement of the new library, ...
Author: Andrea LaRocca On Monday afternoon, Robert D. Putnam, author of the renowned book "Bowling Alone" and the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University, addressed an overflowing crowd in Dana Auditorium with his talk "Community Engagement in a Changing America." So ...
Author: Katie Flagg As Middlebury College's May 22 Commencement draws ever closer, most graduating seniors turn their eyes beyond the College campus as they prepare to enter the workforce or graduate studies. But two Middlebury students, having snagged coveted one-year grants for a year of independent ...
Author: Dina Magaril The "New Faces" book, Middlebury's visual catalogue of incoming students, will feature approximately 30 fewer faces next year. According to Director of Admissions John Hanson, there will be a slightly smaller freshman class next fall. Next year's incoming class, he said, will only ...
Author: Jason Siegl I see him every day, all over town. He has followed me from Santiago. Despite that, I tend to forget he's even there. But he never forgets me. I am the only one who can help him.I pass him on my way to the Metro. He sits on the stairs, ragged, cold, lonely. I wonder how long it must ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN Behold the power of mud.I wonder if the football team would consider running a few spring practices at my house. Instead of hitting the weight room in the off-season, the Panther football squad should hire out their brawn to help those less fortunate who are...stuck in the mud. ...
Author: Claire Nieslon and Lisie Mehlman SPRING BREAK WOOHOO!!! While others prefer the crazy debauchery and brouhaha of exotic locales, Claire, Lisie and six of our friends who love us so much they wish to remain unidentified ventured off for a relaxing week of fun in the sun in the city that US Weekly ...
Author: Nicolas Emery A photographic illustration included in the March 17, 2005 issue of The Middlebury Campus has attracted the attention of major media outlets and prompted President Ronald D. Liebowitz to condemn the illustration in a campus-wide e-mail sent on March 25. The photo illustration, ...
Author: Ben Salkowe Harvard denies admission to Web site hackers For 119 applicants to Harvard Business School, it was a harsh lesson in ethical behavior - the school announced March 7 that it would reject the students who had hacked into the admissions' Web site a week earlier to get an early glimpse ...
Author: Sarah Shaikh Middlebury, Vt. would not be considered by most food connoisseurs to be the gastronomique center of the United States. However, to those of us who live here, the variety of restaurants constantly amazes us. From Storm Café to Taste of India to American Flatbread, the selection ...
Author: TAYLOR JOHNSTON AND CAROLINE STAUFFER Sandwick secures 2005 Perkins Award Associate Professor of Chemistry Roger Sandwick was recently named the recipient of the 2005 Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching. An award ceremony was held in Sandwick's honor on Tuesday afternoon in McCardell Bicentennial ...