Crossword 01/22/2025: Skittles
By Avery Goldstein | January 22, 2026Crossword 01/22/2025: Skittles!
The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
Dining hall dishes belong to the dining hall
By The Editorial Board | January 22, 2026There has been a marked increase in vandalism and overall disrespect for campus resources over the past few years. Students, rushing between commitments or simply preferring to eat in the shelter of their rooms rather than a crowded dining hall, are taking dishes home without returning them for extended ...
Open Door Clinic offers free health care for migrant workers, underinsured Vermonters
By Anna Doucet | January 22, 2026Nestled behind the hustle and bustle of Porter Hospital in Middlebury is a small white trailer, home to the Open Door Clinic. Located at 100 Porter Drive in Middlebury, the Open Door Clinic is a free health clinic for uninsured and underinsured Vermonters. Although the clinic primarily serves Addison ...
For visiting J-Term professors, finding housing presents a challenge
By Kai Arrowood | January 15, 2026Middlebury’s winter term, or J-Term, brings a wide range of visiting instructors to campus each January, from career academics and graduate students to professionals working in the field. While the month offers a unique opportunity to teach an intensive course in Vermont, visiting faculty — particularly ...
“Envoys” and the tale of an Independent Scholar
By Anthony Cinquina | January 15, 2026I share a wall with Joey Disorbo ’25.5, so I know first-hand that those inconceivable work hours stats cited on his film’s informational poster board are true: 2000 hours, split across a thin crew. I know it from the many weekends I’ve seen him holed up in his room editing; I know it from the ...
Ethical journalism at The Campus
By Will Beckerman | January 15, 2026As a close friend of Lia Smith ’26, I was experiencing another wave of grief two weeks ago when I had a comforting realization: I did not know how Lia had died, and while I knew the information was available, it hadn’t been in the news, so as to distract from her life or blame her, as often happens. ...
Resilient Women’s hockey squad bests Connecticut College twice
By Theo Maniatis | January 15, 2026“Resilient” is the word head coach Bill Mandigo uses to characterize his hockey team. It’s an apt description. Last weekend, Middlebury women’s hockey took down Connecticut College in two comeback wins, winning 2–1 on Friday night and 4–2 less than 24 hours later. Both games were close, ...
Makes Ya Feel: Art for the cold
By Ellie Trinkle | January 15, 2026Gallery hoppers, Spotify stalkers, bookworms, Letterboxd users and anyone who enjoys art, this is the place for you. Makes Ya Feel highlights art across all of its mediums, small and large-scale, that (you guessed it) makes ya feel!
Remembering Charlie Kirk: Man vs. The Algorithm
By Zach Marcus | January 15, 2026Right after Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10, 2025, the internet started showing me his videos. This was, initially, disappointing. After a decade of companionship, I had hoped my phone would have been able to guess that I would find his politics repulsive, his schtick shlocky. But I underestimated ...
& Field: Middlebury throwers and jumpers excel at Snowflake Invitational
By Kanan Clifford | January 15, 2026In 2019, & Juliet opened on Broadway, twisting the Shakespearean classic Romeo & Juliet by focusing on Juliet: What would have happened if she lived? Juliet deserves her own story, as does the Middlebury field team.
Worshipping sound at Ambient Church
By Norah Khan | January 15, 2026Supposedly, writing about music is like dancing about architecture — but what about music that is equally architecture and sound?
College Democrats and College Republicans: We talked. It was great.
By Ignacio N. Gamero, Erik Ghalib, Lucas Basham and Joseph Jacobson | January 15, 2026At regular meetings of the College Republicans and the College Democrats, our club members frequently mention a hesitation to voice their true beliefs on campus due to worries about potential social or academic consequences. For all the talk of “safe spaces” in higher education, we can still feel ...
Inside Edgewater Gallery’s evolving vision for Middlebury’s art scene
By Dylan Mcginty | January 15, 2026Edgewater Gallery, a dual-site gallery located in the heart of downtown Middlebury, is at the forefront of the town’s art scene. As visitors come from out of state to peruse the art collection, the gallery has become a draw for tourists in Addison County.
Dining Services reports annual $45,000 worth of stolen and broken dining hall dishes
By Met Ly | January 15, 2026In the fall 2025 semester, residents of Coffrin Hall received an email from Residential Life informing them that the dorm’s only kitchen and lounge would be locked up for the remainder of the semester due to the excessive amount of broken dining hall dishes consistently found in the building’s lounge. ...
Men’s squash goes 2-1 at home
By George Madison | January 15, 2026The Bostwick Family Squash Center was packed with spectators on Friday night, Jan. 9, as the Panthers introduced their starting lineup ahead of the match against Navy. Middlebury Men’s Squash entered the weekend as the 17th seed in the NCAA with a 2-2 record. They faced 15th-ranked Navy, 16th-ranked ...
Crossword 01/15/2025 Solutions: Drop an Octave
By Egan Turner | January 15, 2026Crossword 01/15/2025 Solutions!
Eighty Billion: An excerpt from “How to Want Better Things”
By Sam Loescher | January 15, 2026At Middlebury, we talk a lot about systems. In our environmental studies classes, sustainability-focused clubs and everyday conversation, we discuss sustainability, carbon footprints and Energy2028. Yet, every day in our dining halls, we participate in a system that is largely invisible to us.
Students engage with Addison County through community service programs
By Yuvraj Shah and Agnes Wang | January 15, 2026Middlebury College students complete over 100,000 hours of community service each year in the town of Middlebury and Addison County through on- and off-campus activities.
Middlebury faculty retain most federal research grants despite delays and uncertainty
By Hugo Zhang | January 15, 2026Since returning to the White House, President Trump has signed a series of executive orders reshaping federally funded research grants, including those from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Although several of these orders have been blocked by federal ...
Men’s basketball drops opening NESCAC game against #1 Trinity
By Simon Schmieder | January 15, 2026With about two seconds remaining in the first half, the Panthers turned over the ball near Trinity’s three-point line. The Bantams’ guard bolted forward with the ball, and as the buzzer pierced through Pepin Gymnasium, he launched a shot from the blue “M” at the center circle. With the buzzer ...