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 ...
Author: Members of the ICC To the Middlebury College Community:Throughout the last semester, the Intercommons Council (ICC) has been discussing the future of the Commons and attempting to establish a line between what we feel is a Commons based initiative, and what is a general program aimed at the ...
Author: Sam Wilson How about a game? Here is the Merriam Webster Dictionary's definition of "crisis" - "an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending; especially : one with the distinct possibility of a highly undesirable outcome." With that in mind, examine ...
Author: Leslies Thompson & David Belanich There is no doubt that Iraq is in a state of crisis. Nearly two years since the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom - much less than freedom - we have yet to accomplish the modest goal of stability. Despite the promise of installing a functioning democracy ...
Author: Colin Kikuchi Thoughtful dialogue is necessary for students to become critical thinkers - only through defending our ideas can we determine our real views. The majority of Middlebury students identify themselves as Democrats, and this fact raises an important question - does political affiliation ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:In an article in last month's Middlebury Campus ["Santa Meets Secularism," December 9], I never said that "for several years I have sent out an all-faculty, all-staff e-mail protesting the naming of the holiday tree." This year was the very first time I got ...
Author: Sam Wilson The 109th Congress has now started session and is ready to legislate. Eager to give them something to legislate, President George W. Bush is starting his campaign to sell Social Security privatization. Oh, exciting time!The president would have us believe that Social Security is headed ...
Author: [no author name found] In recent memory, the relative size of the world has shrunk. This is apparent to anyone who has ever chatted online or e-mailed a friend who lives in another country. The time it takes to circumnavigate the globe can be measured in hours, not months. As a result, events ...
Author: Michael Yedinak Earlier this week, former Vermont Governor and Presidential candidate Howard Dean declared his candidacy for chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Dean is the clear choice to lead the Democratic Party back to the prominent position, which it held for decades before falling ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:There have been many new objections to the war effort in Iraq recently. It is important to keep in mind that we have essentially reached a point of no return in our involvement in the Middle East. To withdraw troops now would be to surrender. We helped put ...