At 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, a group of about 40 students set up tents on McCullough lawn to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The students at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment — which continues to grow as more students bring their own tents — are prepared to remain on the lawn until ...
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New England at the mic: WRMC presents DJ Lucas and Hotline TNT
By Norah Khan | April 25, 2024WRMC hosted its annual “Sepomana Spring Concert” on Friday, April 19. Held in the Bunker in the Freeman International Center, the concert featured Western Massachusetts artist DJ Lucas and the New York City-based band Hotline TNT.
Spring Student Symposium launches 17th year with a bang — and a balloon
By Julia Pepper | April 25, 2024With 245 student presenters representing 35 departments ranging from Biology to History to Film and Media Culture, Middlebury hosted its 17th annual Student Spring Symposium last Friday, April 19.
Evolution Dance hosts its 10th birthday party
By Jonathan Eaton | April 25, 2024Evolution Dance Crew — better known as Evo — celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 20 with two sold out shows featuring 24 student-choreographed dances. The group’s first performance was sponsored by the Distinguished Men of Color at their Spring 2014 art showcase. Since then, the group has ...
What are Middlebury students “fluent” in, anyways?
By The Editorial Board | April 25, 2024The newly launched Middlebury website now features what the college has labeled as the “Four Fluencies”: “Solving the Climate Crisis,” “Analyzing Data,” “Transforming Conflict” and “Understanding Cultural Difference. If you are surprised to hear that these are the four pillars of a ...
Community rallies around Royal Oak Coffee, raising over $30,000 in GoFundMe campaign
By Olivia Mueller | April 25, 2024In a true demonstration of the power of community support, a GoFundMe page for Royal Oak Coffee has raised over $30,000 since it was created last week. The page’s current goal is to raise $60,000 “to help Royal Oak Coffee overcome a devastating financial hit,” according to the website description. ...
Guest lecture tells the legacy of Black life and art in the Holocaust
By Maya Alexander | April 25, 2024A recent lecture on “Black Life in a Nazi Internment Camp: The Art of Josef Nassy,” examined the invisibility of the Black wartime experience and highlighted art as a form of memory that helps us better understand Black perspectives of Nazi internment. The April 17 talk was led by Sarah Phillips ...
Track and field team celebrates its seniors, gears up for NESCACs
By Charlie Keohane | April 25, 2024The men’s and women’s track and field teams celebrated their seniors at the final home meet of the season. While the April 20 meet was not scored, the teams reported many personal records (PRs) and high spirits heading into the NESCAC championships at Tufts University this coming weekend.
“Don’t Forget Me” is unforgettable
By Charlie Keohane | April 25, 2024“Don’t Forget Me,” Maggie Rogers’ junior album finds the singer-songwriter moving in a clearer direction than ever, with songs that feel particularly apt for a graduating senior. Composed of just ten tracks, “Don’t Forget Me” is an intimate and introspective album that showcases Rogers’ ...
Addressing recent vandalism at the Knoll
By Sheila Camacho and Caitlin Sheen | April 25, 2024The Knoll is a place to slow down. At Middlebury, life is constantly moving a hundred miles an hour. For many students, it is a place to breathe and step back. As Knoll interns, we have a lot of love for the space, and as such, it makes us incredibly sad to learn of the vandalism at the end of March. ...
Students, town residents flock to trivia night at the Marquis
By Izzy Ronda | April 25, 2024On Thursday nights at 7pm, the Middlebury Marquis Theater comes to life. Town residents, Middlebury students and people from neighboring areas come together for trivia night, eager to partake in some friendly competition.
New England Review hosts student reading series
By Olivia Mueller | April 25, 2024Five Middlebury student readers showcased their original essays, short stories and poetry in the most recent event in the New England Review (NER) student reading series.
Women’s golf hits the ground running in first two competitions of spring season
By Brooke Friberg | April 25, 2024The women’s golf team traveled to Cortland, N.Y. to compete in the Martin and Wallace Invitational, hosted by SUNY Cortland. Despite the first day, April 13, of the tournament being canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions, the Panthers demonstrated resilience throughout the weekend. The team ...
In deep waters: “Airswimming” dives into life and love in an asylum
By Ellie Trinkle | April 25, 2024“Airswimming” left the audience with laughter, tears and a whole lot of Doris Day songs stuck in their heads. As I left the Hepburn Zoo last weekend, I wiped away the few tears I had shed (a very rare occurrence for me) and ran to tell my friends that it had been a long time since a piece of art ...
SPECS Panther Column #5: Our Reading List
By Zoe Gregg | April 25, 2024SPECS Panther is a mascot for SPECS (sex-positive education for college students) and serves the Middlebury community. As a part of Health & Wellness Education, SPECS Panther seeks to educate and spark independent dialogue, not be the end-all-be-all resource on campus. We encourage Midd kids to ...