Author: SEAN BREEN '06 Finding and renting an apartment sucks. As a soon-to-be graduated Middlebury senior I have faced this problem head on. First, from abroad, where after a successful but exhausting internship search I found myself shifting through hundreds of listings on craigslist, placing expensive ...
Author: JESSICA SINGLETON '08.5 and DAVID HOPKINS '06.5 On behalf of the Roosevelt Institution, we would like to congratulate the organizers of Midd8, faculty and staff participants, and those students who have joined our efforts to promote the United Nations Millennium Goals. The UN unveiled the eight ...
Author: DREW EDELSTEIN '07 The past few weeks of Middlebury Campus articles have both brought to light and criticized the apathy epidemic that has struck Middlebury College. I want to dispel the notion that one can only change the world with a loud voice. The countless number of students working at ...
Author: LAUREN CURATOLO '06 and ASSIA ELGOUACEM '06 We have never been more appalled by the cliché backlash from people who rarely, if ever, attend any events on campus that are geared towards activism. I am sorry to the people who wrote in response to the board and were dismayed at having to be forced ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen It's that time of year again - room draw. Now is the time when, in the words of one commons representative (no kidding), students must "pick which of their friends they like best" and use their lucky rank-in-commons numbers to save the less fortunate from living next to the ...
Author: DAVID WRANGHAM '08.5 Democracy is not the only answer. Indeed, many times democracy - and here I refer to the American political example - is a bad answer at best.The advantages of a democratic system should be obvious to everybody - group involvement, group decisions and group investment. By ...
Author: HALLIE FOX '09 Feminism. How many of you scoff at the word, laugh or think of bra burning, man hating, unshaven, liberal women? Far too many. But let's step back from this cultural stigma against the F-word and re-evaluate what feminism truly is, and more importantly, what being a feminist really ...
Author: AUSTEN LEVIHN-COON '07 What is the problem with being politically vocal? In the last couple years I have heard of individuals, academic institutions and non-profits being condemned for their adoption of "political issues." There are a huge number of groups attempting to censor groups on these ...
Author: [no author name found] Eliminating the "A +" from the transcripts of Middlebury students is the right decision for faculty to make in regards to grading. The added plus does not affect grade point averages. "A" and "A+" both garnered a 4.0 numerical value, and in fact gave a sophomoric air to ...
Author: Dave Barker Dear Parents,I wanted to set your jaws back in their upright positions after they no doubt plunged upon reading President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz's letter concerning the 5.25 percent tuition hike for the coming year. I am sure you did some quick math over the many ways ...
Author: DANIEL ROBERTS '09 I was walking into The Grille when I saw crowds pouring into McCullough Social Space. A whole entertainment-fest was being given for prospective students. Apparently, Monday was the first of two preview days, a chance for admitted students to come and decide if they want to ...
Author: [no author name found] The transitory state of social life at the College is a topic of frequent informal discussion among students, but it remains to be seen whether students are actually concerned enough to take action. That said, the first open meeting of the Student Life Task Force did produce ...
Author: JAMES ROGERS '04 First, we had one of the most sought-after public speakers alive, former mayor of the most populous city in the country and potential presidential candidate with definite cross-party appeal. Now we have an accomplished woman, former cabinet-level official and current director ...
Author: MAX NARDINI '08 The SGA Diversity Committee recently sponsored a forum on diversity which included placing large pieces of plywood covered in derogatory words outside the dining halls. As written on the plywood, these are "words we do not tolerate at Middlebury." This emphasis on words is ...
Author: AUSTEN LEVIHN-COON '07 In the College brochures and magazines that are distributed to parents, alumni and prospective students there are a myriad of photographs that picture "diverse" students next to white ones. On other pages there are pictures of students with baskets full of fresh vegetables ...
Author: MICHAEL JOU '06 Among all mental illnesses, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate.Middlebury College has a serious problem with eating disorders. The residential staff is quite aware of it. The custodial staff finds trashcans filled with puke. You possibly know someone who has an ...
Author: Dave Barker The spring semester has a way of flying by. During those balmy few days last week when the entire campus seemed to be seized by field day frenzy, I could have sworn it was mid-May instead of late March. Given the aroma of Weber grills, I had to double-check the calendar. I realized ...
Author: KEVIN MOSS COME OUT! If you don't come out you've absorbed the message of those who hate us and you're doing exactly what they want you to do. Stop helping the homophobes! There's absolutely no excuse for anyone to be in the closet at Middlebury in 2006. You are protected by College policy, ...
Author: Jack Lysohir Despite such exceptions as Mormonism and Xenia House, humans have depended on alcohol at social engagements for thousands of years. Take wedding celebrations; do matrimonial vows make them fun? I don't think so. Or, how about your parents dinner parties; do middle-aged suburbanites ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Those signs are offensive and should not be tolerated. It is my opinion that most students would prefer not to be lambasted by racial and sexual epithets three times a day as they walk into the dining hall. The message on the signs is correct. Those words ...