Author: Edward Pickering As White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer '82 spoke in Mead Chapel Sunday evening, almost 900 protesters rallied against a unilateral war on Iraq.Carrying signs, holding candles, and singing songs, the protestors voiced strong opposition to a possible invasion of Iraq. Footage ...
Author: Amin Bouchentouf The Campus: The United States economy, as you mentioned last night in your speech, is not doing too well. Consumer spending is low, the national deficit is high and corporate scandals have revealed faulty accounting practices and incompetent management. With war on Iraq looking ...
Author: Jon White The Middlebury College Alumni Association presented White House Press Secretary L. Ari Fleischer '82 with an Alumni Achievement Award Sunday in Mead Chapel. After accepting the award, Fleischer delivered a speech entitled "The Presidency and the Press," which was followed by a question ...
Author: Liz Lathey In light of the protests at Ari Fleischer's talk at Mead Chapel, the prospect of a war with Iraq is on everyone's mind. The state of Vermont, with its typically liberal attitude, seems to have a definitively anti-war stance, as proven by the fact that all three of its representatives ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer On Saturday, Oct. 12, Middlebury's Center for International Affairs was renamed the Felix Rohatyn Center of International Affairs in honor of distinguished Middlebury graduate and the center's benefactor, Felix Rohatyn '49. The alum spoke in a dedication lecture in Mead Chapel ...
Author: Tim McCahill Words possess power, yet action often boasts more clout. In constructing "the closet," members of MOQA, its allies and other assorted students, staff and faculty sought to create an unmistakable symbol of the fear, harassment and societal unease that indoctrinate so many gay, lesbian, ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Gardner-Webb U. Rocked by Grade ScandalGardner-Webb University, a small Baptist school in North Carolina, has been shaken by a cheating scandal involving the school's president and trustees that has resulted in protests and faculty resignations. President Christopher White admitted ...
Author: Revathi Avasarala During the Student Government Association's (SGA) second meeting of the year, held last Friday, the senators passed their first bill, a Public Transport Resolution. The bill, passed with twelve voting members in favor, two against and two abstaining, calls for an extension ...
Author: Julie Shumway Incumbent Republican Dean George and Democrat Steve Maier, candidates for Middlebury representative to the Legislature, talk with Local News editor Julie Shumway about the issues Vermonters are discussing in this election.George on his background:I'm a native Vermonter. I grew ...
Author: Caire Bourne PARIS — News of a terrorist attack targeting Western vacationers on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, plastered the international news networks this past weekend. The death toll stands at 188, but is expected to rise as the injured are flown to hospitals in Australia. The ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart On Wednesday, Vermont health officials began looking into the death of a Windham County woman who may have had the second Vermont case of West Nile virus in humans. The case was reported to health officials at the end of September, and the cause of her death is as yet undetermined.The ...
Author: Tim McCahill On Wednesday, Oct. 2, President McCardell spoke at the first of three College-wide town meetings. Two subsequent meetings are scheduled for Winter Term and the middle of the spring semester 2003.The almost two-hour meeting began with College administrators and students in roughly ...
Author: Chase Kvasnak "It's the war, not us, that's moving like shade on a balcony" remarked poet Adrienne Rich at her Oct. 4 poetry reading which attracted some 300 students, faculty and community members to Dana Auditorium. Rich was introduced by Roman Graf, associate provost for institutional diversity, ...
Author: [no author name found] Alvarez HonoredAt a Sept. 20 celebration held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., the Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation (HHAF) honored five prominent Latin-Americans, one of whom was Middlebury College Writer-in-Residence Julia ...
Author: Kathleen Fleury Burlington's Circumferential Highway, originally conceived over 30 years ago, has generated much controversy in Chittenden County and around the state. The "Circ," as it is called, will span 16 miles when completed and will link Interstate 89 in Williston to Interstate 89 in ...
Author: Nicole Maddox The Middlebury College Board of Trustees will gather this weekend for the first time in the 2002-2003 academic year. Beginning on Friday, the trustees will disperse into six to eight committees for extensive meetings with representatives from various groups on campus. For instance, ...
Author: Leah Koenig Opening 24 Hours For Peace, Otter Nonsense's performance last Friday night also began what would prove a long night for the group, which was scheduled to make numerous cameo appearances throughout the festivities. The Otter's packed, and often rowdy audience, crammed Pearsons ...
Author: Chris Howell and Bennett Konesni Editor's note: The authors of this article are the founders of the Middlebury Initiative for Sustainable Development. Imagine a campus where students are able to grow some of their own food, generate electricity while working out and even help fuel campus vehicles ...
Author: Tim McCahill Last Friday, independent candidate for governor Cornelius "Con" Hogan — the so-called "angry outsider" in this year's election — paused from campaigning for an interview with The Campus.How did college prepare you for the life you're leading now?I almost flunked out of Rutgers. ...
Author: Andrea Gissing WSU Student Arrested for PornographyWashington State University (WSU) police arrested an 18-year old WSU student on Friday on suspicion of possessing child pornography. The student has also been accused of "dealing in depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct." ...