Across 1. Declare 5. Middle-Earth continent 9. It’s the key to playing keys in the right key? 14. Flat-topped hill 15. Famous showgirl 16. Brit’s paparazzo fling Ghalib 17. City in southern Israel 18. Weather meas. 19. Four, Prefix 20. Track 10 on “Blood on the Tracks” 23. N.A.S.A.’s ...
I won’t take the time to respond to Mr. Alexander’s vituperative, unprofessional and insulting (possibly slanderous) comments, except to say his endorsement of the European Myth about drinking is regrettable. Research has demonstrated that there is more consumption and more hazardous consumption ...
There’s a bulletin board on the third floor of Bi-Hall that lists upcoming lectures in science. I passed by it a few weeks ago and noticed a lecture on motivation and brain levels of dopamine. I thought I might go. Then I went to class, was reminded of how much homework I have to do, was assigned ...
Conversations about women’s and gender issues are alive and well at Middlebury. Throughout the school year, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and Chellis House, the Women’s Resource Center, organize roughly 60 events. Each February, we look at the intersections of race and gender, as exemplified ...
As the quality of campus social and residential life has become of increasing concern over the past few weeks, the focus of this column has shifted somewhat. Originally geared solely toward the world of alcohol, I now find myself speaking on behalf of Middlebury’s distinct social troubles. While ...
Let’s all take a deep breath — it’s been a rocky few weeks, but let’s collectively remember that, come September, we will all have a bed to sleep on and a roof over our heads. In the grand scheme of things, we’re all lucky. But putting challenges in perspective rarely makes them any less ...
The lowest number among my potential roommates is about 200 numbers away from Atwater suite status, so we are investigating some off-campus options in anticipation of the administration encouraging more rising seniors to live off campus in the next month. (Where else are all of us going to live?) In ...
About a month ago, I decided to try out veganism. I know what you’re thinking. Vegans are tree-hugging, granola-loving liberals who only eat carrots and leaves. Well, bear with me, and maybe I can help draw a more accurate picture. Why would I ever consider veganism? Unlike most people, my decision ...
Google’s decision to leave China and redirect Google.cn to its site in Hong Kong has sparked much controversy this past week. While some have praised Google’s decision, righteously justifying the need for total Internet freedom and human rights, other commentaries lament this illogical business ...
There must come a time every spring when professors wander over to their windows, open the shades a crack and blast the weather for a fresh pile of last-minute hangover prose. Despaired, they lock themselves up in the bathroom, plunge into the tub, without undressing, and try to fight off the changing ...
Answers to the crossword will be posted here at 7 a.m. on March 19. Across 1. Dixie’s Republican org. 4. Homo erectus, e.g. 10. Robe accoutrement 14. Paltrow’s ‘Shallow ___’ 15. Gin compliments 16. Dunkable dessert 17. Parisian friend 18. Pennsylvania representative at the Second Continental ...
I guess New York can’t let Illinois have all the fun. On Feb. 26, New York State Governor David Paterson announced an end to his reelection campaign. For many voters, this was hardly news; Paterson — who was widely mocked by the national political establishment, lobbied by the Obama administration ...
Oh, what a difference a week makes: last week I was the darling of The Campus and this week, its villain. I would like to express my gratitude to The Campus for publishing so many articles on the Great Alcohol Debate. The reason I, along with the Addison County Prevention Project, brought Drs. Searles ...
I’ve set a goal: In the next couple weeks I will generate a mind-blowingly awesome, socially-conscious-yet-irreverent opinion about some tragically overlooked aspect of the world. In the absence of that opinion this week, here are some topics which are rising in popularity this week, according to ...
Dearest and Most Esteemed Government of Israel, I just wanted to write and let you know that I think you guys are doing a great job. No, really, I think that the decisions you’ve made lately have been fantastic. Starting with that Hamas leader’s assassination in Dubai — like, cool! Totally James ...
The recent controversy over the reorganization of super block housing this semester has left many students upset, confused and scrambling to find new plans for the upcoming year. Despite the series of e-mails sent out and the information meetings held in an attempt to help upperclassmen through the ...
In the last few years, “bi-partisanship,” “compromise” and “working across the political aisle” have become phrases endowed with special power. This is reasonable in an era when the American political climate seems defined by intense political controversy and antagonism. Yet, they are ...
My friend from Kabul was sitting to my right, her hair uncovered. Next to her, my friend from Kunduz Province. To his right, a professor, Jeffrey Lunstead, a former U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka, former State Department Foreign Service officer in Pakistan, and a member of the 2001 Bonn Conference. I ...
Over the past few weeks, these pages have seen a flurry of debate over the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) of 21. This week alone, three separate pieces in the opinions section deal with the topic, and each of the last four weeks have included at least one op-ed submission targeting this contentious ...