Crossword Solutions 04/16/26: Data Query
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Women's tennis sweeps Trinity at home
By Thie Harthono | April 16, 2026On Saturday, April 11, the #12 Middlebury women's tennis team took care of business at home, sweeping Trinity 7-0 inside an empty Nelson Recreation Center. The win was Middlebury’s 13th against Trinity. With the victory, the Panthers remain undefeated against the Bantams. Saturday’s result also ...
Tourist season begins at UVM’s Morgan Horse Farm
By Phoebe Adler | April 16, 2026 The University of Vermont’s (UVM) Morgan Horse Farm will commence its 2026 tourist season on May 2, which will run until October 27. The farm is dedicated to preserving and promoting the Morgan horse breed as well as providing hands-on educational experiences to students and the general public. ...
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Blurring the line between campus and town
By Editorial Board | April 16, 2026It is a cold Saturday afternoon in January, and Middlebury’s ice hockey team faces off against its fierce NESCAC competitors. The arena is full of excitement and tension. Fans wear oversized hockey jerseys, clutching hot dogs in one hand and blue-and-white pom-poms in the other, as they root for the ...
Tapped-in: track & field multis
By Simon Schmieder | April 16, 2026Jack of all trades, master of some — in a sport where good “multis” are few and far between, the Middlebury track & field program has had a unique few seasons. Emily Rubio ’26 and Caleb Smith ’27 have represented the Panthers on the NCAA stage a combined seven times in the multi-sport ...
From Kenya to Vermont: How KenSAP is reshaping access to Middlebury
By Yuvraj Shah | April 9, 2026For more than a decade, Middlebury College has hosted students from the Kenya Scholars Access Program (KenSAP), which brings high-achieving and high-need students from Kenya to colleges primarily in the United States. With six students from the program currently enrolled at the college, the program ...
‘The Last Waltz’ turns 50
By Nick Penniman | April 9, 2026There’s a moment in “The Last Waltz” that comes at about the 34 minute and 53 second mark, at the onset of the last chorus in Neil Young’s performance of “Helpless,” which a friend of mine once singled out, when we were arguing the film’s best scenes, as a jib door to transcendence. He ...
A personal case for Zeitgeist
By Mandy Berghela | April 9, 2026The first time “Zeitgeist” showed up in my inbox, I almost ignored it. It was my first year at Middlebury, and the word meant nothing to me. But I clicked the link out of curiosity. As I read through the questions, I was struck by how different they felt from the ones institutions usually ask. They ...
“Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”: A compelling story, even if accuracy falls flat
By Phoebe Adler | April 9, 2026Ryan Murphy’s newest drama has everything a fan of his would expect – dramatic storylines, heavy extremes and any opportunity to invoke his key “baroque” style. “Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” is a nine-part series about the high-profile marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Anthony ...
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The final stretch, reconsidered
By The Editorial Board | April 9, 2026 As the weather finally warms up (forgetting this Tuesday's snow), students finally begin to trade parkas, mittens and wool hats for lighter layers. The College emerges from its winter routine as Adirondack chairs fill Battell Beach and McCullough lawn once again. Students rush to get a coveted ...
Expanded Learning Program provides after-school care to local students
By Anna Doucet | April 9, 2026For more than 12 years, the Mt. Abraham Unified School District’s Expanded Learning Program has provided care for children from Preschool through 12th grade, offering various workshops as well as engaging, educational programming in the form of after-school care and camps during school vacations and ...
Queers and Allies hosts community panel for Transgender Day of Visibility
By Rachelle Talbert | April 9, 2026On April 2, Middlebury Queers and Allies (Q&A) organized a panel in recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility. The panel discussed topics ranging from building community to legal action countering anti-transgender legislation.
After strong start to the season, Middlebury baseball drops series to Amherst
By Theodore Maniatis | April 9, 2026After a barnstorming start to the season, Middlebury men’s baseball dropped a three-game series to conference rival Amherst over the weekend, bringing their record to 12–7. On Friday, Middlebury walked it off in a thriller, but Amherst sailed to two wins over the next day’s doubleheader. ...
Bread & Puppet brings ‘cheap art’ and a rallying cry for justice
By Lily Jensen | April 9, 2026Local Vermont Bread & Puppet theatre, hosted by the Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies (GSFS) Department’s annual Gensler Symposium and the Chellis House (Feminist Resource Center), brought their signature craft of humorous but heavy mixed-media puppet performance pieces to campus on Tuesday ...
All work and no play
By Zach Marcus | April 9, 2026A couple years ago, I had a professor who started each class by introducing an “AI tool” and having us fiddle around with it. Write a nonsense poem satirizing the musical Hamilton in Lewis Carroll’s voice, I’d type in, and the program would barf out some metrically-challenged slop. Make me a ...
Crossword Solutions 04/09/2026: The Tribe has Spoken
By Avery Goldstein | April 9, 2026Crossword Solutions 04/09/2026: The Tribe has Spoken
PhotoPlace gallery opens ‘Made by Hand’ analog photography exhibit
By Izzy Ronda | April 9, 2026On Friday, April 3, the PhotoPlace Gallery opened the ‘Made by Hand’ exhibition, an analog exhibit curated by juror Christina Anderson, a professor at Montana State University. The exhibit’s opening reception drew local residents, Middlebury College students, and several artists featured in this ...
Dining services opens ‘The Den’ in Athletics Center
By Noor Khan | April 9, 2026For student-athletes, Athletics staff, and regular gym-goers alike, the Peterson Family Athletics Complex is a daily fixture, but notably far from the college’s main dining hubs. The Den was created to close that gap, bringing convenient access to food to a corner of campus that had long gone without ...
Williams downs Middlebury men’s tennis 6–1
By Victor Korte and Simon Schmieder | April 9, 2026Walking closer to Middlebury’s new outdoor tennis courts last weekend, the sound of tennis balls pinging off rackets and chants of “Let’s go Midd!” occasionally ripped through the quiet but surprisingly pleasant April air.