J-term, play-it-safe term
By Editorial Board | February 4, 2021Our remote J-Term comes down to this: responsibility.
Opinion
Students struggled in the fall. There are ways to fix that this spring.
By Editorial Board | January 28, 2021Two in three students broke Covid-19 guidelines during the fall semester. More than three in four experienced worsened mental health.
Facebook Campus is not Middlebury’s friend
By Jake Gaughan | January 28, 2021The stated mission of Middlebury — and of the other 29 colleges and universities that Facebook has chosen to test Facebook Campus on — is one that revolves around education, not the wealth of corporations.
Biden, when is ‘immediately?’
By Joel Machado | January 28, 2021If Democrats are going to help people at this critical moment where it is so desperately needed, it needs to be done with backbone and it needs to be done now.
MASK OFF, MIDD: Everything on a pedestal falls
By Maria Kaouris | January 28, 2021MASK OFF, MIDD: A hollow statue will always crumble.
Beethoven in the quarantine queue: An unorthodox source of hope
By Tejas Srinivasan | January 28, 2021Here’s my recommendation: the next time you’re stressed or worried during these troubled times...try listening to a piece mentioned in this article, or any piece by Beethoven
Middlebury must rescind Rudy Giuliani’s honorary degree
By Editorial Board | January 10, 2021“...Winning is wonderful. Winning in sports. Winning elections. It beats losing them. But the reality is that winning is only fulfilling if you do it through the rules, and you do it by being able to contribute to other people.” These were the words that Rudy Giuliani spoke in his commencement address ...
We should test like we don’t have luck on our side
By Editorial Board | December 3, 2020We ask that the college implement weekly testing for all students, faculty and staff, no-questions-asked testing upon request and mandatory exit testing in this coming spring semester.
Making space for slowness
By Emily Thompson | December 3, 2020We need to change Midd’s culture so that we can all find the slowness, rest and acceptance we need.
From farewells this fall to faring well this spring
By Editorial Board | November 19, 2020While we may have survived this semester, the sustainability of this new normal has yet to be seen.
MASK OFF, MIDD: Asking for what you want
By Maria Kaouris | November 19, 2020If you can’t ask for what you want, you’ll never get it.
Remote classes aren’t the same
By Editorial Board | November 12, 2020Gone are the days of lingering behind after class to chat with professors or to make lunch plans with classmates, engaging in witty rapport and sharing knowing glances — or even pencils — with people next to you.
Little environmentalisms for the not-so-perfect kids
By Florence Wu | November 12, 2020I wish that I were here to tell you a success story.
Racial justice starts with a conversation
By The Justtalks Team | November 12, 2020The campus community desperately needs to engage with nuanced perspectives around specific aspects of race so we can see how it affects all aspects of our daily lives.
It’s time for Election Day to be a college holiday
By Editorial Board | October 29, 2020Voting is a right, and barriers to exercising that right should be removed in any form they take.
Notes from the Desk: An issue for an election like no other
By Bochu Ding, Riley Board, Nora Peachin and Hattie Lefavour | October 29, 2020This is why we’re publishing an election issue.
Predicting the 2020 election: Will forecasters repeat mistakes made in 2016?
By Matt Dickinson | October 29, 2020 Assuming political scientists’ fundamentals-based forecast models are accurate, Joe Biden will win next Tuesday’s presidential election with about 53% of the two-party popular vote, and somewhere north of 300 Electoral College votes. But can we trust those forecasts? In 2016, contrary ...
Four years in retrospect: A political scientist’s lessons in engaging with the abnormal
By Bert Johnson | October 29, 2020So how should we view this administration and this election?
MASK OFF, MIDD: The Politics of Romance
By Maria Kaouris | October 29, 2020When I was in high school, I gave a speech that killed my love life.
The fate of the American melting pot
By Tejas Srinivasan | October 29, 2020What would the re-election of this president mean for the future of immigration in America?