The Past is Not a Place for Strangers: Beer and Special Collections
By Ben Beese | March 14, 2019Middlebury’s Special Collections features a 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablet is amazing in its own right.
The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
More Is Needed to Combat Rape Culture
By The Editorial Board | March 14, 2019The concept for the Map Project is simple: an aerial view of Middlebury’s campus populated with a series of red dots, each one representing an instance of sexual assault or sexual harassment that has occurred on campus.
Techies Unite: Language Table Initiative Expands Its Options
By Yvette Yinuo Shi | March 14, 2019Tech Table provides a space for students to talk to professors in a non-academic setting.
Why We Should All Care about This Week’s Finale of “The Bachelor”
By Ginger Adams | March 14, 2019View-baiting promises aside, this season’s finale looked unlike any before it. For the first time, a woman of color competed for the final rose.
Snow Bowl, Rikert Slash Prices for Students
By James Finn | March 14, 2019Staff at the Middlebury Snow Bowl and Rikert Nordic Center just made skiing twice as affordable for students. Administrators at both ski sites decided in late February to cut pass prices in half, according to an email sent to students on March 2. Under the new pricing plan, a season pass at the Snow ...
Women’s Lacrosse Caps Weekend with Two Wins
By Lauren Boyd | March 14, 2019The Middlebury Women’s lacrosse team grabbed two wins this past week, against Springfield College (16 to 1) and fellow NESCAC competitor, Connecticut College (16 to 3). The Panthers’ wins brought the squad to a 2-1 record following the OT loss to Bates. Both games were characterized by the Panther ...
Skiing Ends Killer Season with 10th at NCAA Championships
By Cecelia Scheuer | March 14, 2019The Middlebury alpine and nordic ski teams wrapped up a historic season this weekend at the 2019 NCAA Skiing Championships hosted by the University of Vermont, accompanied by crews of tailgating students and family members who cheered them on from the sidelines. While the team’s results were not necessarily ...
Sex Panther: Get to Know Yourself
By Sex Panther | March 14, 2019I have a confession, sex kittens. Commence the boo-ing and throwing of rotten vegetables.
White Allies Asked to Support Eliminating White Supremacy in Curriculum
By Nicole Pollack | March 14, 2019The Hillcrest Orchard was filled to capacity for the “White Allies: It’s Your Turn” meeting last Thursday evening, with students lining the windowsills and crowding onto the floor as organizers Treasure Brooks ’21 and Wengel Kifle ’20 spoke about the need to eliminate racial violence from ...
Reel Critic: ‘Transit’
By John Vaaler | March 14, 2019Transit's shadowy fights in alleyways and white yachts floating across the Mediterranean perfectly capture the sheer fun of going to the movies.
Privacy in the Digital Age
By Xiaoli Jin | March 14, 2019With companies in every sector racing to acquire and monetize user data, privacy concerns have risen to the center of public scrutiny.
Middlebury College Ultimate: Weird and White
By Sidra Pierson | March 14, 2019Editor’s note: This piece was written for a longform sports journalism course in Winter Term 2019. The Campus is publishing it due to its relevance in today’s politicized climate. The author supplemented research and interviews with past and present Middlebury students with her perspective as a ...
Faculty Side with Students on Climate Strike
By Online Editor | March 14, 2019This Friday, March 15, students in over 90 countries will walk out of school to demand action against the climate crisis.
Munroe Hall to Undergo Long-Awaited Renovations
By Gigi Hogan | March 14, 2019When Munroe Hall was built in 1947, accessibility, air conditioning and general safety standards were not a priority. All of these problems will be addressed in the building’s yearlong renovation, set to begin in June. Although Munroe has been around for over 70 years, the college has made few ...
Rollin’ the Natatorium Tide
By Erin Kelly | March 14, 2019Sports Editor’s Note: I am a member of the women’s varsity swim team. I spend 20 hours a week selling my soul to the pool. Water is my natural element. That being said, log rolling is hard. Really hard. For someone so confident, I spent a truly embarrassing amount of time sinking below the surface, ...
Men’s Tennis Begins National Title Defense with Two Shutout Wins
By Jack Kagan | March 14, 2019The defending Division III National Champion Panthers got back in action on Saturday for the first time this spring against Hamilton and No. 26 Skidmore. Despite their championship run last spring, the Panthers did lose a considerable amount of firepower to graduation. All three seniors were integral ...
PatchyTee: Student-Entrepreneurs Put Their Stamp on Midd
By Meredith Robertson | March 14, 2019PatchyTee specializes in custom, embroidered patches that are designed by various local artists.
Introducing: Ask Tré
By Tré Stephens | March 14, 2019Do you need advice? Don’t know where to turn or who to talk to? Have no fear, Tréyoncé is here.
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | March 14, 2019I was enchanted. I’m sure it was the book cover art that stopped me and attracted me to this work: a man is falling precariously but his only preoccupation is his writing. I needed to know more. The main character of this work is Arthur Less, a gay man approaching 50 who is, against his own design, ...