It Happens Here 2023
By Andrea Lopez | April 13, 2023At It Happens Here, an annual tradition at Middlebury since 2011, members of the student body gather to hear the stories of sexual violence from their peers.
Opinion
The frustrating reality of winter in New England
By Lucas Tomas | April 13, 2023During our years at Middlebury, many of us have grown accustomed to Vermont’s famously harsh winter conditions. Whether you’re a hardened New England native or a sun-tanned California beach-goer, we’ve all learned to cope with howling wind, sub-zero temps and every variety of frozen precipitation ...
Creating community through on-campus drag
By Alexandria Avenue | April 13, 2023The Middlebury drag community has always been small and I wanted to expand it and give opportunities for inquiring people to dip their toes into this art form.
Super senior Febs: Losing seniority in the final semester
By Libby Scaperotta | April 13, 2023The recent townhouse lottery has left many super senior Febs disappointed. Unlucky lottery times and the lack of priority draw for older students are a setup for disaster.
A call to proctor exams
By Hannah Sayre | April 13, 2023In one of my in-person midterm exams this term, I observed cheating on an egregious level. With phones in their laps, four students copied down answers from their screens. They showed their exams to one another and copied down answers from each other’s papers. They whispered loudly to one another, ...
NFTD: A Love Letter to Proc Basement
By Lily Laesch | April 6, 2023At the end of the fall semester, Proc Basement as we knew it was shuttered for good. The door was locked, the mirrors were covered and a sign reading “Reserved for Testing” went up.
Insufficient care for club sports
By Sophia Immorlica | April 6, 2023Although I was lucky to have been a part of another program that has a trainer, my teammates in the water polo organization and other individuals who partake in club sports without trainers would not have been as lucky. Now that I no longer play rugby, I have found myself in the same boat as my water ...
Lots of people get periods
By Sophia Afsar-Keshmiri | April 6, 2023There is a highly gendered stigma surrounding menstruation, leading to half the population being left wholly unaware of a critical aspect of the other half’s health. And, there even remains a stigma around the discussion of the topic among the half of the population it directly impacts. Teaching about ...
The Capybara Craze: Why are they everywhere?
By Will Reed | April 6, 2023You may be wondering: Why are people so drawn to them? What makes them so viewable? For me, the short answer is this: They’re the cutest things ever.
Masks and mannerisms: Exploring the pitfalls of social mobility
By Cheryl Liu | April 6, 2023Recently, I have found myself becoming overly-invested in the satirical nature of Gwyneth Paltrow’s court hearing. Some of the many highlights include Paltrow pouting on the stand about how she lost half a day of skiing or how the opposition — an orthopedic surgeon — who cannot attend his wine ...
Middlebury College Climate Action and the Fall 2022 Climate Attitudes Survey
By Cole Helgaas and Kelly Ferrero | April 6, 2023In fall of 2022, Professor Julia Berazneva’s Climate Change Economics class (ECON 0365) put out a survey about attitudes on campus towards climate change and potential policies the school could adopt. The survey had 1,265 total respondents including 350 faculty and staff members. Notably, 55% of respondents ...
Notes from the Desk: The little things in life that bring me joy
By Sophia Afsar-Keshmiri | March 16, 2023On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I drag myself out of bed at 8 a.m. My eyes do not gracefully flutter open. Instead, I force them to lift what seems like pounds, until the pink decor that adorns my walls turns from sporadic blurs of color into the shapes of a carefully curated collection of photos, art and ...
I “learned” American Sign Language in a month… Middlebury College says you can too
By Kendall Schilling | March 16, 2023It is well known to language learners that the Middlebury Language Schools’ summer programs serve as some of the most preeminent immersion opportunities in the country. In just seven or eight weeks, complete beginners and advanced learners alike are completely immersed in one of the thirteen languages ...
Spotlight on the Humanities at Middlebury
By Febe Armanios and Marion Wells | March 16, 2023The Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences are the core pillars of a liberal arts education. And yet a well-documented crisis in the humanities, evident in declining majors and enrollments, has swept the country and indeed the globe since at least the financial crisis of 2008.
“Make your own future”: Trusting students to lead
By Editorial Board | March 16, 2023Middlebury students are often taught that the skills a Middlebury education fosters are ones that will prepare us to be leaders, to make our own informed decisions or to strike out on our own paths. The “Our Students” tab of the college’s website even touts that Middlebury is home to students ...
Why I’m Teaching Yoga as a White Person
By Emily Thompson | March 9, 2023When I found myself army-crawling my way through a tumultuous senior year of high school, I turned to yoga with the hope that it might offer me respite. In the sanctuary of those evenings I spent with YouTube videos and my mom’s hand-me-down mat, I could breathe and still my mind, leaving behind my ...
AI chatbots are changing Middlebury’s academic landscape. How should we respond?
By Editorial Board | March 9, 2023Every Middlebury student knows this phrase by heart, as our honor code is a staple of the Middlebury community. When students take accountability for the integrity of their work, professors are able to trust their students. When professors trust their students, students get to learn without feeling ...
Why Middlebury students need accessible fitness culture
By Cecelia Caldwell and Eliot Nebolsine | March 9, 202380% of students surveyed feel strongly that Middlebury has a need for a more inclusive fitness culture — and non-varsity athletes were eight times more likely to report significant feelings of intimidation in workout spaces at Middlebury.
Notes from the Desk: How The Campus is approaching ChatGPT
By Abigail Chang, Rain Ji and Tony Sjodin | March 9, 2023This week we examined how faculty, staff and students are navigating the introduction of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot created by OpenAI and released to the public in November. The Campus also editorialized on campus policies surrounding the chatbot, but we’ve also been having conversations about our own ...
Take a bite: A love letter to my body
By Rach Peck | March 9, 2023Content warning: This article contains references to eating disorders. It’s 8:30 on a Monday morning, and I’m having a staring contest with my breakfast.