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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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?" ...
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 ...
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 ...
Author: Matty Van Meter In last week's Campus, a very important number was quietly mentioned in passing: $73,000. This is the approximate annual cost to the College of educating one student. For all the sticker shock associated with the comprehensive fee, the really big number is not how much you shell ...
Author: Joe Bergan Here at Middlebury, we have a little thing called "the Commons" system. For the most part, this system is a lot of fun - students get a weekly newsletter, fondue on Fridays, an incredible support team and loads of funding for any good event idea. While the Commons system truly has ...
Author: Connor Williams As both a student at Middlebury College and a representative of Omega Alpha, I wish to express the membership of Omega Alpha's deepest regret and concern that a sexual assault occurred at a party we hosted last weekend. While it seems that no Tavern members were involved, this ...
Author: [no author name found] Last Wednesday night, Middlebury and the rest of the Northeast bore witness to a blizzard that brought several feet of snow, sub-zero temperatures and strong, gusty winds. In a decidedly Middlebury fashion, the snow brought faculty children sleigh-riding down Mead Chapel's ...
Author: Theo May I've been in Beirut now for just over one incredible month. Three weeks ago, I was in the city when moderate levels of civil strife broke out, leaving nine dead and a couple hundred wounded. While those days were certainly memorable, the most fascinating days were those that came after ...
Author: Max Nardini My experiences last year as Sophomore Senator taught me that we, the Middlebury Community, do not have a common conception of what the Student Government Association (SGA) is, what it does or what it can do. Many define SGA as the voice of the student body. I agree. But what does ...
Author: Matty Van Meter "Grade Inflation." Say it and professors get defensive, students get offended and administrators begin throwing figurative smoke bombs. Let us parse the term. "Grade" is pretty easy. "Inflation," in the sense intended by the term, is defined by the OED as "great or undue enlargement; ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Collegeiate should be spelled "collegiate." Perhaps alcohol was being consumed at the time the editorial was written. It seems the generation preceding those on the Editorial Board has saddled your generation with enough issues of significance, that lowering ...
Middlebury College has chairs for almost every academic department, three chairlifts at the Snow Bowl and even a hockey goaltender named Cherry. But we're missing two things: a conference-contending basketball team and consistently comfortable chairs in our classrooms. With yet two more first-round ...
Author: Chris Heinrich Middlebury's cherished Feb Break is officially over, and we have found ourselves, once again, jumpstarting the new semester. As with all prior fresh beginnings, I sit here musing over the future and what I can bring with me into the spring that I had not previously realized. ...