Author: Dan Polifka A final project for a biology class evolved into a large-scale effort to raise awareness on the lack of handicapped accessibility at Middlebury College.Participants in the most visible aspect of the project, the Wheelchair for a Day activity, were hard to miss as they navigated the ...
Author: John Prescott Burlington's Five Spice Café is one of my favorite restaurants in the world.I have eaten there dozens of times, spoken to the owner on numerous occasions, raved about it incessantly to friends and family ... heck, I even own a Five Spice "some like it hot" T-shirt. All of this ...
Author: Tom Drescher The Community Council recently approved two changes in the College's academic disciplinary policy concerning plagiarism, fraud and dishonesty. The Faculty Council will now review the proposed changes. The first proposed addition outlines disciplinary action for seniors convicted ...
Author: Tim McCahill "Accessibility to me means freedom of choice," said Middlebury resident Rose Hotte. "The freedom and the choice to go wherever I want." Hotte was one of the five panelists at a lunchtime discussion kicking off Accessibility Awareness Week, held on campus the week of Nov. 18. The ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart It's not hard to see that the Middlebury community knows what it wants. From Marble Works to Main Street, downtown Middlebury is filled with eccentric, unique shops that sell every sort of product to residents, visitors and Middlebury College students. Whether we have a craving ...
Author: Devin Zatorski EDINBURGH -- One of the military's vintage "Green Goddess" fire engines lumbered down the road yesterday. The clang of its motor elicited jeers from passers-by, who recalled the news of how another military "Goddess" had conked out on a crowded Glasgow street just days before. ...
Author: Nicole Maddox The Middlebury College Student Government Association (SGA) and Community Council have gone almost unnoticed on campus this fall, but the governing bodies project many more undertakings for the coming term. Although outwardly the SGA has appeared rather passive in its contribution ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Bob: Katie, thanks for joining us. Last week, you became the first female turkey to be pardoned by a United States president. What are your thoughts on George W?Katie: I think he's a great big turkey.Bob: Isn't that kind of harsh considering the man saved your life?Katie: No, ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Aggie Bonfire Resurrected Off Texas A&M CampusAn unsanctioned bonfire held last week near Texas A&M University revived a tradition suspended since the collapse of a bonfire in 1999 that killed 12 people. A group made up of current students and alumni organized and built ...
Author: Edward Pickering The Middlebury College administration and Faculty Council are considering a number of scheduling changes for the 2003-04 academic year, including a substantial increase in the number of 8 a.m. classes.The scheduling revisions should alleviate pressure arising from having too ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer The new enhanced access system will bring with it a period of adjustment for Middlebury College. Due to the implementation of the system, students may have to carry around, for a short time period, another card in addition to their MiddCard, according to Assistant Treasurer ...
Author: Liz Lathey When he took office in 1991, Vermont Governor Howard Dean called the governorship "the greatest job in Vermont." Dean was elected lieutenant governor in 1986, and assumed Vermont's highest post in 1991 after the death of then-Governor Richard Snelling. Dean has since become the longest ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton A few weeks ago I ran into two friends having coffee in The Grille. "Guess what we were just talking about?" they said. "We decided that you are going to be the ultimate do-it-all parent someday. The one with a high powered job who still shows up for car pool." Later that night ...
Author: Jonathan White As fall turns to winter, meteorologists and scientists will be watching Mother Nature's every move in Vermont. Was this weekend's snowfall a prelude to a cold and snowy winter? Will balmy temperatures prevail? However this winter turns out, it will offer scientists the chance ...
Author: Dan Polifka Middlebury College hosted the second annual Work Group on the Retention, Success and Satisfaction of Black and Latino Male Students this weekend, a conference designed to serve as an open forum for the exchange of ideas among students, faculty and administrators.Nine colleges attended ...
Author: Andre La Rocca "Midd-woman seeking Midd- man: I am intelligent, fun, beautiful and from just outside of Boston. Looking for Midd-man to keep me warm during the long winter nights and to have a committed relationship with. Find me on People Finder under N. E. Female.""Midd-man seeking Midd- woman: ...
Author: Alison Damick During the week of Nov. 10, a colorful assortment of 8"x10" photos dominated the stage in the Juice Bar. These photos, part of the fifth annual Middlebury College Study Abroad photo contest, depicted images varying from sweeping sunset vistas to a young boy casually holding a cigarette ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer As a result of repeated complaints from student organizations concerning the procurement of funds, the Student Government Association (SGA) finance guidelines have undergone drastic revision. According to the Student Co-chair of the Community Council Ben LaBolt '03, specific ...
Author: Khairani Barokka "You need culture, 'cause you're in the mountains!" emcee Damian Washington '03 said to a packed and cheering McCullough audience at the annual International Students' Organization (ISO) Cultural Show last Friday. If they needed it, they certainly got it — with a twist. The ...
Author: Edward Pickering The development of a proposal to ban smoking in and on the perimeters of residence halls has sparked heated debate throughout campus. The proposal will go before the Community Council and the Student Government Association (SGA) in early December. If approved, the proposed changes ...