Alumnus Streep wins $100,000 Journalism Prize
By Chloe Fleischer | March 7, 2019Freelance journalist Abe Streep ’04 received the $100,000 American Mosaic Journalism prize last month for his coverage of marginalized communities in the American West.
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Walking Through Middlebury’s Past: An Intro to Special Collections
By Ariadne Will | March 7, 2019Middlebury’s Special Collections and Archive is an opportunity to learn about the past with the aid of physical objects.
Women’s Basketball Eliminated from the NCAA Tournament After Impressive Run
By Lauren Boyd | March 7, 2019For the first time in 21 years, the women’s basketball team participated in the NCAA tournament, beating John Carroll in the first round, 62-54 on March 1. Though the Panthers fell to host DeSales University (70-55) the next day, their season was one for the books. In their first bout, the Panthers ...
Letter to the Editor: Remembering Thibault
By Prasanna Vankina | March 7, 2019The first time I met Thibault was at a Thanksgiving dinner at the Arabic House in 2017.
Track and Field Prepares for NCAA Championships
By Jordan Howell | March 7, 2019Several members of the track and field team traveled to Medford, Massachusetts on Saturday, Mar. 2nd, where they competed in the non-scoring Tufts Last Chance Meet. The meet was a good opportunity to squeeze in some more qualifiers and to fit in some extra practice against the competition before the ...
Midd Named Top Fulbright Producer
By Nicole Pollack | March 7, 2019The U.S. Department of State has named Middlebury a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students and Fulbright U.S. Scholars.
Sex Panther: Keeping it Exciting
By Sex Panther | March 7, 2019This week’s Sex Panther is coming to you from a person in a committed relationship on campus.
Women’s Lacrosse Upset by Bates in Overtime
By Heather Boehm | March 7, 2019The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team took to Kohn Field with a loud home crowd behind them for the first time since last May. Ranked the second squad in the country after an exhilarating NCAA run, the Panthers walked out on the turf hungry for another almost flawless season. But, on Saturday, March ...
Students Talk Inclusivity, Environment at Symposium
By Kayla Lichtman | March 7, 2019Sunday Night Environmental Group (SNEG) and other environmental justice groups celebrated the college’s decision to adopt Energy2028 and divest from fossil fuels last month.
Speaker Series Sheds Light on China’s Economic Rise
By Benjy Renton | March 7, 2019Changyong Rhee P ’21, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), asserted that Asia must not be ignored in the 21st century.
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | March 7, 2019It is a shame, is it not, that I was 32 before I came to place Audre Lorde within a literary and social context. Middlebury, of all places, gave her to me. Not my undergraduate institution. Not my graduate school experience(s). Not my travels abroad. Rather, my job, as a librarian, on this campus. In ...
Men’s Lacrosse Pounced by Bates
By Bobby Sullivan | March 7, 2019After a long and cold pre-season, Middlebury men’s lacrosse finally began their campaign for the 2019 season. NESCAC conference play started the first weekend of March, as Middlebury drove up to Lewiston, ME to take on Bates. Despite early success, Middlebury was unable to keep up with Bates’ fast-paced ...
Men’s Basketball Falls to Nichols in NCAA Tournament
By Claire Messersmith | March 7, 2019Top-seeded in the NESCAC, the Middlebury men’s basketball team suffered an unexpected loss in the NESCAC quarterfinal round on Saturday, February 16. The next two rounds took place the following weekend and on Monday, February 25, the Panthers heard the news of their bid to the NCAA tournament. Middlebury, ...
Economists Visit College to Debate Future of Capitalism
By Gigi Hogan | March 7, 2019Two influential economists debated whether capitalism is worth saving in today’s world in a debate last Thursday, Feb. 28, in Dana Auditorium. Free-market economist Michael Munger spoke in support of capitalism, while Marxist economist Richard Wolff argued for socialism. Their exchange was part ...
Wesleyan Defeats Men’s Hockey in Quarterfinals
By Jenny Langerman | March 7, 2019The men’s hockey team finished up their season on Saturday, February 23 with a 1-4 loss to Wesleyan in the 2019 NESCAC Championship quarterfinals. Despite a tough loss, this was the first time the Panthers have made the tournament in two years, pointing to potential for next year. “I am happy ...
Women’s Squash Competes in CSAs
By Emily Bian | March 7, 2019The women’s squash season came to an end with a resilient finish two weekends ago at the CSA Team Championships. This past weekend, a few Panthers were selected to compete in the CSA Individual Championships in Providence, Rhode Island. Co-captains, Beatrijs Kuijpers ’19, Alexa Comai ’19 and a ...
Men’s Squash Concludes Strong Season
By Ann Martin Skelly | March 7, 2019The 19th-ranked Middlebury men’s squash team concluded their successful season with a strong 15-6 record against the best teams in the country. The Panthers, led by three junior captains, concluded play on February 17 with a third-place finish and win over Williams at the Summers Cup. While the team ...
