Small Town Democracy: Middlebury Town Meeting Day
By Audrey Peiker | March 10, 2022All articles were approved during Middlebury’s town meeting day on March 1, with votes cast via secret ballot due to ongoing concerns about Covid-19.
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By Sajia Yaqouby | March 10, 2022When we left our little apartment—located in a beautiful corner of Polytechnic University in Kabul—to the airport, my little sister wrote, “As I write, I miss our beautiful home. I miss the tableau on the wall, the decorated candles, the clock, and all those Eid days and Yalda nights that will ...
Headlines: Our new radio show
By Abigail Chang | March 10, 2022At the very end of last spring — when Riley Board ’22, Lucy Townend ’22 and I (The Campus’ executive team) started planning for this year’s Campus issues — we got really excited about an idea. The idea was creating a Campus radio show where we’d share a little about the stories from each ...
Seniors, sophomores, and Febs elect new SGA senators
By Ben Wagner | March 10, 2022Ting Cui ’25.5 and Faith Wood ’24.5 were elected in normal Feb elections, while Michael Eller ’24, Joel Machado ’22 and Nia Williams ’22 were elected in special elections and will serve their class years for the remainder of the academic year.
The persistence of Orientalism in Middlebury Arabic language education
By Madeleine Gallop | March 10, 2022You might think Orientalism was buried long ago, but these neo-Orientalist perspectives are not unique to Middlebury. Organizations of power still systemically infect all aspects of Arabic language instruction in higher education.
Two years in: reflecting on post-pandemic
By Lucy Townend | March 10, 2022In the past two years, we’ve gone through a period of both collective, mass-scale loss but also individual experiences of grief. Yes, we’re “all in this together” — but we’ve also all encountered vastly different versions of the pandemic, from the initial quarantine to the return to school ...
Students rally in support of tenure track position for Professor Lana Povitz
By Riley Board | March 8, 2022After more than three years at Middlebury, Visiting Assistant Professor of History Lana Povitz may be leaving the college — but not if a group of student organizers has anything to do with it. Current and former students of Povitz’s have put together a website, a demonstration and op-ed over the ...
Staff Issue Photo: Public Safety Officer Jamie Picking-up a Discarded White Claw
By Florence Wu | March 4, 2022Staff Issue Photo: Public Safety Officer Jamie picking-up a White Claw a student dropped upon spotting the officer.
Middlebury’s 99th Annual Winter Carnival: The Middlebury Ski Races Return
By Emily Hogan | March 4, 2022After a year-long hiatus due to Covid-19, ski racers, students and spectators once again took to the slopes at the Middlebury Carnival. The races were one event in the larger 99th Annual Winter Carnival, which consisted of on-campus events such as a bonfire, fireworks, trivia and several activities ...
Spring sports: Season previews
By Isabella Marcus, Blaise Siefer, Charles Crounse and Emily Jones | March 3, 2022While spring temperatures are still weeks away, Middlebury’s spring varsity teams are gearing up for their seasons. For many of these teams, it’s been a while since things have felt normal. The 2020 season was upended in early March and last spring was severely altered because of Covid-19. ...
PFL Weekly Ep. 2: Women’s hockey onto NESCAC semis, new track and field school records, and women’s squash’s resilience at CSA Championship
By Blaise Siefer, Captain Rudolph, Marco Fengler, Caroline Harding and Eli Dibari | March 3, 2022This week, PFL Weekly recaps women’s hockey’s NESCAC quarterfinal win, new track and field school records and women’s squash’s resilience at the CSA tournament. Marco puts $5 on his stat of the week—wait, what? The crew names their Panther All-Stars of the week and previews a big weekend ahead ...
Middlebury varsity coaches reflect on past professional playing careers
By Blaise Siefer | March 3, 2022Did you know that eleven Middlebury varsity athletic coaches once played professional sports? Yes, eleven. From a former professional baseball player to a two-time Olympic skier, Middlebury’s coaches bring a rich history of professional playing experience to their teams. This past week, I connected ...
Rising star: Ali Paquette, assistant director of athletic communications, receives prestigious award
By Charles Crounse | March 3, 2022One might begin to describe Ali Paquette, the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, as an “unsung hero.”
Staff Council survey highlights staff concerns in Vermont and Monterey
By Tony Sjodin | March 3, 2022The Middlebury Staff Council conducted a survey in September 2021 asking staff at the college and Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey about working conditions across the institution. Fifty-four percent of eligible employees responded to the survey.
Why a(nother) staff issue?
By Riley Board, Lucy Townend and Abigail Chang | March 3, 2022In January 2019, we published our first staff issue. It detailed the impact of workforce planning — a concerted administrative effort to reduce employee compensation costs by 10% — on the staff of the college. Three years (and one global pandemic) later, we again find ourselves inamidst a critical ...
Former Bread Loaf staff reflect on time away from main campus
By Ideal Dowling | March 3, 2022Due to over-enrollment during fall 2021, Bread Loaf became an alternate housing option for Middlebury students as a solution for the lack of space on the main campus. As a result, new staff positions in dining, facilities and transportation were added to accomodate a new housing area 30 minutes away. ...
WOMP welcomes performers and audience members to the Gamut Room
By Charlie Keohane | March 3, 2022If you’re looking for a mid-week study break, look no further than the basement of Gifford Hall. Every week performers and audience members alike gather for a Wednesday Open Mic Party (WOMP) in the Gamut Room to celebrate and support campus musicians.
Second Jobs and Stagnant Wages: Middlebury staff struggling to make a living
By Maggie Reynolds | March 3, 2022Forced to find second jobs in town to make ends meet, college staff members say that lack of opportunity for wage increase causes both motivation and morale to suffer.
What Would You Do in Our Place?
By Kat Cyr | March 3, 2022I’m one of the lucky ones who have some support. My immediate boss is awesome, as is hers. Still, every time I take time off I wonder: who has to suffer for it? Who’s going to have to do my work on top of their own while I’m away?