Welcome home, baby Febs
By Editorial Board | March 4, 2021Get excited for the normalcy that’s to come, but don’t let it put a damper on whatever great memories the next few months hold.
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A film critic’s favorite films of 2020
By John Vaaler | March 4, 2021With one exception, almost all of my favorite films released last year were hauntingly prophetic in the ways they tackled our country’s contemporary struggles. It is hard to believe, for instance, that “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “One Night in Miami’ were shot long before the coronavirus ...
Michael McCormack ’20 joins UVM lacrosse for final year of NCAA eligibility
By Blaise Siefer | March 4, 2021Michael McCormack '20 joins the UVM men's lacrosse team for the 20-21 season.
Middlebury Ski Patrol among first students to receive Covid-19 vaccinations
By Ideal Dowling | March 4, 2021Members of the Middlebury Ski Patrol, a powder-loving team of first responders that monitors the Snow Bowl each ski season, were among the college’s first students to receive a Covid-19 vaccination in Vermont. As a state-licensed First Response Unit, the ski patrollers received the first round of ...
JusticeProjects raises $144,000 for student social justice initiatives
By Lily Jones | March 4, 2021The money, raised during a joint fundraising campaign by the Student Government Association and Office of Advancement, will be used to promote student-run initiatives for diversity, equity and inclusion.
MASK OFF, MIDD: Your first weekend when things were normal
By Maria Kaouris | March 4, 2021The rules of the Game are quite simple: you’ll drink. more than you would have had your roommate not specialized in peer pressure but you’ll do it because you want to, really you’ll have friends. lots of them. group chats, clothing swaps and Venmo requests to prove it ...
Students work with community to create Eat Local VT, new app for sourcing local foods
By Acadia Klepeis | March 4, 2021Nine Middlebury students created Eat Local VT, an app that connects users to local food sources, in partnership with Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN), a local nonprofit that works to strengthen the local food and farm network around the Champlain region. “The app was something that ...
Siefer’s Scoop Episode #11: Jordyn Johnson ’23, women’s softball
By Blaise Siefer | March 4, 2021In the 11th episode of the Siefer's Scoop podcast, Jordyn Johnson ’23 talks about her introduction to softball, how she progressed as a player and her experience walking onto the team at Middlebury.
Reel Critic: ‘Our Right to Gaze’
By Nina Ng | March 4, 2021The Hirschfield Series kicked off this spring with “Our Right to Gaze: Black Film Identities,” a collection of short films by Black filmmakers. The collection is a collaboration between Full Spectrum Features, Northwest Film Forum, The Luminal Theatre and Circle Collective. A few of the series’ ...
It’s time for Middlebury to open the books
By The Middlebury Open The Books Campaign | March 4, 2021Middlebury Open the Books is asking our institution to open its financial books as a means of accountability.
College Residential Director Esther Thomas elected to Middlebury selectboard
By Manya Kula | March 4, 2021College Residential Director Esther Thomas was elected to a one-year term on the Middlebury town selectboard in the March 2 election, defeating opponent Andy Hooper. Thomas joins incumbents Lindsey Fuentes-George and Farhad Khan, who secured three-year terms in uncontested races. For Thomas, her ...
Students reevaluate study abroad plans one year into the pandemic
By Charlie Keohane | March 4, 2021Amid Covid-19 travel restrictions and school closures, many juniors saw study abroad plans cancelled, and sophomores applied to programs without knowing what next year will look like.
WRMC Radio Roundup: New sounds for a new semester
By Benjy Renton | March 4, 2021This is the first installment of the column “WRMC Radio Roundup” from the Middlebury College radio station, in which WRMC executive board members offer album recommendations. Are you tired of listening to “Channel Orange?” Have you decided it's time to branch out, spread your musical wings ...
Direct Your Attention: Fleabag’s unreliable narration
By Owen Mason-Hill | March 4, 2021Upon hearing the news that Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Donald Glover – two of my absolute favorite writer-actors – would be co-creating a series for Amazon Prime, I immediately thought I should revisit some of their earlier projects, namely Waller-Bridge’s kinetic TV show “Fleabag.” There has ...
News in Brief: Winter Carnival to take place from March 12–20
By Lily Jones | March 4, 2021MCAB has planned a number of indoor, outdoor and virtual events for this year’s eight-day Winter Carnival, including a performing arts festival and a socially distanced dance.
Daylight Zine sheds light on the power of art in a pandemic
By Olivia Mueller | March 4, 2021Daylight, to Ariadne Will ’22, is a phenomenon that is both universal and, depending on a person’s perspective and location, ever-changing. When she decided to launch a recurring publication from her home of Sitka, Alaska during the pandemic, it was this philosophy that led her to name her project ...
As students arrive to campus, dining staff work overtime
By Roya Touran | March 4, 2021Some members of Middlebury dining staff worked over seven days in a row and more than eight hours a day in the weeks leading up to the start of the spring semester.
March 4 Issue
By Benjy Renton | March 4, 2021Today, The Campus presents its first issue of the spring semester. The stories [post_grid id='53951'] Today's Front Page
Act 164 may bring retail cannabis to Middlebury
By Aidan Wertz | February 28, 2021Town residents will determine this coming week if retail cannabis stores can open in Middlebury. The provision on the March 3 ballot is part of a comprehensive regulatory cannabis bill that passed the Vermont Senate in October 2020 and would allow towns to opt-in to permitting cannabis stores within ...