News - The Middlebury Campus

Middlebury Ranks High, Though Methodology Questionable U.S. News and World Report's Annual College Rankings Draws Criticisms From Admissions and Administrators Alike

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

Walk to Washington, D.C., Sweeps Through Middlebury

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

'Stereotype Threat' Affects Everyone

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

Community Remembers Life of Mary Duffy

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

Speech on War UN Weapons Inspector Bombs Bush Policy

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

Businesses Walk Proud Line Between Environmental Sustainability and Economic Success

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

An Answer to the Economy Careers for the Common Good

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

COLUMN What About Bob?

September 24, 2002

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 ...

Quality Child Care Shortage Causes Frustration Among Parents

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

College Shorts

September 24, 2002

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 ...

'Neat Repeats' Sells Clothes for Less, for Charities

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

Climate Conference Focuses on Schools Students, Faculty Flock to Skidmore Regional Conference

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

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 ...

Vermont Views Hang On--Is It Really Getting Colder?

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

Author: Liz Lathey As September slips by, we all enjoy the last of the warm weather before it gets cold again. For most students here, the weather now is the nicest it gets before we have to bundle up for the below-zero wind chills of the winter that we all know and love. However, Vermont actually got ...

Vermont Native, Lieutenant Governor Doug Racine Campaigns to Succeed Dean

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

Author: Kathleen Fleury This November, Vermonters will head to the polls to cast their vote for a new governor, replacing Democrat Howard Dean, who has held the position since 1991. Douglas Racine, the Democratic candidate, brings to his campaign a great deal of experience in state politics, as well ...

Trustee Resigns Kozlowski Credited for Tyco Donation to Middlebury

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

Author: Pierce Graham-Jones Dennis Kozlowski resigned from Middlebury College's Board of Trustees last Friday, just two days before his involvement with the school was highlighted in the business section of The New York Times. These events arrive amidst a wave of scandalous publicity, which has grown ...

College Rings with Cell Phone Boom

By Middlebury Campus | September 24, 2002

Author: Bob Wainwright It appears as though the Middlebury student body has gone wireless. In the first few weeks of the new school year, one of the noticeable changes around campus has been the increase in number of Middlebury students talking on cell phones during the class day. And what had previously ...

Vermont Seeks to Heat Up Gubernatorial Elections

By Middlebury Campus | September 17, 2002

Author: Katie Saunders Despite a contentious race for the Vermont governorship shaping up as November nears, last week's primary election boasted the lowest voter turnout in over a decade. According to current estimates by Vermont officials, it is believed only about 10 percent of Vermont's approximately ...

Midd Briefs Consultant Attends Lighting Evaluation

By Middlebury Campus | September 17, 2002

Author: Tim McCahill A group of College administrators and students traveled across campus yesterday evening on the annual lighting tour of Middlebury's physical plant. Yesterday's event, however, was attended by Nancy Clanton, a lighting consultant with the Boulder, Colo. firm Clanton Associates.Before ...

Midd Briefs Dining Services Director Receives Recognition

September 17, 2002

Author: Nicholas Emery Director of Dining Services Peter J. Napolitano was recently voted the 2002-2003 president-elect of the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS). The NACUFS is an association of campus dining departments at institutions of higher education in the ...

Dedicated AND Appreciated LaForce Hall Dedicated, Staff Members Recognized in Friday Ceremony

By Middlebury Campus | September 17, 2002

Author: Samuel Wilson The Ross Commons dedication and the Septemberfest picnic were held on Friday, Sept. 13, outside the newly completed LaForce Hall and New Dorms. The events celebrated the Staff Recognition Awards, the completion of LaForce Hall and the Ross dining hall and Ross Commons as the first ...