Last Tuesday, the college announced that Chuck Davis, CEO of private equity firm Stone Point Capital, will deliver this year’s commencement address. Upon receiving the news, we felt both confused and disappointed.
Four years after her last major release, “Solar Power,” Grammy award-winning artist Lorde has reemerged with “What Was That,” the lead single from her upcoming fourth album “Virgin,” which is set to drop on June 27. The single carries all the hallmarks of classic Lorde — her signature ...
Middlebury’s classism is genteel, and it’s easy to dismiss when times are good. This past month, it has become harder to ignore.
April 30 marked 100 days since President Trump took office, and in that time, uncertainty surrounding visas, research grant funding and key employment sectors has affected job prospects for Middlebury seniors and recent graduates. Students looking to work in industries or government programs targeted ...
I sat. To say that this night was momentous was a disservice to the magnitude I felt it held. My brother sat, then our friend James sat. All of us lounged on the L-shaped couch in my living room, a perfect middle ground between the two speakers and amplifier that make up our home surround sound system. ...
Three hundred million dollars. Imagine this sum for Middlebury — a king’s ransom. With this sum, we could build forty-two Atwater Dining halls. With this sum we could have Beyoncé at every spring concert for the next three decades. With this sum we could give over 3,000 students full ride ...
This semester, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has been overhauled to increase student flexibility, expand course offerings and broaden its academic scope.
International and Global Studies (IGS) is one of Middlebury’s most popular majors. It offers students the opportunity to critically analyze global trends, to specialize in a region or theme of study and to develop foreign language skills before using them while abroad. It should be the Middlebury ...
Two walls, a chair and a bed tucked into the Seeler Studio Theatre in the Mahaney Arts Center introduced audience members to the suffocating world of “The Walls” this past weekend. The play, directed by Professor of Theatre and Department Chair Cláudio Medeiros, ran from May 1–3 and offered a ...
The Panthers had been on an unprecedented 67-game win streak until a loss last Saturday to fifth-seeded Wesleyan University in the NESCAC semifinals at home. Now, having secured a bid to the NCAA round on Monday, the team is still in the race for what could be their fourth straight national championship. ...
The college announced on May 1 that it had received 11,831 applications for the class of 2029 and 2029.5, a six percent drop from last year’s 12,540. Meanwhile, the overall acceptance rate increased to 13.9% from last year’s 12%.
While plenty of students look forward to heading home for the summer after finally closing their books in Davis and throwing down their pens after their last final, a large cohort anticipate spending their annual hiatus from academics right here in the Green Mountains.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has undergone a dramatic transformation in public discourse over the past decade. What began in the 2010s as a neutral descriptor for diversity and affirmative action programs which emerged in the decades following the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has recently evolved ...
Crossword 05/08/2025 Solution: One Last Ride!
As most people familiar with Middlebury athletics know, the field hockey team has seen sensational success in recent years, having captured eight NCAA championships in the past nine years and an astonishing seven consecutive titles. But few know the captivating story beyond the scoreboard: What does ...
In honor of the 25th anniversary of marriage equality in Vermont, Special Collections hosted a panel of speakers and an open house related to its archive of the Vermont Freedom to Marry task force. Over 75 community members and Middlebury students gathered in the lower level of Davis Family Library ...
Vermont Cookie Love, a franchise known for its delicious baked cookies, cookie dough and creemees, is set to open a new location at 40 Main Street in Middlebury in the fall, where the bakery Chim Chimney formerly had a home.
SPECS Panther is a mascot for SPECS (sex positive education for college students) and serves the Middlebury community. As a part of Health & Wellness Education, SPECS Panther seeks to educate and spark independent dialogue, not be the end-all be-all resource on campus. We encourage Midd Kids to ...
Crossword 05/08/2025: One Last Ride!
In a rain-soaked weekend that will go down in Middlebury athletics history, the women’s tennis team finally broke through with their first-ever NESCAC Championship, defeating four-time defending champion Wesleyan University 4–1 on their home turf. An hour later, the men’s team completed an improbable ...