Author: Emily Thaler Middlebury College has adopted an official college ring program to replace the custom ring program that has been less than successful over the past few years. The new ring design reflects a more classic signet style with the College's seal on top of it and will be available in white ...
Author: [no author name found] The challenge for future generations will be to define what is most essentially human. The extension of the Common Benefits Clause to acknowledge plaintiffs as Vermonters who seek nothing more, nor less, than legal protection and security for their avowed commitment to ...
Author: Karen Acheson When Vermont's civil union law went into effect on July 1, 2000, granting licenses for civil unions became a part of the job description for town clerks, who were required by law to issue civil unions to eligible gay and lesbian couples who requested them. According to recently ...
Author: Meghan Michelson On April 26, 2000, Vermont legislators and Governor Howard Dean passed a law permitting eligible gay and lesbian couples to join in civil union, thus giving them similar rights, responsibilities and protections to those that heterosexuals couples gain through marriage. The controversy ...
Author: [no author name found] On the town green Sunday, Chris Howell '04.5 and Char Carlson '05 examined the globe conceived of by the Middlebury Initiative for Sustainable Development (MISD) from recycled and found materials. The Earth Day Town Fair featured many local environmental efforts. The College ...
Author: Raam Wong Protesting Israeli action in the West Bank, two van-loads of Middlebury students and a handful of local activists joined 75 to 100 thousand others in a protest in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
Author: Peter Simon Middlebury residents were woken early Saturday morning by an earthquake centered about 15 miles southwest of Plattsburgh, N.Y. The earthquake sent tremors throughout the East Coast but did not cause any significant damage to the Middlebury College campus. According to the National ...
Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee Beginning with the Class of 2002, Middlebury College seniors will be given the option to sign the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility. The pledge reads: "I, [name], pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences ...
Author: Claire Bourne Tensions ran high at a Student Government Association (SGA) emergency meeting last Thursday night as senators and presidential cabinet members struggled to come to a consensus on protocol to govern the operation of computerized voting stations in Thursday and Friday's elections ...
Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee Swarthmore Student Confesses to Child Pornography With a search warrant affidavit, the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigated network files of a Swarthmore College student who confessed to owning and sending photos of child pornography and having ...
Author: [no author name found] 15 Acres of wooded area in Burlington's New North End requested by Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity in order to build four homes and two duplexes for low income families. The nonprofit housing organization is appealing a ruling that would require them to receive an ...
Author: Vanessa Wong The energy of smiling children racing across the grass and the live music lacing through the cool spring air brought a peaceful liveliness to the Middlebury Town Green during Sunday's Earth Day celebration. A diverse group of curious, active participants casually roamed from one ...
Author: Claire Bourne NEWS ANALYSISNestled neatly in the heart of rural Vermont, Middlebury College appears to offer an idyllic setting in which to pursue a rigorous academic program and a healthy social life. Despite this sleepy New England college image, Middlebury is not immune to incidents of sexual ...
Author: Claire Bourne Friday, April 19, 8:15 p.m. -- Ginny Hunt ’03 has been elected Student Government Association (SGA) president for the 2002-2003 school year, garnering 67 percent of the vote. Ben LaBolt ’03 prevailed in the hotly contested race for Student Co-chair of Community Council (SCCOCC).Neil ...
Author: Meghan Michelson It is that time of year when seniors in high school invade our college community to get a taste of what life would be like for them if they were to pick Middlebury College as their destination of choice. These accepted students arrive in droves on designated preview days, which ...
Author: Khairani Barokka Fletcher Field House will be closed on Monday, April 22, when renovation will begin on its walls, roof and squash courts, according to final schedules of the Office of Facilities Planning. Fletcher's walls and roof will be removed in the subsequent two weeks, after which the ...
Author: Chesley Thurber Onsdorff Campaign Highlights Need for Fresh Face and IdeasWith elections for Student Government Association (SGA) president beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Neil Onsdorff '03 is making his final efforts to market himself as the candidate of change.Onsdorff has built his campaign ...
Author: John McKInley Foster Hetherington '95, a resident of Brandon, Vt., lost his brother, Peter Morgan Goodrich, on Sept. 11. He was a passenger on United Airlines flight 175, the second airplane to crash into the World Trade Center. Hetherington was unable to make financial contributions, but he ...
Author: Ashley Elpern This Saturday, the Zeta Theta Phi (ZOO), Alpha Delta Phi (ADP), Kappa Delta Rho (KDR) and Omega Alpha (Tavern) social houses will be joining forces in the fight against multiple sclerosis (MS). Representatives from each house will participate in the annual MS Walk, a six-mile walk ...
Author: Deborah Jones When the C.V. Starr Middlebury School in Spain celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this weekend, it will be honoring not only a half-century of excellence in language and cultural studies, but also of progress and growth in both its own program and its host country.Middlebury's ...