Dining halls strive for sustainability while Covid-19 guidelines and waste remain a challenge
By Xiaoyuan Jiao | October 28, 2021Amid a staffing shortage, dining services has worked to manage traffic during busy lunchtimes.
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Ultimate frisbee competes in first ever fall season
By Charles Crounse | October 28, 2021Middlebury’s ultimate frisbee team — known as the Pranksters — are recognized for their national acclaim and vibrantly-colored outfits. This fall, the Pranksters are competing in the first ever fall collegiate frisbee season, which makes up for the lost season of spring 2021.
Professors, departments face decision to teach in person
By Sammy Conrad-Rooney | October 28, 2021While many professors are eager to return to in person learning this fall, not all are comfortable with in-person given the persistent risks of Covid-19.
Seven questions with Raffi Barsamian ’21.5, men’s soccer
By Jenny Langerman | October 28, 2021Raffi Barsamian ’21.5, from Sherborn, Mass., is in his final semester on the men’s varsity soccer team. In this installment of “Seven Questions,” Barsamian reveals his pregame ritual, what he would tell his younger self and the strategies he uses for balancing school and sports.
Siefer’s Scoop podcast: Jack Kramer ’10.5, former football quarterback, finds wild success with MarketSnacks
By Blaise Siefer | October 28, 2021On this episode of the Siefer’s Scoop podcast, Blaise hosts Jack Kramer ’10.5, who was a four-year quarterback on the football team at Middlebury. Kramer received a BA in German and Economics from the College in 2011, and, after graduating, co-founded an economics newsletter, called MarketSnacks. ...
A walking tour of the Middlebury Bridge & Rail Project
By Becca Amen and Florence Wu | October 14, 2021If you’re walking around the concrete of the new Triangle Park in downtown Middlebury, look down at the ground. You’ll be able to see two parallel diagonal lines on the sidewalk that reflect the shape of the new rail tunnel directly below.Last Wednesday, Bridge and Rail Project Community Liaison ...
Middlebury College Art Museum aims to increase accessibility and inclusion with thematic rehang
By Ideal Dowling | October 14, 2021In January 2021, the Middlebury College Art Museum began an extensive rehang — installing a new organization concept that displays permanent collection art by theme rather than based on region and chronology, as is typical of most European and American museums. With this rehang, along with the implementation ...
NFTD: Learning to Redefine Disability
By Daleelah Saleh | October 14, 2021I have anxiety and depression. My favorite color is purple (or blue, depending on the day). I’m happiest in libraries, at concerts, on the beach or watching sunsets. I’m passionate about multimedia storytelling and creating positive representation for marginalized communities. Fall is my favorite ...
News in brief: students brush up against Covid-19 policies
By Charlie Keohane | October 14, 2021This fall, with long Proc lines, primarily in-person classes and no room capacity limits — according to the campus status page — many students welcome a return to a more “normal” semester. However, ResLife, dining hall staff and Public Safety officers are still tasked with enforcing rules like ...
Sahana Raman ’25 qualifies for ITA Cup in Georgia
By Jack Mcguire | October 14, 2021With her teammates, coaches and parents all supporting her from the sidelines, Sahana Raman ’25 was the last person standing in one of the most prestigious New England tennis tournaments. But the reality of her great accomplishment did not hit her until weeks later. On Sunday, Oct. 3, Raman won the ...
Barbara Harding: I Bought A Bookstore and Quit My Job
By Florence Wu | October 14, 2021Otter Creek Used Books looks and smells exactly like what one would expect of a secondhand bookstore in rural Vermont. Hidden behind the main highway that cuts through the town, the store had a sign that announced the weekday hours and a cheeky “Sundays by chance.” Next door, a deli played jovial ...
Anti-racism programming gets $500,000 donation
By Lily Jones | October 14, 2021The CDEI is using its $105,000 to provide grants to departments or programs working on anti-racist projects.
Like moths to a flame: parents and students flock to 9th annual Cocoon
By Acadia Klepeis | October 14, 2021The 9th annual Cocoon featured many of the constants that have marked its past decade. A faded paisley rug. A single microphone. A winged logo. And, once again, the gentle hum of a packed crowd. Compared to last year’s heavily-modified Cocoon event, the energy in the lobby before Friday night’s ...
MiddCourses, Middlebury’s students-review-based course rating website, remains unavailable
By Lauren Thompson | October 14, 2021MiddCourses was first created in 2014 and was popular on campus among students until last semester, when it was shut down for renovations.
Middlebury Students Deserve to Live at Middlebury College
By Sam Lipin | October 14, 2021Bread Loaf should not have been a housing option this year. It should never again be an option. I am a junior Feb, meaning I had five weeks of normal Middlebury life before being dealt a heavily altered college experience lasting the next two and a half semesters. During those two semesters, the undergraduate ...
Addison Central School District continues to take preventative measures against Covid-19
By Emily Hogan | October 14, 2021With a year and a half of instruction amid an ever-changing environment under their belt, the Addison Central School district is back to in-person classes for pre-K through twelfth grade. But according to Laurie Ballantine, administrative assistant at Cornwall Elementary School in Cornwall, Vt., policies ...
Seven questions for Zander Kessler ’22.5, men’s cross country
By Blaise Siefer | October 14, 2021Zander Kessler ’22.5, from Concord, Mass., is a senior Feb on the men’s cross country team. In this installment of “Seven Questions,” Kessler reveals his favorite part about being on the cross country team, his favorite memory from the season so far and one thing that people don’t realize ...
First years begin new Compass Mentoring Program
By Ben Wagner and William Reed | October 14, 2021This fall, the class of 2025 will be the first to participate in the Compass Mentorship Program, which pairs students with a non-academic staff member at Middlebury who serves as an additional resource and mentor for the next four years. Following the dissolution of Middlebury’s 30-year-old commons ...
Language Tables return to Redfield Proctor after 18 months on Zoom
By Alexandra Burns | October 14, 2021“Hi, everyone, and welcome to Language Tables,” a cheery voice called from the top of the stairs in Redfield Proctor. “We are back for the first time since March 10, 2020.” The voice belonged to Amanda Coccia ’22, one of the co-managers of Language Tables. On Monday, September 27, she was ...
Playtime with the Doric String Quartet
By Ben Beese | October 14, 2021As I sit down to write this, I ask myself, “why bother?” It is common and far too accurate to joke about the absence of young people in concert halls. Such jokes were made to me at least twice in reference to last weekend’s concert by the Doric String Quartet and Jonathan Biss. Of course, the ...