SLG corner: Provost Jeff Cason
By Jeff Cason | February 20, 2020I love working at Middlebury. I’ve been here 26 years, and have seen a lot of changes over that time.
Opinion
Empty bookstore shelves make room for Amazon
By Hattie Lefavour | February 20, 2020When the Middlebury College Bookstore stopped stocking physical books in 2018 — some say the ensuing collective groan still echoes in the hills — a large part of its rationale was students’ increasing use of Amazon.
Skip 'transparency': We want clarity
By Editorial Board | February 13, 2020There may have been more transparency this time in inviting Charles Murray to campus, but we're still left with questions. And we think the Middlebury community deserves more.
Experiences from the coronavirus outbreak in China's capital
By Benjy Renton | February 13, 2020I expected to write this column under vastly different circumstances. Instead, I sit writing this piece at home, having repatriated back to the U.S. and now facing a week of self-quarantine.
Charles Murray round two: A chance to get it right
By Hayden Dublois | February 13, 2020Hayden Dublois '17 helped organize Charles Muray's 2017 visit to Middlebury. Now, he thinks Middlebury's faced with an opportunity to "engage without shutting down and redeem the college's stained image in the eyes many alumni, donors, and the general public."
We don’t need a Koch sponsored Green New Deal
By Lucy Weiss and Tara Santi | February 13, 2020The Alexander Hamilton Forum receives funding from an organization largely funded by the Koch family -- who runs one of the largest oil and gas conglomerates in the U.S. We don't need a Koch sponsored Green New Deal debate. Let's have a conversation, Koch-free.
Covering Charles Murray, responsibly
By Sabine Poux | February 13, 2020My valentine this year is transparency.
Understanding Kobe Bryant’s death as a non-sports follower
By Anna Kim | February 13, 2020In the face of Kobe’s relentless drive and unparalleled work ethic, his death served as a staggering reminder that even those who exceed what most other humans achieve in their lifetimes are subject to forces outside of their control, which can end their lives in an instant. His death served as a ...
Now is the summer of their discontent: looking at the literary canon
By Quinn Rifkin | February 13, 2020Quinn Rifkin '22 responds to the protestors at Wiliams College boycotting the English department.
Letter to the editor: Feb. 13, 2020
By James Marc Leas | February 13, 2020James Marc Leas, a patent attorney in Vermont, weighs in on Charles Murray returning to campus.
Charles Murray, once again: Undoing three years of community healing
By Center For The Comparative Study Of Race And Ethnicity | February 9, 2020Faculty on the advisory board of the college's Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity opine on Charles Murray's impending visit to campus.
On engaging with Charles Murray
By The Committee On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion | January 31, 2020"Jim Douglas and the College Republicans are, of course, free to invite whomever they wish," writes the CDEI. "However, they should be clear about why they are inviting certain people, and what the implications for these invitations are."
Revisiting speech and inclusion
By Faculty Members Of The Committee On Speech And Inclusion | January 23, 2020The faculty members of the Committee on Speech and Inclusion write about the re-invitation of Charles Murray to campus.
The crisis in Iran: An oppressive regime and its voiceless people
By Niki Kowsar | January 23, 2020What has unfolded since the morning of January 3 has been incredibly difficult for me to unpack as an Iranian-born Canadian citizen and a U.S. permanent resident.
Taking sex off the table
By Sex Panther | January 23, 2020By choosing to not have sex, even though that was clearly his expectation for the night, she felt that she had messed up her chance to be with him.
Studying in a bushfire
By Emily Chu | January 23, 2020When I stepped out of the Sydney International Airport, the smell of ash immediately entered my nose.
An invitation from the Scott Center
By The Scott Center | January 23, 2020World events, as well as the struggles of building a society free from hate, can weigh heavily on us.
How Middlebury College can help Vermont workers
By Dan Golstein, Emma Mckee, Chloe Mcnamara and Ife Onuorah | January 23, 2020One of the first things that a new student notices upon joining the Middlebury community is the common fidelity to social justice.
Your input matters to Community Council
By John Gosselin | January 23, 2020A committee appointed by Community Council will soon conduct a review of specialty housing at the College.
An invitation to reengage
By Dominic Aiello | January 22, 2020The presidents of the Middlebury College Republicans write about their decision to reinvite Charles Murray to speak at the college this spring.