Students and faculty gathered in the Mahaney Arts Center last month to discuss what some describe as the most pressing issue of our time — artificial intelligence (AI) — and how the rise of its industry exploits the arts.
On behalf of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) Student Advocacy Council, we would like to share our heartfelt sympathy and support for Lia Smith’s family and friends, and to everyone at Middlebury who feels her absence.
The transition to college for new students on campus is not always easy, and support from peers with commonalities is invaluable. One club that has made it a priority to build this sort of supportive community for Middlebury students — both on campus and in town — is the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship ...
On Tuesday Oct. 28, prominent environmental activist Tabi Joda visited Middlebury to discuss his work with One Billion Trees for Africa, an organization dedicated to the reforestation of the Sahel, a rapidly desertifying strip of land across Northern and Central Africa. The talk was hosted by a wide ...
Crossword 11/06/2025: Solutions!
The Middlebury Skatepark Project, a non-profit dedicated to advocating for the construction of a concrete skate park in town, aims to see the project completed by 2028 in Recreation Park, located directly across from Mary Hogan Elementary School on Mary Hogan Drive. The nonprofit’s team began hosting ...
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More than half of the junior class at Middlebury studies abroad each year. They leave behind the comforts and benefits of staying on campus to immerse themselves in a foreign language, experience another culture and confront a totally different, often even more rigorous academic environment. Students ...
On Tues, Oct. 28 the decorated Middlebury field hockey squad took on 17th ranked Williams. Following a scoreless 60 minutes and two rounds of overtime, the Panthers won in a shootout. With the victory, the Panthers earned hosting rights for the first round of the NESCAC tournament. As the No. 2 seed, ...
A student-led motion for a referendum on rights to protections and free expression on campus faced a vote by the Student Government Association (SGA) on Wednesday, Nov. 5 to decide its fate after weeks of debate. The votes had not yet been cast by the time The Campus went to print on Wednesday. ...
On Saturday, Oct. 18, students, professors and Middlebury residents gathered, chanting “No Kings” in protest of President Donald Trump’s perceived authoritarian tendencies. The message was clear: Trump is a threat to our country and must be denounced and opposed. The protest raises an important ...
Ducking under ropes and weaving between team tents, we cheered. The herd of runners stormed by, and frenzied fans cut across to the next sector of the race, only to barely catch sight of the stampede before sprinting along a new shortcut for another close-up glimpse. Amid warlike chaos, loyal Middlebury ...
CobWeb Antiques opened its doors at 60 Main Street, the former location of Buy Again Alley, on Sunday, Oct. 26. Owners Gary and Jill DeVoe of New Haven have long dreamed of running their own antique store, and they’ve finally found the spot to showcase the carefully curated collection they’ve built ...
Children dressed as witches, skeletons, princesses and superheroes filled the Middlebury Town Green on Sunday, Oct. 26, before marching through downtown Middlebury for their annual Spooktacular.
Between 2019 and 2025, Middlebury’s undergraduate population rose from 2,580 to 2,653 students, according to data from the college’s Office of Assessment and Institutional Research. Enrollment saw large surges after students took time off during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions in 2020 and then ...
With several English Department faculty on leave, on associate status or recently retired, the department is facing staffing concerns, and no replacement positions have been approved by the Educational Affairs Committee (EAC). According to Professor of American Literature Brett Millier, who retired ...
Although Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on campus ended over two years ago, the college’s staffing has not climbed back to pre-pandemic levels, and several departments, including Custodial Services, the Davis Family Library, Catering and Dining are struggling with unmanageable workloads and burnout. ...
Two years ago, we wrote about how the losses of student life became a “routine” at Middlebury, when tragedies like losing members of our community and fellow students should be anything but routine. At that time, we urged the college to develop more comprehensive mental health support resources. ...
Since our first day in freshman year, we familiarized ourselves with the campus layout — navigating to classes, planning out the fastest routes and utilizing bikes and skateboards to help us hurry between buildings. As we trace our familiar routes to class each week, we might notice some hidden artworks ...
When I was in middle school, my travel soccer coach told me to stop “playing scared.” I kept playing scared, so I quit soccer and inevitably became a runner. Yet there is plenty to be scared of in cross country and track, and soon I learned that you generally can’t outrun your fears in sports. ...