Comic relief in the time of controversy
By Lily Laesch | February 20, 2020“The growth [of the meme page] has just been crazy to the point where it has become a major source of information for students,” said page administrator Torre Davy '21.
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Student Ambassadors broaden admission office’s reach
By Gigi Hogan | February 20, 2020Maya Gee, Roni Lezema, Dennis Miranda-Cruz, Cynthia Chen and Myles Maxie of the class of 2022 developed Midd Ambassadors in an effort to address the lack of diversity on campus.
In defense of the Hamilton Forum
By Joey Lyons, Quinn Boyle, Rati Saini, Akhila Roy, Max Taxman and Maddy Stutt | February 20, 2020As students who have been actively involved in Alexander Hamilton Forum lectures, debates and dialogues, we write to defend deliberating on the Green New Deal.
The Librarian is in: 'How to Read the Air'
By Katrina Spencer | February 20, 2020Dinah Mengestu's book deals with themes of immigration and domestic violence.
Thoughts on the SGA’s new look
By Ariadne Will | February 20, 2020As the student body will soon vote on whether to keep the five SGA commons senator seats, I would like to argue in favor of these representative positions.
Writer, activist Naomi Klein talks justice and hope in a warming world
By Nicole Pollack | February 20, 2020Acclaimed writer and climate activist Naomi Klein spoke to a packed Wilson Hall about justice and hope in a warming world, but fire was the key theme of the night.
SLG corner: Provost Jeff Cason
By Jeff Cason | February 20, 2020I love working at Middlebury. I’ve been here 26 years, and have seen a lot of changes over that time.
News flash! SGA brings free digital newspaper subscriptions back to students
By Abigail Chang | February 20, 2020All Middlebury students will now have access to free digital New York Times and Wall Street Journal subscriptions, the SGA announced in an email to the student body on Sunday.
‘There was a day when like half the class was gone’: Flu season hit Middlebury hard this J-Term
By Abigail Chang | February 20, 2020This flu season was worse than usual due to an inaccuracy in this year's flu vaccine that reduced its effectiveness.
Empty bookstore shelves make room for Amazon
By Hattie Lefavour | February 20, 2020When the Middlebury College Bookstore stopped stocking physical books in 2018 — some say the ensuing collective groan still echoes in the hills — a large part of its rationale was students’ increasing use of Amazon.
Men’s squash rounds out break on top
By Max Padilla | February 13, 2020The Panthers lost to Bates, MIT and Virginia over February break, but pulled out wins against Bowdoin, Colby and Tufts. Though they redeemed themselves last week, the Panthers are having a less successful season compared to last year. At this point last season, they had played 18 matches and only lost ...
Track and field shuffles its way to the finish line at Cupid Challenge
By Jordan Howell | February 13, 2020The Panthers recently competed in the Tufts Cupid Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 8. Even though this meet was non-scoring, the men and women still came out with solid performances. Some impressive results for the women included a first place finish by Cassie Kearney ’22 in the 800 -meter run with a ...
Swimming and diving gets hot this winter
By Miguel Espinosa | February 13, 2020Although the chilly Vermont winter freezes water into lifeless ice, such rules don’t apply to the Middlebury Natatorium; the swimming pool, rather, teems with heated competition. The natatorium was especially reinvigorated when the University of Vermont, St. Michael’s and Williams gathered on campus ...
Women’s hockey leaves February Break untouched
By Max Padilla | February 13, 2020The second-ranked Panthers took a few hits over winter term, having lost to Plattsburgh State, 4–1, on Jan. 21 and to Hamilton, 2–0, on Jan. 31. The blue and white, however, turned the tables on Hamilton the following day and won 3–0. The Panthers rounded out the break with a two-game win streak, ...
Women’s basketball plays opponents close in tough losses
By Rain Ji | February 13, 2020The Panthers hosted the Conn College on Saturday, Feb. 1. Middlebury held a 16–8 advantage over the Camels during the first ten minutes of the game, thanks to impressive play from Reagan McDonald ’23 and Maya Davis ’20. During the second quarter, however, the Camels secured 18 out of the first ...
Alpine, Nordic ski teams go big at Bates
By Captain Rudolph | February 13, 2020They did it! The alpine and nordic ski teams earned their first carnival win in a very close victory over UVM. All members of the team clocked in speedy times to dominate the Bates Carnival. For the alpine men, Justin Alkier ’21 placed first in giant slalom and Erik Arvidsson ’21 trailed him closely ...
Men’s basketball takes no prisoners as it extends streak
By Michael Segeal | February 13, 2020Middlebury put up a dominant performance at Wesleyan on Sunday to improve to 19–3 for the season. The Panthers shot 60% (39-65) from the field, outscoring Wesleyan 48–37 in the first half and putting up 47 more in the second half en route to a 95–79 victory. The Panthers started out on an explosive ...
Women’s squash grabs 3rd at NESCAC Tournament
By Heather Boehm | February 13, 2020Women’s Squash took anything but a vacation during Feb break. The team got back on the road to face a loaded schedule, competing against top-ranked teams. The northeast tour began with a tough matchup against both Virginia and Harvard, followed by Tufts and was rounded out with strong NESCAC tournament ...
Men’s hockey splits weekend away, better puck next weekend
By Blaise Siefer | February 13, 2020The 2019-2020 men’s ice hockey campaign is quickly rounding up for the Middlebury Panthers, who recently travelled to Connecticut to face off against NESCAC opponents Trinity and Wesleyan. Despite falling to No. 9 Trinity in a blowout on Friday, Feb. 7, the Panthers found success in their matchup ...
Athletes from abroad: what brings them here?
By Jack Kagan | February 13, 2020The first time Ruhi Kamdar ’22 came to Middlebury, Vermont was for her first-year orientation. A tennis player from Singapore, she had never seen her new home before. But equipped with her rackets, she knew it would all work out eventually. Kamdar is one of a small group of international students ...