Author: Tom Drescher A symbolic closet built by members and associates of the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance (moqa) was destroyed during the evening of Friday, Oct. 18 by perpetrators yet to be found by the College's Department of Public Safety. The closet was the first to be built since 1996, when ...
Author: Caire Bourne PARIS — News of a terrorist attack targeting Western vacationers on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, plastered the international news networks this past weekend. The death toll stands at 188, but is expected to rise as the injured are flown to hospitals in Australia. The ...
Author: Julie Shumway Incumbent Republican Dean George and Democrat Steve Maier, candidates for Middlebury representative to the Legislature, talk with Local News editor Julie Shumway about the issues Vermonters are discussing in this election.George on his background:I'm a native Vermonter. I grew ...
Author: Revathi Avasarala During the Student Government Association's (SGA) second meeting of the year, held last Friday, the senators passed their first bill, a Public Transport Resolution. The bill, passed with twelve voting members in favor, two against and two abstaining, calls for an extension ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Gardner-Webb U. Rocked by Grade ScandalGardner-Webb University, a small Baptist school in North Carolina, has been shaken by a cheating scandal involving the school's president and trustees that has resulted in protests and faculty resignations. President Christopher White admitted ...
Author: Tim McCahill Words possess power, yet action often boasts more clout. In constructing "the closet," members of MOQA, its allies and other assorted students, staff and faculty sought to create an unmistakable symbol of the fear, harassment and societal unease that indoctrinate so many gay, lesbian, ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer On Saturday, Oct. 12, Middlebury's Center for International Affairs was renamed the Felix Rohatyn Center of International Affairs in honor of distinguished Middlebury graduate and the center's benefactor, Felix Rohatyn '49. The alum spoke in a dedication lecture in Mead Chapel ...
Author: Liz Lathey In light of the protests at Ari Fleischer's talk at Mead Chapel, the prospect of a war with Iraq is on everyone's mind. The state of Vermont, with its typically liberal attitude, seems to have a definitively anti-war stance, as proven by the fact that all three of its representatives ...
Author: Jon White The Middlebury College Alumni Association presented White House Press Secretary L. Ari Fleischer '82 with an Alumni Achievement Award Sunday in Mead Chapel. After accepting the award, Fleischer delivered a speech entitled "The Presidency and the Press," which was followed by a question ...
Author: Amin Bouchentouf The Campus: The United States economy, as you mentioned last night in your speech, is not doing too well. Consumer spending is low, the national deficit is high and corporate scandals have revealed faulty accounting practices and incompetent management. With war on Iraq looking ...
Author: Edward Pickering As White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer '82 spoke in Mead Chapel Sunday evening, almost 900 protesters rallied against a unilateral war on Iraq.Carrying signs, holding candles, and singing songs, the protestors voiced strong opposition to a possible invasion of Iraq. Footage ...
Author: Thomas Drescher Coming Out Week began on Sunday afternoon outside of the McCullough Student Center, where members of the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance (moqa), Gay and Lesbian Employees at Middlebury (GLEAM) and the Middlebury College Ally Group gathered to assemble a symbolic "closet" on the ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart On Wednesday, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Ethan Allen Inc. M. Farooq Kathwari proposed a lowering of Vermont's lofty electricity costs, workers' compensation rates, property taxes and corporate tax rates. He hopes that modifications will better the business ...
Author: Samuel Wilson The Middlebury College endowment suffered losses as a result of the current recession, but it is doing well in comparison with the rest of the economy. As of Sept. 30, the endowment stands at $550 million.The total endowment is a pool of different, individual endowment funds. These ...
Author: [no author name found] Smoking Ban?by Andrea GissingStudents for a Smoke-Free Middlebury (SFASFM) held its first open discussion forum Monday night in the lounge in Pearsons Hall. The new organization, which was formed on Sept. 26, is working with Mariah McKechnie, residential systems coordinator, ...
Author: Charles Goulding Since 1994, the Committee for Arts in Public Places (CAPP) has had a significant influence on the artistic and aesthetic appeal of the Middlebury campus. The committee, composed of trustees, administrators, faculty, students and members of the community, has acquired numerous ...
Author: Andrea La Rocca Girlfriend. Boyfriend. Girl friend. Boy friend. These words win for the most heartbreaking homonym in the English language; they sound the same. But oh, if you ever mistake them to be the same (and we all have), then you quickly learn their differences with that dreaded line, ...
Author: Julie Shumway Speculation Surrounds Second Circuit Court DecisionThe Associated Press reported that the same Second Circuit Court which reversed U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions' ruling on Vermont's campaign finance reform law has now put a hold on its decision, with the intent to ...
Author: Khairani Barokka On the evening of Oct. 7, Ben Scotch, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, gave a passionate lecture entitled "Liberty vs. Security? Progress Report on the USA. Patriot Act in the Robert A. Jones '59 House conference room. Scotch is part of a ...
Author: Yvonne Chen The annual Paul Ward '25 Prize in Writing was presented to Allison Williams '05 and Joshua Axelrod '05 on Oct.4. For nearly 25 years the prize has been awarded annually to a first-year student who exhibits excellence in writing. This was the first year since 1990 that the prize was ...