Author: Jacob Udell Haven't you heard? You don't need to be a vegan, drive a Prius, or know how to compost to be an environmentalist! Of course, conservation in our daily lifestyle is incredibly valuable. But rather than immediate global warming solutions, things commonly associated with environmentalism ...
Author: Kate Lupo Aren't women funny? Aren't we just hilarious? Do you know the names of any female comedians besides Ellen DeGeneres? No? Me neither. On the flip side, I'm sure if I asked my readers to name male stand-up comedians, they would probably be able to provide a solid list. I will argue that, ...
Author: Peter Baumann The funny thing about a comfort zone is that it is exactly that - comfortable. You could be there because it is what you know, or what you are good at or simply where you find yourself most at home. For me, I was comfortable as editor of the sports section of The Middlebury Campus. ...
Author: Alex Garlick The numbers are staggering: seven semesters on campus, three J-terms, $159,870.50 in tuition, fees, parking tickets, and deposits, thousands of printer pages that Count Paper is fretting over and a GPA that would have been sterling if my Spanish was "bueno" (sadly, it was "mucho ...
Author: [no author name found] For most Middlebury students, Winter Term represents a cherished exercise in relaxation. Free afternoons afford ample opportunity for skiing, snowboarding and exploring the surrounding Vermont hinterlands, while a diverse array of eye-opening workshops allow students to ...
Author: Stefan Claypool Thirteen months into a historic recession, it's become clear that President-elect Barack Obama plans to address the crisis with a combination of neo-Keynesian policies and carefully lowered expectations. As he prepares to unleash a $775 million stimulus package on our country, ...
Author: Andrey Tolstoy Non-native English speakers arriving in Middlebury will be quick to discover the inadequacy of their own mother tongues when it comes to describing emotion. Far from the dispassionate academics the media portrays them to be, students here are adept at describing a whole gamut ...
Author: James O'Brien As finals approach and campus stress levels are spiking, I'd like to examine one of the possibilities for stress release that the internet provides: anonymously commenting about articles, videos, and music. Though not nearly as popular as pornography Web sites and fantasy football ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:In The Campus' Green Issue, Rich Wolfson ("Green's quantitative side," Nov. 20) argues that environmentalists here at Middlebury College ought to use more quantitative data to back the arguments we make. He posits, "being an authoritative environmentalist ...
Author: George Altshuler and Will Bellaimey Middlebury's democratic culture was out in force earlier this month on election day, often with a capital "D." After months of working quietly with a few dedicated volunteers, College Democrats were overwhelmed with the passion and dedication of the several ...
Author: Maurits Pot The overarching goal of the current Middlebury Initiative is to position the College as the first global liberal arts college of the 21st century. In short, the Initiative will enable Middlebury to further improve, expand and globalize. While these goals are commendable, I am often ...
Author: Leslie Lim Staying on campus for the Thanksgiving break, one of the first things I noticed that marked the end of the break was the reopening of the library. Along with limited open hours on Saturday and extended hours (24-hrs!) on Sunday, the library welcomed back hordes of students who probably ...
Author: Annie Onishi Primum non nocere - it's the Hippocratic Oath; a sacred promise that all doctors make before they begin their careers. It means: First, do no harm. I haven't taken it yet, but I'm planning on it some time in the next 10 months or so when I start medical school next August. To do ...
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Author: [no author name found] No sign marks the coming of winter better than the glow emanating from the library in the wee hours of the morning as students furiously type away the last pages of their theses alongside procrastinators working on that lingering assignment. Amidst this unmistakable omen, ...
Author: Josh Wessler Each year in November, many people ask themselves: what does Thanksgiving mean? Is it a celebration of giving, or of receiving and being thankful? These questions often lead to a consideration of the historical understanding of the holiday, which emphasizes the bounty of the harvest, ...
Author: Scott Greene, James Kerrigan, and Jack Lysohir Valediction val-uh-DIK-shuhn, noun: the action of bidding farewell; a farewell. Consider this our valediction. Impressed with our vocabulary? You shouldn't be. During tonight's ed board meeting (our last, ever, single tear) James' aging IBM think ...
Author: John Elder The local food movement has become the catalyst for a new phase of environmentalism. In this regard it builds upon and complements many achievements of American conservation's past century. The wilderness ethic affirmed the beauty and the mutual dependence of all life on earth. The ...
Author: Daniel Roberts My first thought about environmentalism, "I don't know much about it, and I don't care." Then I realized that this very apathy provides for compelling conversation. Sure, I've always refrained from littering, and separated plastic from paper (thank you, dorm room double trash ...