Author: Daniel Phillips and Joshua Carson The latest battle to lure prospective students to university campuses across the country is being fought not over claiming cutting edge educational or research facilities, but in a gaudy competition of pampering students with overly lavish amenities. Whether ...
Author: Andrea LaRocca A little bit of Germany came to Middlebury last Saturday night in the form of Otter Creek Brewery's eighth annual Oktoberfest. Nearly 300 people turned out for the Vermont version of this German tradition, and all enjoyed a pig roast dinner, a night of dancing and karaoke, and, ...
Author: Ben Salkowe As stated on the Web site of the Middlebury Student Employment Office (SEO), "All students are eligible for all on-campus jobs, regardless of their financial status." But in recent years, some say it has become increasingly difficult to secure an on-campus job. The vision of sitting ...
Author: Thomas Drescher Last Friday night, College trustees, alumni and other members of the Middlebury College community joined Hillel and President John McCardell for a ceremony and dinner to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Jewish Center at Freeman International Center (FIC).Arriving at the ...
Author: Megan Michelson "Just as the sunrise struck the soaring peaks of the Green Mountains, turning them as pink as one of my mother's sugar-glazed apples, I boarded the southbound mail." So begins the adventure of Ticonderoga and his race to the Pacific Ocean against renowned explorers Lewis and ...
Author: Alyssa Thurston It's easy to take Vermont's scenic beauty for granted, and it's just as easy to overlook the increasing impact of organization and development on the state's traditional landscape. With this in mind, students, faculty and community members gathered in the Robert A. Jones '59 ...
Author: Kate Doorley "Our polluted waters can't wait any longer for effective clean up plans to go forward." So cries the Web site for the Vermont Natural Resources Council, a group dedicated to promoting awareness of Vermont's environmental issues and actions citizens can take to protect and preserve ...
Author: Chelsea Coffin Middlebury College enjoyed a long-awaited term of positive returns on its endowment this year.In November 2002, President John McCardell addressed the decline of the endowment due to a recession in the economy. "For the next two years, we will be less able to rely on our endowment ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief Freshly graduated from Harvard University, Andrew Heyward landed in a "macho, barebones newsroom" in New York City where the news director "got a kick out of hiring an elite liberal arts graduate to run up the stairs to get film from the lab." From such humble beginnings ...
Author: Ian Fleishman The Middlebury College Board of Trustees convened this weekend and attended a fall retreat at Bread Loaf campus to orient the newer trustees - explaining their function and position in the College - and to educate them about the role of the Board. According to Director of Public ...
Author: Megan Michelson At a time when young people are often criticized for being politically inactive and uniformed, it may come as a surprise that former Vermont governor Howard Dean's presidential campaign is based largely on the actions and contributions of college-age students. The Dean for America ...
Author: Andrea Gissing In the past weeks much headway has been made in the investigation of the murder of Colby College senior Dawn Rossignol. Charges were filed on Sept. 25 against Edward Hackett, 47, a previously convicted felon. The arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 2 in the Waterville District Court ...
Author: Andrea LaRocca This weekend, Middlebury citizens not only took a stand but also took a walk - for five miles in the pouring rain - to show their support for continued diabetes research. About 40 walkers participated in the Middlebury Walk for Diabetes, which began at Porter Medical Center at ...
Author: Ben Salkowe In its first meeting of the year, Community Council set an agenda that will tackle student concerns in the commons system and continue discussion of social life issues.Dean of Student Affairs and Faculty Co-chair of the Community Council Ann Hanson opened the meeting with a review ...
Author: Virginia Harper Members of Zeta Theta Phi (ZOO) are working this semester with the office of Student Affairs and the Community Council in order to better their standing in the social house community and in the hopes of coming off of social probation by spring.Every year, the Community Council ...
Author: Crystal Belle If you have ever been in New York City and purchased an overpriced, salty hot dog, you've certainly discovered one of the Big Apple's hidden treasures. Sometimes you wonder how long the great American frankfurters have been resting in the yellowish hot water. Yet you eat every ...
Author: Kate Doorley Breaking away from its traditional issues, the Green Party declared that it supports a reduction in defense spending and opposes the Patriot Act and mass media corporations. While these elements would not seem to be related to the Green Party on the surface, they have become key ...
Author: Joshua Carson A little over five years ago, The Grille was a swimming pool. Since its reconstruction, the McCullough Student Center has been trying to establish itself as one of the central social spaces on campus. But what has it really become? A mailroom, a coffee house, a community center? ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Student Government Association (SGA) President Samuel Rodriguez '04 has big plans. But with his energetic campaign speeches still fresh in their minds, students are waiting for action."Right now," admitted Rodriguez, "what we are in the process of doing still is research and building ...
Author: Joshua Carson Are you thinking about double fisting those two Busch Lights? What about dancing while sipping on your Jack and Coke? Well, if you are in the great state of Vermont, you had better not, especially if Investigator Melanie Boutin of the State of Vermont Liquor Control Board is on ...