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Hundreds Gather on Main Street for a 'Patriotic Response'

Author: Megan O'Keefe Four hundred Addison County residents took part in "A Patriotic Response on Main Street" on Saturday, gathering in downtown Middlebury to demonstrate their opposition to United States military action in Iraq. The demonstration was organized by Netaka White, a Salisbury resident, ...


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Students Take Health into Their Own Hands

Author: Thomas McCann The newly created Student Health Liaison Program, led by Director of Health and Wellness Education Yonna McShane, is revolutionizing the way students at Middlebury address health issues. The program gives students the opportunity to discuss health concerns with knowledgable peers, ...


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Middlebury Mourns Passing of Television Icon Fred Rogers

Author: Josh Carson Last Thursday, we all lost a neighbor.Fred Rogers, popularly known as "Mister Rogers", died of stomach cancer at his home in Pittsburgh, Pa., at the age of 74. Ordained a Presbyterian minister, Rogers' mission was to work with children and families through mass media. The popular ...


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Midd Briefs Winter Carnival Revelries Increase Porter Admittance

Author: Pierce Graham-Jones The Parton Health Center admitted an unusually high number of Middlebury College students for alcohol related reasons this Winter Carnival Weekend. Although Administrative Director Kathleen Ready was unable to provide the exact number of students cared for, she did admit, ...


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Midd Briefs Atwater Commons, Library Projects on Schedule

Author: Nicole Maddox Despite the harsh winter, construction of Middlebury College's Library and Technology Center (LATC) and the Atwater Commons project are well on their way to completion.Over February break, the new library began to take its ultimate shape amid the crane and skeletal beams east of ...


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College Defends Right to Consider Applicants' Race

Author: Daniel Phillips On Friday, Feb. 14, a brief was submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of Middlebury College and 28 other highly selective, small residential colleges and universities from across the country. The brief, organized by Tom Garity, president of Amherst College, responded to the ...


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Rural Realities

Author: Crystal Belle When most folks think of Vermont, images of pastoral countryside, cows and, yes, Caucasians, come to mind. As a Brooklyn born-and-bred black woman new to Vermont, I often compare my current rural surroundings -- rustic cottages among rich, fertile farms -- to my typical urban setting ...


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Jim Jeffords An Icon of Independence

Author: Kelsey Rinehart Sen. James Jeffords (I-Vt.) addressed a large crowd in Mead Chapel last Wednesday in a panel discussion with Middlebury College Student Government Association President Ginny Hunt '03 and Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies Chris Klyza. Jeffords strode in, ...


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Vermont Patriot Sounds the Drum of Peace

Author: Megan O'Keefe What does a Vermonter do when he is ready to stop complaining and start acting on his political beliefs? If he is Derrick Senior, he starts a nationwide organization devoted to voicing his concern over the growing threat of war with Iraq. Senior, a former businessman from Shelburne, ...


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Children of Alumni Enjoy Admissions Preference

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 ...


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Readers Blaze Through Books for Ilsley's Blizzard Reading Contest

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 ...


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Professors Assess Vermont's Green Future

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, ...


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Professor Receives Grant for Temple Reconstruction in Greece

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 ...


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Arabic Language Classes Slated to Begin Next Fall

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 ...


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Midd Briefs Early Terror Warnings Alert College

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 ...


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Assault Charges Brought Against Student

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 ...


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New Access System Struck by Unknown Vandal

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 ...


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Midd Briefs Summer Employment Living Costs Soar

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 ...


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Board of Trustees Confronts Student Stress

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. ...




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