‘You can no longer say that you don’t know’: 1619 Project creator reframes American history
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | February 26, 2020Journalist and creator of the 1619 project Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke to a packed Mead Chapel on Tuesday night.
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College holds mandatory ‘Effective Protest’ workshops for incoming Febs; sees low attendance at optional all-student workshops
By Rachel Lu | February 20, 2020Renee Wells, director of education for equity and inclusion, hosted open workshops on activism last Thursday and Friday as well as a mandatory workshop during Feb orientation for the Class of 2023.5
McKibben talks arrest, upcoming mass action
By Nicole Pollack | February 20, 2020Bill McKibben was arrested in a D.C. Chase Bank branch last month, ahead of a national mass action planned for April 23
Comic relief in the time of controversy
By Lily Laesch | February 20, 2020“The growth [of the meme page] has just been crazy to the point where it has become a major source of information for students,” said page administrator Torre Davy '21.
Student Ambassadors broaden admission office’s reach
By Gigi Hogan | February 20, 2020Maya Gee, Roni Lezema, Dennis Miranda-Cruz, Cynthia Chen and Myles Maxie of the class of 2022 developed Midd Ambassadors in an effort to address the lack of diversity on campus.
Writer, activist Naomi Klein talks justice and hope in a warming world
By Nicole Pollack | February 20, 2020Acclaimed writer and climate activist Naomi Klein spoke to a packed Wilson Hall about justice and hope in a warming world, but fire was the key theme of the night.
News flash! SGA brings free digital newspaper subscriptions back to students
By Abigail Chang | February 20, 2020All Middlebury students will now have access to free digital New York Times and Wall Street Journal subscriptions, the SGA announced in an email to the student body on Sunday.
‘There was a day when like half the class was gone’: Flu season hit Middlebury hard this J-Term
By Abigail Chang | February 20, 2020This flu season was worse than usual due to an inaccuracy in this year's flu vaccine that reduced its effectiveness.
Campus conservatives divided over Murray’s upcoming visit
By Caroline Kapp | February 13, 2020Current and former members of College Republicans divide over the decision to invite Charles Murray to speak on campus for the third time.
Incoming Feb deferred due to China travel ban
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | February 13, 2020“I’ve never felt so bad in my life”: President Trump’s travel ban barred ZhiZhong Pu ’24 from matriculating this February with the class of 2023.5.
Atwater dining hall embraces local meat providers
By Tony Sjodin | February 13, 2020All of the meat served in Atwater Dining Hall over J-Term was sourced locally: “We’re going to stay with local meats, at least to the best of our ability,” said Ian Martin, commons chef of Atwater.
SGA senate to shrink as commons phase out
By Abigail Chang | February 13, 2020The SGA voted to eliminate the five commons senator positions ahead of the dissolution of the Commons System.
Students head to Iowa for presidental caucuses
By Caroline Kapp | February 13, 2020Abbott LaPrade ’21 and Maggie Joseph ’20 attended last week’s Iowa caucuses. While news outlets across the country reported chaos in Iowa, these two saw a very different story unfold on the ground.
Former ACLU President Nadine Strossen talks free speech
By Tony Sjodin | February 13, 2020Former president of the ACLU Nadine Strossen spoke about the historical importance of free speech for civil rights movements and the rights of minority groups in the first talk of the Critical Conversations lecture series.
Cassel brings personal approach to college’s Instagram feed
By Rachel Lu | February 13, 2020“I look to tell authentic stories about what goes on every day”: Andrew Cassel, the new director of social media, brings a more casual approach to Middlebury’s digital presence.
New leadership in the Writing Center
By Annabella Twomey | February 13, 2020“We are working to make the writing center more inclusive and diverse”: Genie Giaimo, the new director of the writing center, is overhauling how peer writing tutoring works at Middlebury.
Lucia Evans ’05 on Midd, #MeToo
By Riley Board | February 13, 2020Lucia Evans ’05 was one of the first to bring legal charges against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The alleged assault took place the summer before her senior year at Middlebury.
School in China suspended amidst coronavirus outbreak
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | January 31, 2020Program participants, hailing from 15 different universities, were set to start their semesters in the cities of Hangzhou, Kunming and Beijing on February 12.
Murray waived speaker fee for upcoming talk
By James Finn | January 25, 2020Murray is scheduled to speak at Middlebury on March 31 in a talk sponsored by both the Middlebury College Republicans and the Open Campus Initiative.
‘It’s a slippery slope’: From dining halls to athletic fields, students open up about eating disorders at Middlebury
By Sarah Asch | January 23, 2020Middlebury students say that the college’s culture contributes to unhealthy expectations around food and exercise, and that the resources for struggling students are lacking.