SGA senate to shrink as commons phase out
By Abigail Chang | February 13, 2020The SGA voted to eliminate the five commons senator positions ahead of the dissolution of the Commons System.
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Experiences from the coronavirus outbreak in China's capital
By Benjy Renton | February 13, 2020I expected to write this column under vastly different circumstances. Instead, I sit writing this piece at home, having repatriated back to the U.S. and now facing a week of self-quarantine.
Students head to Iowa for presidental caucuses
By Caroline Kapp | February 13, 2020Abbott LaPrade ’21 and Maggie Joseph ’20 attended last week’s Iowa caucuses. While news outlets across the country reported chaos in Iowa, these two saw a very different story unfold on the ground.
Former ACLU President Nadine Strossen talks free speech
By Tony Sjodin | February 13, 2020Former president of the ACLU Nadine Strossen spoke about the historical importance of free speech for civil rights movements and the rights of minority groups in the first talk of the Critical Conversations lecture series.
Charles Murray round two: A chance to get it right
By Hayden Dublois | February 13, 2020Hayden Dublois '17 helped organize Charles Muray's 2017 visit to Middlebury. Now, he thinks Middlebury's faced with an opportunity to "engage without shutting down and redeem the college's stained image in the eyes many alumni, donors, and the general public."
Cassel brings personal approach to college’s Instagram feed
By Rachel Lu | February 13, 2020“I look to tell authentic stories about what goes on every day”: Andrew Cassel, the new director of social media, brings a more casual approach to Middlebury’s digital presence.
We don’t need a Koch sponsored Green New Deal
By Lucy Weiss and Tara Santi | February 13, 2020The Alexander Hamilton Forum receives funding from an organization largely funded by the Koch family -- who runs one of the largest oil and gas conglomerates in the U.S. We don't need a Koch sponsored Green New Deal debate. Let's have a conversation, Koch-free.
Covering Charles Murray, responsibly
By Sabine Poux | February 13, 2020My valentine this year is transparency.
New leadership in the Writing Center
By Annabella Twomey | February 13, 2020“We are working to make the writing center more inclusive and diverse”: Genie Giaimo, the new director of the writing center, is overhauling how peer writing tutoring works at Middlebury.
Lucia Evans ’05 on Midd, #MeToo
By Riley Board | February 13, 2020Lucia Evans ’05 was one of the first to bring legal charges against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The alleged assault took place the summer before her senior year at Middlebury.
Understanding Kobe Bryant’s death as a non-sports follower
By Anna Kim | February 13, 2020In the face of Kobe’s relentless drive and unparalleled work ethic, his death served as a staggering reminder that even those who exceed what most other humans achieve in their lifetimes are subject to forces outside of their control, which can end their lives in an instant. His death served as a ...
Now is the summer of their discontent: looking at the literary canon
By Quinn Rifkin | February 13, 2020Quinn Rifkin '22 responds to the protestors at Wiliams College boycotting the English department.
Letter to the editor: Feb. 13, 2020
By James Marc Leas | February 13, 2020James Marc Leas, a patent attorney in Vermont, weighs in on Charles Murray returning to campus.
Charles Murray, once again: Undoing three years of community healing
By Center For The Comparative Study Of Race And Ethnicity | February 9, 2020Faculty on the advisory board of the college's Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity opine on Charles Murray's impending visit to campus.
School in China suspended amidst coronavirus outbreak
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | January 31, 2020Program participants, hailing from 15 different universities, were set to start their semesters in the cities of Hangzhou, Kunming and Beijing on February 12.
On engaging with Charles Murray
By The Committee On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion | January 31, 2020"Jim Douglas and the College Republicans are, of course, free to invite whomever they wish," writes the CDEI. "However, they should be clear about why they are inviting certain people, and what the implications for these invitations are."
Murray waived speaker fee for upcoming talk
By James Finn | January 25, 2020Murray is scheduled to speak at Middlebury on March 31 in a talk sponsored by both the Middlebury College Republicans and the Open Campus Initiative.
