Author: [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 ...
Author: 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!" ...
Author: 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 ...
Author: 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 ...
Author: [no author name found] College should offer moral support to struggling cafe - and not moreThe timing is, admittedly, unfortunate. Around the time that Dean of the College Tim Spears was hatching his grand vision for the space formerly occupied by the Eat Good Food restaurant, the owner of Middlebury's ...
Author: Douglas Sisson "You must really hate Middlebury." A random Middlebury student, who has read a few of my columns, said this to me as I was taking a breather from salsa dancing in the Spanish house. This is not the case. After all, at one point in my career here at the College I attended an informational ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Does anyone else find it ironic that Jordan Nassar is up in arms about the proposed Mill eviction? He suggests that that xenophobia and homophobia are primary drivers behind the measure. He may have a point, but I can't help but find humor, if not inconsistency, ...
Author: Daniel Streitfeld In a recent political piece in this paper, Alex Garlick denounced two presidential candidates - John Edwards and Barack Obama - for their campaign promises to reduce the power of special interest groups and lobbyists in Washington. I found his arguments to be unconvincing and ...
Author: Dean Shirley Ramirez and Associate Dean Karen Guttentag The Dec. 6 edition of The Campus included an important Letter to the Editor from Nicole Conti '09. We thank Nicole for drawing attention to the important logistical and cultural concerns of students of all racial backgrounds, including ...
Author: Anthony Adragna In an effort to make Middlebury a global brand, through the endowment campaign and other initiatives, the College has lost interest in maintaining the smaller aspects of student life. By this I don't mean the larger decisions made by Dean of The College Tim Spears like the chocolate ...
Author: Alpheus Chan The op-ed written by Jordan Nassar last week regarding the pending closure of The Mill is one of the worst-researched, error-filled, most assumptive pieces of literature I have ever read. Hopefully such poor research habits do not translate to his academic pursuits.Let me debunk ...
Author: Alex Garlick How does one define character? I have heard that it is what you do when no one else is looking. Since someone is always watching in the claustrophobic social environment that is Middlebury College, we should manipulate this mantra by considering intramural sports - call it the Garlick ...
Author: Andrew Torre With our economy seemingly headed into rough waters, it might help suffering Americans to better understand some of the things they're up against in seeking relief. Ironically, we are given a partial insight from the Great Obfuscator himself, George Bush.When Congress passed the ...
Author: Alex Garlick There's a 16-letter, two-word combo that Democratic candidates John Edwards and Barack Obama say with disgust, as if it were four traditional four-letter curse words crammed into one - special interests. Listening to Edwards and Obama denounce the evil that is special interests ...
Author: Nick DeSantis I am writing to express my deep concern over a recent recommendation made by the College's faculty reappointments committee. At the end of the fall term, I completed my English senior essay with the help of two academic advisors. One of those advisors is not a member of my department, ...
Author: Jay Dolan I wouldn't call myself a sports buff. I like watching sports, but let's face it, when it comes to having a debate on which team is better, I usually just make stuff up. I essentially try to fake what little knowledge I have about professional sports. Why do I do this? I suppose it's ...
Author: James O'Brien During Winter Break, while the religious folk were busy gathering frankincense and myrrh to prepare for the birth of Jamie Lynn Spears' little messiah, I was sitting on my couch, sorting through America's problems for the Barack Obama campaign. Barack's people called me years ...
Author: editorial With the capital campaign gathering speed, the upcoming opening of the Donald E. Axinn '51 Center at Starr Library slated for this summer and the affiliation between the College and the Monterey Institute of International Studies blossoming, 2008 promises to be a big year for Middlebury ...