Author: Andrea Gissing U. Pittsburgh Receives Embryonic Stem CellsUniversity of Pittsburgh researchers recently received human embryonic stem cell lines, one of the few universities to do so after President Bush said in August 2001 that only 78 already existing embryonic stem cell lines would be approved ...
Author: Tom Drescher Middlebury College annually hires a host of visiting instructors to teach Winter Term courses. This year, the College will be implementing a mini-orientation program to acquaint visiting faculty with the school's policies as a means of limiting adminstrative problems and possible ...
Author: Nicholas Emery Last week, the Community Council unanimously approved the Carbon Reduction Initiative (CRI), a plan proposed by the Environmental Council (EC) to significantly reduce Middlebury College's carbon emissions. The approval of this proposal authorizes the creation of a working group ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer Middlebury College is bursting with interesting publications that represent the many voices of the College community. Each of these fulfills a specific purpose: To provide news, arts, analyses, humor or a forum to express opinion. Four of these publications are: Epilogue, the ...
Author: Leah Koenig Saturday night provided a lively musical treat for the large crowd gathered around the McCullough stage. An impressive line up of Middlebury's talented students performed music and dance in the Global Rhythms show, organized by Wonnacott Commons. The entertainment, lasting a full ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Green Mountain Power (GMP) Corp., Vermont's second largest power company, gave unauthorized rate reductions totaling more than $545,000 to Sugarbush ski resort for 14 months in 1999 and 2000.This violation, reported in documents filed by Vermont's Public Service Board on Oct. 31, ...
Author: Julie Shumway Vermonters concerned over the state's economy received more bad news last week with the announcement of SCA Tissue North America's decision to close its Brattleboro factory.SCA Tissue North America, a Swedish-owned paper company, announced that it would close the factory in March ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart On Tuesday night, for the 21st time since 1777, no candidate in the governor or lieutenant governor's race acquired a majority of the vote. In accordance with the Vermont constitution, the Legislature will elect the governor and lieutenant governor by secret ballot at its first ...
Author: [no author name found] College Honors Altruistic Residentsby Lindsey WhittonFive Addison County residents were honored with Middlebury College Bicentennial Citizens' Medals on Friday. The medals, which are a recognition of community service, were presented by President John McCardell to Dottie ...
Author: Bob Wainwright It's 8:58 Sunday night, and about 12 seniors have gathered in the living room at 95 Court Street. Normally, such a gathering would have been pre-arranged through phone calls or some method of communication, but not for the group seated in front of the television. HBO's "The Sopranos" ...
Author: Edward Pickering A nationwide decline in on-campus recruiting by employers visibly affected Middlebury College this fall when several high-profile finance firms cancelled visits. The cancellations highlight the increasing importance of internships and networking as means of finding employment ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Middlebury College and town communities suffered a great loss with the passing of Gordon C. Perine '49, Monday, Oct. 21. Perine quietly passed away in his home after a long illness. A deeply touched crowd gathered in Mead Chapel the morning of Saturday, Oct. 26, to mourn the man ...
Author: Chris Richards Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney gave a down-to-earth and unpretentious reading to a warm Mead Chapel audience on Monday afternoon. Heaney, who is widely regarded as the greatest living poet writing in the English language, read from poems spanning his four-decade long career ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Since Oct. 13, the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Middlebury Police Department (MPD), have been investigating a series of unlawful entries made by an unidentified male into the rooms of several Gifford Hall females. Public Safety received the first report ...
Author: Nicole Maddox Following changes enacted on Monday, Middlebury College will undergo a variety of revisions to the schedule and location of its campus dining. Among the major changes, Proctor Hall will be reopened for weekend brunch and dinner, Ross Dining Hall will close 30 minutes earlier for ...
Author: Mary Mendoza After much consideration, it has been decided that the language tables will remain in the Cook Dining Facilities and will not reopen in Le Château as previously expected."Times are hard," said Bethany Ladimer, professor of French. Apparently, it would just cost too much money to ...
Author: Jonathan White Going into its fifth year of business, the Middlebury Mountaineer on Mill Street in Frog Hollow continues to be a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. For those looking for the newest and best set of telemark boots or a Patagonia windbreaker to buffer this fall's rapid descent into ...
Author: Pierce Graham-Jones Since the beginning of the academic year, Middlebury College students living on campus have eaten about 40 percent of the breakfasts to which they are entitled. Overall, students have missed more than one-third of the total meals offered to them, according to statistics compiled ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief EDINBURGH — When Robert Mugabe took leadership of Zimbabwe in 1980, he trumpeted a policy of peace and co-operation. Only that, he said, would allow the country to nurse the wounds of civil war and overcome the trauma of colonial rule. His early reforms proved so effective ...
Author: Kathleen Fleury No longer do drugs and alcohol just present a problem in metropolitan areas. Here, in rural Vermont, teens and adults consume alcohol, smoke marijuana and partake in other illegal drug activities. Statistics compiled over the last few years indicate an alarming percentage of ...