“Abroad changed me”
By Lior Selve | October 3, 2019The last thing you’ll ever catch me saying when asked quickly about my year abroad is that it “changed me.”
Opinion
What’s loneliness got to do with it?
By Sex Panther | October 3, 2019At Cocoon the other night, a short prompt, written on a small piece of paper, was handed out to the audience.
Are Instagram models really role models to follow?
By Tyra Browne | October 3, 2019In our 21st century, social media-obsessed world, we are constantly surrounded by images of “Insta-famous” figures.
We commit to climate-conscious coverage
By Editorial Board | September 26, 2019For those who joined the protest at College Park last Friday, it felt like maybe — just maybe — we might still have cause for hope.
This isn’t good enough
By Max Padilla | September 26, 2019I’d like to change the way people at Middlebury talk and think about racial issues and this may be my one shot.
What will you do now?
By Emily Thompson | September 26, 2019Though I use alarmist language to describe the climate crisis, I actually don’t think much about this emergency anymore.
Midd: Invite fewer speakers
By John Gosselin | September 26, 2019In J-Term and the spring semester of 2019, 194 lectures occurred at Middlebury College.
An ode to orgs: new (and old) students, get involved!
By Editorial Board | September 19, 2019Whatever you thought you knew about Middlebury College before, you will likely leave having made the following conclusion: To become a Middlebury student is to become involved.
The murky social contract of the DFMO
By Sex Panther | September 19, 2019DFMO stands for “Dance Floor Make-Out”— which, whether we like it or not, is a time-honored tradition at Middlebury College.
Ask Tré: Welcome back, let’s jump in
By Tré Stephens | September 19, 2019I just failed an exam, what do I do?
Some wisdom for beginning college
By The Scott Center For Spiritual And Religious Life | September 19, 2019Dear Middlebury students, You do not have to have things figured out.
For brand promotion, look elsewhere
By Editorial Board | September 12, 2019A college newspaper is not a public relations office.
We need the commons system
By Sandhya Sewnauth | September 12, 2019I’d like to express why I think the commons should be here to stay.
Please, read this newspaper
By James Finn, Sadie Housberg and Sabine Poux | September 12, 2019If you thought you and your friends kept up a lively group chat this summer, you should have seen ours.
You should travel less (or at least try to be better at it)
By Holton Huntington | September 12, 2019Few pastimes have a more direct impact on a place than tourism.
Don’t write off the Peace Corps
By Courtney Cano | September 12, 2019I am currently living in a rural village in the Eastern province of Zambia as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer.
Cartographer’s note
By Emma Brown | September 12, 2019I was so excited and flattered when the Campus reached out and asked for my help with this project.
A call to action: Middlebury, it’s time to prioritize our mental healthcare
By Arthur Martins | August 13, 2019We are often told that college is a seminal period of our lives; that it is the time in which we grow the most because we leave our home communities, live on our own, and are able to fail and thrive in a liberal academic environment. We hold as self-evident that excelling in classes, assignments, and ...
Turns out, words have consequences
By Taite Shomo | August 7, 2019In his recent article for The Guardian, Jacek Dehnel recounts the hatred and violence he and others experienced as part of a Polish Pride Parade in Białystok, Poland, where marchers were outnumbered four to one by protestors. Dehnel describes images of men attacking marchers, burning rainbow flags, ...
Contra Khan: A Response to "Moss Pushes False Narrative...Yet Again"
By Kevin Moss | May 16, 2019First off, I’d like to thank Mr. Khan for that little trip down memory lane! Let me state right off the bat that I have no regrets about standing up for the rights of LGBT people and other marginalized groups at Middlebury. I don’t retract a single comment, especially about Rehnquist, who not only ...