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Middlebury hosts fourth annual car show

People say a dog resembles its owner, and a similar relationship often holds true for cars. At the Middlebury Car Show & Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, Middlebury resident Diane Mott, the owner of an orange 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 camper van, wore a peace sign baseball cap of a matching shade, ...


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Search for missing college senior underway

Lia Smith ’26 was reported missing to the Middlebury Police Department on Sunday afternoon. Smith's father filed the report after not hearing back from her via cell phone and communicating with her friends, who last saw her in a building on campus at 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17. 


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MiddCORE to partner with OpenAI for J-Term program

MiddCORE, the college’s experiential learning program, recently announced its partnership with OpenAI for its 2026 J-Term session. Serving as a credit-bearing J-Term class, MiddCORE’s winter program requires a competitive application process and involves working with a company partner to take on ...


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Is OpenAI at our (Midd)CORE?

Last week, MiddCORE announced its partnership with OpenAI for its J-Term program. The announcement raises questions about whether OpenAI and its generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool, ChatGPT, being invited in this way to our campus reflects an endorsement of such a controversial company and ...


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Field hockey falls to Bowdoin in shootout

The Middlebury field hockey team was eager to defeat the Bowdoin Polar Bears after their unexpected loss to the 23rd ranked Endicott College team the weekend prior. Shockingly, the normally unbeatable Panthers came up short again. 


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The Knoll hosts third annual Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival

On Oct. 4, the Knoll hosted its third annual Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival, a celebration of Asian culture that attracted students and their families to the sunlit outdoor space. More than a dozen student organizations set up tables for the event, offering cultural activities, handmade crafts, food and ...


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The value of physical media: Artificial intelligence and art

Over the last few years, I’ve been slowly indoctrinated into the cult of physical media. There is no shortage of YouTube video essays made by 20-somethings living in Brooklyn that rave about the cultural, philosophical, aesthetic and moral value of dvds, records and film photography. And it’s hard ...


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Football drops home game to Amherst

This Fall Family Weekend, just over 3600 fans packed into Alumni stadium and the surrounding hills for Middlebury football’s fourth game of the season. The Panthers entered the contest riding a two game win streak after a successful weekend on the road at Colby. 


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The AI conversations we’re not having

As a super senior graduating this coming February, my college experience has spanned two distinct eras: before artificial intelligence (AI) and after AI. My introduction to AI came over Christmas break in 2022, when my tech-obsessed father showed me ChatGPT. My family crowded around my laptop, collectively ...


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Vermont Way Foods signs Milk with Dignity agreement

At the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN) Food Hub on Oct. 3, a crowd gathered to celebrate the signing of an agreement between Vermont Way Foods, a local farm, and Migrant Justice’s Milk with Dignity. There was cheese tasting, music, Mexican food, and a Vermont staple, Ben & Jerry’s, ...


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Panther soccer teams stumble against Bowdoin

Men’s and women’s soccer took to the pitch this past Saturday on fields adorned with fall foliage. Family Weekend brought a lighthearted crowd: Families and dogs sprawled out on the grass to watch the Panthers take on Bowdoin. The women’s match kicked off at 11 a.m. and the Panthers dominated ...


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Vermont Female Farmers photo exhibit brought to Sheldon Museum

In Vermont, about 40% of farms are owned by women — a truth not recognized by many, according to photographer JuanCarlos Gonzalez. Originally from Maunabo, Puerto Rico, Gonzalez spent two years photographing and chronicling the stories of 46 female farmers in Vermont, culminating in a photography ...