With New Grant Funds, the Open Door Clinic Looks to the Future
By Nicole Pollack | January 17, 2019The Open Door Clinic (ODC) holds free clinics every Tuesday evening and one Friday morning per month.
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Bruni Gets Frank About College Life
By Nicole Pollack | January 17, 2019New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Bruni spoke to a packed Wilson Hall about identity politics and the meaning of a liberal education last week.
Trump’s Recklessness Only Grows
By The Editorial Board | January 17, 2019Trump has moved away from facts and into pure rhetoric.
Despite Losses, Women’s Basketball Holds Impressive Record
By Lauren Boyd | January 17, 2019The Middlebury women’s basketball team has improved to a 13-2 record, losing only one of those battles to conference competition. Though both losses have come in recent games, the overall successful start to the season will propel the Panthers into championship season. Forward Vanessa Young ’20 ...
External Reviewers Assess Impact of Commons System
By Sabine Poux and James Finn | January 17, 2019An external review committee has released a report evaluating the commons system and delineating areas of potential improvement as a continuation of the college’s “How Will We Live Together” residential life assessment.
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.
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.