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Saturday, Mar 28, 2026

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The Setonian

An outside look inside the American Pysche

Author: Leslie Lim A couple of weeks ago, I found myself at Philadelphia International Airport, wandering through its long halls and perusing its shops, attempting to kill time during a five hour layover between my flight from Vermont to Barcelona. Starting from one of the domestic terminals, I leisurely ...


The Setonian

Notes From The Desk Greening the Campus

Author: Tess Russell Here at Middlebury, there is a discrepancy between the treatment of underage alcohol violations and marijuana use by students of all ages that I find to be somewhat out of touch. My intention here is not to advocate drug legalization, so I'm not going to expound on the reasons why ...


The Setonian

A Preface to Lunch

Author: James O'Brien In deciding who to vote for in the upcoming election, I try to pay very little attention to what candidates actually say-mainly because it is never even vaguely related to what they do once they get elected. At the same time, I can fill you in on what I have managed to gather from ...


The Setonian

Dean's List Amethyst Initiative sparks bottomless debate

Author: Dean Atyia The Amethyst Initiative's website looks like it should be the back cover advertisement of a pop news magazine. It colorfully displays rotating images of diverse groups of young people toasting glasses of wine or champagne flutes. These people look like they are having the time of ...


The Setonian

op-ed A case for carbon offsets

Author: Daniel Streitfeld In the interest of truth and accuracy, in the space provided to me here I would like to address a number of startling fallacies found in Mr. Alex Garlick's latest opinion piece ("An Offsetting Notion," May 1).The esteemed Mr. Garlick derides the validity of the now-popular ...


The Setonian

op-ed Is not being a misogynist enough?

Author: Felipe PrunedaSenties I would like to use this space to respond to a piece published in these same pages a week ago, which argued that feminists on campus have of late resorted to offensive tactics, like distributing fliers that indiscriminately point fingers at heterosexual men and catalogue ...


The Setonian

op-ed Wireless classrooms - necessarily a good thing?

Author: Kate Lupo Students are thrilled that the campus is on the cusp of becoming completely wireless. What a relief that we can bring our laptops wherever we want and still be able to type up school work and, of course, occasionally check our Facebook, e-mail and most recently, the addictive Web site ...


The Setonian

Weekly cartoons

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The Setonian

op-ed Misconceptions of the Task Force report explained

Author: Task Force on the Status of Women Readers of The Campus' article on the report of the Task Force on the Status of Women may have drawn inaccurate conclusions about the issues it addresses from the polemical nature of the article. The title, "Task Force finds sexist social scene on campus," projects ...


The Setonian

Letters to the editor

Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:In 1968 several friends and I were taking a very taxing yet worthwhile English literature course and it came time to take a pre-A. (I have no idea whether there still are pre-As at Middlebury. They were "previously announced examinations" - scheduled tests.) ...


The Setonian

notes from the desk The Campus, signing off

Author: Kathryn Flagg and Zamir Ahmed When we started this job in September, we set out with one goal in mind - don't get fired. Needless to say, after 25 issues and eight months at the helm of the white whale we call The Campus, we can say "Mission Accomplished." Consider this our letters of resignation.If ...


The Setonian

op-ed I confess, Internet talk is cheap

Author: Tristan Axelrod I don't really mind being called a f---a--, or told that I suck b----. For s---- and giggles, I'd like to posit that I'm not, and I don't. In fact, I'll own up to the fact that I'm responsible for those comments, because I voted for myself as the best musician at Middlebury. ...


The Setonian

Shenanigans My senior crush list

Author: Alex Garlick 1. Dan Streitfeld - Thanks for your third anti-Garlick op-ed, it's great for my overflowing vainglory.2. The Bunker - There once was a dream of a weekly Sketch-Cullough dance party with cheap beer, Red Bull and long lines to make it feel exclusive. Now, the dream comes true every ...


The Setonian

A preface to lunch I won't be wearing a suit this summer

Author: James O'Brien Thank God the school year is over! And what a year it's been … etc. … Now I can enjoy myself for a couple months before hitting the proverbial wall at the beginning of August when I start to fantasize about Middlebury. Then I'll get to Middlebury and start to fantasize about ...


The Setonian

op-ed Is responsibility for rape social or individual?

Author: Nate Ackerly So I went into the RAJ today to meet with my advisor and taped right out front of its door is a sign saying "should drunk drivers be punished?," essentially detailing a scenario in which a guy sleeps with a black-out girl, gets charged with rape and is forced to leave campus. Long ...


The Setonian

op-ed The harsh reality of trust and honor

Author: Robert Hawkins As the most experienced senior member of the Academic Judicial Board (AJB), I write with concern and a heavy feeling of sorrow that has accumulated over the years I have served. The responsibility of enforcing the Honor Code at Middlebury has been a trying endeavor that I hope ...


The Setonian

notes from the desk The responsibility of power

Author: Jay Dolan As a senior at Middlebury, I'm afraid I can't leave this campus with anything all that entertaining or insightful. Still, I'll do my best to relay an interesting realization I had while working on the Opinions section these past two years. It is directed to anyone who has ever submitted ...


The Setonian

editorial Troubling report finds sexism in social scene

Author: [no author name found] The report of the Task Force on the Status of Women at Middlebury College, released to the College community by e-mail earlier this week, is surprisingly, refreshingly frank - and yet the contents of the report, which detail a student social life permeated by a dangerous ...


The Setonian

Letters to the editor

Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:I was left aghast last week by the shamelessness of Livingston Burgess's Notes from the Desk ("I did not plagiarize these notes," April 24). Advocating that a rigorous and challenging academic environment dissuades cheating is counter-intuitive and highly ...




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