A Throwback for RIDDIM
By Emmanuel Tamrat | January 23, 2020RIDDIM World Dance Troupe's most recent show followed the group's tradition of featuring student-choreographed dances in diverse styles.
The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
Otter Creek Bakery maintains essence among changing leadership
By Hattie Lefavour | January 23, 2020Otter Creek Bakery, a bastion of baked goods and cardinal coffee counter in the town of Middlebury since 1989, is preparing to take its first steps without the guidance of founders Ben and Sarah Wood. After serving as the business’s right and left hands for more than thirty years, the couple has sold ...
Burlington International Airport to receive federal funding to aid expansion
By Haeun Park | January 23, 2020As Burlington International Airport (BTV) celebrates its 100-year-anniversary, it is projected to receive a $10 million federal grant in the fall of 2020, which will be used to expand the size of the airport’s main terminal. In a press release last November, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine ...
The annual creation of an unconventional J-Term catalog
By Cecelia Scheuer | January 23, 2020“We want to bring in some variety relative to what is typically taught at Middlebury”: Each year’s often-unconventional J-Term courses must first undergo an extensive vetting process.
Reel Critic: 'Uncut Gems'
By Owen Mason-Hill | January 23, 2020This film packs a heavy and intense combination of emotion, tension and questions of inner worth and beauty.
Zuckerman challenges Scott in race for governorship
By Hattie Lefavour | January 23, 2020Lt. Governor David Zuckerman announced Monday that he will run for governor of Vermont in 2020 in an effort to oust incumbent Governor Phil Scott. Zuckerman, a Progressive who has served as lieutenant governor since 2017, will join former Vermont Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe on the Democratic ...
Stickers advertising white supremacist organization found on campus and in town
By Riley Board | January 23, 2020The Community Bias Response Team named the incident in an all-school email, but chose not to identify the specific group. Public Safety has opened in investigation, but does not expect to identify any perpetrator.
Student-organized symposium addresses global effects of settler colonialism
By Abigail Chang | January 23, 2020The student-organized ‘Bodies at Borders: The Lived Effects of Settler Colonialism’ symposium brought together speakers who focused on settler colonialism and its impact on Puerto Rican, Palestinian, and Native American people.
The crisis in Iran: An oppressive regime and its voiceless people
By Niki Kowsar | January 23, 2020What has unfolded since the morning of January 3 has been incredibly difficult for me to unpack as an Iranian-born Canadian citizen and a U.S. permanent resident.
The Librarian is in: "Shrill"
By Katrina Spencer | January 23, 2020Lindy West's first collection of essays challenges a number of widespread antifeminist beliefs, with good writing and personal, vulnerable anecdotes.
Vermont Gas to be Zero Emission by 2050
By Jack Summersby | January 23, 2020Vermont Gas Systems, the state’s sole provider of natural gas, announced a plan last year to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions from their operations by 2050. The company also unveiled plans to double energy efficiency savings, outlined strategies to reduce home and business emissions and promised ...
Taking sex off the table
By Sex Panther | January 23, 2020By choosing to not have sex, even though that was clearly his expectation for the night, she felt that she had messed up her chance to be with him.
Studying in a bushfire
By Emily Chu | January 23, 2020When I stepped out of the Sydney International Airport, the smell of ash immediately entered my nose.
An invitation from the Scott Center
By The Scott Center | January 23, 2020World events, as well as the struggles of building a society free from hate, can weigh heavily on us.
How Middlebury College can help Vermont workers
By Dan Golstein, Emma Mckee, Chloe Mcnamara and Ife Onuorah | January 23, 2020One of the first things that a new student notices upon joining the Middlebury community is the common fidelity to social justice.
Your input matters to Community Council
By John Gosselin | January 23, 2020A committee appointed by Community Council will soon conduct a review of specialty housing at the College.
Charles Murray invited back to Middlebury by College Republicans
By James Finn and Caroline Kapp | January 22, 2020Murray's 2017 visit caused campus uproar and nationwide campus free-speech debate. Now, the Middlebury College Republican co-presidents are asking the campus community to reengage.
An invitation to reengage
By Dominic Aiello | January 22, 2020The presidents of the Middlebury College Republicans write about their decision to reinvite Charles Murray to speak at the college this spring.
Open letter on staff wages
By Kevin Moss, Laurie Essig, Gloria Gonzáles Zenteno, Ellery Foutch, Ellen Oxfeld, Patricia Saldarriaga, Shawna Shapiro, Michael Sheridan, Yumna Siddiqi, Daniel Silva, Rebecca Tiger, Max Ward and Catharine Wright | January 14, 2020In an open letter, some members of the Middlebury faculty ask the college to address pay compression for long-time staff.
College increases wages for some entry-level staff positions following calls for higher pay
By Sabine Poux | January 11, 2020Many workers, like Facilities Service Floater Isaac Larocque, say the change indicates more broadly how the college treats its long-term employees. “Seniority doesn’t really mean anything,” he said. “How can somebody who’s been here 20 years, or 10 years, just be left in the dust?”