Author: Lanford Beard Slanted, inaccurate and misrepresentative: these words came to mind while reading last week's article on Riddim's Spring show ("Riddim Rolls Out the Red Carpet," The Middlebury Campus, April 23, 2003). The Campus wrote, "The production truly reflected the Club's multi-cultural ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief The anniversary of Vermont's landmark civil unions bill passed almost unnoticed last week. The debate that three years ago polarized the electorate has since faded into the mainstream, with even the most vocal opponents accepting its place in Vermont's law books. Vermont ...
Author: Tabby Connor The potential solutions to the future of Iraq are as varied as were opinions about the war itself - but all seem to point towards one primary goal: putting the power back in the hands of the Iraqi people as soon as possible. People who were opposed to the war in the first place, ...
Author: Edith Honan Something is rotten in Washington. Reading White House press releases about the Energy Bill of 2003, it almost seems as if war in the Persian Gulf has inspired a transformation of sorts in the American President. His rhetoric is one of fighting global warming and of a radical overhaul ...
Author: Crystal Belle With such a headline as "Riddim Rolls Out The Red Carpet" (The Middlebury Campus, April 23, 2003) one would imagine that the article which ensued would contain cultural, factual, unbiased information. Yet once again that failed to be the case, as a prominent dance group like Riddim ...
Author: Daryn Cambridge Even though Saddam Hussein may be considered an "evil" dictator, that does not mean that, by waging war against his regime and working to dispose him of power, it makes George W. Bush a "good" leader, a liberator, or, in any way, justified in his actions. As much as Bush would ...
Author: Simon Isaacs The Middlebury College Handbook states that graduates are expected to be "thoughtful, ethical leaders able to meet the challenges of informed citizenship." It is certainly in pursuit of this goal that curricula and syllabi are planned and taught. I am writing on behalf of the Middlebury ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Whether or not you believe that the U.S. invasion of Iraq was justified on humanitarian and national security grounds, two facts remain: much of the country is now in ruins, and many Iraqis are still without basic services and supplies. The U.S. generals ...
Author: Leah Koenig As a Middlebury student and a nature enthusiast, I am writing on behalf of the Spirit in Nature organization(www.spiritinnature.com) and in support of environmental education legislation. Founded in 1998, the Spirit in Nature (SPiN) hiking paths rest in the foothills of Vermont's ...
Author: May Boeve and Drew Pugsley The word "victory" on the cover of Time magazine at a newsstand was so large that I read it from 50 feet away. So I guess that means that freedom and democracy are flowing into Iraq at the same speed as the smooth stream of oil on its way out. I dislike cynicism, but ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief Casting the Ballot for Change: SGA Presidential EndorsementBrace yourself. We're about to break with tradition.For years The Middlebury Campus has thrown its support behind the shoe-in candidate for student body president. The resume that brims with experience. The one ...
Author: Fahim Ahmed "We come to liberate Baghdad, not to occupy it." - Lt. Gen. Sir Stanley Maude on March 19, 1917.The date attributed to the above quote may take many readers by surprise. Others may appreciate the sense of irony, for history has that uncanny ability of repeating itself. The last time ...
Author: Alex Rossmiller In his April 16 article, "Dines' Message Alienates Rather Than Convinces Audience," Bryan Goldberg '05 demonstrated what is either total ignorance of the point of Gail Dines' lecture, or worse, purposeful distortion of the facts and its message. The contrast between the informed ...
Author: Jonathan White Dining Hall High TideMiddining once again scores well in this year's release of the National Association of College and University Food Services survey. As students, the quality of the food and the range of choices, particularly at Ross, privilege us. We also praise the incredibly ...
Author: Bryan Goldberg The idea of taking one month out of each year to recognize a specific group of people or a specific cause is growing in popularity, and this month's decision to reflect upon issues concerning violence against women has been met with great success. Unfortunately, one of the sponsored ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:I must disagree with the decision to place "Reactions of the College Community to the War" on your front page, the news page, during the April 2 and April 9 editions of The Middlebury Campus. Certainly these opinions - these are merely opinions, and not news ...
Author: Deborah Jones I was quite disappointed to read in last week's Campus that the College is considering eliminating credit for Advanced Placement (AP) courses taken during students' high school careers ("College May Discontinue AP," The Middlebury Campus, April 9, 2003). As a graduate of a large ...
Author: Gillian Wood We live in a culture in which being raped and murdered is women's biggest fear and every four days a woman is beaten to death by a man she knows. The celebration of the sexual exploitation of women is the biggest entertainment industry in the nation."The very heartbeat of violence ...
Author: Dayn Cambridge and Brian Vito The United States Fails to Uphold Geneva Convention StipulationsEver since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, President Bush has constantly referred to the United States as the "brightest beacon of freedom" and as a "nation based on fabulous values." He asserts ...
Author: Michael Crowley It was with great interest that I read Sara Yun's article in last week's edition of The Middlebury Campus ("America's Focus on Iraq Neglects a North Korean Threat," The Middlebury Campus, April 2, 2003). However, I found the article to be disappointing, one sided and presenting ...