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Students face reduced on-campus employment opportunities and new job responsibilities

Departments and students adjusted as various student employment positions faced cuts and restrictions.

Students navigate mail-in voting ahead of contentious election

Middlebury students are navigating all-new or altered absentee voting systems ahead of the general election on Nov. 3. Although absentee voting is hardly new to college campuses, the pandemic has ignited nationwide debate about mail-in voting systems. Many states have expanded voting options for the ...

How does contact tracing work at Middlebury?

What happens if a Middlebury community member tests positive for Covid-19? What is the next step? Middlebury has partnered with the VDH to tackle contact tracing.

BREAKING: Covid-19 outbreak of 26 cases in Addison County linked to Champlain Orchards

UPDATE: Oct. 7  An additional Champlain Orchards employee has tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total up to 27. On the afternoon of Oct. 5, College Physician Mark Peluso told students in an all-campus email announcement that, "initial safety assessments indicate that the risk to the College ...

October 1 Issue

This week, The Campus presents its fourth issue of the semester. This fall, we will continue publishing content online on a weekly basis on Thursdays. You can browse our stories on our website, as well as check out a virtual front page each week.

Addison County economy projected to recover in 2021, but bounceback is uphill battle

Data suggests that Addison County will lose $800 million over the next decade and consumer spending will not return to pre-Covid-19 peak

Middlebury mourns Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death and reflects on her legacy

The death of Supreme Court Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves students and faculty members remembering the woman who dedicated her life to fighting injustice.

Cleans and cleaning: athletic facilities return in Phase Two

As Middlebury College gave the green light for students to venture into town on Sept. 17, just as thrilling for many students was the reopening of the college’s athletic facilities, a key feature of Phase Two. Areas such as the fitness center, Natatorium and Nelson Arena that have been vacant and ...

College Covid-19 policies leave students to their own vices

while the college had a strong plan for putting regulations in place to bring us back in a healthy and safe manner, the regulations currently in place are inconsistent and unsustainable. 

Taxes

Inaugural concert of fall 2020 features Grammy-nominated quintet

The Performing Arts Series is providing the gift of music in a time of uncertainty and pandemic-era stress. 

Siefer’s Scoop Episode #4: Lizzie Kenter ’23, Women’s Golf

In the 4th episode of Siefer's Scoop, Lizzie Kenter '23 from the women's golf team talks about how the pandemic has affected the sport, what it's like to be on the team and why she chose Middlebury.

Sundance Film Festival Shorts Tour is nothing short of captivating

The annual Sundance Film Festival has long established itself as a place to discover up-and-coming filmmakers.

Can you hear us now, President Patton?

Dear President Laurie Patton,  “Black Lives Matter! Black Lives Matter! Black Lives Matter!” chant more than 500 voices approaching from a distance on Friday, Sept. 25. Were you to step out onto the street right outside your door, you would be able to see the leadership, solidarity and humanity ...

Thin Ice

Behind the counter: Dining staff face longer hours with fewer hands

Campus reporter joins the Proctor Dining Hall staff to get a peek into what the lives of staff and student workers look like during the age of Covid-19

Students protest grand jury verdict for officers who killed Breonna Taylor

Last Thursday, Kaila Thomas ’21 left her Russian class feeling a burning need to do something. The night before, the verdict was announced that none of the Louisville police officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in March would be charged for her death. Yet, despite the grief and rage boiling ...

Ask Tré: How should I address racism from white peers? 

Racism is not a joke. When you witness a racist incident, you need to say something.

Direct Your Attention: The Social Dilemma

This issue of Direct Your Attention is of a different sort; you won’t hear me shouting compliments toward a film or project. Instead, what you will get is a presentation of a project whose mission is so urgent that I think it surpasses even the shortcomings of the project itself. “The Social Dilemma,” ...

Faculty at Home: Series redefines the classroom

Two professors started a remote lecture series that allows all members of the Middlebury community to learn across disciplines from their own homes.