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 ...
As members of a democracy in which the government gains its legitimacy and mandate from the opinion of the majority, we take as truth the assumption that government rules for the common good. On Sunday, March 21, Congress passed the reconciliation healthcare bill. The next day the President signed ...
To the Editor: As a long-time vegan, I enjoyed reading about Kristen Faiferlick’s month-long run with a vegan diet (“Vegan for a Month,” Apr. 8). The author sums up my sentiments perfectly: Everyone should try out being vegan! It’s easier than ever to go vegan. As a growing number of people ...
As an opinion columnist for the prestigious Middlebury Campus, I occasionally receive visions of the future. This week, I was fortunate enough to be granted, on the occasion of this, the week of Spring Preview Days, a scattered glimpse into the next four years of one anonymous young pre-student whose ...
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and to ask him about the campaign to replace retiring Governor Jim Douglas in 2010. Dean had the surprising thought that Susan Bartlett — the longtime chair of the state senate appropriations committee — might make ...
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 ...