Opinion
op-ed Why Winter Carnival matters
By Middlebury Campus | February 27, 2008Author: Josh Chan For 85 years, longer than Battell, Ross and Atwater have existed, Middlebury College's Winter Carnival has been a three-day event. It is a historic and incredibly important Middlebury institution, and is the envy of college carnivals throughout the Northeast. It is a time when students, ...
op-ed Relieving the burden of a Middlebury education
By Middlebury Campus | February 27, 2008Author: Chris Anderson I read in The Campus recently that Dartmouth was eliminating loan and aid packages for lower income students. After reading that headline, my internal dialogue was something like: "Outrage! How could they - oh. This has to be a good thing. Because of course they have to supplement ...
notes from the desk Reevaluate the Financial Aid
By Middlebury Campus | February 27, 2008Author: Tamara Hilmes The pay period passes, and I receive yet another e-mail reminding me to turn in my time sheet and, like always, I ignore it. Even if I were to painstakingly enter all of the hours that I rack up each week as a Peer Writing Tutor while attending training sessions and meeting with ...
op-ed Tips when encountered with the police
By Middlebury Campus | February 27, 2008Author: Jenna Levine There has been much rumor and miscommunication regarding the Oct. 26 VACA Halloween party police incident involving alumna Emilie McDonald and me. I do not wish here to separate rumor from fact but only to suggest that I was wrong and unhelpful when I interjected myself into the ...
Letters to the editor
February 27, 2008Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:This week, Brown University did away with tuition for students whose families make less than $60,000 a year and increased financial aid, and most importantly replaced student loans with grants across the board. This is an impressive commitment to socio-economic ...
Shenanigans Your weekly presidential intake
By Middlebury Campus | February 27, 2008Author: Alex Garlick When you woke up this morning, were you wondering if there could be yet another presidential election column in this space? Say it with me, "YES WE CAN!" Anyway, Tuesday, March 4 is setting up to be the Super-est Tuesday since … Super Tuesday. Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont ...
Letters to the editor
February 20, 2008Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:We need to ask John McCain to serve again. George Washington overcame many hardships, had two horses shot out from under him and had musket balls rip through his waistcoat during the Revolutionary War. Fortunately, he survived to serve again. The strength ...
editorial Why "Let's Talk About Sex" month succeeds where symposia fail
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: [no author name found] Sex sells - and "Let's Talk About Sex" month, sponsored by the Office of Health and Wellness and a slew of on campus organizations, knows it. Boasting events as diverse as discussions about the College's hook up culture, performances of "The Vagina Monologues" and speed ...
Shenanigans Super-saver for the Democrats?
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Alex Garlick The Democratic nomination race will be very close. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are fighting for every last delegate in their primary contests, desperately trying to get to the magic number of 2,025. This is a breath of fresh air for political fans, accustomed to seeing the ...
notes from the desk Party themes not worth the effort
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Tess Russell Last weekend, I found myself pregaming in a room with friends who were all bound for different destinations on and off campus. Looking around, I noticed that I was the only person present who was clothed in anything resembling normal going-out attire. I should mention I was wearing ...
A preface to lunch Underdogs are sometimes overrated
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: James O'Brien I know no one likes negativity (except for maybe me) but I've concluded that this general abhorrence toward nay-sayers is partially based on the media's positivity propaganda. To illustrate my point, let's examine the Nike commercial from a few months back that depicts female athletes ...
Letters to the editor
February 13, 2008Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:On behalf of our family and employees here at Two Brothers Tavern, I would like to address an article written by H.Kay Merriman in the Jan. 10 edition of The Middlebury Campus. The article, entitled "Risky Business … Is it Worth It? Students using fake ...
notes from the desk Social houses worth another look
By Middlebury Campus | February 13, 2008Author: Derek Schlickeisen You made the choice when you came to Middlebury."Greek life isn't for me," you thought. "I don't want to go to a big school where the only way to be known is by joining some fraternity full of problem drinkers who will make me do degrading things just to let me hang out with ...
op-ed Participation grading does it serve the student body?
By Middlebury Campus | February 13, 2008Author: Tristan Axelrod In an anthropology class last semester, final grades were based on four components: a final exam, a midterm exam, response papers, and participation. The three response papers were graded as check, check-minus or no check, and after receiving three of three checks and a 96 on ...
editorial Student disappearance highlights need for safety assessment
By Middlebury Campus | February 13, 2008Author: [no author name found] Students returned to campus Monday to the unsettling news that first-year Nicholas Garza, an Allen resident and member of Atwater Commons, had been missing for close to a week. The news, divulged to the community by e-mail, took on even greater significance as members ...
A preface to lunch "What is love?" lyrics speak the truth
By Middlebury Campus | February 13, 2008Author: James O'Brien Most people I know at Middlebury are far more intelligent than me. In order to prove their intelligence, many of them listen to songs with lyrics that I can't even begin to comprehend - lyrics like, "Society is a maggot! You are Bob Saget!/Life is ephemeral! You are a chemical!" ...
Shenanigans Is it time to be inspired by Obama?
By Middlebury Campus | February 13, 2008Author: Alex Garlick Our generation is surging in support of Barack Obama in his bid for the nomination of the Democratic Party. Campaigns are turning towards new methods for mobilizing voters (Facebook, anyone?) that are aimed directly at you - college students. Young voters, which the Baltimore Sun ...
A preface to lunch God - are we alive down here?
By Middlebury Campus | January 23, 2008Author: James O'Brien Dear Middlebury College students,This is God. I've been watching you closely for the past few months and I'd like to tell you what I've observed. Why? Because it ticks me off that people keep asking me irritating questions like, "God, who am I?" First, I'd like to clear up a misconception ...