Author: Erica Goodman Vermont is bursting with "alfalfa sprouts." You can see them in the produce section of Hannaford. But more likely, they will be calmly waiting in line behind you at the Co-op. A salad bar item out shopping? Not quite. Weary of life in the big city, sick of the skyscrapers and ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer Captain David Doucette of the United States Marine Corps was on hand Tuesday evening to explain the US' policy of "don't ask don't tell" concerning homosexuality in the armed forces in a standing-room-only McCardell Bicentennial Hall lecture room. After completing the presentation, ...
Author: Thomas C. Drescher The documentation in the handbook has existed for years with words about fines for removing dishes from the dining rooms. The entire concept is being molded day by day. Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette announced in a recent all-campus e-mail that, as of Feb. 6, ...
Author: Taylor Johnston On Jan. 29, the graduating Feb class skied into alumni-hood under sunny skies, as part of the weekend-long event popularly known as Feb celebration. This year's February Celebration Weekend included the usual college event fare tempered with student-planned activities. The fun ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN Looking for solitude, a little peace and quiet? Simply travel through the town of Middlebury on a Friday evening. Other than the strings of white lights illuminating the storefront windows, the village has all of the characteristics of a deserted arctic community. At first glance, ...
Author: Sarah Shaikh Most of the general American public seems extremely removed from the ongoing war in Iraq. The sense of urgency to "protect our troops" and "not shed blood for oil" seem like cries from the past and now the reminisce of these slogans can be seen covered in snow on the bumpers of ...
Author: Laura Budzyna On Jan. 16, the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate voted 8-7 in favor of the installation of security cameras outside the dining halls. The bill was formulated and passed in response to the recent rise in theft on campus. The bill, which was written by Junior Senator Marcus ...
Author: Elizabeth Siegel The act of vandalism which destroyed a year's worth of cheese production at Monkton, Vt.'s Orb Weaver farm last November was followed a month later by a physical attack against the farm's owners Marjorie Susman and Marion Pollack. The pair, a lesbian couple who have grown produce ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Harvard's Summers apologizes for remarksPresident of Harvard University, Lawrence H. Summers, issued a personal apology last Thursday after the remarks he made suggesting that women may be innately less able to succeed in the maths and sciences. The apology, given to a group of ...
Author: Andrea Gissing President Ronald D. Liebowitz will announce this week key changes to the approach the administration will take towards development of commons infrastructure. Liebowitz's plan calls for postponing the renovation of Proctor Dining Hall in favor of building more senior housing. Liebowitz ...
Author: Katie Flagg The Environmental Council met with Ronald Liebowitz on Monday, January 17, in what was Liebowitz's first meeting with the Council as College president.The Council came bearing gifts; Liebowitz left with a reusuable travel mug and cutlery, personalized notebooks made fully from recycled ...
Author: BEN SALKOWE AND KATIE FLAGG Cups rejoice, students be warnedIn a last-ditch effort to rescue the missing fleets of proctor cups (and their missing plateware cousins) Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette notified students last week via e-mail that "The DRS [Dish Recovery System] is dead." ...
Author: Katie Flagg On Sunday morning at 4:40 a.m., a resident in Milliken Hall reported that an unidentified male entered her room. The intruder left after the student told him to leave. The Department of Public Safety, in a community-wide safety alert issued by e-mail, described the suspect as a white ...
Author: Tom Drescher NOTTINGHAM - Reach into your pocket. You probably have some loose change floating around. Take it out, but don't look at it yet. Just estimate. What does it feel like? A few quarters and nickels? $0.63? $0.29? $1.05? You're probably not too far off. Now it's my turn. Let's see...I'd ...
Author: Andrea M. LaRocca On Jan. 22, Middlebury College hosted the Digital Bridges 2005 conference, which was the culmination of an annually taught January term class called Digital Bridges, which Michael Clauden, David K. Smith professor of applied economics, pioneered in January 2000. Both the class ...
Author: Andrea Gissing The time for the mid-year graduation is fast approaching. Over a hundred students are preparing to end their Middlebury careers and move off into the world beyond. However, as they figure out how best to secure their mortarboards so it does not fall off during the Jan. 29 ski-down, ...
Author: Polly Johnson On Jan. 11, at the Universalist Unitarian Church on Cross St. in Middlebury, the citizens' groups Moms for Safe Milk and People for Less Pollution convened at a community meeting to discuss the impending decision of the paper company, International Paper, to burn tire-derived fuel ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe On Jan.16, the Student Government Association Senate (SGA) approved a proposal that would allow first-year students to join a social house during their second semester at Middlebury College. The bill, authored by Inter-House Council (IHC) President Kris Burfitt'05 and sponsored ...
Author: Erica Goodman No need to lose anymore sleep. The snow is finally here. Let J-term begin.For the avid skiers and snowboarders around campus, I understand your previous concern. The weather outside has been less than frightful so far this winter. With the thermometer during most of December ranging ...
Author: Myra Palmero In March 2004, Secretary of the College Eric Davis announced that he would be stepping down from his position as Secretary after May 2005 Commencement to join the faculty as a full-time Professor of Political Science before his final retirement in January 2008.Though Eric Davis ...