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 ...
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Author: [no author name found] RESPONSESI think there should be more senior housing that isn't just made for 4 people. The Atwater suites and LaForce suites are by far the biggest blocks of senior housing. Because those suites are (almost?) exclusively four-person suites, and because there aren't many ...
Author: [no author name found] The mystery of Nick Garza's '11 tragic disappearance and death came to a close on March 12 as the Middlebury Police Department (MPD) finally released the official report on its investigation. The report brings closure to a saga that last year saw search and rescue teams ...
Author: Mike Waters A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in my suite talking about drinking. It was some lazy Saturday afternoon - the transition period between recovering from one night and planning for the next - when it hit me: we talk about drinking a lot. Something about sitting there, discussing ...
Author: Andrey Tolstoy Class participation is war by other means. When shooting for that 5-15 percent, keep in mind that you are leading a two-front campaign, in which the class participant par excellence will strike a harmonious balance between his two strategic objectives: earning the sympathy of ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes Between March 9 and March 12, I received three different e-mails in my inbox enticing me to walk over to Axinn to get my picture taken for the yearbook. They made fancy YouTube videos, snazzy posters, and last-minute reminders, all of which assaulted me from my computer screen ...
Author: David Peduto With the pending student vote on the Honor Code Review Committee's recommendations for the Honor Code, I would like to express what I believe is necessary in order to achieve this endeavor. I believe that we need to revitalize the spirit of the Honor Code. This doesn't just come ...
Author: Caroline Woodworth To shed more light on the recommendation provided by the Comprehensive Fee Committee regarding the price tag on a Middlebury education, we, as a committee, felt obligated to further explain our decision-making process. Firstly, however, we would like to explain the procedures ...
Author: Kate Lupo Professor of American Studies Kit Wilson, most amazing teacher of the American studies course "American Landscape," shared a wonderful story with his students this week. On vacation in Florence some years ago, Wilson and his wife visited Michelangelo's "David" in the Galleria Dell'Accademia. ...
Author: Amanda Cormier It was clear from the extended standing ovation that followed Sheyenne Brown's groundbreaking performance of "A Colored Girl's College Tour" on March 6 that her art had achieved something monumental among the College community: she'd touched a nerve.But although I was moved to ...