When I began this column three semesters ago, I imagined it as a lighthearted contribution to The Campus’ pages; if not an opportunity to focus solely on seemingly trivial concerns, then just a chance to acknowledge the role alcohol plays in our college lives, for good or ill. And while I hardly thought ...
Since the 90s, Middlebury’s higher-ups have been hell bent on turning the school into the leading liberal arts college by paying for the best professors and attracting the best students. And aren’t we proud; we all wallow in the oohs and ahs when we mention our alma mater to our parents’ friends. ...
In honor of this being National Cognitive Dissonance week, I happily bring you a flurry of poorly researched information about topics you don’t want to think about. You can thank me later. If you’re like me, you have a tough time wrapping your head around the questions of sustainability and overpopulation ...
When I sat down to write my last column of the year, I was tempted to write about the war in Afghanistan, the nuclear proliferation treaty or the way the world would look without America. However, I will have many chances next year to address these problems, and since it is my last column of this year, ...
Nestled in beautiful Vermont, in one of the most liberal states in the nation, Middlebury College is an open and accepting community, where everyone can be whatever they want. That’s what we tell ourselves. Well, we tell ourselves a lie. The acts of homophobic graffiti over the last two weeks tell ...
Recently, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz invited The Campus alcohol columnist Mike Waters ’10 to engage in a discussion about the problems ailing Middlebury’s social life and the potential for a cure. This type of discussion is an encouraging step in the process of student-administration ...
We all watched in horror last year as the real estate market popped like an over ripe tomato, shaking the entire economy with the violence of its implosion. As people lost homes and jobs, tax revenue at all levels of the government shrunk precipitously. Deficits — already out of control after eight ...
Over the past number of weeks, there has been a flurry of rhetorical posturing on all sides of the table. Israeli Barak has reiterated his new favorite line about how Israel must end the Occupation for the sake of its future as a Jewish and democratic state (absolutely correct). American Barack has ...
Calling all cultures! If you want to graduate from Middlebury, you have to meet some academic distribution requirements. Many of us sweat and struggle, searching for that second college writing class. Many of us pull a fist-pump when we discover that we may skip one of the eight disciplinary categories ...
Answers to the crossword will be posted here at 7 a.m. on April 23. Across 1. NaCl 5. Stats for Mayweather 8. Alf or E.T. 13. Greek portico 14. “Habanera” from “Carmen”, e.g. 16. Stuff to capacity, like with food 17. Yao Ming’s fireworks? 20. Salmon breed 21. Internazionale striker Samuel 22. ...
Tomorrow evening, hundreds of people will descend on Middlebury for the town’s annual Relay for Life event. It’s a success by any measure, especially when you consider that our relay has raised more than $1 million for the American Cancer Society since a Middlebury student started it seven years ...
When I heard from friends and teachers that John Elder would be retiring from Middlebury College, it was at the beginning of my junior year, late in 2008. It was not the first time I’d heard that it had come time for him to leave after some three decades, an amazingly long tenure. At the time, posters ...
After three illustrious semesters as a columnist for The Campus, one thing I still haven’t quite figured out is how many people actually read my writing on a regular basis. I hear my friends’ opinions every week, but often they read my column while sitting across from me at lunch on Thursday, so ...
The most emphatic recommendation for my column this week came from one of my editors: “a well-researched piece about the reasons for marijuana prohibition.” Why think so small? Let’s talk about the reasons for the prohibition of any drug. Danger is the most basic reason. Losing control of ourselves ...
y attention and shocked my sensibilities. In the past twenty-four hours, I have witnessed no less than four members of the opposite sex adjusting certain regions of their anatomy in full range of spectators. Could this be a radical new form of performance art? Well, although such bodily fixation may ...
We’ve written several editorials this year praising Mike Panzer ’10 and the rest of the current SGA for the significant number of tangible initiatives they have tackled. In years past, the SGA has been characterized by empty campaign promises and general inaction. As president, Panzer delivered ...
This week, one student in Ross Commons fell victim to an incident of vandalism and homophobic harassment. In another outbreak of aggression, a poster promoting Gaypril events was found ripped from its mount. We at The Campus stridently condemn these acts of intolerance and call on students, faculty ...
Though tradition tells me that senior crush lists are to be posted roughly two weeks before the semester ends in the dining hall of your choice, I’ve decided to take advantage of the fact that I’ve worked my butt off as an editor of the paper since my freshman year and publish mine now, and in The ...
Just say no. That’s what I was told from the very beginning about drugs. I progressed through school and was forced to attend various anti-drug programs, from which I remember absolutely nothing. Except don’t do drugs. That was the message conveyed to me, and I wasn’t really the rebellious or ...