Author: Devin ZatorskiNews Editor Dispensing with hardcopy timecards, the Office of Service Learning and Student Employment began requiring that students with on-campus jobs enter their hours online last week, the first step in a College-wide transition to Banner operating software. Charlene Bergland, ...
Author: Raam Wong Dava Sobel, the award-winning writer and former New York Times science reporter, has been chosen by the Honorary Degree Selection Committee as the graduation speaker for the Middlebury College Class of 2002. Sobel's two most prominent pieces of work are her books "Longitude" and "Galileo's ...
Author: Karen Acheson Staff Writer Three in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol related driving accident at some point during their lives. In the state of Vermont, 38.9 percent of traffic deaths are a result of alcohol consumption. Fortunately, an organization called Mothers Against Drunk ...
Author: Anne DeWitt Local News Editor The year 2001 has been one of the driest in Vermont's history, and the lack of water is causing problems for farmers and homeowners. The last drought began during the fall of 1998 and continued into the summer of 1999. The current drought started in the spring ...
Author: Elizabeth Logue Managing Editor The robbery investigation of two separate houses in the town of Middlebury culminated in two arrests. Brayton Gillett, 20, and Justin Gillet, 17, both of Middlebury, were charged with possession of stolen property after the Middlebury Police Department obtained ...
Author: Peter Simon The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed a three-part bill on Sunday, Dec. 2 that declared its opposition to the limiting of student choices by the further implementation of the commons system. The bill, which was written by Junior Senator Matthew Kiefer, refers ...
Author: Claire Bourne News EDitor Both students and administrators were considering the question of safety on the Middlebury College campus long before Executive Council arrived at the decision to lock all dormitory entrance doors following the robbery and assault of a Hadley resident on Friday morning. ...
Author: Anne DeWitt Local News Editor Representative Tom McGrath Resigns Representative Tom McGrath, (R-Ferrisburg) is resigning from his Addison-1 House seat to assume the position of Grand Worthy Trustee in the International Order of Eagles and has decided that he cannot perform both duties adequately. ...
Author: Tim McCahill Assistant News Editor With less than two weeks left of the Muslim holiday Ramadan, members of the College's Islamic Society have taken a step back to re-examine a year that has been a trying one for practitioners of the faith.The holiday, a period for reflection and meditation, ...
Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee Reverend Paul Bortz did not believe that last Saturday's 50-degree weather was a fluke. Neither did the 20-some others at the third planning meeting of the Multifaith Global Warming Action Coalition. On Nov. 29, the group met at St. Stephen's Church and brainstormed a wide ...
Author: Elizabeth Logue Managing Editor The assault and robbery of a sophomore Hadley student prompted administrators at Middlebury College to mandate the locking of the exterior entrances to dormitories and college-owned houses. Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Public Safety Elizabeth ...
Author: Craig Szela Middlebury College boasted a record 583 early decision applications this year, compared to last year's record number of 550. Dean of Enrollment Planning Mike Schoenfeld stated, "It's about the eighth or ninth record in a row [and] reflects a national [early decision] trend." He ascribed ...
Author: Devin Zatorski News Editor In an event designed to ignite the Olympic spirit for the 2002 Winter Games, Katie Samson '02.5 will join the 7,200 torchbearers selected to carry the Olympic Flame on a 65-day, 13,500-mile journey spanning 46 states. The route begins in Atlanta, Ga., where the torch ...
Author: Claire Bourne News Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate will convene in an "emergency" session tentatively scheduled for Thursday at 9 p.m. in the Robert A. Jones '59 Seminar Room to discuss the College's decision to lock all residence halls. The meeting, which is open to ...
Author: Claire Bourne News Editor Room Draw 2002, scheduled to begin on Monday, April 1, will be completed in five days rather than over the course of a month, as has been past policy. In addition, the substance free draws will be conducted simultaneously with open class draws, and social houses will ...
Author: Alison Hertel Associate Editor At its last meeting of the semester on Monday, Nov. 26 Community Council tabled a motion sponsored by Kevin King '02 proposing that student photos be placed on the Middlebury College Web site. Students' photos would come up along with the information currently ...
Author: Devin Zatorski News Editor Community Council's proposed changes to the Honor Code passed in a widely publicized student referendum on Monday, Nov. 19, garnering the approval of 61 percent of voters. In an e-mail to the College community last week, Student Government Association (SGA) Elections ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton Staff Writer On Nov. 10 and 16 three students sent unauthorized and unrelated mass e-mails. None of the students who wrote the e-mails were aware of the policy forbidding mass-mailings without permission from the Dean of Student Affairs Office. Each of the three students received ...
Author: Gale Berninghausen Staff Writer On Tuesday, Nov. 20, Wednesday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 25, the Student Government Association (SGA) introduced its shuttle service to Burlington International Airport. According to SGA President Brian Elworthy '02.5, approximately 100 students took advantage ...
Author: Ashley Elpern Editor-in-Chief After over 50 years of service to Middlebury College, Rodney De Gray, administrator of Dining Services employment, will retire on March 1, 2002. At the College's annual Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 15, Student Government Association (SGA) President Brian Elworthy ...