SYTs are popular at Midd. But a closer look at the SYT tradition reveals an underlying culture that can be coercive and filled with pressures, especially for younger female students.
It’s exam week in the early 1950s and the endlessly ringing pay phone outside of Mary Peterson’s* room in Battell South is interrupting her studies. Determined to end the disturbance, Mary finally answers the phone. “I’d like to speak with Mary Peterson,” says the voice on the other end. “You’re ...
We interviewed seven Middlebury couples about the dating scene at Middlebury, challenges, and their takes on love.
Alec Richker ’13.5, Dylan Volk ’16, Micah Raymond ’21 and their dog Lou ("part pit bull, part dragon, part cow") tell their love story from Ann Arbor, Michigan, where they are currently quarantined together.
Try this recipe to share some love (in the form of cookies) with your quarantine buddies.
With the whole family stuck at home, professors make the most of the extra time with their kids.
Check out Camille Perri's novel for a popular, if flat, representation of love between two women. Alternatively, Desveaux and Lou's warm graphic novel that connects two women on different continents romantically through art.
“Queer love is so beautiful and powerful and I'm so grateful that I get to experience it, whether romantically or platonically."
These three book recommendations offer action, thrill, research, and of course, love and relationships in their various forms.
Cayla Marvil ’13.5 and AC Jones ’12.5 first met each other in the basement of Two Brothers Tavern; a few years later, they co-founded Lamplighter Brewing Co. in Cambridge, Mass.
"This was supposed to be our spring, our few months of peace before saying goodbye."
A senior's sage guidance for falling in love and keeping your cool.
We tracked down the student behind the Middlebury tradition, which started in 2005.
"Love is a struggle to understand where we stand vis-à-vis those around us."
"I reached out to a few senior friends and asked them to answer a couple questions: how they defined love at Middlebury, if there was anything they wish they had realized sooner or done differently with regard to love during college, and when they felt most loved at Middlebury. "
Missing strolling through town with your boo? The Local team has got you covered with some virtual date ideas that are almost like the real thing.
First-year friendships are often sources of continuity through paradigm changes. No matter where these friendships lead, “proximity friends” are often essential in helping each other navigate the first weeks of college jitters and confusion.
“There was definitely a shock to [realizing] we weren’t going to see each other for half a year,” said Katelyn Mei '22 about boyfriend Cater Wang '21. “It was like, ‘We have four days we need to spend together, now.’”
"In an environment where relationships are stunted by booze, insecurities and a rigid social life structure, no one feels comfortable asking the 'what are we?' question, much less answering it."