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Middlebury Shelters Grapple with Increased Demand, Facing Harsh Weather
By Nora Peachin | February 21, 2019MIDDLEBURY - Homelessness in Vermont is sometimes hidden within the state’s signature rolling green hills and idyllic pastures. Though the issue may not be as obvious or prevalent in Vermont as in urban centers across the country, it is nonetheless a serious and growing problem. The Vermont Coalition ...
Vermont’s Budding Industry: Next State to Tax & Regulate Cannabis?
By Sadie Housberg | February 21, 2019For those Vermonters advocating for a tax-and-regulate cannabis market, new legislation moving through both the House and the Senate could herald welcome changes. A bill proposed by Representative Sam Young (D-Greensboro) on Friday, Feb. 8, would progressively implement a commercial marijuana market ...
Addison Central Teens Learn Boat Building
By Bridget Colliton | February 21, 2019MIDDLEBURY - For many Middlebury families, February break often serves as a time to spend time with loved ones or enjoy winter sports. Rather than heading to the Snow Bowl or Sugar Bush, however, some Middlebury area teens chose to spend their break working on something that won’t become useful ...
J-Term Class Untangles History of Police Power
By Elsa Korpi | February 21, 2019Visiting Professor Amit Prakash taught the Winter Term course “Policing the Globe.”
Putting the “Win” in Winter Carnival
By Cecelia Scheuer | February 21, 2019Not only did the alpine ski team return to campus Saturday evening with victories in both the slalom and giant slalom events, they took home an outright first place finish at their home carnival for the first time since 2004. Like on every carnival weekend, hundreds of Middlebury students gathered at ...
Middlebury WinterFest Brings Together Community With A Flurry of Cold Weather Celebrations
By Kayla Lichtman | February 21, 2019MIDDLEBURY - WinterFest, a four-day celebration of all things winter, came to the Middlebury community for the second year in a row this past week. The events, planned by the Better Middlebury Partnership (BMP), brought together Middlebury residents of all ages to enjoy the best of what the cold has ...
Reel Critic: ‘Cold War’
By Riley Board | February 21, 2019'Cold War' makes stunning use of mirrors, in shots that had audience members faintly gasping.
Welcome, Febs
By The Editorial Board | February 21, 2019We are excited to meet all 107 new students and we’d like extend a warm welcome to the Class of 2022.5.
1,700 Pounds of Dining Dishes Go Unreturned
By Sarah Asch | February 21, 2019Students leave dining hall dishes scattered across campus or throw them away, posing a challenge for college workers.
What I Have Learned At Middlebury College
By Joel Machado | February 21, 2019I have learned some rather unsettling things about this college that I would like to take the opportunity to highlight.
Commons May Soon Undergo Major Changes
By Nicole Pollack | February 21, 2019The Residential Life System is poised to undergo major changes, which could include building renovations, a new student center, and the elimination of a commons dean. After a 10-month review, members of the How We Will Live Together Steering Committee charged with reimagining the system presented ...
Track Picks up First in Middlebury Team Challenge
By Jordan Howell | February 21, 2019The Middlebury Panthers hosted the Middlebury Team Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 16, where they once again displayed their prowess against tough competition. The women’s squad was able to win first place in a field of five teams, where they had a total of 200 points. In the 600-meter run, the Panthers ...
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | February 21, 2019If I am honest with you, the author of this work is everything I’ve ever wanted to be: a smart, paid and recognized writer who addresses issues of race in her writing without being beholden to them (and who has a solid plan B for a career, just in case). In this debut collection of short stories, ...
Poet and Painter: Connections Between Chopin and Debussy
By John Vaaler | February 21, 2019Paden’s interpretation of Debussy and Chopin highlighted the two composers’ similarities in color and technique, but also their stark differences — Chopin’s restlessness, Debussy’s obliqueness.
MAlt Trip Brings Students to Southern Border to Assist Asylum Seekers
By Hannah Bensen | February 21, 2019“That’s going to be you in a couple years,” an asylum-seeking immigrant mother said to her daughter, pointing to Middlebury student Alondra Carmona ’21. Carmona was providing legal service to the mother and her daughter on a Middlebury Alternative Break trip (MAlt trip). The mother and daughter ...
Middlebury Reacts To Patriots’ Super Bowl Victory
By Justin Celebi | February 21, 2019Three months after the Red Sox’s World Series victory, the New England Patriots have pulled off their own version of ‘Beat LA.’ The Patriots took home a record-tying sixth Super Bowl title against the Los Angeles Rams in a fraught defensive battle that was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever. The ...
Why the Fork Are People Throwing Dishes in the Trash?
By Sarah Asch | February 21, 2019I would like to state unequivocally that it is wrong to take dishes from our shared dining halls and abandon them around campus for staff members to collect