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Given the Choice, 80% of Students Would Choose Midd Again

By Monique Santoso | May 2, 2019

Zeitgeist results show that roughly 80 percent of students would enroll at Middlebury again if given the choice. On average, students of color are 15 percent less likely to express that sentiment than their peers. !function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script")[0],d=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=d+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else ...

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Men’s Track and Field Triumphs, Women Place Second at NESCACs

By Jordan Howell | May 2, 2019

The Middlebury track and field team began the first part of the championship season with a bang. On Saturday, April 27, the team competed with a great deal of passion at the NESCAC Championships. The men’s team ultimately captured the gold, while the women’s team came in second to Williams.  The ...

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Introduction: The Spirit of the Times

By Bochu Ding | May 2, 2019

“Would you support the construction of a swirly slide inside the Great Hall of Bicentennial Hall? We're talking a 6-story curling slide that has entry points on all floors and ends on the second floor, open for use after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all weekend, or whatever else we can secure as a compromise.” This ...

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Methodology

By Benjy Renton | May 2, 2019

The Campus solicited input for the 2019 Zeitgeist survey via an all-student email sent by The Campus on March 11, 2019. After consolidating student, faculty, and administrative input, members of the Zeitgeist team generated 31 survey questions as well as 9 demographic indicators. The Campus distributed ...

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One Third of Respondents Broke the Honor Code

By Zeke Hodkin | May 2, 2019

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1,202 Respond to First-ever Zeitgeist Survey

By Zeke Hodkin | May 2, 2019

The Campus’ inaugural Zeitgeist survey saw enthusiastic participation from the student body. 46.57% of actively-enrolled Middlebury College undergraduate students completed The Campus’ first-ever survey. !function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script")[0],d=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=d+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else ...

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Vast Majority of Students Prefer Relationships

By Caroline Kapp | May 2, 2019

Movies, television shows and popular music frequently glorify hook-up culture, especially on college campuses. While Zeitgeist reveals that hook-up culture is a large part of college life for many Middlebury students, it is not what they prefer. When asked what campus cultures students participate ...

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Photos: Nocturne Embraces the Night

By Online Editor | May 2, 2019

The Nocturne Arts Festival transformed a variety of locations across campus into art installations and music venues. The second annual Nocturne included music, poetry, food, dance, theater, film, arts and more, from Mead Chapel to the Knoll.

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The Academics-Social Life-Sleep Trilemma

By Hattie Lefavour | May 2, 2019

DINING HALL: OVERALL The dining hall debate has long served as a campus identifier — are you a Proc person or a Ross person? — accompanied by silent judgement from both sides. In the end, more students favor Middlebury’s oldest, coziest dining hall, according to Zeitgeist results. [infogram ...

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Over 70% of Students Feel Lonely At Least Once Every Week

By Gigi Hogan | May 2, 2019

As the school year moves into the home stretch of the spring semester, final exams, summer jobs and future plans loom on the horizon. It is a hectic time when the grinding, everyday stresses and anxieties begin to attack from all angles, further exacerbating mental health issues. In recent years, ...

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Women’s Lacrosse Surges Past Bates in Quarterfinals

By Lauren Boyd | May 2, 2019

The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team dominated Bates in the first round of the NESCAC Tournament, winning 15-2. It took more than 40 minutes for the Bates Bobcats to score, while the Panthers racked up 15 points with two halves of impressive play. The Panthers looked to redeem themselves after an ...

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The Librarian Is In

By Online Editor | May 2, 2019

May is mental health awareness month, so I’ve selected a CD in our collection called “Mental Illness” by my favorite artist, Aimee Mann. If you like beautiful melodies with acoustic guitar, keyboard and strings, check out this collection, which won the Grammy for best folk album in 2017. Why ...

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Men’s Lax Earns Huge Upset Win in NESCAC First Round

By Bobby Sullivan | May 2, 2019

The Middlebury men’s lacrosse team entered the past weekend as the seventh seed in the NESCAC Tournament. After closing the regular season at 7-8, the Panthers were still confident they could make some damage in postseason play. Heading to second seed Wesleyan University on April 27, Middlebury showed ...

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