As the Armstrong Science Library in BiHall closed last fall, the Quantitative Center (Q-Center) was implemented in its former space, welcoming STEM students to a collaborative study spot. Meanwhile, the project of relocating Armstrong’s collections presented difficulties for librarians, a challenge ...
Crossword 09/25/2025: Solutions!
This past Saturday, Sept. 20, the Town of Middlebury hosted the Tour de Farms, an annual biking fundraiser for the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN), a non-profit that promotes the healthy growth of food and agriculture in the Champlain Valley.
When I last wrote an op-ed about artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024, submissions created with the technology had sneakily won several art and photography contests. Now, it is consistently deceiving hundreds of thousands of internet users every day. Its content creation capabilities have improved so ...
The Middlebury women’s soccer team fought to a hard-earned 0-0 draw against Amherst this past Saturday, Sept. 20, shutting down one of the NESCAC’s most potent attacks. Amherst peppered the goal, but the Panthers’ back line, anchored by a standout performance from senior goalkeeper and captain, ...
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, persistent staffing shortages have strained Middlebury’s dining team. On Aug. 15, to combat recruitment challenges, the college’s Human Resources Office launched a three week targeted pilot referral program, offering a $500 bonus in December to faculty and staff members ...
This past Sunday, Sept. 21, the Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) hosted its 22nd annual Trail Around Middlebury (TAM) Trek to raise money and awareness for their organization. The TAM Trek, which spans a 19-mile course, aimed to include various levels of participants by offering a 10k run, a 5k run, ...
ChatGPT was introduced to me in my sophomore year, the spring of 2023, by Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Hector Vila. We pasted our writing into the then-novel software, asked it for an improved version and reflected on what we liked about our work vs the robot’s. I watched my essay about my complicated ...
The Middlebury field hockey team is no stranger to pressure or high expectations. As seven-time consecutive national champions, the Panthers carry a reputation built on records, championship titles, and all-American talent. At Middlebury, it seems to be an assumption that the team will win any given ...
With the decision to shut down several programs at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) within two years finalized, Monterey-based faculty, staff and students are mourning the future of their school. On the other side of the country, the Vermont community has commended the choice, ...
The gracefully painted, paneled room made in the 18th century for a Parisian mansion, Le Petit Salon, debuted at the Middlebury College Museum of Art on July 8. The exhibition will run until Dec. 7. Designed by French architect Pierre-Adrien Pâris, the exhibition displays a set of wooden carved panels ...
Gallery 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! As the solstice approaches and marks the official end of the summer, ...
Almost 20 years after their graduation from the college, Megan James ’05.5 and Ellen Whelan-Wuest ’05.5 have become involved in Middlebury's public life. The pair, who were senior year roommates after meeting through the Middlebury Mischords, a women’s acapella group at the college, have been ...
The opening notes of the trio Sophie Shao & Friends pulsed through Robinson Hall, the air charged with anticipation. The three women — cellist Shao, violinist Carmit Zori, and pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute — launched into an evening of intimacy and intensity, the kind of performance where silence ...
On May 28, shortly after the conclusion of exams and our departure from campus, MiddSafe advocates received a letter from the Health and Wellness Education (HWE) office titled “Changes to MiddSafe & Mental Health Peer Educators – Your Eyes and Response Needed!” This email explained that for ...
The Middlebury football team opened their season against Wesleyan on Saturday Sept. 13, losing 31–17 to the Cardinals on the road. Middlebury is now 6–4 in their last 10 season-opening games, and it is their second consecutive loss to Wesleyan. Nonetheless, Saturday’s matchup was a marked improvement ...
With the days growing shorter and the temperature beginning to drop, signs of fall are looming in Vermont. Each year, visitors from all over travel to charming Vermont towns, including Middlebury, to take part in the state's classic seasonal traditions. Leaf peepers, local residents and Middlebury students ...
Multiple changes to dining facilities on campus have launched this semester, from a new app to scan into the dining halls to the opening of the cafe “So-Full Sisters” inside BiHall to an expansion of the Grille’s offerings.
WRMC’s annual fall SOS (start of school) Fest brought neighs, ribbets, and everything in between on Sept. 13. The show was headlined by bands Frog and Horse Jumper of Love.