Author: Thomas McCann Middlebury celebrated its first National Sportsman Day March 4 in collaboration with several other New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) schools. It was decided at a NESCAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) meeting consisting of two representatives from ...
Author: Crystal Belle Have you ever twisted your legs and arms melodically to a pulsating hip-hop beat? If so, you are participating in the phenomenon known as break dancing. The art form dates back to the 1970s, when dancers in the South Bronx mixed martial arts, disco dancing and aerobatics to form ...
Author: Andrea Gissing U. Penn Pegged for Pirating MoviesThe University of Pennsylvania received many complaints from Universal Studios in the past week regarding the illegal sharing of movie files between students. U. Penn's Office of Information Security apparently received 100 allegations of copyright ...
Author: Mallika Rao Thursday night's forum on the potential war with Iraq filled the Robert A. Jones House conference room with republicans, democrats, progressives, representatives from numerous other organizations and, most notably, open conversation. Spearheaded by Wellington Lyons '04.5, president ...
Author: Leyla Kattan Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies Christopher McGrory Klyza is set to receive the Robert and Helen Stafford Professorship in Public Policy in recognition of his work in environmental studies and public policy. Klyza was officially informed of his appointment ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart After announcing in May 2002 that he would run for president after an 11-year stint as Governor of Vermont, Howard Dean has elevated his campaign, visiting voters all over the country and gaining the attention of the national media as he continues on the campaign trail. Dean ...
Author: Peter Faroni Amidst a flurry of media excitement, Gov. James Douglas '72 ran the Middlebury Town Meeting on Monday, March 3, making this his 17th consecutive year as moderator. The back of the town's municipal gym was transformed into a press gallery complete with two television cameras, two ...
Author: Greg Duggan With the growing possibility of U.S. action in Iraq, debate over a possible war has been intensifying around the world. Last Wednesday, hundreds of high schools and colleges across the country staged a protest called "Books, Not Bombs" to express opposition to military action against ...
Author: Alyssa Thurston Middlebury College is enjoying its largest applicant pool ever this year, receiving approximately 5,470 applications -- which represents a three percent increase from last year's applicant pool -- for admittance into the Class of 2007. Director of Admissions John Hanson did not ...
Author: Josh Carson The unveiling of rainbow flags across campus on Monday marked the beginning of Visibility Week, sponsored by the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance (moqa). Events throughout the week aim to raise awareness of the oft-silenced voice of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart From Feb. 28 to March 2, thousands of flower fans flocked to the Sheraton Conference Center in Burlington for the annual Vermont Flower Show. The Vermont Association of Professional Horticulturists and the University of Vermont (UVM) sponsored the show, which was rated one of ...
Author: Andrea Gissing E-mail Error Embarasses CornellFive-hundred-and-fifty high school students were given the gift of a second chance last Wednesday. Unfortunately, it was the result of an accidentally sent e-mail message from Cornell University's college admissions office and was quickly retracted. ...
Author: Pete Faroni Vermont, home to several prominent civil and political advocacy groups, is also the home of Ecologists Linked for Organizing Grassroots Initiatives and Action (ECOLOGIA), an international environmental organization based in Middlebury. The Middlebury Campus recently caught up with ...
Author: Claire Bourne Faced with the tightest job market in over a decade and increasingly competitive graduate school applicant pools, Middlebury College students are looking for new ways to enhance their rÈsumÈs. A strong grade point average, summer internships, jobs, extracurricular activities ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Walter Van Price, a former employee of Middlebury College, passed away Sunday night at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington due to injuries he sustained in a car accident last December. Van worked in Dining Services as a sous chef from January 1996 to August 2002. "Van was ...
Author: Grag Duggan Two Brothers Tavern, which opened for business in Middlebury just four and a half months ago, has decided to give something back to the community. Teaming up with Otter Creek Brewery, an older Middlebury business, Two Brothers will host a fundraiser for the Addison County Food Shelf ...
Author: Elizabeth Braunstein On Feb. 26, Gov. James Douglas '72 announced his opposition to legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. Douglas said, "I have tremendous empathy for those who suffer from chronic pain and who feel they would benefit from medical marijuana. But I think it would be awkward ...
Author: Ian Fleishman The Senior Class Gift Committee is currently at work on this year's installment of a 20-year tradition of giving to Middlebury College. Each year the senior class selects a gift to be given to the College. The gift must be self-sustaining and is intended to help relieve budget ...
Author: Mallika Rao The Angels Award -- given annually to a sophomore woman of color who in her first year at Middlebury excelled socially and academically while exemplifying strong leadership qualities -- was awarded this year to Dena Simmons '05. The award is given in remembrance of the Class of 2003's ...
Author: Greg Duggan With the growing possibility of U.S. action in Iraq, debate over a possible war has been intensifying around the world. Last Wednesday, hundreds of high schools and colleges across the country staged a protest called "Books, Not Bombs" to express opposition to military action against ...