In celebration of Earth Day, The Sunday Night Environmental Group (SNEG) and Sunrise Middlebury hosted an Eco Fair last Friday in Wilson Hall, followed by a Town Hall Meeting on the Green New Deal in Mead Chapel. Eco Fair Representatives from an array of environmentally conscious on-campus and local ...
While the softball team did not quite live up to last week’s strong performance, the Panthers were able to capture two wins out of five games, splitting the series against Union College and defeating Hamilton in the last game. On Wednesday, April 17, the team played a double header against Union. ...
Varsha Vijayakumar ’20 was elected Student Government Association (SGA) president for the 2019–2020 academic year last Friday, April 19th. She won the seat after receiving 611 of the 1,026 student votes cast this spring (roughly 60% of the vote). “I’m beyond humbled that my peers have chosen ...
The Middlebury track and field team competed in the Williams Invitational on Saturday, April 20. Although the meet was non-scoring, the team competed hard as this was the last meet before the NESCAC Championships. Max Memeger ’21 said, “[…]both the men’s and women’s teams were able to ...
In a matchup against No. 4 nationally-ranked Tufts, the Middlebury men’s lacrosse team was looking to earn a huge win and gain momentum going into its final week before playoffs. Unfortunately, the Panthers could not keep up with Tufts’ fast scoring offense and lost 23-14. They fell to 7-7 on the ...
National politicians and news media have painted Middlebury as being at the center of an irreconcilable conflict of values.
Every year since 1981, the graduating senior class has honored its time at Middlebury by presenting a class gift to the college. This year, the Classes of 2019 and 2019.5 voted to use their funds raised through donations to endow the Fund for Staff Support. The reserve will go towards aiding staff members ...
Seniors at Middlebury will remember President Laurie Patton’s inaugural campaign to promote “rhetorical resilience.”
From the moment I became aware of Ryszard Legutko’s statements, I have shared them with the organizers and the sponsors of his talk.
Two years after the Charles Murray incident, Middlebury finds itself again ridiculed in the national press.
The campus will move on to new issues, but the injury to Professor Byers may be very long-lasting.
By condemning the CHEM 0103 test question, we have decided that there is no place for the viewpoint of STEM to influence our understanding of history.
Canceling the Ryszard Legutko lecture at the last minute may have been prudent from a security perspective, but it again got us scorched in the national media.
When I first saw that Mr. Legutko was invited to speak on campus, my reaction was not outrage. It was, quite honestly, a mere surprise.
Dear Thomas, Thank you for your heartfelt and thoughtful letter. It’s always good to hear from you! I recall fondly your assistance in my research, as well as your excellent presentation to our class on Poland, explaining why the Justice and Law party (PiS) won the 2015 election overwhelmingly and ...
At least nine Student Government Association senators have threatened to resign en masse if college officials do not meet a list of 13 demands, a decision that would effectively dissolve the elected body for the remainder of the academic year. The demands were outlined in a letter emailed Tuesday ...
Editor's Note: Nia Robinson '19 is president of the Middlebury College Student Government Association. In a conversation I had a few weeks ago, we talked about how grateful we were for a mild year, compared to the previous years. We made sure to knock on wood, so we didn’t jinx it. Perhaps the ...
Editor's Note: The below letter was sent to all college administrators this morning with all students cc'd. It has been reprinted here with permission. To the administrators of Middlebury College, The Student Government Association (SGA) exists to be the democratic vehicle of the will of the student ...
These past two weeks, a number of incidents both inside and outside the classroom have made clear that we as a campus have a great deal of work to do in achieving our ideal of inclusivity. We have witnessed the trivialization of acts of historical oppression and genocide, as well as the invitation of ...
As a learning institution, we believe Middlebury College should always look toward the educational possibilities of events and conversations. Two years after the fracturing of our campus around Charles Murray’s visit, what can we say we have learned about hosting divisive and controversial speakers ...