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The Campus Crossword 3/18/10 (Answers)

The Campus Crossword 03/18/10

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 ...

Tough Times for the Empire (State)

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 ...

Op-Ed: A response to Mr. Waters

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 ...

A Preface to Lunch: In the absence of an opinion

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 ...

Op-Ed: To the Israeli Government

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 ...

Editorial: Housing Changes

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 ...

Red, Right and Blue - Bi-partisan, Hi-partisan

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 ...

Op-Ed: A continued presence in Afghanistan

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 ...

Editorial: A drinking age endorsement

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 ...

Op-Ed: Vermont's out-of-touch 'health' establishment

In last week’s Campus, Dr. John Searles defended the legal drinking age of 21 by doing what the establishment does best: lying. From high atop his bully pulpit, Searles graced Midd-kids with a letter to the editor devoid of relevant science and saturated with ridicule, even stooping so low as to accuse ...

Op-Ed: Refusing to settle for nuclear

I am tired of pragmatism, of “centered” political views, of sacrificing change for compromise. In the past year, I have watched as those in power touted the Canadian oil sands as a solution to weaning America off foreign oil; as they turned universal access healthcare into something simply less ...

Editorial Cartoon: Proctor lunch

Waters to Wine: In search of a "balance"

As somewhat of an addendum to my previous column about the Community Council’s so-called review of keg policy, I thought I might lend my voice to the debate about alcohol that has been raging — probably unnoticed — in these pages for weeks. As The Campus’ alcohol columnist, it is my duty to ...

Rawr

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 ...

Notes from the Desk: A license to drink

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 ...

Op-Ed: Does Middlebury College really care about the planet and its people?

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 ...

Letters to the Editor: 3/4/2010

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 ...

Editorial: Let's talk about history

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 ...

Notes from the Desk: Middlebury strikes gold

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 ...