Author: Sam Wilson The White House and its allies like to talk about how they want to "save," "strengthen" and "reform" Social Security. I find that interesting considering a leaked, internal White House memo written by Karl Rove deputy Paul Wehner. Most of the memo goes over privatization talking points, ...
Author: Andrew Jacobi '05 I was disappointed with the article about Napster in The Middlebury Campus this week. I felt like the tone was meant to drum up controversy where not much has existed before. Yes, we spend Student Activities Fee (SFA) money on Napster, but frankly, that is what the SAF is ...
Author: Amanda Brickell '08 Every February, I feel a twinge of giddy excitement as Oscar night approaches. I have watched the Academy Awards ever since I was a little girl - this year's show served a double purpose as it would help me with the transition from the excitement of Winter Carnival to this ...
Author: Kevin Tierney '08 I am writing to address the college's policy on recruitment on campus. I am in favor of changing the policy so that those employers who cannot or will not sign our College's non-discrimination policy may not be allowed to recruit on campus. I truly think that this is in the ...
Author: Sean Ramsdell '05 Having been actively involved in the effort to change Middlebury's protocol for recruiters who do not sign the College's non-discrimination policy, I would like to respond to several of the criticisms directed at the protestors of the policy, and those who feel inclined to ...
Author: Kevin Moss, Professor of Russian When the faculty discussed barring the military from recruiting on campus, some of my colleagues suggested that it would increase diversity in the military if they could recruit Middlebury students. On the one hand, I find it curious to use a "more diversity" ...
Author: Tom McCann, Sports Editor It's not that bad. In fact, it's better than that, it's really quite good, and I'm sick and tired of hearing people complain about it. The Atwater dining hall has finally opened, and while I'm apparently in a severe minority, I'm extremely happy about it.Is it perfect? ...
Author: Sage Bierster 07' I write in response to the decision to close Proctor on weekends. As a concerned student and frequent diner at Proctor, I feel I must explain why I and so many others are dismayed by the College's decision. Many people comment on the differences in atmosphere, people, etc. ...
Author: Ben Gore '05 I am outraged by what's going on at Harvard and on the Op-Ed pages of the major national newspapers right now. The president of Harvard, Lawrence Summers, meant to suggest a seemingly benign idea last month - maybe men and women's brains are different. He bumbled it and ended up ...
Author: Sam Wilson Do you remember the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth? They were the anti-Kerry group during the campaign that had utterly nothing to do with truth, but everything to do with rather slanderous attempts to discredit a decorated war veteran.Well, they are back - not the Vets themselves, ...
Author: Megan Price Think Twice!I am writing to urge Town Meeting Day voters statewide to think twice before raising their property taxes to support the VNA/home health agency ballots statewide. There are 12 of these non-competing, not-for-profit multimillion dollar businesses in our state. All are ...
Author: Claire M. L. Bourne 04' In recent years, Middlebury has made great strides towards fostering a social climate hospitable to diversity. However, by allowing the U.S. Marine Corps - armed with its disgraceful discrimination policy - to recruit on campus, the College is taking a giant leap backwards. ...
Author: [no author name found] Those at the College who lament the loss of Proctor on the weekends make valid points. The closure of the well-loved dining hall does mean that a significant portion of the student body will have to re-locate on Saturdays and Sundays. There will be the suspension of the ...
Author: Sam Wilson Since the State of the Union Address, President Bush has been traveling around the country to convince ordinary people and Congress that his plan for creating personal accounts in Social Security is the correct way to save the program.After all, the Social Security Trust Fund will ...
Author: [no author name found] Expand the lockdown... to your own roomIs anyone else tired of receiving Public Safety alerts announcing yet another intrusion? There is a solution - a way for the trespassing to end. It is not a very complicated solution either: it does not involve increased patrols, ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer A few days ago, I finished my finals at the Universidad Carlos III, left Madrid after a five month stay, arrived in Burlington late Friday night and was sitting in class at Middlebury 10 a.m. Monday morning. I was skeptical about the phenomenon known as "reverse culture shock." ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:On behalf of the students enrolled in the J-term course, Building the Climate Movement, I'd like to thank many members of our campus community who contributed to the success of the recent conference "What Works? "Building Strategies for the New Climate Movement." ...
Author: J. S. Woodward On Feb. 4, I received an e-mail through one of the many distribution lists to which I belong. The message said that the military was coming to campus to recruit students. At first, I merely thought to myself, "That's dumb. I'm sure there are plenty of I-bankers-to-be that want ...
Author: [no author name found] Will Cameras Provide Security?It is refreshing to see a Student Government Association (SGA) pass a bill on issues like the rising number of theft on campus. The bill calls for the installation of security cameras outside of the dining halls in hopes that thefts of backpacks ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Hiding under the meaningless "not-for-profit" label, 12 home health agencies have carved the state into separate service territories and agree not to compete with one another. Together, they endlessly lobby the Vermont Legislature and state regulators to ...