Divestment Does Not Threaten Financial Aid
By Leif Taranta, Cora Kircher, Divya Gudur, Zoe Grodsky and Lucy Weiss | January 17, 2019We hope to stress the economic benefits of divestment and reaffirm our commitment to our fellow students.
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Former Governors Talk Polarization at Politics Luncheon
By Sebastián Grandas | January 17, 2019Former Democratic governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee (right) and former Republican governor Jim Douglas of Vermont were the special guests at this week’s politics luncheon.
Middlebury’s Farmers’ Market Considers Relocation to College Park
By Lucy Townend | January 17, 2019The discussion of where or if the Middlebury Farmer's Market will move continues.
Middlebury Firefighters Garrow, Shaw Receive Medals of Valor
By John Flowers/The Addison Independent | January 17, 2019Reprint of recount of Pat Shaw and Paul Garrow's presentation with medals of valor.
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | January 17, 2019[pullquote speaker="" photo="" align="center" background="on" border="all" shadow="on"]The New York Times’ “Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People” Edited by William McDonald [/pullquote] As the title suggests, this massive work is a collection of over ...
Women’s Squash Stomps NESCAC Foes
By Emily Bian | January 17, 2019After returning from nearly a month long break, the women’s squash team is back in full swinging with five wins under their belt. First up in their busy schedule, the 15th-ranked Panthers battled 13th-ranked Williams at home, winning 6-3. The team went on to defeat Amherst (7-2), Bowdoin (8-0), Colby ...
Debate Club Sets Records at Championship in Cape Town
By Riley Board | January 17, 2019Five Middlebury debaters celebrated the new year seven hours ahead and thousands of miles away in Cape Town, South Africa at the largest debate competition in the world, the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC). Charlotte Massey ’18, Nate Obbard ’21, Amanda Werner ’21, Quinn Boyle ’21 ...
The Proposed Protest Policy and the Infantilization of Students
By Sophie Clark | January 17, 2019The college's proposed new protest and demonstration policy is frankly insulting to the student body.
Men’s Basketball Splits Weekend
By Claire Messersmith | January 17, 2019The men’s basketball team was on the road this past weekend, competing against two NESCAC rivals on Jan. 11 and 12. Coming hot off of a 20-point win against Widener University on Tuesday, Jan. 8, Middlebury pulled off a 100-93 victory over Bates on Friday. However, the Panthers fell to Tufts by two ...
No Class on MLK Day for First Time
By Porter Bowman | January 17, 2019Middlebury students will have Martin Luther King Jr. Day off for the first time in college history this Monday, Jan. 21. The holiday, traditionally observed by most schools and many places of work, has been a class day for Middlebury students since President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law ...
Pawing for Purrrses: Handbags to be Auctioned off to Support Humane Society
By Ariadne Will | January 17, 2019Purrrses for Paws is spreading the word about their fifth annual event set for Feb. 7.
Dear My People: It’s Not Always About Us, So Listen Up
By Alexis Levato | January 17, 2019He fails to acknowledge what the campus protests articulate because he is busy saying “us too.”
The Pragmatic Left: Making a Bigger Tent
By Joey Lyons | January 17, 2019It took someone as appalling as Trump for us to realize our current political inefficacy.
New Music Series Highlights Unheard Voices
By John Gosselin | January 17, 2019Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Evan Taylor, a performer and composer, organized the “New Centuries | New Voices” concert series.
Reel Critic: ‘Children of Men’
By Elsa Korpi | January 17, 2019“Children of Men” centers around a global pandemic of female infertility.
Admissions Dean to Leave at Year’s End
By Hannah Bensen | January 17, 2019Dean of Admissions Greg Buckles will leave his position at the end of the academic years. After seven years in his current role, he will become dean of enrollment management at the Lawrenceville School, a private boarding and day school for students grades 9-12 in central New Jersey.
‘Stay-to-Stay’ Brings Young Demographic to VT
By Taylor Phillips | January 17, 2019The Stay-to-Stay pilot aims to convince people to come to and stay in Vermont and has proven quite successful.
Men’s Hockey Remains Steady, Looks to Double Header
By Jenny Langerman | January 17, 2019The men’s hockey team is staying competitive as they head into the brunt of their season matchups. A recent win against Plattsburgh leaves the team holding a 6-6-1 record at week seven. This fairly even distribution of wins and losses holds true regardless of game site, as the team’s home records ...
The Lookbook: Vegan Leather
By Clark Lewis | January 17, 2019I was excited to find a moto jacket that was vegan.
Men’s Squash is Servin’ Heat
By Ann Martin Skelly | January 17, 2019Returning from break on Jan. 5, the 20th-ranked men’s squash team defeated 21st-ranked Williams by a tight 5-4 margin. The Panthers claimed victories in the first two spots from first-year Justin Ghaeli and junior Jacob Ellen and took three more points with wins from first-year Teddy Best, sophomore ...