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 ...
Author: Chelsea Coffin Tired of the dining hall scene? How does a free gourmet dinner, complete with candlelight and full service sound? Try the Chateau dining room every Friday evening, when Dolci, a student-run organization, transforms the space into a full-blown restaurant. The student head chef ...
Author: Nicole Maddox Last weekend, the Middlebury Debate Society hosted the annual Edwin R. Lawrence Debate Tournament, which began on Friday afternoon and ran late into Saturday evening. Almost 50 teams gathered in Bicentennial Hall, including representatives from Amherst, Vassar, Trinity, Wesleyan, ...
Author: Alex Castillo-Kesper How does the modern artist engage tradition in his or her realm of personal expression? The term "individual artist" was a foreign expression to India during British colonialism, and still remains an ambiguous phrase in modern Indian painting. As India tried to break away ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart Middlebury College students and parents arriving in September or reuniting on Fall Family Weekends know that finding a place to eat in town is a daunting task. Those who forget to make reservations or rely on luck to find a table are often left to scrounge around the dining halls ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Edwin Colodny, interim chief executive officer of Fletcher Allen Health Care, announced on Nov. 8 that the hospital had overspent on its Renaissance Project construction budget by $81.3 million.State regulators had approved $228.4 million in spending for the construction of new ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Protests Arise Over NYU Guard's SuspensionResidents of Alumni Hall, a New York University (NYU) residence hall, are protesting the university's decision to suspend the security officer on duty the night before a student was found dead in his dorm room last week.The university ...
Author: Bob Wainwright I was sitting down, obeying my thirst with a nice refreshing Sprite yesterday, when I began to wonder if advertisements actually hold power over consumers. The only example I could think of was when I drank a gallon of Gatorade and then ran 10 miles in order to see if my sweat ...
Author: [no author name found] Helping the Homeless and Hungryby Andrea GissingOver fall break, five members of Middlebury's Volunteer Service Organization (VSO) attended the 15th Annual Conference of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness held this year at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton It is 1 p.m., and senior Katie Samson has a class in a half an hour. She hasn't eaten any lunch, and she knows that she won't be able to make it through the afternoon without sustenance. She takes a minute to consider how she can grab some food and still make it to class on time.She ...
Author: Liz Lathey Green Mountain Coffee recently signed a 10-year agreement to sell its Fair Trade coffee under the label of Newman's Own Organic Fair Trade Certified coffees.The harvest of Fair Trade coffee is based on a partnership between North American coffee consumers and coffee producers in Asia, ...
Author: Kathleen Fleury On Nov. 5, Middlebury voters narrowly rejected a $5.99 million bond to build a new municipal building in town as well as a new municipal police headquarters. The bond proposal was rejected by a slim margin of 109 votes, 1,443 to 1,334.The proposed buildings, which have been in ...
Author: Amine Bouchentouf It was not very long ago that a senior could graduate from college with four or five offers from companies and employers promising impressive benefits such as profit sharing stock options, paid vacations, free health club memberships and outrageous salaries. According to the ...