Sex Panther: Relationship Structure
By Sex Panther | May 2, 2019I’ve been thinking a lot in the past few weeks about relationship structures and hookup culture here at Midd.
Opinion
Against Dissolution
By John Gosselin | April 30, 2019The same people threatening to dissolve the Student Government Association voted in favor of raising your Student Activities Fee by $20 next year after just a few minutes of debate. They considered important changes to SGA bylaws in even less time, changes which would restructure the Finance Committee ...
Supporting the Hebrew Program, Through Language Tables
By Subin Cho | April 28, 2019My name is Subin Cho, a member of Class of 2019 majoring in Chinese and Japanese. I have been serving as a student manager of Language Tables for 2018-2019 academic year. In light of recent events on campus, and as a manager of Language Tables, I would like to draw your attention to the members of our ...
Challenging Ideas, Listening Across Differences
By Sarah Stroup | April 26, 2019On a busy Wednesday night, almost 100 people showed up to Dana Auditorium to listen to a panel of Middlebury College students talk about “Moving Forward” – how and why they each approached the visit of another controversial speaker, Ryszard Legutko, to our campus last week. With very little guidance, ...
Letter: Past ACLU President Supports Hamilton Forum
By Nadine Strossen | April 25, 2019As a lifelong human rights crusader and immediate past president (1991-2008) of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), I am convinced that grappling with opposing ideas is an essential strategy for promoting equality, dignity, diversity, and inclusivity. I am heartened that so many college students, ...
Administrators Failed Protesters and Lecture Organizers
By The Editorial Board | April 25, 2019Last week, the administration canceled a talk by conservative Polish scholar and politician Ryszard Legutko due to safety concerns.
Official Statement by Middlebury Student Organizers Regarding the Events of April 17, 2019
By Online Editor | April 25, 2019We have decided to release this statement in an attempt to clarify the situation, legitimize our perspective, and uphold how these events have affected us as a group and as individuals.
Re-visioning Our Education: A Call to Support SGA’s Proposals
By Vee Duong and Juliana Dunn | April 25, 2019This past week, we were angry. We were disappointed. We were not surprised.
Dear College: Reject This Tale of Two World Views
By Sebastian Grandias | April 25, 2019National politicians and news media have painted Middlebury as being at the center of an irreconcilable conflict of values.
President Patton, Right the Ship. Please.
By Griffin Hall | April 25, 2019Seniors at Middlebury will remember President Laurie Patton’s inaugural campaign to promote “rhetorical resilience.”
Callanan Pushing False Narratives
By Kevin Moss | April 25, 2019From the moment I became aware of Ryszard Legutko’s statements, I have shared them with the organizers and the sponsors of his talk.
A Failure of Leadership
By Joey Lyons | April 25, 2019Two years after the Charles Murray incident, Middlebury finds itself again ridiculed in the national press.
Letter: Human Mistakes are Inevitable
By Judy Olinick | April 25, 2019The campus will move on to new issues, but the injury to Professor Byers may be very long-lasting.
Letter: Making Space for Counter Arguments
By Charles Tilford | April 25, 2019Canceling the Ryszard Legutko lecture at the last minute may have been prudent from a security perspective, but it again got us scorched in the national media.
Polish Alumnus: Legutko ‘a ruthless politician that contributed to Poland’s downfall’
By Thomas Gawel | April 25, 2019When I first saw that Mr. Legutko was invited to speak on campus, my reaction was not outrage. It was, quite honestly, a mere surprise.
A Response to Thomas
By Michael Kraus | April 25, 2019Dear Thomas, Thank you for your heartfelt and thoughtful letter. It’s always good to hear from you! I recall fondly your assistance in my research, as well as your excellent presentation to our class on Poland, explaining why the Justice and Law party (PiS) won the 2015 election overwhelmingly and ...
A Personal Statement
By Nia Robinson | April 23, 2019Editor's Note: Nia Robinson '19 is president of the Middlebury College Student Government Association. In a conversation I had a few weeks ago, we talked about how grateful we were for a mild year, compared to the previous years. We made sure to knock on wood, so we didn’t jinx it. Perhaps the ...
Thirteen Proposals for Community Healing
By The Student Government Association Senate | April 23, 2019Editor's Note: The below letter was sent to all college administrators this morning with all students cc'd. It has been reprinted here with permission. To the administrators of Middlebury College, The Student Government Association (SGA) exists to be the democratic vehicle of the will of the student ...
A Statement from the Faculty Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
By The Committee On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion | April 19, 2019These past two weeks, a number of incidents both inside and outside the classroom have made clear that we as a campus have a great deal of work to do in achieving our ideal of inclusivity. We have witnessed the trivialization of acts of historical oppression and genocide, as well as the invitation of ...
Lessons Learned on Controversial Speakers
By The Middlebury Faculty Caucus For An Inclusive Community | April 19, 2019As a learning institution, we believe Middlebury College should always look toward the educational possibilities of events and conversations. Two years after the fracturing of our campus around Charles Murray’s visit, what can we say we have learned about hosting divisive and controversial speakers ...