Practicing Hospitality
By Deborah And Matthew Dickerson | September 20, 2018A reflection on the virtues of welcoming others.
Opinion
The Charlotte Letters: A Chance Encounter, No Thank You
By Charlotte Frankel | September 20, 2018As the shadows gain weight, so does my patience for niceties.
What is the role of this paper?
By Will Digravio, Nick Garber and Rebecca Walker | September 13, 2018An introduction of The Campus's mission from this year's editor in chief and managing editors.
More Color: A Call for the Journalism of the Hiaasen Family in the Wake of the Capital Gazette Shooting
By Daniel Krugman | September 13, 2018To the Editors of the Middlebury Campus: The first story I wrote for Maria Hiaasen was rejected. I was a sophomore staff writer in her first period journalism class at Dulaney High School in Timonium, Maryland, excited but unprepared for the universe of beat writing and community framing. In response ...
The Charlotte Letters: A Review of Myself
By Charlotte Frankel | September 13, 2018The first of a weekly column by Charlotte Frankel '18.5, in which she will “review very important things on campus, such as the doors to Proctor (they should not have a double-entryway — this is dangerous and unnecessary!), the chairs in that one classroom on the first floor of Gifford, and much ...
Your SGA President: An Introduction
By Nia Robinson | September 13, 2018The first of a regular column by the student body president.
Turning to Plastic Containers for Sustainable Solutions
By Rae Aaron | September 13, 2018On the importance of progress and taking collective responsibility for our environment.
The Pragmatic Left: Dos and Don’ts for Winning Elections
By Joey Lyons | September 13, 2018Democrats should learn from Republican politics.
Foreign Correspondents: Sabine Poux ’20 in Buenos Aires
By Sabine Poux | September 13, 2018This is the first installment in a weekly column, Foreign Correspondents, that will chronicle Middlebury students’ experiences studying abroad.
Trustees: We Voted. Now It’s Your Turn.
By Divest Middlebury | May 9, 2018The recent SGA referendum to divest Middlebury’s endowment from fossil fuels passed with 80 percent support. Clearly, our student body is calling for divestment. This raises the question: Why hasn’t the Board of Trustees voted to divest? Students came out in record numbers to show their support ...
The Arts Need Real Support
By The Editorial Board | May 9, 2018This weekend was the first Nocturne, a late-night, student-run arts festival. From Saturday night at 9:00 until 2:00 a.m. the following morning, Middlebury’s lawns and buildings transformed into outdoor art galleries, performance spaces and screening rooms. A projector issued a wall-length projection ...
MEME Opens; ‘Middlebury Environment for Making Everything,’ That Is
By Leo Mcelroy | May 9, 2018In three weeks, my chapter at Middlebury College will be closed — I’m graduating. But before I go I have some unfinished business to tidy up. For three years, I’ve tried to create a makerspace here. After hundreds of pages of plans and proposals, dozens of meetings, one summer working in a makerspace, ...
Abuses at 10 O’Clock Ross Are Classist and Immature
By Will E. Kelley | May 9, 2018I get really annoyed every time 10 o’clock Ross gets cancelled. Not because I go to 10 o’clock Ross, but because every email with the subject line “10 o’clock Ross Suspended” reminds me that our campus is too immature to deal with any sort of responsibility, especially when it involves respecting ...
A Stripper’s Manifesto
May 9, 2018Respect. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Written on the chalkboards of kindergarten classrooms, in gymnasiums and in doctor’s offices. From a young age, we are told that the respect we give is the respect we get. As a young adult lady today, I have not found this to be true.
Setting Things Straight
By David Rubinstein | May 9, 2018This op-ed is in response to The Campus’s story on Jonathan Rauch’s recent lecture at Middlebury, entitled “Why Free Speech is the Only Safe Space for Minorities.” The article focused on the Open Campus Initiative’s (OCI) funding for the event. First, I am surprised that The Campus chose to ...
SGA Weekly: Lessons Learned
By Jin Sohn And Annie Cowan | May 9, 2018Dear MiddKids, To begin, thank you to all who helped out with Staff Appreciation Day! It was a huge hit and the staff greatly appreciated the dinner as well. This was the 2nd Annual Staff Appreciation Day, and we hope it will continue and improve in the many more years to come. For this column, we ...
If Middlebury Had a Metro System
By Ethan Brady | May 9, 2018Readers, I write to you today with urgency. Middlebury is in the midst of a transit crisis. Middrides is nonfunctional. Public Safety is on the prowl to give out parking tickets. It takes a full 20 minutes to walk from the Bihall to the gym — and that’s if you’re speedwalking. A subway system ...
Summer Internships Merit Credit
By The Editorial Board
| May 2, 2018
For students, summer internships are a large source of stress. Undergraduate college students devote increasing amounts of time to procuring “impressive” internships or embarking on exciting opportunities. As this trend develops, the question arises: Should colleges and universities grant credit ...
The Abusive Nature of Financial Aid
By Andrew Sebald And Travis Wayne Sanderson | May 2, 2018CW: Domestic Abuse Andrew Sebald: I have one older half-sister, one younger sister, a mother and an abusive father. My mother is an alumna of Middlebury, which is what spurred my interest in Middlebury College. When I was 14 years old, my mom and dad divorced. The separation was violent. My father ...
Divides and Deliberation: A Report and Invitation
By Jin Sohn And Sarah Stroup | May 2, 2018Last spring, the Middlebury community became deeply divided over a campus visit by Charles Murray. We each felt these divides personally — Sarah Stroup is a member of the political science department, and Jin plays a leading role in student government. Our campus is not alone in struggling to construct ...