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March 18, 2009Author: [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 ...
Editorial The right report, but the wrong reasons?
By Middlebury Campus | March 18, 2009Author: [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 ...
Waters to Wine Did somebody say, "alcohol"?
By Middlebury Campus | March 18, 2009Author: 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 ...
Behind Enemy Lines Your passion for learning makes me gag
By Middlebury Campus | March 18, 2009Author: 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 ...
Notes from the Desk No thanks for the memories
By Middlebury Campus | March 18, 2009Author: 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 ...
OP-ED Our integrity, our responsibility
By Middlebury Campus | March 18, 2009Author: 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 ...
OP-ED Explaining the comprehensive fee
By Middlebury Campus | March 18, 2009Author: 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 ...
Lupo Fiasco Tantalizing, tight-wearing tushes
By Middlebury Campus | March 11, 2009Author: 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. ...
Notes from the Desk True liberal arts discussion
By Middlebury Campus | March 11, 2009Author: 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 ...
Elephant in the Room Overwhelmed
By Middlebury Campus | March 11, 2009Author: Stefan Claypool One of the Obama campaign's big selling points was that it was going to restore America's international standing - it was going to reach out to the world powers that had been snubbed by the Cowboy Bush regime and reclaim the diplomatic high ground by shaking hands with our enemies ...
OP-ED Where did global warming go?
By Middlebury Campus | March 11, 2009Author: Andrew Piccirillo Last week's article on Power Shift reminded me of the complex relationship between science and politics, between knowledge and action. I believe that prevailing assumptions on campus about the severity of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) and how we should respond need critical ...
OP-ED Class of 2009, get ready for your last 100 days!
By Middlebury Campus | March 11, 2009Author: Eva Nixon Seniors, in less than 100 days, we become alumni! As members of the Class of 2009, we have all had different experiences over the last four years: gardened with Jay, volunteered with the homeless, shredded the gnar, written a screenplay
Editorial A vote of confidence?
By Middlebury Campus | March 11, 2009Author: [no author name found] Whether by habit or intent, the Student Government Association (SGA) maintains a modest profile. Under pressure to compete with students' daily grind, the SGA suffers from a chronic inability to connect with its constituents. Past senators and presidents have tried to ...
Behind enemy lines
By Middlebury Campus | March 4, 2009Author: Andrey Tolstoy Every age projects its anxieties onto a perceived conflict between humanity and technology. In Plato's time, it was feared that literacy would destroy the art of oration. At the end of the nineteenth century, it was feared that horse-drawn-carriage-loving London would drown in ...
OP-ED Social responsibility
By Middlebury Campus | March 4, 2009Author: Alison Mehravari There is a fantastic billboard that has made an appearance in recent years. Its caption reads, "Turn off the lights. All it takes is
OP-ED The economics of President Obama's stimulus package
By Middlebury Campus | March 4, 2009Author: Robert E. Prasch As everyone now knows, the U.S. and the world are in the grip of a tremendous financial crisis. Many banks have failed. Virtually every honest analyst and commentator understands that many of those that are still operating are actually bankrupt by any reasonable measure - all ...
Editorial To make a moral choice
By Middlebury Campus | March 4, 2009Author: [no author name found] While the College's Honor Code has always been a somewhat amorphous concept, its existence is undeniably crucial to our Middlebury experience. By forcing students' collective honesty to triumph over greed and self-consciousness, the Code is a learning tool that transcends ...
Letter to the Editor
March 4, 2009Author: [no author name found] To the Editor: I noted with great alarm that Richard Fuld - yes, that guy - is a Middlebury College trustee! Fuld is the Lehman Brothers CEO who shoulders a good deal of responsibility for precipitating the current global economic crisis, either because of malignant greed ...