Author: Michael and Judy Olinick While we agree with [Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science] Murray Dry that achieving marriage equality in Vermont through the legislature rather than the courts was an important "first," we differ with him on some significant points: it's not accurate to say, ...
Author: Perspective on prospectives Over the past two weeks, hundreds of prospective students have descended on our quiet Vermont campus to get an appreciation for the dynamic and exciting nature of life at Middlebury, soggy April weather notwithstanding. Through the Campus Preview days program, this ...
Author: Kate Lupo This weekend, my boyfriend's mom came to visit. At lunch, she extracted her large, outdated cell phone from within her backpack. "Oh God," she said, with panic in her voice. "A voicemail from your father! I thought I checked my messages 20 minutes ago! I better send him a text message." ...
Author: [no author name found] RESPONSESI began filing my own taxes before I graduated from high school. Before students graduate from college, they should know how to negotiate the process. They're likely not to have very complicated forms to file (most of us can use a 1040EZ for our federal taxes), ...
Author: Ben Wessel Middlebury has long been at the forefront of the climate policy debate in this country. Scholars like Bill McKibben, John Elder and Jon Isham, and the students of the Sunday Night Group (SNG), are known throughout the country as premier climate advocates. Midd-kid initiatives like ...
Author: Andrew Throdahl Last weekend I happened upon some of Angela Evancie's 09 photography exhibit, entitled "Recognition," on view in 51 Main. The show, which opened two weeks ago, consists of portraits of FIC dining hall staff on white backdrops, with captions of name, hometown, and occupation. ...
Author: Andrey Tolstoy Since 1985, The Darwin Awards have been conferred on "people who ensure the long-term survival of the human race by removing themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion." In 1998, a German zookeeper named Friedrich Riesfeldt was honored for suffocating under nearly ...
Author: Mike Waters Much has been made of Middlebury's "work hard, play hard" ethic. Constantly decried by its critics as the root of all that ails this institution - its high-stress academic environment and its destructive and embarrassing drinking culture - and yet defended by its proponents as part ...
Author: Brian Fung Ever since journalism became a true profession in the early 20th century, citizens looked to the news to learn about the world around them. Today, the news is the news - and while print, TV and radio organizations still perform the same function they did a century ago, that very commitment ...
Author: Murray Dry After the Vermont legislature enacted the gay marriage bill into law last week, over Governor Jim Douglas's veto, news reports described Vermont as the fourth state to achieve this task, after Massachusetts, Connecticut and Iowa. Vermont actually deserves more credit than that, ...
Author: [no author name found] Middlebury students have long lamented the inefficacies of the Student Government Association (SGA). But the feeling was mutual last month as our own collective apathy towards the SGA culminated in remarkably low numbers during the organization's special mid-term presidential ...
Author: [no author name found] Mr. Claypool's recent column on the rapid socialization of American society resonated deeply with me. Mr. Claypool is correct in asserting that Barack Obama is rapidly transforming our nation into a repressive authoritarian regime such as North Korea or Cuba. Free market ...
Author: [no author name found] RESPONSESI think it was absolutely reactionary of Vermont's governor to veto that bill; thank God the state legislators here are a bit more intelligent than him on this one. This is the 21st century, and this is America, and it's embarrassing that we still deny civil rights ...
Author: [no author name found] Following the veto issued Monday by Vermont governor Jim Douglas '72 against a pending bill legalizing same-sex marriage - legislation that passed by wide margins in both the House and the Senate - lawmakers were not the only ones up in arms. Across the nation, onlookers ...
Author: Kate Lupo On March 19th, environmentally conscious individuals across campus found a wonderful surprise on the front page of The New York Times: a headline that read "Obamas to Plant Organic Garden at the White House." According to The New York Times, First Lady Michelle Obama has created the ...
Author: Kevin Moss The governor of Vermont, a Middlebury graduate, has vowed to veto Sen. 115, the bill that extends marriage equality to same-sex couples. He says he has friends on both sides of the debate, and that beliefs are "deeply felt and passionately expressed." He also says, "For those on ...
Author: Ian Trombulak There's snow up to my ankles, and it's spilling over into my shoes. Wet socks - my favorite part about winter in Vermont. I suppose I should be better prepared, having lived in the Middlebury area for the vast majority of my life. Of course, as a thrifty youth, I discovered the ...
Author: Stefan Claypool It's time to call the plague that is sweeping the United States by name. We are experiencing the third wave of socialism in this country, and to call it anything else would be profoundly dishonest. What else can one call a system where the president is allowed to fire private ...
Author: [no author name found] RESPONSESHaving several smaller acts doesn't generate the same campus-wide excitement that one big concert does. Lesser known artists tend to fly under the radar. I know some people who had no idea that Santigold or RJD2 played a show at Middlebury. Big name artists energize ...