Author: Nikko Arger Last Friday at Dolci, one of my friends called me and asked me, as a gay man, what I thought of the display in the library concerning homophobia in athletics. Seeing that I live in BiHall, I was naturally confused by his question because it seemed so ridiculous to me - why are athletics ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:At the Ross meeting about homophobic graffiti one student suggested The Campus should have regular coverage of LGBT issues. Last week's issue had three pieces, but not of gay-positive coverage. Why is it so easy to be distracted by a silly argument about ...
Author: Ben Salkowe & Lisie Mehlman We're not sure how most newspaper staffs start a year, but ours began with a poorly researched, hastily executed name game. For ten painful minutes, the thirty of us sat listening to each other explain the "story" behind our names. There was, admittedly, a great ...
Author: Emily Adler Throughout my time at Middlebury, I have watched the administration, faculty and student body exercise and boast about their environmental ethic to a growing extent. Middlebury's "green" efforts seem to be highlighted in every magazine or Campus publication, mentioned on every tour ...
Author: Sonja Pedersen-Green A lot has changed in my four years at Middlebury. In four years, I have had two presidents, two admissions directors, the death or suspension of two social houses and, perhaps more important to a college student, are the two disparate liquor inspectors, however, the changes ...
Author: Editorial Board Middlebury professes to be a work hard/play hard liberal arts college, but students today are working harder and playing less. Complaints about everything from room draw to social life have reached new extremes. Maybe these issues call for complex and long-term solutions, but ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor: I'm living in Milliken next year. The first time I found out I was living in a single in "Milli," the summer before my first year, I was thrilled. The second time, I was still pretty psyched, because at least I had gotten a single when I returned from my ...
Author: Kim Walker As a senior who is getting nostalgic about leaving this wonderful institution, I feel compelled to note a few changes that I believe have negatively impacted Middlebury. I have spent four unbelievable years here, but in the process, I've seen a transformation of the social atmosphere ...
Author: Matty Van Meter At the risk of seeming overcritical, I would like to remind a certain campus group of the final letter of its acronym: "A," as in alliance.MOQA, the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance, has been unusually visible in the past weeks, and with good reason. An active response to events ...
Author: David Infante Two weeks ago, coming off the thrill of Rites of Spring, I couldn't help but get excited when I heard about another off-campus party. For the first time in a while, the social scene here at Middlebury had picked up. Instead of the morbid curiosity with which I approach most weekends ...
Author: Dave Lee For the last two weeks, the issue of homophobia and hate speech on the Middlebury campus seems to have taken center stage. After recent graffiti in Ross, Starr and other college spaces, I truly commend the administration and student body for their immediate reaction to the onset of ...
Author: Editorial Board Nardini for SGA PresidentEither the job of Student Government Association (SGA) President is terribly undesirable, or lone candidate Max Nardini '08 just breathes fear into the eyes of any prospective competitors. We cannot explain the lack of interest in this year's SGA Presidential ...
Two weekends ago I made a last minute decision to attend Xanadu, the new on-campus night club. Having heard about its successful opening the previous Friday, I thought that it would most likely be packed full of students looking to have a great time. When I arrived unfashionably early, I was met with ...
Author: Mary Lane I am a Virginian first and an American second - anyone with even a cursory knowledge of who I am knows that this is true. I have a Virginia flag in my room and Virginia bumper stickers on my binder and coffee mug. My family has been involved with Virginia Tech for decades. We are intense ...
Author: Daniel Roberts I don't like Don Imus very much. I see his appeal for some people (like my Dad) but I wouldn't say I'm a fan. And no, I'm not just saying that to avoid being crucified by Imus haters here on campus, though I am sure that will happen anyway.Anyway, regardless of my personal opinion ...
Author: David Murphy Haglund I am absolutely sick of hearing College officials justify exorbitant tuition hikes with the argument that "[tuition] covers just 63 percent of the actual cost of an education at Middlebury." I find the figure hard to believe prima facie, but since I don't have access to ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor: I was a little confused by the administration's response to the recent homophobic incidents on campus, and whether the response was directed at the hate crime itself, the opinion of the perpetrator or both. I wholeheartedly agree with the school's policy ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes It was Sunday evening, and I was trudging across slush-covered sidewalks from Allen to the CFA to listen to a reading of 10-minute plays that a friend of mine was participating in. I was complaining bitterly to myself with every cold, wet step that drenched my feet in icy water. ...
Author: Matty Van Meter In the hateful graffiti that has appeared in our hallways and the heated response to it, there is revealed a deep and unfortunate tendency for pigeonholing on the part of all involved. To those targeted by the graffiti and to those who were not targeted but still felt worried ...
Author: Peter Mueller The human being gets a tough rap. Turn on the news and you'll see all the bad things that humans do. Humans lie, steal, cheat and hurt each other. It seems that the human is always on trial. Most recently, the human being has come under scrutiny for changing the environment. However, ...