Author: Julie Shumway Amtrak has announced that, beginning Oct. 4, it will no longer employ ticketing agents in any of its Vermont stations. The closing of these ticketing offices will result in the loss of six jobs, a number that belies the reality of a company already in financial trouble.The decision ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Explosive Discovery at U. MontanaA sophomore at the University of Montana was arrested last Wednesday night after Public Safety officers discovered explosives in his dorm room. The student, Dereck Stairs, has been charged with felony possession of explosives. Public Safety officers, ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer Many Americans see torture in prisons as an institution of the past — something that is not relevant to modern society. However, Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk who spoke in Bicentennial Hall on Sunday night, insisted that exactly the opposite is true. Gyatso offered stories ...
Author: Kathleen Fleury Have you ever been too lazy to walk into town for dinner, or been left behind on a run to Ames? Worry no more. Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) has come to the rescue.Very few Middlebury students are aware of the public transportation system, namely the Middlebury shuttle, ...
Author: Deborah Jones "Get on board, the train has left the station!" Dean of Advising and Assistant Professor of American Literature Karl Lindholm doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to discussing one of the school's most controversial initiatives. "The College is committed to the commons."Lindholm's ...
Author: Chelsea Coffin Most Middlebury students wonder about their career path. What happens after four years in the "Middlebury bubble"? Students looking for an answer can visit the Career Services Office (CSO). Jaye Roseborough, executive director of CSO, recommends early involvement through internships, ...
Author: Bob Wainwright This could have been a big day for me. In fact, it was supposed to be just that. The first thing I said to myself when I woke up this morning was, "This is a big day for you, Bob." So in hindsight, at least the groundwork was all there. But of course, just like everything in life, ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton and Sarah Riddleberger Middlebury Magazine Hires New EditorThis summer Matt Jennings was hired to be the new editor of The Middlebury Magazine. Jennings takes command of the College magazine after a year of award-winning editions, but he is determined to "stay ahead of the curve" ...
Author: Chris Atwood Each year, as thousands of high-school seniors anxiously mull the prospect of looming college applications, U.S. News and World Report releases its annual rankings of "America's Best Colleges." In line with the previous year's trends, Middlebury College ranked in the nation's top-ten ...
Author: Jon White Joined by a crew of four Middlebury students, cyclist, environmentalist and mountain climber Tim Leach rode into town Sunday afternoon to refresh the movement to save Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.Leach is leading the northeastern leg of the Alaska Coalition's three-pronged ...
Author: Gale Berninghausen Have you ever felt stereotyped due to your race, sex, physical capabilities or specific social group? Have you worried that your academic achievements or failings may confirm the stereotypes attached to your group? Have you ever questioned the bias of the people who are responsible ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton Mary Smyth Duffy, former director of The May Belle Chellis Women's Resource Center, or Chellis House, and the wife of Middlebury College Lecturer in English David Bain, passed away on Sept. 17 at the age of 46. She died of congestive heart failure and complications following ...
Author: Jon White With Washington on the brink of war, Scott Ritter, former chief inspector of the United Nations Special Commission to disarm Iraq, addressed a spill-over crowd Monday evening in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. In his passionate speech, he sought to "inject a shadow of doubt over ...
Author: Julie Shumway As the world's leaders contemplate environmental issues in the wake of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, Vermont's state government is taking an additional step forward. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has been working ...
Author: Charles Goulding This year Middlebury College is looking to better illuminate the path for students interested in careers in nonprofit social work. The Career Services Office (CSO), in conjunction with Service Learning, Community Service and the Student Employment Office, have collaborated to ...
Author: Bob Wainwright When I awoke this afternoon I looked down at my floor and I realized fairly quickly that I was not yet prepared for the perils associated with leaving my bed. So, not wanting to subject myself to any undue stress, I instead turned my attention to the table next to my bed in search ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart It is sometimes difficult for students, bent on juggling a life of academics and socializing, to sympathize with the plight of the working parent. Yet for some faculty and staff, contemplating such a life is not so hard — especially for those with families. Life as a working ...
Author: Andrea Gissing MIT Shares Art With StudentsThrough a unique student loan program started up in the 1960s, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) brings a wider appreciation of art throughout campus and into student dorms. Instead of locking up valuable works of art, MIT allows students ...
Author: Jasmine Johnson Over the summer, I spent some of my Wednesday afternoons helping out at a little store on a little side street in downtown Middlebury. The physical smallness and obscurity of the place is deceptive of the great impact its had on Addison county. Neat Repeats is a consignment store ...
Author: Katy Saunders This past weekend representatives from 28 colleges and universities gathered together with environmental leaders and advocacy groups from around the northeast at Skidmore College for the first conference of the Northeast Campuses for Climate Action.The conference, which was patterned ...