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News of Colby College Murder Ripples to Middlebury

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 ...


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Middlebury Residents in Stride for Diabetes

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 ...


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Community Council Holds First Meeting, Gears Up for New Semester

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 ...


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ZOO Shows Determination to End Probation Term

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 ...


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Rural Realities

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 ...


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Greens, Progressives Blaze Campaign Trail

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 ...


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McCullough Center Vies for Social Hub Status

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? ...


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SGA Has Slow Start Out of the Gate

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 ...


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Vermont's Quirky Drinking Laws

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 ...


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College Bar Crowd Bothers Locals

Author: Daniel Phillips Several nights a week, Main Street of Middlebury becomes a social space as College students spill out of the bars after they close at 2 a.m., generating a group ruckus that has been a recurring nuisance to town residents. "What we see is people coming from other places off the ...


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KDR's 'Marital' Bliss Results in IHC Review

Author: Megan O'Keefe The Inter House Council (IHC) failed to reach a decision in a Tuesday meeting convened to recommend a sanction against the Kappa Delta Rho (KDR) social house to the Dean of Student Affairs office. KDR is under scrutiny as a result of their annual "marriage" party held on Friday, ...


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Archivist to Train Afghan Military

Author: Daniel Phillips Poised for their move into the new library, workers in the special collections department at Egbert Starr Library have their work cut out for them in collectively dealing with the start of a new semester while compensating for an entire staff reduction by one-third. Meanwhile, ...


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Wynona Ward Will Travel to Aid Domestic Abuse Victims

Author: Greg Duggan Growing up in a what she calls "a small town on a dirt road" in rural northern Vermont, Wynona Ward and her family had nowhere to go and little chance of finding help when her father abused her, her mother and her four siblings. Now, at the age of 52, Ward has become a major force ...


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Middining Dished Up Surprise

Author: Ben Salkowe So far this year, Middining is as it has always been. Students have several dining halls available to them, the staff is maintaining its open-kitchen policy and cups seem to sprout legs and walk off. By this time next year, however, Middining will have a new smorgasbord of operations ...


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College's TIPS Training Turned Over

Author: Thomas Drescher A noticeable decline in on-campus registered parties has prompted Community Council (CC) members to draft a proposal that, if passed, will reform the College's current TIPS training program. The current TIPS training program is a three-hour-long class that is held about once ...


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Middlebury Warms Up to Cool-Down Idea

Author: Megan O'Keefe How did the Middlebury students pass all of those long driving hours on the BioBus? Nicholas Benjamin '05.5 and Thomas Hand '05.5 spent part of the cross-country trip discussing environmental initiatives they hoped to start when they returned to Middlebury College. Now that they ...


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Administration to Overhaul Orientation

Author: Andrea Gissing Feedback from both students and faculty has prompted the Dean of Student Affairs office to restructure fall orientation. "Each year at the end of orientation we survey first-years," said Dean of Student Affairs Ann Hanson. "They have told us that they are exhausted and that orientation ...


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Apple Orchards Ripe For Fruitful Season

Author: Kerry Krauss Editor's Note: Due to a formatting error, this article did not appear in its entirety last week. The Middlebury Campus regrets this mistake.One of the main perks of fall in Vermont is the apples. We all enjoy the crisp, juicy apples, whether in the dining halls, at the farmers' ...


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Yonna McShane You've Got Questions, She's Got Answers

Author: Chelsea Coffin After 21 years of serving Middlebury College as a counselor, assistant director of counseling and director of health and wellness education, Yonna McShane looks forward to helping students strive for academic excellence in her new position as director of Learning Resources. McShane's ...


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Innovative Project BioBus Keeps on Truckin'

Author: Ian Fleishman The BioBus' summer adventure began last May when 13 Middlebury students took a trip across the country in a school bus fueled by vegetable oil. The trip attracted national attention from media sources such as CNN, USA Today and Howard Stern."We didn't expect any recognition like ...