Students struggled in the fall. There are ways to fix that this spring.
By Editorial Board | January 28, 2021Two in three students broke Covid-19 guidelines during the fall semester. More than three in four experienced worsened mental health.
The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
Ripton votes to leave Addison school district
By Ariadne Will and Julia Pepper | January 28, 2021Ripton voted on Jan. 12 to leave the Addison Central School District (ACSD) in an effort to keep its elementary school open amid declining enrollment, budget cuts and potential school consolidation. The town of Weybridge voted to stay.
Siefer’s Scoop episode #9: Nate Moll ’22, men’s squash
By Blaise Siefer | January 28, 2021Listen to the first episode of 2021 to hear men's squash player Nate Moll '22, discuss how Middlebury stood out to him throughout his college search and what he's looking forward to this spring.
The College and the Institute
By Riley Board and Jake Gaughan | January 28, 2021Nonproliferation, economic diplomacy and localization management are terms seldomly heard on the college’s Vermont campus.But 2,500 miles away on the coast of California, more than 600 graduate students and hundreds of faculty and staff research these very topics at the Middlebury Institute for International ...
Middlebury Schools Abroad project $3.5–3.7 million deficit
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes and Abigail Chang | January 28, 2021Although the Middlebury Schools Abroad have consistently turned a profit in years past, generating an annual surplus of roughly $1 million, closures in the fall and spring semesters have led the college to project a net loss for the schools this fiscal year.
The Giving Fridge: Buy a plant, give a meal
By Aidan Wertz | January 28, 2021The Giving Fridge, a plant-filled storefront occupying a once-vacant spot in downtown Middlebury, offers a unique pop-up initiative that allows customers to support local restaurants, combat food security and buy plants — all in one convenient location.
Facebook Campus is not Middlebury’s friend
By Jake Gaughan | January 28, 2021The stated mission of Middlebury — and of the other 29 colleges and universities that Facebook has chosen to test Facebook Campus on — is one that revolves around education, not the wealth of corporations.
Local police on alert after Middlebury rescinds Giuliani’s honorary degree
By Lucy Townend and Becca Amen | January 28, 2021Following the riots at the Capitol on Jan. 6, local police departments, including the Middlebury Police Department, are being extra vigilant about threats of far-right terrorism.
Capitol riots leave D.C.-based students reeling
By Maggie Reynolds | January 28, 2021Middlebury students living in and around Washington D.C. were shaken by the events of Jan. 6 and watched as the city tightened security in anticipation of Inauguration Day.
Biden, when is ‘immediately?’
By Joel Machado | January 28, 2021If Democrats are going to help people at this critical moment where it is so desperately needed, it needs to be done with backbone and it needs to be done now.
Staff undergo temporary reshuffling while students are away
By Katie Futterman | January 28, 2021The college rearranged staff departments after most students left campus in November, temporarily moving certain staff to different jobs and allowing them to hold onto their Combined Time Off during the break.
‘The Secret History’: A murder mystery redolent of Middlebury
By Charlie Keohane | January 28, 2021“The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation,” Donna Tartt writes in the opening sentence of “The Secret History.” Within this first line, the victim and the crime are already established. But what ...
MASK OFF, MIDD: Everything on a pedestal falls
By Maria Kaouris | January 28, 2021MASK OFF, MIDD: A hollow statue will always crumble.
‘drivers license’ finds crux of catchiness and honesty
By Nina Ng | January 28, 2021I remember spotting “drivers license” by Olivia Rodrigo on my YouTube sidebar. As musical trends often come and go, I brushed the recommendation off after giving the music video a 30-second try. But two weeks later, it’s still there. In fact, “drivers license” is everywhere. It’s on my friends’ ...
Beethoven in the quarantine queue: An unorthodox source of hope
By Tejas Srinivasan | January 28, 2021Here’s my recommendation: the next time you’re stressed or worried during these troubled times...try listening to a piece mentioned in this article, or any piece by Beethoven
Recommendations from a winter interlude
By Yardena Carmi | January 28, 2021For many Middlebury students, this past winter break was a strange interlude in a challenging year. It was a period that found me investing time and energy into concrete ways of lowering my stress levels, like learning breathing exercises or channeling nervous energy into knitting projects to keep my ...
Part 6: Looking Ahead
By Riley Board and Jake Gaughan | January 27, 2021With the failure of the faculty motion, faculty and staff at both schools must learn how to better connect with their counterparts. Many are optimistic that the pandemic and its technological shifts will enable better collaboration and community.
Part 5: Lost in Translation
By Riley Board and Jake Gaughan | January 27, 2021While the faculty motion cites budgetary concerns in its opposition to MIIS, supporters of Monterey suggest deeper cultural forces are at play. Different personal and professional experiences with the Institute inform vastly different opinions on the role of MIIS with the College.
Part 4: Making Waves Out West
By Riley Board and Jake Gaughan | January 27, 2021As news of the faculty vote reached Monterey, many faculty members were disheartened. Although today the institute is very much a part of the college, and after painful austerity measures, the faculty vote was a harsh reminder of how some at the college feel about the graduate school.
Part 3: Show Me The Money
By Riley Board and Jake Gaughan | January 27, 2021A central component of the faculty motion was concern about the Institute’s financial standing, and its drain on the college; further investigation into the realities of MIIS’ budget reveal a far more nuanced situation.