Author: Greg Duggan One of Vermont's most controversial laws may finally change both for the better and for the worse. Vermont's Land Use and Development Law, known as Act 250, stipulates that developers must follow certain rules when they wish to build new sites in Vermont, from subdivisions to roads ...
Author: Megan Michelson "Going back to Somalia would be to plunge back into the flames. Going to America is a dream. It is the choice between the fire and paradise," says Abdullahi Ali Ahmed in the magazine Refugees, published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Ahmed is one of 12,000 ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Just as its name implies, the Bobcat CafÈ is a restaurant that marries Vermont's rustic personality with its refined palate. It boasts a casual atmosphere, from the storefront entrance to the wood-backed booths and long family-style tables, but there are hints of sophistication ...
Author: Joshua Carson Prospective BU President Steps Down with $1.8 MillionOne day before he was scheduled to assume the job of president of Boston University, Daniel S. Goldin, the former NASA administrator walked away from the commitment with $1.8 million. Goldin had been heard on campus threatening ...
Author: Benjamin Salkowe Addressing families at the second Fall Family Weekend, President John McCardell noted that Middlebury College shares a special relationship with the local community, having been "founded by and named after the town." The following day, he made actions of his words when he presented ...
Author: Ilyse Mehlman In a unanimous vote of 14-0, the Student Government Association (SGA) passed the "Physical Education Requirement Resolution" on Nov. 2, sending to the administration for consideration a bill that will afford student-athletes more flexibility to fulfill Middlebury's two required ...
Author: Edward Pickering Having travelled relatively little in my life, I am unqualified to discuss the comparative drinking habits of countries. I have only the United States, Scotland and perhaps Australia to work with. Well, let's temporarily forget Australia. Various statistics, all equally astounding, ...
Author: Andrea M. LaRocca Everyone has a favorite teacher - including the United States. In fact, in 2001, Middlebury Union High School (MUHS) history teacher Michelle Forman was America's favorite teacher. In other words, she was elected National Teacher of the Year (NTY), which is the oldest and ...
Author: Kate Doorley Want a button that says, "Bush Frightens Me!"? Then you should have been one of the first 10,000 people to give $31 or more to former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's latest fundraising effort. In line with his previous efforts such as "Going to Bat for Dean," this latest fundraising ...
Author: Claire M. L. Bourne America loves lists. Parcel almost any series of related information into an easily digestible top-10 format, announce its existence in a prominent position on the cover of any magazine and you've got yourself a publication that will fly off newsstands. Entertainment Weekly ...
Author: Crystal Belle In a nutshell, Middlebury College has an aesthetically appealing campus - meticulously manicured grass, dorm buildings that resemble castles, and luxury SUVs lined up on College Street. We also have a reputation of being one of the wealthiest liberal arts colleges, as affluent ...
Author: Andrea Gissing, Joshua Carson, Myra Palmero Fire Safety month kicked off with a spark as each Commons organized and executed an inspection of all rooms, suites and houses on campus. While not all data has been collected, it appears that this year is markedly better in terms of student safety ...
Author: Taylor Johnston The Middlebury College faculty convened on Monday for a sparsely attended meeting, which consisted largely of informational reports from various committees. The faculty committee exploring Winter Term reform possibilities postponed an anticipated discussion, claiming its investgation ...
Author: [no author name found] We regret that this week's print edition of The Middlebury Campus contains several formatting errors, all of which occurred while the paper was at the press and out of our hands. Three articles have larger type size and do not finish. We are working hard with our printer ...
Author: Chelsea Coffin Students, faculty, parents and friends gathered in Gifford Lounge to honor 21 sophomore students at the presentation of the Paul W. Ward '25 Memorial Prize last Friday. Dorothy Cate Ward '28 established the prize in 1978 in honor of her husband, Paul W. Ward '25, to recognize ...
Author: Andrea Gissing The time students have eagerly been awaiting, or dreading, is at hand: "Real-Time Registration" on BannerWeb. Course registration for Winter Term started at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 and will be open until 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. Spring term registration begins Monday, Nov. 17 ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart "What would you find if you took the rutted dirt road up the mountain?" asks Lynne Howard in an essay entitled "SPiNning." For her part, when she took a left-hand turn on Route 125 East at a small black and white sign, Howard discovered Spirit in Nature (SPiN) at the end of ...
Author: Greg Duggan If you thought that Vermont's economy subsisted solely on dairy products and maple syrup, think again. Creativity consists of a large chunk of the state's economy, as a forum hosted by the Vermont Culture on Culture and Innovation (VCCI) last Thursday proved. Held at the Vergennes ...
Author: Devin Zatorski Vermont is one of six states without a governor's mansion, but that's fine by Gov. Jim Douglas '72. He's been commuting from Middlebury to Montpelier throughout his 29 years in elected office. "It's about an hour and five minutes," he estimated. "But 50 minutes without school ...
Author: Andrea Gissing By the time Winter Term starts, 288 new mailboxes will fill the alcove across from the mailroom window in McCullough basement, thus restoring Middlebury to a one-student-one-mailbox campus. The remodeling of McCullough basement is in progress. "Originally construction was planned ...