Dear staff, from the editorial board
By Editorial Board | November 7, 2019We’re saddened that, as a work environment, Middlebury has lost the “family feel” it once had.
The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
Commencement moved to afternoon for Eid al-Fitr
By Abigail Chang | November 7, 2019Soyibou Sylla ’20, the president of the Muslim Student Association said he felt “heard, considered and included” after learning of the change.
Milk with Dignity pushes for "leche justa"
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | November 7, 2019Protesters fight for migrant farmworker rights at the Middlebury Hannaford on the Milk with Dignity Day of Action.
What we talk about when we talk about guns
By Max Padilla | November 7, 2019Conversations surrounding gun control can feel like a dime a dozen. And while it is important to have those difficult conversations, it is equally important to do so correctly.
What makes us Middlebury?
By Baishakhi Taylor | November 7, 2019What makes us Middlebury? What is it? For the last four years I’ve felt it and I know it.
To college staff: notes from the desk
By Nora Peachin | November 7, 2019We, as students, stand in solidarity with you in your unionization efforts.
Foreign correspondent: Becca Berlind in Barcelona
By Becca Berlind | November 7, 2019I often wind up at the mouth of the Mediterranean on Sunday nights.
Planapalooza seeking input for newest town planning efforts
By Benjy Renton | November 7, 2019What do we want in downtown Middlebury? How can we make it a place where everyone feels comfortable? These are questions that the Town of Middlebury’s Planapalooza aims to answer. Planapalooza is a part of the Middlebury Downtown Master Planning project, an initiative led by the Middlebury Planning ...
Sports Recap: October 31, 2019
By Online Editor | October 31, 2019CROSS COUNTRY BY JORDAN HOWELL Before having this past weekend to rest, the Middlebury cross country teams competed in the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 19. The women finished in sixth place, while the men took fifth place. The top finisher for the women was Cassie Kearney ’22 ...
Citing low wages and ‘voicelessness,’ some facilities staff push for union
By Sabine Poux and Sadie Housberg | October 31, 2019Catalyzed in part by last year's workforce planning process, some facilities staff members reached out to a union representative over the summer about organizing.
Commons system to be eliminated starting next fall
By Ariadne Will | October 31, 2019In response to several years of review, and concern about financial efficiency, the college announced in mid-October the restructuring of student residential life systems.
Vermont’s minimum wage to increase
By Anna Wood | October 31, 2019Vermont’s minimum wage will increase by 18 cents on Jan. 1, 2020, bringing the hourly wage to $10.96. The tipped wage, for state employees that receive the majority of their earnings through tips, will increase up $5.48, an increase of 9 cents. In 2014, the state passed Act 176, which raised Vermont’s ...
Middlebury voted to divest. Now what?
By Amelia Pollard and Zach Levitt | October 31, 2019After a decade-long crusade of student activism, Middlebury has begun its long march toward divestment. In a unanimous decision last January, the Board of Trustees approved Energy 2028—an ambitious and sweeping plan that promises certain reductions of the college’s environmental footprint in response ...
Contractors hired in response to custodial staff shortages
By Nora Peachin | October 31, 2019A team of independent contractors began cleaning nearly all of the small residential spaces on campus on Oct. 14. This shift came as a result of ongoing custodial staff shortages.
Salma Nakhlawi '19 raises the bar with StrongHER Girls
By Sophie Hiland | October 31, 2019Nakhlawi's movement empowers women and gender non-conforming people to achieve goals of physical and mental strength in the gym.
Tiny House Fest offers big solutions to big problems
By Lucy Townend | October 31, 2019WARREN — The solution to the affordable housing crisis may come in small sizes. Hundreds gathered at the Tiny House Fest despite pouring rain on Sunday, Oct. 27 to engage in discussion and celebrate the tiny house movement. The festival, held at Sugarbush Ski Resort in Warren, boasted three stages ...
The Librarian is in: 'The Hunger Games'
By Katrina Spencer | October 31, 2019This week, librarian Katrina Spencer listened to the popular book on the Overdrive platform.