Women’s basketball team still bouncing in NESCAC tournament
By Ethan Vashel | February 22, 2024This past Saturday, the Middlebury Women’s Basketball team (17–8) beat Amherst College 59–48 in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC tournament.
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Reel Critic: “Maestro"
By Jack Torpey | February 22, 2024He is only two films in, but Bradley Cooper seems to have already found his thematic sweet spot as a director. “A Star is Born,” the 49-year-old actor’s 2018 directorial debut, swept audiences away with its music-centric retelling of a classic Hollywood romance, making a movie star out of Lady ...
A commitment to diversity before and after matriculation
By The Editorial Board | February 22, 2024The administration sent an email titled “Inclusive Admissions and Incoming Class Update” to the Middlebury community on Feb. 7, which contained preliminary information about the demographics of the incoming classes of 2028 and 2028.5, and reaffirmed the college’s admissions approach after ...
Galentine’s Day Celebration Recognizes Women and Non-Binary Friendships, Business Owners
By Julia Pepper | February 22, 2024Adventure Dinner and Atria Collective, formerly known as WomenSafe, hosted their annual Galentine’s Day Celebration, a culmination of a long standing partnership that raises funds for Atria Collective. Sixteen women-owned businesses set up shop at Vergennes Opera on Feb. 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. Any gender ...
Middlebury applications drop to three-year low amidst tuition increases, turbulent year in college admissions
By Ryan Mcelroy | February 22, 2024Over a month after the college’s regular decision deadline and seven months since the Supreme Court prohibited affirmative action, Middlebury announced it had received 12,540 applicants for the classes of 2028 and 2028.5, marking a six percent decrease from the record-setting 13,297 applicants last ...
Shea Brams ’26, Jack Christner ’25 lead Middlebury nordic ski team to success at Williams Carnival
By Jack Mcguire | February 22, 2024Trudging through the wind and snow at Prospect Mountain in Woodford, Vt., the Middlebury Nordic ski team added another impressive performance to their season at the Williams Carnival this past weekend. Both the men’s and women’s teams were runners up in the 3 x 5K relay race, helping Middlebury ...
Beyoncé’s boots were made for strutting
By Catherine Goodrich | February 22, 2024During an otherwise unremarkable third quarter of Super Bowl LVIII, Beyoncé announced a forthcoming album, identified as “Act II,” to be released on March 29. The Queen used a cheeky Verizon ad appearance to prove the internet can “B broken” when she said the commercial’s closing words: “Release ...
Sarah Says: Goodbye to all that
By Sarah Miller | February 22, 2024Each semester brings in a new crop of eager-eyed first years, pushing the seniors out into “the real world.” Living in Forest Hall as a senior gives me an intimate window into my own obsolescence. At one end of the hall lurk the silent underclassmen while at the other end of the hall Baby Febs splay ...
A Revolutionary Press: A local nonprofit at the intersection of art and activism
By Charlie Keohane | February 22, 2024If you take a look at the dorm room walls of Middlebury students, chances are you might see some of John Vincent’s colorful letterpress work. Vincent founded Revolutionary Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit printing press, in 2010, and aims to spread radical and revolutionary ideas. Since 2016, Revolutionary ...
Average GPA rose to 3.65 last spring, prompting concern over sustained grade inflation
By Tejas Srinivasan | February 22, 2024For better or for worse, grades are at the center of higher education. Middlebury’s selective admissions process demands that applicants show rigorous academic achievements on high school transcripts; Latin and departmental honors at college graduation have GPA thresholds; graduate institutions look ...
Women’s swimming & diving makes a splash at NESCAC championships, earning their highest finish in nearly a decade
By Lizzy Lawrence | February 22, 2024Last Thursday, swimmers and fans alike buzzed with excitement at the Middlebury College Natatorium as the women’s swimming and diving team kicked off the first of four consecutive days of racing at the NESCAC championships.
Author Emily St. John Mandel stirs discussion of art and humanity at Middlebury
By Aidan Amster | February 22, 2024Canadian novelist and essayist Emily St. John Mandel brought the larger Middlebury community together for an event full of laughter and insights into her work and creative process. The Middlebury student body sat alongside members of ‘book clubs’ from the college, a high school class, the Vermont ...
Meat, milk, blood and…how is my culture seen in the west?
By Vee Syengo | February 22, 2024A couple of months ago my housemates and I were having a house dinner with our house supervisor. Sitting around our tiny dining table, all the six of us, including the supervisor, went around the table introducing ourselves. It was an exhilarating moment to talk about the kind of foods that my housemates ...
Liv, Love, Local: Downhill Bread
By Olivia Mueller | February 22, 2024In establishing Downhill Bread, Brooks Bezamat evolved his bread and pastry business, from an at-home baking operation based out of his Lincoln, Vt. kitchen to a full-time endeavor with a commercial kitchen on Main Street in Bristol. Bezamat serves bread and pastries three days a week in addition to ...
Middlebury community responds to criticism from Fox News over Title VI complaint accusations of antisemitism
By Maggie Reynolds | February 22, 2024Fox News published a story describing a formal complaint filed by StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice accusing Middlebury College of failing to provide protection for Jewish students facing antisemitism on campus.
Mia White ’26.5 wins seventh annual Spencer Prize speech competition
By Edith Mauch | February 22, 2024Mia White ’26.5 took home the trophy for the seventh annual Spencer Prize Championship for her speech about discussing theories formulated by Judith Butler with her community friend.
“Next to Normal” delivers message of hope for audience and for the future of Middlebury theater
By Arthur Martins | February 13, 2024Put on in late January, "Next to Normal" was the sixteenth J-term musical performed at Town Hall Theater in downtown Middlebury. The musical told the story of a woman living with bipolar disorder and psychosis and her family as they sought a path toward healing.
New England Review Student Poetry Night draws community together through vulnerability
By Joshua Glucksman | January 31, 2024The New England Review held its Student Poetry Night on Monday, Jan. 22. Over 40 students, New England Review staff and community members gathered to hear the work of ten student performers on topics including nirvana, parental relationships and adjusting to college life.
Takacs Quartet impresses listeners of all ages
By Charlie Deichman-Caswell | January 25, 2024The arrival of the Takács Quartet, heralded by The New York Times as “one of the world’s greatest string quartets,” has been highly anticipated since the group’s genre-bending performance as a part of the Middlebury Performing Arts Series nearly two years ago. The group made its return to campus ...
Students turn the Snow Bowl into Mount Everest for 24 hours
By Katie Futterman | January 25, 2024Armed with Hostess Donettes, peach candies and untapped maple syrup, six Middlebury mountaineers strapped skins onto their skis and embarked on a mission to “Everest” the Snow Bowl. They set off at 12 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22 with the goal of climbing the Snow Bowl enough times to reach 29,029 feet ...