James O’Brien complained last week that everyone in the previous week’s issue of The Campus was “so very angry, especially in the opinions section.” Mackenzie Beer was roiling in hysterics over being labeled. The Republican columnist was seething at the spring. I wrote about manly stuff. All ...
For the past month or so, the opinions pages of The Campus have played host to a dialogue regarding the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) of 21. The latest such piece to appear in our pages was written by Dr. John Searles, in response to Nick Alexander’s ’10 op-ed on the subject. As someone with ...
It’s quite easy nowadays to vilify Big Business and conglomerated corporate interests. In fact, in a way, it’s become even fashionable — certainly not much of a surprise after watching the financial giants pull enormous profits out of thin air, cause a near collapse of our economy and then steal ...
To the editor: I enjoyed reading Karl Lindholm’s recollections of Carnivals in the olden days (“Looking back, moving forward,” Feb. 25). I also remember Carnivals from growing up here, and the college-wide participation. Hoards of people crowded the Snow Bowl for ski-jumping in particular, which ...
The calendar turned itself to March this week, taking with it the Olympics, Winter Carnival and, of course, “Let’s Talk About Sex” Month. The annual series of events, sponsored by the Office of Health and Wellness Education, included a dating game, discussion about sexual conversation and a sex ...
I don’t know about everyone else out there, but the month of February flew by for me. In an instant. Yet, looking back, I marvel at what a month it was. For the first time in several years, I was truly proud of my school. The first couple of weeks saw President Liebowitz outlining a new financial ...
I read The Middlebury Campus last week. That was a mistake. Everyone seemed so very angry, especially in the Opinions section. So this week, I’m searching my e-mail inbox and finding good things to say about people who have e-mailed me. Julie Hoyenski — Other than spam from porn sites, there’s ...
Lately, I’ve been having the feeling that it is impossible for it to ever be spring again. Even though the snow that is now covering the campus is beautiful, by the end of February I am always looking forward to the spring, to shrugging off winter layers and being able to walk barefoot through the ...
For the last two weeks I have managed to forgo my nightly foray to the library in favor of planting myself in front of my friend’s 15-inch, non-HD television in a desperate attempt to capture one of the greatest events in sports: the Olympics. Much like a student who writes a response paper to assuage ...
Living in Fletcher House, a hotbed of civic involvement, responsibility and general high-mindedness that — by sheer coincidence alone — is home to the Student Co-Chair of the Community Council, the SGA President and numerous members of the SGA Cabinet, I often hear of major changes on campus before ...
We live in a world characterized by political polarity so extreme that we can barely get people to acknowledge there is global warming, much less provide healthcare or recognize humanity in a stranger. Last week’s feature piece, “Where do I belong,” in an attempt to gain a few chuckles from the ...
Olympic boxing in Ancient Greece was performed by naked men wearing leather gloves weighted with metal. No rules existed for punching a man on the ground, although killing one’s opponent was counterproductive — if you died, you won. As athletes evolved, the competitive environment adjusted accordingly. ...
On Monday, Feb. 15, all sophomores who applied to study abroad in the spring of next year got an e-mail from Jeff Cason, the dean of International Programs, with the unsettling subject line “IMPORTANT STUDY ABROAD REQUEST.” This e-mail was followed up two days later by one of similar gravity — ...
To the Editor: Ever seen a RIDDIM show and thought that you could come up with a better theme idea? Well, this is your chance. The Campus is soliciting theme ideas for the RIDDIM show for all students to vote on in next week’s poll. Whoever comes up with the winning theme idea will win two tickets ...
When we think about evolution, all too easily we fall into thinking that Nature somehow has a will — that the survival of the fittest is her intention, and many of our institutions and ideas somehow stand against the march of progress. Whether we are willing to defend this view, it sits within many ...
This weekend marks the 87th annual Middlebury Winter Carnival, and, following the trend of the past few years, the weekend promises to be full of exciting opportunities — including ski races, a comedian, ice sculpting, ’80s music, a top-flight DJ and more. In addition to the tremendous efforts of ...
My wife and I are writers and though I have enjoyed what some might term more professional success (my work has appeared in a number of prestigious publications with sophisticated readership including, in autumn 2006, a letter to the editor of the New York Review of Books), Suzy is a talented woman ...
Last week, the Director of the Office of Health and Wellness Jyoti Daniere co-sponsored an abysmally one-sided and thankfully ill-attended “debate” on the 21-year-old legal drinking age. The event largely consisted of two “scholars” (Dr. David Jernigan and Dr. John Searles) harping upon Daniere’s ...
Correction Appended After a year and a half of chopping the low-hanging fruit from the College’s budgetary tree, President Liebowitz, through his speech on the budget crisis, offered a welcome demonstration of commitment, confidence and cautious optimism. Exhibiting the transparency that is quickly ...