The Middlebury Off-Campus Project

Michael McCormack ’20 earns prestigious award for University of Vermont men’s lacrosse

Just two weeks into his graduate season, Michael McCormack ’20 picked up an award for the University of Vermont Catamounts. 

Free Snow Bowl passes bring long lines and new faces

Around 650 students visited the Snow Bowl on the Saturday after the college announced the program.

The murder on McCullough: Middlebury’s new avian neighbors

The first day we were released from room quarantine this semester, I saw a dead crow half-frozen in the snow outside of Hepburn Hall. I’ll be honest, it didn’t seem like the greatest omen for the start of the semester. However, after my encounter with that one poor, unfortunate soul, I started noticing ...

Buy Again Alley founder Jutta Miska and her lifelong commitment to supporting teens

Buy Again Alley, a small thrift store in downtown Middlebury, has a rich history of community outreach with local middle schools, high schools and the college. Much of the nonprofit store's charm and heart comes from its executive director and founder, Jutta Miska, who moved to Middlebury 38 years ago ...

Abenaki speaker series continues at CCV through the spring

This spring, the Community College of Vermont (CCV) is hosting a three-part virtual Abenaki speaker series. Jesse Bowman Bruchac delivered the first lecture on Feb. 18 and will be followed by Chief Don Stevens, who is set to give a one-hour presentation this evening, March 18, beginning at 5 p.m. Melody ...

Siefer’s Scoop Episode #13: Hans Pessl ’22.5, men’s nordic

This week, Blaise welcomes Hans Pessl ’22.5, a member of the men’s nordic team, on the podcast.

A match made in algorithm: 60% of students participate in the ‘Middlebury Marriage Pact’

The Marriage Pact — a project originally launched out of a Stanford economics class in 2017 — consists of an algorithm that uses a 50-question survey designed to find each participant’s optimal romantic — or platonic — match.

News in Brief: Hamilton Forum speakers debate compatibility of social justice and capitalism

Professor John Tomasi of Brown University and Professor Pablo Gilabert of Concordia University presented their sides of the argument and took questions from students during the event.

Tensions mount on campus as go-links turn the spotlight on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Many students became aware of the go/palestine, go/palestinian and go/sjp links after SJP Co-President Kamli Faour posted a screenshot of a statement to SJP members on her Instagram story on Saturday.

Reel Critic: ‘Minari’

The American Dream is often a beacon for immigrants. Yet, time and again, it becomes clear that this dream is only an ideal: what lies beneath the veneer is a story of strife and sacrifice. When director Lee Isaac Chung tells the story of “Minari,” he highlights a long-awaited different side of ...

Students donate over 3,000 lbs of quarantine snacks in food drive

When Middlebury students arrived this semester, their rooms were full of snacks to tide them over through room quarantine. But as the dining halls opened and students could pick up treats from MiddXpress or meals from The Grille, many of those snacks were left uneaten — about 3,000 pounds of them.  Emma ...

Offensive Zoom bombs interrupt virtual Activities Fair booths

An anonymous person joined several student organizations’ Zoom rooms, disrupting meetings with comments that ranged from mild annoyances to transphobia.

Thin Ice

NESCAC announces return of conference play after year-long hiatus

In-conference play in the NESCAC will resume mid-April — roughly 13 months after competition was paused due to Covid-19 — the league’s presidents announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Hate speech shouldn’t be on the list of first-semester anxieties

It’s time to call Middlebury what it actually is: a campus that prides itself on inclusivity and compassion while concealing a dark underbelly of entitlement, cowardice and hate.

Admitted student turns to GoFundMe amid negotiations over financial aid

Though his expected family contribution — the portion of tuition and fees that a student’s family is required to pay — was reduced after he provided documentation of additional household expenses, the student is still looking for ways to cover the nearly $15,000 his father refused to pay.

Aid, apathy and Middlebury’s unwillingness to pay

He lives in an unstable home with a family who refuses to pay for his college and plans to kick him out by the time he turns 18 years old, leaving him homeless.

Addison County Restorative Justice bolsters programming amid pandemic

Middlebury-based Addison County Restorative Justice Services (ACRJS) found new ways to facilitate reconciliation and reintegration into society this past year, pivoting to remote services and alternative programming amid the challenges of Covid-19 and renewed calls for racial justice.  “We haven’t ...

Sophia Laukli ’23: The alternate turned sensation

Sophia Laukli ’23 exceeded expectations during her time with Team USA in the World Ski Championships.

Notes from the Desk: My week quarantined as a close contact

If I’ve learned anything from being in here, beside the obvious “follow the rules,” it’s that I’ve created a family for myself on this campus, and being away from them has shown me how much I need them.