When I arrived at Middlebury College in the fall of 2022, I never thought that I would run a half marathon, organize a fundraising soccer tournament or raise over $3,500 in just three weeks for a humanitarian organization that is over 4,000 miles away. However, that is exactly what I am doing because ...
If you walked into Proctor or Ross dining hall on Thursday for lunch last week, you probably saw a couple students tabling outside to promote the Migrant Justice Milk with Dignity campaign. On that day, around 80 Middlebury students called Hannaford Supermarket to demand the grocery store chain join ...
I’m shocked when I hear accounts of other American undergraduate students' time abroad, learning nothing more than how to say “merci” while in Paris. As I wrapped up my semester abroad this past December in Bordeaux, France, I could safely say that my French improved exponentially and that there ...
The Campus just launched its annual student survey on Monday, March 31, marking the seventh time we have asked Middlebury students to answer dozens of questions about academics, sex and love, social life, politics and other topics. Last year we received completed responses from over 1,200 students; ...
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Over the past few months, an increasing number of incidents have disrupted shared public spaces on campus and prompted punitive responses from the college.
I am commonly asked by friends and family at home what the current American atmosphere is like. The past month has proven to be a dramatic shift in what America means to me.
Closer to home, on Saturday March 8, around 200 people gathered on the Middlebury town green and marched in support of International Women's Day and against the policies of the current American administration. Among them were professors and members of the college’s senior administration demonstrating ...
There are few weapons in the world that are more useful unused. What many people don’t realize is that nuclear weapons are most efficient when they remain in the silos. Nuclear weapons provide mobility, leverage and negotiating power. While we tend to focus on their catastrophic physical and psychological ...
Since his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, Trump has issued at least 128 executive actions, aiming to dismantle federal organizations, slash the budget and disrupt staffing. From threatening the National Institutes of Health (NIH), jeopardizing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, denying ...
Last spring, with the support of concerned alumni like us, Middlebury students made their fourth major attempt since 1970 to persuade the college that its institutional investing should reflect concerns about issues such as peace, human rights, environmental justice and corporate social responsibility. ...
While the long-term impacts of the Trump Administration’s recent executive orders regarding immigration and budget cuts are yet to be fully realized, it is clear that this administration intends to target universities and vulnerable populations within them. The Trump administration's policies have ...
On Feb. 24, 2022, eight years after the annexation of the Crimean peninsula, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What was supposed to be a three-day special military operation has now officially gone on for over three years. Despite pessimist predictions, Ukraine was able to fight back ...
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On Feb. 20, the Alexander Hamilton Forum invited Brianna Wu, the executive director of Rebellion PAC, and Leor Sapir of the Manhattan Institute to speak on the “right approach on public policy and transgender medicine.”
Middlebury College has long promoted its vibrant music culture, advertising Wednesday Open Mic Night (WOMP), the Nocturne Arts Festival and even its rock-star alums such as the band members of Dispatch. Despite all that, Middlebury's institutional structure makes it unnecessarily difficult for musicians ...
Vermont Governor Phil Scott has a track record of opposing progressive climate policies brought forth by the Democrats in the state legislature. Now that the Democrats have lost a veto-proof supermajority, Gov. Scott is finally showing us his true colors on climate. And it is not pretty.
For 75 years, Battell Hall has served as the first home for freshmen on campus. To many, the transformation of Battell’s adorned ivy into glowing embers is the cherished harbinger of fall’s arrival. It’s no surprise that Battell graced the cover of the ubiquitous Princeton Review’s “The Best ...
In 2017, controversial speaker Charles Murray came to Middlebury a few weeks after the inauguration of President Trump. Our liberal campus was feeling quite raw. Minorities were under scrutiny by a new presidential administration. In that environment, a group brought a speaker to Middlebury to talk ...
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Their neon ski goggles glint against the snow and their cowboy hats are pulled snug over their beanies. Glitter freezes to their cheeks as they grip their numb fingers around the cans tucked into their jackets. It seems like everybody who knows everybody is at the Snowbowl on the third Saturday of February. ...
Loitering for the purpose of prostitution (LPP) is a violation or misdemeanor in many state governments and municipalities across the U.S.. These laws define this charge as wandering or remaining in public spaces for long periods of time with the intent of selling sex or promoting prostitution. While ...
“There are no solutions, only trade-offs.” The immortal words of economist Thomas Sowell apply as much to college administration as they do to public policymaking. When it comes to academics, I believe it is high time that Middlebury confronts this reality.