Author: Andrea Gissing Bowdoin Awarded Grant for Ecological StudyThe Henry Luce Foundation's Environment and Public Policy Program has awarded Bowdoin College $365,000 to set up a long-term ecological study of Maine's Merrymeeting Bay. The bay is a large freshwater tidal ecosystem located close to Bowdoin's ...
Author: Peter Faroni On April 7 the Vermont Senate passed a bill designed to increase the state's energy independence through the promotion of environmentally friendly power.The bill, which passed by a margin of 21-3, included a "renewable portfolio standard" that mandates that utilities buy some of ...
Author: Greg Duggan About 45 people showed up in the downstairs of the Ilsley Public Library Thursday night to listen to award-winning author and poet Ruth Stone and local poet Karin Gottshall. Both writers sat at a table in the front of the room, their presence commanding the attention of the entire ...
Author: Dan Phillips Feinberg Focuses on ElectionNot even a leg injury "worse than Bo Jackson's" kept Andrew Feinberg '04 from an intense week of campaigning for the office of Student Government Association (SGA) President. Despite three torn ligaments, Feinberg is staying on campus until the conclusion ...
Author: Ryan Gamble Nina Patry, coordinator of international student records, recently became the guardian of Del Sanders, an 82-year-old man who suffers from cognitive disabilities due to a stroke and lives in a nursing home. Patry spoke to The Middlebury Campus about her experience, which she says ...
Author: Ian Fleishman The Admissions Office has heard from over 350 students accepted to the Class of 2007 who have chosen to attend Middlebury College over other institutions. This figure is slightly larger than the number of deposits received from admitted applicants by this date a year ago. The increase ...
Author: Samuel Wilson On Monday evening, President John McCardell, various members of the faculty and staff and students, including members of the Student Government Association (SGA) met in the Ross Fireplace Lounge for the final Town Meeting of the year. The Town Meetings have served as an open forum ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe The continued movement of weekend social life from on-campus events to parties hosted in off-campus senior housing has spurred growing tensions between College students, local residents, and the Middlebury Police Department. What College students have noted as a year of growing ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief Pascale LaFountain '04 was recently awarded the Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship, a highly esteemed and competitive national award. The scholarship provides substantial financial awards to be used toward the graduate education of students who display "exceptional ...
Author: Josh Carson The Student Government Association (SGA) has started holding weekly lunchime debates centering on current events. These discussions are designed to proceed in an informal but intellectual environment. Every Tuesday afternoon, students, faculty and staff are invited to discuss and ...
Author: Charlie Goulding Last Saturday, while many students supported Middlebury's athletic teams, rehearsed for an upcoming play, or simply basked in the clement weather, over 100 people partook in Middlebury's very first Refugee Camp Simulation. The simulation, which took place from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m, ...
Author: Samuel Wilson Every two years Middlebury College participates in the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) survey. Earlier this past fall, students were asked to complete questionnaires at dining halls. These rated the quality of various aspects of dining at ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a disease associated with the signs and symptoms of pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses, has been spreading around the world since late last year and has now been reported in 22 countries.According to the World Health Organization ...
Author: Dan Phillips College Chaplain Laurie Jordan sent an e-mail to all faculty, staff and students Friday, April 11, announcing the start of "Middlebury Cares," a coordination of humanitarian fundraising efforts intended to address the human needs of both the Iraqi people and the American troops. ...
Author: Edward Pickering Fresh off a semester in Paris, where she acquired a taste for French fare and outdoor cafes, Megan McElroy '04 has set her sights on the office of president of the Student Government Association (SGA). Yet McElroy prefers the title 'Student Body President' to "SGA President." ...
Author: Greg Duggan With the support of Prevent Child Abuse Vermont (PCAV), Governor James Douglas '72 recently proclaimed April "Child Abuse Prevention Month." A non-profit organization, PCAV works year-round to curb abuse. Based in Montpelier, the organization has sites throughout the state that strive ...
Author: Venessa Wong On Sunday, April 13 the Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously approved a motion to add an amendment to the Middlebury College Non-Discrimination Statement and Harassment/Discrimination Policy Statement to include "gender identity and expression." The proposal, authored ...
Author: Peter Faroni Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, host to the University of Vermont's College of Medicine and a major Vermont hospital, is under investigation for financial fraud. An internal investigation by the hospital determined that top administrators deliberately misled state regulators ...
Author: Nicolas Emery The International Student Organization (ISO) has announced the results of its 2003-2004 student election: Sumaya Huque '06 (Bangladesh) is the president-elect and Alvin Lam '06 (Hong Kong) and Zsofia Young '06 (Hungary) are the vice-presidents for the upcoming academic year. ISO ...
Author: Nicolas Emery Andrea Lloyd, assistant professor of biology, is the recipient of the 2003 Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching. The prestigious award honors outstanding performance in teaching science and mathematics at Middlebury College. On Tuesday, April 22 at 4:30 p.m. Lloyd will receive ...