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Middlebury Dancers Find Traction on Revamped Rec Center Floors
By Ariadne Will | February 28, 2019MIDDLEBURY – Following three days of physical labor and over three months of planning, Middlebury’s Recreation Center at 154 Creek Road received a new dance floor last week. The brainchild of Christal Brown, Chair of the college’s Dance Department, the floor’s upgrade came to fruition after ...
The Cordwainer on Park Street: A Peek into the Working Life of Leatherworks Owner Dan Freeman
By Benjamin Glass | February 28, 2019MIDDLEBURY – When I walked in, it very well looked like Dan Freeman had been in the same spot for most of the day, hunched over his workbench, aligning pieces of dark brown leather together, with nothing but the odd gust of wind bristling against his north-facing window to distract him.
Direct Democracy, Previewed: This Year’s Town Meeting Day
By Hattie Lefavour | February 28, 2019MIDDLEBURY – In the 1800s, Middlebury residents faced a problem: pig protocol. Should local pigs be allowed to freely roam the streets? Would it be more beneficial to keep all of them fenced in? Unable to come to a conclusion, those residents did the same thing Vermonters will do next month: they ...
Onlookers Ogle Owls at Annual Quechee Festival
By Nick Garber | February 28, 2019QUECHEE – Last weekend, birding enthusiasts and amateurs alike congregated in the Eastern Vermont village of Quechee for the fourth annual Owl Festival, hosted at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS). Hundreds of attendees — college students, older couples, families with owl-costumed ...
Middlebury Alumni Win Big at Oscars
By Riley Board | February 28, 2019Brian Currie ’83 received his Oscars this Sunday after several awards for “Green Book” accumulated over the last several months.
Proposed Commons Changes Are a Good Start
By The Editorial Board | February 28, 2019The How We Will Live Together Steering Committee intends to address issues within the current residential system that have traditionally hampered students’ experiences.
Women’s Hockey Triumphs with Chilling Win Against Connecticut College
By Brianna Lipp | February 28, 2019The Middlebury women’s hockey team was straight fire in a fierce game against Connecticut College on Feb. 23, scoring twice in the final 37 seconds and again in overtime to send themselves to the NESCAC semifinals. After a fast-paced but scoreless first period, the visiting Camels got on the board ...
Remembering Thibault Lannoy ’20
By Elaine Velie | February 28, 2019“He had a unique spirit. There’s no one like him,” said Matt Ravichandran ’20, a close friend of Thibault’s who lived with him in Allen Hall his first year and played soccer with him. Ravichandran was one of many friends, family and members of the college community who remembered Thibault ...
We Need Your Help to Report on College Mental Health Services
By Will Digravio | February 28, 2019Time and time again, I, and members of our staff, have heard stories about the lack of adequate mental health services on campus.
Bill Burger to Leave College
By Sarah Asch | February 28, 2019Bill Burger, the college’s vice president for communications and chief marketing officer, will leave his position on April 30. President Laurie L. Patton announced Burger’s departure in an all-school email on Feb. 14.
Ski Teams Pick Up Third At Sunday River
By Cecelia Scheuer | February 28, 2019This past weekend, the Middlebury alpine and nordic ski teams returned to action for the first time since their historic carnival win on Feb. 16, finishing third out of fourteen teams at the EISA Championships hosted by Bates. The squad’s two biggest rivals, Dartmouth and the University of Vermont, ...
New Dining Initiative Brings Students, Faculty and Staff Together for Meals
By Porter Bowman | February 28, 2019After several months of work last fall, Sophomore Student Government Association (SGA) Senator Eun Ho Lee ’21 created a new program: The Faculty/Staff Student Tables.
Music Majors Reject the ‘MAC’
By Gareth Cordery, Miko Dai, Jack Debouter, Emily Han, Dylan Healy, Jack Herscowitz, Sam Houlihan, Wheeler Jarvis, Eleanor Mayerfeld, Nathan Ng, Aidan O'brien, Ronnie Romano, Fiona Sullivan, Hannah Smart, Angad Virk, Ashley Wang and Spencer Watson | February 28, 2019We push back against the idea that the CFA name change is a positive and exciting development.
Women’s Hoops Knocked Out in NESCAC, Receives NCAA Bid
By Lauren Boyd | February 28, 2019After a tight matchup on the road against Trinity for the NESCAC quarterfinals, the women’s team looked to ride the wave against Bowdoin in Brunswick. But the women were unsuccessful in their battle against an intimidating number one-seeded Maine team. Despite a competitive first quarter, the Panthers ...
Second Annual Spencer Prize Contestants Talk Privilege, Identity
By Riley Board | February 28, 2019This year's Spencer Prize finalists connected a concept they learned in a Middlebury class to something they cared about.
Former CRA Steve Zatarain Returns as New Atwater CRD
By Caroline Kapp | February 28, 2019To the excitement of many students, Steve Zatarain ’15 returned to campus last week to serve as the new interim Atwater Commons Residence Director (CRD). Students in Atwater Commons received notification of his arrival in an email last Monday from Atwater Dean Scott Barnicle, announcing that Zatarain ...
Salzman '19 to Represent U.S. at Under-24 World Ultimate Championships
By Miyo Mcginn | February 28, 2019This J-term, Dylan Salzman ’19 received an email containing the news he had been hoping for, and working towards, for years: he’d been selected to represent the United States at the Under-24 World Ultimate Championships in Heidelberg, Germany, this summer. Reflecting on his achievement, he said, ...