If last year’s Green Issue was meant to be a groundbreaking endeavor, we at The Campus are even more excited about this year’s incarnation. While last year’s issue appeared as a novelty, albeit an important and resourceful one, this second-annual issue represents someting more. In some ways, it ...
The dismal state of the environment these days has me down in the dumps. In fact, it has depressed me so that I’ve been forced to drink (I imagine no one saw that coming). With climate change (and governments’ inability to do anything about it — world leaders agreed this week to not decide on ...
Whose parents do not remember the quadrupling of the price of gas, the stock market crash, the government’s request to ban Christmas lights and the mandated national maximum speed limit of 55 mph during the 1973 oil crisis? The OPEC countries’ oil embargo countered the prevailing perception of the ...
2009 was supposed to be the year of climate action. Last February, after the inspiring election of Barack Obama and an overwhelmingly Democratic Congress, I could taste success. I knew in my heart of hearts that this would be the year that we’d get lasting climate and clean energy legislation. This ...
In Justice Black’s dissent to the opinion of the Court in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) he wrote that it was outside the purview of schools to “broadcast political or any other views to educate and inform the public.” Subsequent Supreme Court cases have trended towards his dissent, and because ...
Student Government Association (SGA) President Michael Panzer ’10 has raised the bar. By passing legislation in recent weeks to restore Midnight Breakfast, launch ACTR shuttle routes on campus and extend 24-hour library access during exam time, this year’s SGA Senate has proven itself more aggressive ...
As I logged on to Segue today to check my Spanish homework for the week, I was momentarily taken aback by the startling revelation that it’s already Week 10 of the semester. Thanksgiving is two weeks away, the end of the semester is fast approaching, and somehow I’m still in a September mindset. ...
Last Sunday, I participated in a little discussion group/lecture type thing called “How You Livin’?” Apologies to you readers for including references to my exciting social life in this column for another week. You must be thinking, “First Quidditch, and now a discussion group/lecture-type thing? ...
Author: Kate Lupo With the media focused on the whirlwind of domestic and international challenges facing President Obama, a discussion of women's issues seemed unlikely to occur at the president's "100th day in office press conference." And yet, CNN White House correspondent Ed Henry asked specifically ...
Author: Christine Bachman and Chelsea Guster After reading Andrew Throdahl's article two weeks ago ["Constructive and unconstructive methods of change," Opinions section, April 23], we would like to address the same subject that he endeavored to address: constructive and unconstructive methods of change. ...
Author: Stefan Claypool With graduation looming, "The Elephant in the Room," like all good things, must come to an end. Today, in this final column, I have no topical commentary to offer, no pithy comments to make. Instead, I will just say this: there are brilliant minds at this institution who are ...
Author: [no author name found] From our vantage point as journalists, college life tends to become distilled into an admittedly predictable collage of "big moments." As such, a retrospective of the past year would inevitably be highlighted by the College's two national championship victories - congratulations ...
Author: Garrett Reynolds Primum non nocere. It was here in the Opinions section in an article by Annie Onishi '09 that I first heard of this so-called Hippocratic Oath. It means "above all, do no harm," and is traditionally taken by physicians upon entering the practice of medicine. For physicians, ...
Author: Matt Joseph I don't think I'd be alone in saying one of the top reasons I came to Middlebury is because "the people here seem so nice." I can remember taking tours, visiting classes, going to the dining halls and spending the night during my senior year of high school in order to learn about ...
Author: [no author name found] RESPONSESWhat do you think is the most productive way to spend your summer?Productive is an interesting term. It limits the answers one can give to this question. It is of course not "productive" in the traditional sense to catch up with friends, relax, get lost in lots ...
Author: Aylie Baker Last Saturday night I met the man of my dreams. Well, the men of my dreams.At first glance, it would seem as though Greg and Bob have got it all figured out. They lead vibrant, thoughtful lives. Bob is a charming artist. Greg, a once antique-selling post grad, is a captivating folklorist ...
Author: [no author name found] Wow, I disagree with so much of the April 30 Campus editorial ["Demystifying the bubble," Opinions section, April 30]. No, the structure of higher education has not historically been one that breeds socially and environmentally conscious graduates, you are right. However, ...
Author: Adam Irish I am happy the recession has come to Middlebury College. I welcome it. I hope for more budget cuts and less generous donors. I look forward to paying for printing and a halt to perpetual construction. No, I don't hate my alma mater. I despise what is known as the "Middlebury bubble," ...
Author: Jeff Klein It's hard to believe that my time at Middlebury is almost over. I know that it is an extremely hackneyed expression but I feel like the four years have come and gone in the blink of an eye. I can vividly remember driving up with my parents for first-year orientation while my two younger ...