Spiraling through seasons at the Knoll
By Aria Bowden | May 11, 2023Middlebury College’s student-founded garden, the Knoll, was first plowed on an October day in 2002 after months of planning.
Opinion
Junior Year: “All My Friends Are Gone”
By Maggie Reynolds, Hannah Sayre and Chris Donohue | May 11, 2023According to the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research, there are 306 students abroad this spring, most of whom are juniors. By the time a class at Middlebury graduates, nearly 60% of its members will have studied abroad.
Be The Match at Middlebury
By Caroline Haggerty | May 11, 2023Last Wednesday, May 3, the Middlebury football and field hockey teams ran a “Be The Match” event on campus.
The importance of sustainable fashion at Middlebury
By Libby Scaperotta | May 4, 2023At Middlebury, once my friends found out I could sew, I became inundated with texts asking me to patch a pair of jeans or alter a top. Upcycling and repairing clothing is crucial to capitalizing on the longevity of clothing and avoiding the wasteful process of buying something new. There is an obvious ...
It’s time to rethink Middlebury’s Honor Code
By Editorial Board | May 4, 2023Of the 1,112 students surveyed by this year’s Zeitgeist, two-thirds admitted to breaking the Honor Code, in which students affirm that they have not given nor received unauthorized aid on a given assignment. The vast majority of cases involve using aids such as Google Translate, Sparknotes or calculators ...
The power of a feminist mini golf course
By El Fahey | May 4, 2023“A Feminist Mini Golf Course? What’s that?”
The urgent need for Migrant Justice: The systemic oppression of migrant workers in Addison County and a fight for visibility
By Laura Rivera and Damaris Neaves | May 4, 2023Middlebury, Vt. is a small, idyllic town nestled in the Green Mountains. Despite its serene exterior, hundreds of migrant workers are facing deplorable working and living conditions that remain invisible to our community. Migrant workers play a critical role in the state’s agricultural industry, supporting ...
Why you should volunteer at Homeward Bound
By Bella Burke | May 4, 2023That’s why when Noah Osher ’23.5 told me about Homeward Bound, Addison County’s humane society, I had my volunteer application submitted within 24 hours. It has been one of the best decisions I’ve made since starting my college career.
Reimagining landscaping on campus
By Tim Parsons, Aria Bowden and Sj O’connor | April 27, 2023As spring arrives, we find ourselves eagerly awaiting the emergence of bright buds on trees, the return of green grass and the chance to lay on the lawn basking in the sun. The sprawling quads in some ways feel synonymous with college life; a leftover design choice from a colonial archetype of universities ...
On understaffing across college departments
By The Editorial Board | April 27, 2023Most current Middlebury students are familiar with a college that is understaffed. In addition to some academic departments being low on faculty, Facilities Services, Custodial Services and Dining Services have battled persistent understaffing since 2020.
Response to the Letter to the Editor
By Abigail Chang, Rain Ji, Tony Sjodin and Lily Laesch | April 27, 2023Last Thursday, we published what we expected to be one of our least controversial editorials of the semester: another opinion piece centered around work-life balance and managing the pressures of Middlebury’s busyness culture. We’ve opined on this topic before without inciting outrage — so we ...
Notes from the Desk: Red or green? I’m not sure
By Rain Ji | April 27, 2023When thinking about how to make classrooms or other settings more accessible to students with color deficiency, try to imagine that colors don’t exist.
What is up with all of the events about Israel?
By Joshua Glucksman | April 27, 2023Israel has been changing in character to become a more authoritarian regime. There has been a documented increase in settler violence, acts of terror, far-right ideology and, of course, democratic backsliding due to ongoing judicial “reforms.” To understand this trend, as many political scientists ...
Letter to the Editor: You can’t have your cake and eat it too
By Sarah Miller and Gage Schrier | April 27, 2023The Editorial Board’s plea that the school help us escape our “academic cage” fails to recognize Middlebury’s mission: the “academic cage” offers more freedom than restraint. Many people have worked their entire lives to come to a prestigious institution like Middlebury and will reap its ...
On becoming a preachy, pick-me pescetarian
By Bella Burke | April 20, 2023When people ask me why I’m pescetarian, I usually say something like, “I love animals, but it’s just a personal thing, really. I think everyone should eat meat if they want to.” I use those lines to end the conversation as quickly as possible so people don’t think I’m one of those meat-eater-shaming ...
Spring us from our academic cage
By Editorial Board | April 20, 2023But with the change of seasons also comes a shift in student culture. Students usually find themselves in an environment where it seems like everyone is competing to be the most productive or have the busiest schedule. As the weather starts to warm up, it transforms into a competition to see who can ...
From friends to family through fellowship
By Zoe Wang | April 20, 2023No, InterVarsity (IV) is not a sport –– it’s InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. At Middlebury College, we seek to create a space for those looking to explore what it means to have a relationship with God alongside our peers. Our goal is to love the Lord our God and love our neighbor as ourselves. ...
Get excited for the big rocks and bagpipes of the Middlebury Highland Games
By Sam Pelletier | April 20, 2023We are bringing the Highland Games to Middlebury College. For centuries, people have come together to celebrate Celtic culture at these events, centered around music, dance, food and athletics on Saturday, April 22. Although they originated in the Scottish Highlands, the Highland Games can now be found ...
Tell the ones you love you love them: Finding a silver lining in my worst fear
By Rach Peck | April 20, 2023As the suspected active shooter situation was unfolding, I came face-to-face with a stark contrast between the experience of those who do not come from places where this happens and those that do. This contrast became even more evident on Monday, after I had many conversations with American classmates ...
On Middlebury’s inadequate communication during an active shooter threat
By Editorial Board | April 13, 2023And still, everyone wondered where the emergency alert from the college was. Why was there no information about what was happening, who was on the scene and what students were supposed to do?