Author: Claire Bourne Middlebury College's admissions committee began closed-door deliberations Monday to select the members of the Class of 2007. Although narrowing an applicant pool of 5,300 students down to the 1,430 who will be granted admission has always been a difficult task, recent scrutiny ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief With sub-zero temperatures plaguing Vermont this winter, people have been confined to the indoors more than usual. Many cardholders of the Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury, however, combatted the dreary weather by taking part in an event called "Blizzard Reading." Carol ...
Author: Andrea Gissing U. South Florida Prof. Indicted as Terrorist LeaderUniversity of South Florida Professor Sami Al-Arian was taken into custody last Thursday on racketeering and terrorist charges as a result of his association with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Al-Arian has been under surveillance ...
Author: Pete Faroni "Think Blue; Act Green" is an idea Middlebury College students are urged to remember every time they take a sip of coffee from a C.U.P.P.S. mug. The College strives to set the standard as an environmentally conscious institution and to educate not only its students, faculty and staff, ...
Author: Edward Pickering Pieter Broucke, assistant professor of the History of Art and Architecture, has received a grant from the Parnassus Foundation in support of the Messene Heroon Reconstruction Project, an archaeological excavation that he co-directs in Greece. The foundation has promised continued ...
Author: Nicolas Emery Beginning in the fall semester of 2003, Middlebury College will offer Arabic language classes to undergraduate students as part of a planned expansion of the International Studies Department to include a Middle Eastern Studies track. Previously, Arabic has only been offered at ...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Edward Pickering An Addison County jury acquitted former Middlebury College student Chigozie Ogwuegbu '03 of a sexual assault charge brought against him by a female student who claimed he date-raped her on the night of Feb. 21, 2002. The trial, which concluded on Feb. 7, 2003, lasted three days.Initially ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart Putting away their skis and snow shovels, Vermonters across the state have opted to stay inside and sit by the fire, away from the biting chill of a record-breaking cold snap that has enveloped the region for days on end. The cold prevented hundreds from enjoying the outdoor ...