Hey Middlebury… your classism is showing
By Caitlin Harder | May 8, 2025Middlebury’s classism is genteel, and it’s easy to dismiss when times are good. This past month, it has become harder to ignore.
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Trump administration complicates job search for students, graduates
By Maggie Bryan and Rosella Graham | May 8, 2025April 30 marked 100 days since President Trump took office, and in that time, uncertainty surrounding visas, research grant funding and key employment sectors has affected job prospects for Middlebury seniors and recent graduates. Students looking to work in industries or government programs targeted ...
Doomsday machine glitch: A look back on “Frog In Boiling Water”
By Oscar De Swaan Arons | May 8, 2025I sat. To say that this night was momentous was a disservice to the magnitude I felt it held. My brother sat, then our friend James sat. All of us lounged on the L-shaped couch in my living room, a perfect middle ground between the two speakers and amplifier that make up our home surround sound system. ...
Let them eat cake
By Joey Disorbo | May 8, 2025Three hundred million dollars. Imagine this sum for Middlebury — a king’s ransom. With this sum, we could build forty-two Atwater Dining halls. With this sum we could have Beyoncé at every spring concert for the next three decades. With this sum we could give over 3,000 students full ride ...
Chemistry Department rebrands with new name, course offerings
By Luke Power | May 8, 2025This semester, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has been overhauled to increase student flexibility, expand course offerings and broaden its academic scope.
“I am my own advisor:” How Middlebury’s model interdisciplinary major lets students fall through the cracks
By Evan Weiss and Curran Amster | May 8, 2025International and Global Studies (IGS) is one of Middlebury’s most popular majors. It offers students the opportunity to critically analyze global trends, to specialize in a region or theme of study and to develop foreign language skills before using them while abroad. It should be the Middlebury ...
A room that shrinks: The psychological toll of “The Walls”
By Youyou Zhang | May 8, 2025Two walls, a chair and a bed tucked into the Seeler Studio Theatre in the Mahaney Arts Center introduced audience members to the suffocating world of “The Walls” this past weekend. The play, directed by Professor of Theatre and Department Chair Cláudio Medeiros, ran from May 1–3 and offered a ...
Women’s lacrosse looks to NCAA championship after loss at NESCACs
By Ryan Mcelroy | May 8, 2025The Panthers had been on an unprecedented 67-game win streak until a loss last Saturday to fifth-seeded Wesleyan University in the NESCAC semifinals at home. Now, having secured a bid to the NCAA round on Monday, the team is still in the race for what could be their fourth straight national championship. ...
Applications drop to five-year low as acceptance rate increases
By Hugo Zhang | May 8, 2025The college announced on May 1 that it had received 11,831 applications for the class of 2029 and 2029.5, a six percent drop from last year’s 12,540. Meanwhile, the overall acceptance rate increased to 13.9% from last year’s 12%.
Summer in the Green Mountains: Your guide to local living in the warmer months
By Mandy Berghela and Madeleine Kaptein | May 8, 2025While plenty of students look forward to heading home for the summer after finally closing their books in Davis and throwing down their pens after their last final, a large cohort anticipate spending their annual hiatus from academics right here in the Green Mountains.
We analyzed the politicization of DEI in U.S. media
By Media Portrayals Of Minorities Project Lab | May 8, 2025Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has undergone a dramatic transformation in public discourse over the past decade. What began in the 2010s as a neutral descriptor for diversity and affirmative action programs which emerged in the decades following the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has recently evolved ...
Crossword 05/08/2025 Solution: One Last Ride
By Josh Harkins | May 8, 2025Crossword 05/08/2025 Solution: One Last Ride!
Chasing Greatness: Middlebury field hockey’s success on screen
By Madeleine Kaptein | May 8, 2025As most people familiar with Middlebury athletics know, the field hockey team has seen sensational success in recent years, having captured eight NCAA championships in the past nine years and an astonishing seven consecutive titles. But few know the captivating story beyond the scoreboard: What does ...
Special Collections celebrates 25th anniversary of marriage equality in Vermont
By Ryan Mcelroy | May 8, 2025In honor of the 25th anniversary of marriage equality in Vermont, Special Collections hosted a panel of speakers and an open house related to its archive of the Vermont Freedom to Marry task force. Over 75 community members and Middlebury students gathered in the lower level of Davis Family Library ...
Vermont Cookie Love to open new location on Main Street
By Ariella Frommer | May 8, 2025Vermont Cookie Love, a franchise known for its delicious baked cookies, cookie dough and creemees, is set to open a new location at 40 Main Street in Middlebury in the fall, where the bakery Chim Chimney formerly had a home.
SPECS Panther Column — The sexy illusions of reality TV: Consent, masculinity & the mess in between
By Aiden Levy | May 8, 2025SPECS Panther is a mascot for SPECS (sex positive education for college students) and serves the Middlebury community. As a part of Health & Wellness Education, SPECS Panther seeks to educate and spark independent dialogue, not be the end-all be-all resource on campus. We encourage Midd Kids to ...
Crossword 05/08/2025: One Last Ride
By Josh Harkins | May 8, 2025Crossword 05/08/2025: One Last Ride!
Historic double victory: Middlebury tennis teams capture NESCAC championships
By Ting Cui | May 8, 2025In a rain-soaked weekend that will go down in Middlebury athletics history, the women’s tennis team finally broke through with their first-ever NESCAC Championship, defeating four-time defending champion Wesleyan University 4–1 on their home turf. An hour later, the men’s team completed an improbable ...
Zeitgeist 7.0
May 1, 2025This year has witnessed surprise and turmoil on many levels. Historic election results in the U.S. and around the world, federal budget cuts, ongoing global conflicts, and seemingly universal political tension have allowed international and national discord to exert daily influence on the lives of Middlebury ...