Author: Michael Greene Paralleling the escalation of violence in the Middle East, Middlebury's own two warring factions have recently upgraded their rhetorical firepower in our homeland propaganda war. In this battle of opinions, however, both sides have unfortunately managed to ignore the inclusion ...
Author: Danielle Perkins Has anyone else found themselves wondering where our school is headed? A number of recent issues such as the social houses, parking, the commons and housing, to name a few, seem to be moving in a direction that the student body does not approve. Although I believe all of these ...
Author: [no author name found] The social house system at Middlebury College is an important part of the Middlebury community. It offers outlets for social interaction for all students and has shown, especially this year, that social house members are committed to actively engaging themselves in the ...
Author: ohannes Earnharth ’91 Ben Gore is only half right with the World Bank assessment in his column "Good Intentions, Bad Ideas: The World Bank Story" in the April 24, 2002, issue of The Campus. Mr. Gore's criticism of the World Bank and its many failed policies has merit, but through an additional ...
Author: [no author name found] Gabe Epperson The story of the Israeli state and the Jewish people and their fight for a homeland, the story of Palestinians and their struggle for a homeland, these stories are only two in a larger struggle, part of thousands of years of oppression and violence. They ...
Author: Ken Anderson, Jr. '66 Middlebury College is indeed fortunate to have one of the best 'special collections' in the country: the Abernethy Rare Book Library and the Robert Frost Room.Two of the crown jewels of American literature are among the many literary finds that Abernethy was fortunate enough ...
Author: Ami Kilchevsky This campus has been subjected to an onslaught of facile rhetoric which attempts to portray support for Israel (in its continuing struggle with the Palestinians) as "blind," uncritical, entirely one-sided, lacking in compassion and understanding for the plight of the Palestinians, ...
Author: [no author name found] Re-drafting the PolicyCalling attention to the College's sexual assault policy has proved one of the year's provocative and contentious issues. A widespread poster campaign earlier in the semester prompted debate on the policy, and, in response, a study group has been ...
Author: Jen Nightingale Watching the sexy and confidant beauties (male and female) stroll down the catwalk in the African American Alliance (AAA) fashion show, I left knowing I had witnessed a unique and inspiring event. Here's one of many reasons why: I'm more or less your typical sophomore Midd chick; ...
Author: Katya Levitan I am here to answer Wasim Rahman's call to the Jewish community in the last edition of The Campus and to "also speak with conscience" when discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Of course, anyone who's read the article knows that the full version of the call is to have "someone ...
Author: Oren Frey After reading Kevin King's ridiculous letter in last week's Campus, I debated whether or not it was worth the effort to write something in response. What is the point, I asked myself, in trying to bring a taste of reality to someone who is clearly stuck in their ignorant, intolerant ...
Author: [no author name found] To The Editor:I just wanted to share this wonderful letter from a visiting mom of a prospective student concerning the Latino Symposium last weekend. She gave me permission to share this with the community. The students of ALIANZA and friends did a fabulous job. They ...
Author: Rafat Kapadia How does a man deal with his son being burnt alive, his 80-year-old mother and 14-year-old daughter being raped, his pregnant wife having her stomach slashed and her foetus killed and then, all of them burnt alive? Horrifying as this sounds, these incidents have become a part of ...
Author: Wasim Rahman Last week, a sign reading "Wherever we stand, we stand with Israel" appeared on campus. Alongside it, another poster proudly asserted: "Supporting Israel does not mean opposing a Palestinian state." Both posters are sponsored by Hillel, the Jewish students' organization on campus, ...
Author: Shahan Mufti On Sept. 11 the world was offered a new lens through which to view the world. While Osama bin Laden's violent call to the Arab and Muslim world went unheeded and failed to gather much support, on this side of the Atlantic our local mad man George Bush managed to convince state after ...
Author: Jon Shapira For the last two years I have watched events unfold in the Middle East and witnessed radical, ignorant forces gain control over everything from national political agendas to opinion pages in college newspapers. There have been many times when I wanted to speak out, but, when I sat ...
Author: [no author name found] To The Editor:I write to thank the Middlebury College student body for its support for my candidacy during the election for Student Co-chair of Community Council. While the outcome of the election is a disappointment for myself and those who had supported me, it is yet ...
Author: Wasim Rahman For a little over a week now, I have been active with a group of students on campus who have been collecting signatures for petitions demanding a re-evaluation of United States policy towards Israel. I believe that the events of the past month in the West Bank demonstrate to us, ...
Author: [no author name found] Beyond the Parking Impasse"Think blue, act green." This modified version of a popular environmental adage, coined by the College's Sustainable Campus Coordinator Connie Bisson and Pam Fogg of College Advancement, is doubly significant this year. First, Sunday marked Earth ...
Author: Ben Gore Last year some intrepid activists hung a 10-story banner off of the front of the World Bank building on H Street in Washington, D.C. It denounced Bank funding of the Chad/Cameroon Pipeline, a project undertaken in two of the most corrupt countries in the world, which called for oil ...