At 2:07 p.m. EST last Wednesday, March 13, white smoke billowed out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, signaling to the thousands of Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square and to the world that the College of Cardinals had elected the 266th Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. The ...
As part of the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs’ conference on the “Politics of Fresh Water: Access and Identity in a Changing Environment,” my geology class at the University of Jordan recently spoke to Arabic students at Middlebury regarding the country’s limited water supplies and resource ...
Brigadier General Loretta E. Reynolds is the first female Marine Corps general in charge of the Marine’s basic training site on Parris Island, S.C. In recent years, Reynolds has graced headlines not only as a result of her title, but also due to her support for the recent overturning of a Pentagon ...
Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything is Illuminated and other international best-selling works of both fiction and nonfiction, will deliver the commencement address to the class of 2013 on May 26. Safran Foer will also receive a Doctor of Letters degree at the ceremony. Other honorary ...
On Tuesday, March 12, Community Council met to vote on the fate of Delta, formerly known as ADP. After a 30-minute open meeting and an hour of deliberation in executive session, during which only members of the Council were present, the motion to vote came to 8-8-1, thereby tabling the decision ...
On Monday, March 13, the Student Government Association (SGA) invited students, staff and faculty to discuss a question of central importance to the college community: how can the Middlebury College honor code be improved to truly maintain academic integrity? The SGA hoped that the forum would bring ...
This past Tuesday, Mar. 12 members of the College and Middlebury community gathered in Mead Chapel to hear Dennis Ross, Washington’s ambassador to Israel under the George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, discuss “Israel, the Peace Process, and the Arab Awakening.” Ross gave a nuanced account ...
On April 5, WRMC-FM, the College’s radio station, will be hosting Sepomana, the station’s annual spring concert, in the McCullough Social Space with headliners Delicate Steve, Baths and Rubblebucket. Founded in 1993, the WRMC Concert Committee works to bring unique and entertaining lineups ...
Throughout the spring semester, the Middlebury College Organic Farm (MCOF) will be making several changes to its current operations, including the introduction of chickens for eggs and meat, the allocation of plots of land to different student organizations and the incorporation of new seeds ...
On Monday, March 4, the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) hosted a post-graduation immigration workshop led by immigration lawyer Dyann DelVecchio ’78 of Seyfarth Shaw Attorneys in Boston. The workshop, “Where do I go from here?: US Immigration Options for Graduating Seniors” was ...
Four students were arrested by police on Monday, March 11 at the northeast U.S. office of the TransCanada Corporation in Westborough, MA during a protest of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The students — Anna Shireman-Grabowski ’15.5, Jay Saper ’12.5, Sam Koplinka-Loehr ’13 and ...
In today’s age of rapid innovation and discovery, there is no shortage of female doctors and scientists gracing the headlines and receiving recognition for their successes. One such woman, Dr. Deborah Persaud, is at the forefront of pediatric HIV/AIDS research and is known most recently for her role ...
On Monday March 5, Community Council met to review a set of recommendations that will be proposed to Gus Jordan, executive director of health and counseling services, and the administration. The recommendations propose providing greater access to health services and education to students, expanding ...
Last Tuesday, March 5, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, who was infamous for his fervent anti-Americanism and socialist leadership, died of respiratory failure due to lung cancer at the age of 58. His vice president, Nicolas Maduro, had primed the nation on television in the hours leading up to ...
Oberlin Cancels Classes After Hate Crimes Classes were cancelled at Oberlin College on Monday, March 4 as a “Day of Solidarity” after a string of hateful vandalism incidents during the month of February. Incidents targeting LGBT, black and Jewish communities on campus were reported, the most recent ...
When I told my relatives, friends and acquaintances that I was studying abroad in Italy, they usually gave me a cliché response along the lines of, “Take pictures while you’re riding a Vespa and sampling wine!” or, “You’re going to have the time of your life eating gelato and drinking cappuccinos!” ...
In late February, a high-profile report from cyber security company Mandiant documented in detail what appears to be a coordinated hacking campaign from the Chinese military, which has long targeted not only U.S. government networks but those of large corporations and media outlets. The New York Times ...
On Feb. 24, the Student Government Organization (SGA) held their weekly meeting. The Senate was informed that the “’Merica Dance” held the Friday before the meeting had been fairly successful. Senators Graham Shaw ’16 and Hasher Nisar ’16 had led the efforts in promoting the event. At its ...
WRMC, the College’s student-run radio station, is launching its new website today. The website, which provides many new features and is designed to become a concentrated source of information for music culture on campus, is coming out in conjunction with a new look for WRMC. Moss Turpan ...
On Thursday, Feb. 28, Core and Change in the Liberal Arts, a committee formed by the office of Academic Affairs, hosted a panel discussion titled “Technology & The Liberal Arts.” The discussion was meant to explore how new technologies can be used to advance the College’s mission. The panel ...