The 1vyG Conference and First-Gen Issues
By Lulu Zhou | April 18, 2019When I chose Middlebury College, it was not because I loved Middlebury during Preview Days but because it truly overwhelmed me.
Opinion
Sex Panther: Let’s Talk About STIs (And Other Things) Baby!
By Sex Panther | April 18, 2019If you don’t start honing your communication skills, then you are setting yourself and the people you interact with up for failure and frustration.
Foreign Correspondents: Returning to Childhood in Paris
By Amelia Pollard | April 18, 2019There were countless things I looked forward to when preparing to study abroad in Paris, but the idea of having a semester in which I felt more like a child than I have for over a decade, was not something that had crossed my mind.
The Lookbook: Parlour Salon
By Clark Lewis | April 18, 2019A feature of Parlour Salon, which just moved to Main Street and offers hair styling, waxing and more,
Polish Alumnus: Legutko 'a ruthless politician that contributed to Poland's downfall'
By Snoadmin | April 17, 2019Editor's Note: The below letter has been widely circulated among members of the Middlebury community. It has been reprinted here with permission. The sections in bold were done by the author. Dear Middlebury Faculty, Those of you who do not know me – my name is Thomas Gawel, I graduated from Middlebury ...
Rohatyn Center Student Leaders: We Oppose Legutko Lecture Sponsorship
By Rohatyn Center Student Advisory Board | April 16, 2019As the Rohatyn Student Advisory Board, we would like to express our opposition to the Political Science Department (PSCI) and Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs’ (RCGA) sponsorship of the lecture by Ryszard Legutko. To quote the Open Letter to PSCI and RCGA: “By co-sponsoring a speaker who blatantly ...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Not Letting Each Other Talk About Sensitive Issues
By The Local Noodle Editorial Board | April 11, 2019Okay, let’s take it from the top. Three weeks ago, the Local Noodle received a picture of a CHEM 103 test with a question asking students to calculate lethal doses of gas as it was used in the Holocaust. We unanimously agreed it deserved to be publicly known and formally denounced, but had heard nothing ...
A Call to Nerd Out
By The Editorial Board | April 11, 2019With the Spring Student Symposium happening tomorrow, all of us here at The Campus cordially encourage you to embrace your inner nerd.
Letter to the Editor: Parent Defends The Local Noodle
By Kathy Leinhardt | April 11, 2019As a parent of a Middlebury student watching the Noodle kerfuffle from the outside, I am appalled.
We Apologize For Offensive Test Question
By The Department Of Chemistry & Biochemisry | April 11, 2019We write to acknowledge and offer deep apologies for an egregiously inappropriate question that one of our departmental faculty members included on an exam earlier this semester.
How the New York Times Taught Two Campus Editors to Hope (and Write Better Headlines)
By Bochu Ding and Sarah Asch | April 11, 2019The New York Times Student Editors Conference was like a small, hopeful oasis in the middle of busy Manhattan.
The case for veganism
By Asher Lantz | April 11, 2019I’m vegan and I went abroad for my febmester. Sometimes I struggle figuring out which of these to tell someone first when I meet them.
Ask Tré: On Sexuality
By Tré Stephens | April 11, 2019Dear Tré, How do I deal with the fact that everything has to have a label? Sexuality is fluid but I feel pressured to “decide” what I am. -Anonymous Dear Reader, Thank you for your submission! I want to address what you said about sexuality. You said “sexuality is fluid, but I feel pressured ...
Sex Panther: Emergency Contraception
By Sex Panther | April 11, 2019There is one thing I never, never want to hear during sex. “I think the condom just broke.” That one’s a real mood-killer.
Notes from the SGA President
By Online Editor | April 11, 2019Happy (kind of) spring everyone! Old and New Notes: 1. Thank you to everyone who has shared feedback or ideas with go/heysga. We encourage everyone to use it as a resource. 2. Election season is upon us! Please be sure to check your emails for the candidates’ statements of intent. Also, if you ...
Parker Merrill Speech Competition (ad)
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Admissions Scandal Demands Reflection
By The Editorial Board | March 21, 2019This multi-million dollar scandal is disheartening but not entirely surprising, and it sheds light on the deep flaws within the American educational system.
Notes From the Desk: Why Zeitgeist?
By Bochu Ding | March 21, 2019Zeitgeist, The Campus’ first annual student survey, aims to discuss questions we often avoid.
We Need the Hebrew Department
By Hillel Board | March 21, 2019Recently, Tamar Mayer, the head of the Hebrew Department, was denied her second request to hire a new Hebrew professor for next year.
On Flags in Ross Dining Hall
By George Werner | March 21, 2019Middlebury's SGA considers hanging a set of national flags in Ross Dining Hall, inspiring a geopolitical discussion.