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Friday, May 15, 2026

Opinion


The Setonian

Editorial An Ignorant Mindset

Author: [no author name found] Last July, Middlebury College was recognized by "The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students" as one of the 100 best campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. With a rich history of breaking down barriers to open education for all people - think ...


The Setonian

Editorial Thank You, Mr. President(s)

Author: [no author name found] Last November, Student Government Association President Alex Stanton '07 oversaw passage of a recommendation to alleviate Commons tensions through the creation of an open senior room draw. This past week, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz accepted the student ...


The Setonian

Letters Helpdesk to Campus Change your own clocks

Author: Jesse Sucher, Gospel Johnstone To the Editor: As most have now realized, a student-run nightclub/bar is now a reality. Over four hundred Middkids passed through Xanadu Friday night, although the long line dissuaded many more from entering. The WRMC party was the first attempt at ...


The Setonian

Op-Ed What happened to ClubMidd?

Author: David Infante I was accepted to Middlebury College a little over a year ago and I was thrilled. To be honest with you, I felt as though I was en route to flavor country, wherever that nebulous region of the nation may be. I mean, this place touts itself as ClubMidd, which at the time of my acceptance ...


The Setonian

Notes from the Desk Fix your own clocks, Helpdesk

Author: Tom Brant Do you ever get the feeling that time is moving really slowly? I do. All the time. That's why I figured that there was nothing out of the ordinary when I finished my midterm essay last Wednesday at 11:45 p.m., according to the clock on my library computer. I figured that I had been ...


The Setonian

More Matter Check the Commons

Author: Matty Van Meter There has been quite enough wishful thinking from Old Chapel and from the various Commons offices about the "integral role" which the Commons are supposed to be playing in students' lives. It is pervasive. It is in e-mails, spoken about on tours, evoked defensively by Residential ...


The Setonian

Editorial Rush or relent

Author: Editorial Board The jolt of energy the new Febs usually bring still has not pulled Middlebury out of a social life slump that seemed to begin early last year. To be sure, the twin evils of a snowy St. Patrick's day and midterm exams have added to this current sentiment. But it seems that more ...


The Setonian

Notes from the Desk Graduation is like death

Author: Ilhan Kim I lied. I never went to go visit my jailbird buddy John Chetuck over Christmas as I promised in my last Notes. But I've been doing other good things like cooking dinner for my friends, representing Brainerd Commons for the Iron Chef competition, running a grassroots campaign to bring ...


The Setonian

More Matter On being Presidential

Author: Matty Van Meter As any person in an executive position knows, succeeding a popular and charismatic leader is no easy task. There is a natural inclination on the part of the people being managed to idolize the former administration, and to vilify the successor. I think President Ronald D. Liebowitz ...


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Op-Ed Call for condoms

Author: Ken Lazo The Student Global AIDS Campaign (SGAC) on campus recently began work on an initiative to provide free condom distribution in all dorms. As of now, free condoms are available at the Health Center and a few dorms. The new initiative would make condoms readily available in every bathroom ...


The Setonian

A recommendation for recommendation #37

Author: The Campus Editorial Board A progress report released last week confirmed the steady implementation of the College's strategic plan, "Knowledge Without Boundaries." Paul Rusesabagina's speech and increased financial aid grants for the class of 2011 are just some of the positive examples of the ...


The Setonian

Letters to the Editor

Author: [no author name found] To the Editor: When I read the opening paragraph of The Campus' Feb. 28 Mardi Gras article, I was a bit appalled at the depiction of our celebration: "Tales of debauchery, lewd conduct and women flashing their assets up and down Bourbon Street have made the annual event ...


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Op-Ed How the Academy got it right

Author: Daniel Roberts The Oscars happened two weekends ago. They were pretty sweet, right? Or, I guess not, according to America; it was the lowest-rated Oscars telecast in decades. I see your point cinema buffs, so let me say touchÈ - at a droning more than 4 hours, who cares enough to stay up until ...


The Setonian

More Matter Info affects education

Author: Matty Van Meter I recently returned from the annual conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, which this year was in Denver, Colo. While my reason for attending was strictly professional (I was looking for a job) and I was cooped up in the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency, ...


The Setonian

Op-Ed Johnson Memorial is Brutal

Author: Colin Foss Looking for a place to avoid the crowd during fall finals, I decided to head toward a strange light emanating from the top of the Johnson Memorial Building. I walked through the front doors, past the "1967" engraving, and found myself in a cavernous building with stairwells that ...


The Setonian

Notes from the desk Let's talk about my paycheck

Author: Ben Salkowe Here's something you probably did not know: The Student Government Association paid me about $30 to manage production of the newspaper you are reading. As part of my $1,200 stipend for the academic year, I consider the paycheck a generous token of appreciation for the time and energy ...


The Setonian

Letter to the Editor

Author: [no author name found] To the EditorThis is in response to a letter printed on Feb. 28, which was in response to The Campus' sex column: "Sex Sage". Two freshmen males co-wrote the letter accusing Ms. Bierster of being a "femi-nazi" simply because she wrote an article promoting a relationship ...


The Setonian

Editorial Call it 'strike two'

Author: [no author name found] Ten minutes after Paul Rusesabagina's lecture was scheduled to begin last Saturday, a public safety officer poked his head outside the door of Mead Chapel to face the frustrated crowd of students, staff and community members still hoping to get inside."Is there a Mr. McKenna?" ...


The Setonian

Letter to the Editor

Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Middlebury's very own sex columnist may be lapsing into the grasp of underground femi-nazism. In the interest of preserving sexual truths, it is every man's solemn obligation to debunk her repugnant slander of man's dearest companion, the penis, in last week's ...


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Editorial What's the point of crime alerts?

Author: [no author name found] Sexual assault is a crime often committed but rarely reported. According to an estimate from the University of Chicago, less than five percent of all sexual assaults are ever reported to authorities. In other words, for every rape case the public hears about, as many as ...




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