Students who lived at Bread Loaf, Marriott or Inn on the Green to receive priority in spring room draw
March 31, 2022The 63 students who were assigned housing at Bread Loaf are eligible for an advanced housing selection process.
The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
The lives of Middlebury’s student firefighters
By Blaise Siefer | March 31, 2022The relationship between MFD and the college dates back to 1988, when Dillon Dimick ’92 joined the department as a probationary firefighter. Since then, 34 other students have volunteered at the department, with six students currently in the process of becoming full-time members: Emily Jones ’23, ...
’Tis the Season: “Bridgerton” season two
By Sophia Afsar-Keshmiri | March 31, 2022Since the moment the oh-so-bingeable “Bridgerton” came out in December 2020, viewers have been anxiously awaiting season two.With plenty of drama, jealousies and plot twists, the new episodes have been just as entertaining as the last.
Arab Reflections with Maryait: Inshallah
By Maryait Khader | March 31, 2022After more than six months for me at Middlebury, I miss many things in Jordan. When I say Jordan, I mean the Arab countries in general, which share many customs and habits. I decided to turn this longing for home into a door through which I might open the opportunity to pass on a part of my culture ...
Mask mandate ends after two years
By Emily Hogan | March 31, 2022A sign in Proctor Dining Hall on March 4 reminded students to wear masks unless seated at a table.
Local businesses lift mask requirements as state recommendations relax
By Susanna Schatz | March 31, 2022Since the state of Vermont ended its mask recommendation on March 14, Middlebury businesses have followed suit. Now, customers can enter nearly every business and building in town maskless.
What our response to Ukraine tells us about “us”
By Connor Wertz | March 31, 2022Middlebury's (and America’s) rapid and genuine humanitarian response to Putin’s aggression is admirable — and incomparable, in relation to other crises outside of Europe. It’s worth thinking about.
News in Brief: Board of Trustees approves 4.5% tuition increase
By Charlie Keohane | March 31, 2022The Board of Trustees approved a 4.5% increase in tuition on March 15, raising the total cost of undergraduate tuition to $62,000 and room and board to $17,800 for the 2022–23 academic year. Additionally, the student activities fee will increase $20 to $460. An announcement released by the college ...
A Call to Action, A Call for Process: Abenaki Land Repatriation and Middlebury College
By Josie Bourne | March 31, 2022Middlebury College has existed on unceded Abenaki lands for the past 222 years. Following recent conversations about decolonizing curricula and the renaming of the Middlebury Chapel, there arises the question of land repatriation. Upon recognizing the moral imperative of repatriation, the question becomes ...
(Re)write: A new column for historically marginalized members of the Midd community
By Daleelah Saleh | March 31, 2022I’m excited to extend the platform of The Campus as a physical and digital space for other historically marginalized members of the Middlebury community to share their experiences.
Women’s hockey advances to NCAA semifinals
By Charles Crounse | March 17, 2022For the first time in 13 years, Middlebury College will host the final two rounds of the NCAA Division III women’s hockey championship. Ranked No. 1 in the nation entering the NCAA tournament, the Panthers will host the semifinals, finals and third-place game in Kenyon Arena. Gustavus Adolphus College ...
Seven Questions with Aidan Harris ’23, men’s tennis
By Captain Rudolph | March 17, 2022Aidan Harris ’24, from Indianapolis, Ind., is a sophomore on the men’s tennis team. Harris plays both doubles and singles, and aims to lead the Panthers to the NCAA tournament this May. In this installment of “Seven Questions,” Harris discusses his beginnings with tennis, his aspirations for ...
PFL Weekly Ep. 4: History in Kenyon Arena, women’s swim off to nationals, track relay team earns All-American
By Blaise Siefer, Captain Rudolph, Marco Fengler, Caroline Harding and Eli Dibari | March 17, 2022What a week to be a Panther! Women’s hockey punched their ticket to the NCAA semifinals, men’s tennis won 18-straight matches on Sunday and the women’s DMR relay team earned All-American honors. On this episode, the PFL Weekly team recaps these accomplishments, while also previewing the women’s ...
Pro worker? Show it better
By Editorial Board | March 17, 2022Two weeks ago, in our second staff issue, we editorialized on the apparent disconnect between staff and students, calling upon the latter to use their status as patrons of this institution to rally on behalf of those making barely livable wages. On Thursday, our community woke up to multiple instances ...
‘Meta’ Moth-Up takes on story-within-a-story format
By Luke Stovak | March 17, 2022On March 9, the live Moth-Up storytelling event brought an intimacy to Middlebury not often experienced in the whirlwind of the academic week back into the spotlight. Hosted in the Gamut Room, where the audience had to arrange themselves Tetris-style to fit, the event kicked off when the lights were ...
Sabai Sabai’s renovations and new hot food bar driven by effects of pandemic
By Susanna Schatz | March 17, 2022Sabai Sabai, Middlebury’s local Thai restaurant, recently reopened after a seven-week closure for renovations. During this time, the restaurant added a hot food bar that holds poké and ready-made dishes.
Professor Lana Povitz receives tenure-track position following student campaign of support
By Riley Board | March 17, 2022Povitz will begin a tenure-track position in the History department in July.
Reel Critic: “Playground”
By Maggie Bryan | March 17, 2022Laura Wendel’s debut feature film “Playground” walks the line between childhood nostalgia and occasional violence. The film opens with the words, un monde — the film’s original title and the French word for “a world.” The film reminds audiences of the complex social relationships that ...
Sheldon Museum exhibit to feature collected items from residents of Addison County
By Maya Heikkinen | March 17, 2022“Addison County Collects,” a new exhibit highlighting collections in Addison County, will run at the Henry Sheldon Museum from May 17, 2022, to Jan. 7, 2023. Consistent with the museum’s current focus on the life of Henry Sheldon, the exhibit will feature items from current-day Addison County ...
Professors adjust to fluctuations in class attendance due to Covid-19
By Ryan Mcelroy | March 17, 2022More than 400 students have tested positive for Covid-19 since the beginning of the spring semester — with more than 100 cases reported on certain days during the past four weeks — leaving professors to reconsider how they should include students who cannot attend in-person class.