Author: Andrea Gissing Strong Support Sounds for U. MichiganOver 300 organizations announced that they would file briefs in support of the University of Michigan in response to the brief the Bush administration filed with the Supreme Court opposing affirmative action policies, (see The Middlebury Campus, ...
Author: Claire Bourne D. E. Axinn Professor of Creative Writing Jay Parini and Writer-in-Residence Julia Alvarez joined forces with nine other poets Sunday at the Congregational Church in Manchester, Vt., to protest the proposed war against Iraq. "We honor tonight not merely the right, but the duty, ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Vermonters, like citizens across the United States, are stocking up on duct tape, plastic sheeting, food and bottled water following a warning issued by federal officials on Feb. 10 that advised the public to collect supplies in case of a chemical, biological or radiological weapons ...
Author: Jonathan White President John McCardell made his annual presentation to the cabinet of the Student Government Association (SGA) Sunday evening, and recommended a $38,100 comprehensive fee for the 2003-2004 academic year. This fee represents a 6.1 percent increase in tuition over the current ...
Author: Tom Drescher With recent budget adjustments made to counteract the effects of a national economic downturn, Middlebury College is looking to boost income and limit gratuitous spending. As a result of the recent fiscal examination, other, somewhat odd financial issues have been appearing. In ...
Author: Pete Faroni Environmental issues are of paramount importance to citizens of the Green Mountain State. The recent changes made by Republican Governor Jim Douglas '72 to environmental law and funding for state environmental departments has raised great concern among many Vermont-based environmental ...
Author: Samuel Wilson As a part of the Middlebury College Board of Trustees' meetings this past weekend, an original documentary about the United World Colleges (UWC) was screened for the Trustees on Thursday night. The UWCs are ten boarding schools located on five continents in locations stretching ...
Author: Andrea Gissing The Middlebury College Board of Trustees convened last weekend to discuss a variety of issues ranging from the comprehensive fee to the high amount of stress experienced by Middlebury students. The Trustees met at Middlebury College Thursday, Feb. 13 through Saturday, Feb. 15. ...
Author: Nicolas Emery Middlebury College students who are employed by the College during the summer months will see significant changes take effect during the summer of 2003 regarding their room and board. All students who work on campus and live at the College will now be required to purchase the board ...
Author: Daniel Phillips A brand new enhanced access system was installed last month at Middlebury College, and already a number of the units have been vandalized. Since the beginning of the service, five of the black pads that residents swipe their cards across to gain entry to locked dorms have been ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief Charles Alvarez '05 was arraigned on domestic assault charges following a Jan. 25 incident in Gifford Lounge during which he allegedly struck ex-girlfriend Yashika Walker '05. According to court documents, Walker told police that Alvarez pulled out several braids of her ...
Author: Dan Polifka A recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education focused on an issue of increasing concern for institutions of higher education: the potential for terrorist attacks on campus. Although Middlebury College administrators acknowledge the possibility of a terrorist attack, however ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer While the majority of the Middlebury College student body spent Winter Term in the sub-zero Vermont temperatures, a group of students spent the month studying in a tropical paradise. These students had enrolled in a course entitled: "Geologic Evolution of the Hawaiian Islands.""It ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart Since 1778, when Vermont's first legislature convened, lawmakers have been inundated with requests to have lotteries, since unauthorized gambling games were against the law. Legal games were initially viewed as charitable endeavors, opportunities for citizens to assist their ...
Author: Claire Bourne The faculty's recent decision to figure all study abroad marks into student grade point averages (GPA) is one piece of a much larger puzzle that came together last fall when the Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) drafted a comprehensive report addressing study abroad policy. The ...
Author: Bob Wainwright While I always try to keep this column from becoming overly personal, shying away from topics such as the exorbitant number of on-line hits last week's column received, I do, however, feel compelled to mention that I inherited 50 million dollars over break. Now I know what you're ...
Author: Pete Faroni Recent stirrings in the Vermont Statehouse have addressed the implementation of a multistate lottery game such as Powerball or Megamillions. On Tuesday, Jan. 3, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the bill 6-3, and will now send it to the House to be voted on. The bill would ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Sounding Off Against SUVsA group of students from Stanford University is starting a campaign to raise awareness of the contributions made by sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to environmental and political problems. The campaign, named "SUV SOS," plans to educate faculty and students ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe In a speech delivered before Vermont's General Assembly on Jan. 20, Governor James Douglas '72 presented the state budget plan that he hopes will save Vermont from what he calls "the worst budget crisis since World War II." Douglas began with a thorough look at Vermont's current ...
Author: Christopher Atwood Concerned about an increase in local D.U.I violations, the Student Government Association (SGA) recently devised an initiative aimed at enticing students of age to stay on campus. To counter the draw of off-campus social events, which could raise the likelihood of drunk driving, ...