With an eye on the horizon after announcing her departure last May, Middlebury College President Laurie Patton has since led her final Commencement ceremony, conducted her final Board of Trustees meeting in October, and, now, sat for her final interview with The Campus.
Middlebury has planned its first-ever shelter-in-place drill for this Friday, Dec. 6 at 1:50 pm. Lasting 15 minutes, the exercise is meant to prepare community members for a variety of emergency situations on campus, including active shooter threats, hazardous waste spills, dangerous weather conditions, ...
Ever been walking to class on a Wednesday morning and wondered who those students in Army fatigues on campus are? They are Middlebury’s very own cadets — and likely part of the next generation of Army officers. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is a program that offers college students at ...
Sean Dorsey Dance graced the halls of the Mahaney Arts Center from Nov. 15 –16 to share their new project, titled “THE LOST ART OF DREAMING.” The performance was a beautiful mixture of spoken word, expressive dance and queer joy. The central theme, “DREAMING IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT,” was ...
As a second-degree black belt and an International Global Studies major with a Global Gender and Sexuality concentration, I am interested in exploring how martial arts have the power to transform lives through empowerment and community-building. This past fall, that passion carried me over 9,000 miles ...
It’s time to rethink how we organize our social life. For decades, Middlebury’s social fabric was held together by structured environments — first by fraternities, until 1991, and then by the commons system, until 2019. Much of the fragmentation within the student body can be traced back to the ...
From Nov. 14 – 16, the Middlebury community enjoyed a dazzling production of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, King Lear. Enthralling visual effects and costume design, original musical innovations, and a dynamic cast breathed contemporary life into this timeless classic, leaving ...
The month of November is National American Indian Heritage Month, which was designed in 1990 to commemorate the nation's indigenous heritage. At Middlebury, students who celebrated the Indigenous community last month have said that their visibility on campus and their ability to maintain an organized ...
December has arrived. The leaves have fallen, the skies are endlessly gray, the wind chills and Middlebury students have begun dressing more casually to accommodate the cold, prioritizing comfort to focus on finals. However, there are some, including Nonna Madoyan ’28, who embrace the dreariness with ...
This semester, Talking Trash has detailed Middlebury’s food waste and recycling processes. This time, we’re investigating what happens to the waste that is not recycled or composted: landfill trash. In 2023, Middlebury sent 943,520 pounds of waste to the landfill, which accounted for ...
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Did you know that Vermont, via Proposition 5, was the first state to enshrine the right to an abortion in its state constitution just two years ago? Vermont policymakers have been spearheading the movement toward a more inclusive version of sexual health care and reproductive justice. At SPECS, we affirm ...
The Middlebury figure skating team just keeps on gliding — backwards, in complex spins, but most importantly, forwards. The team has recently increased their activity in the intercollegiate figure skating circuit since competing in the Northeast Conference for the first time in several years in the ...
The Honor Code is no longer present in the minds of students. As a peer writing tutor for the CTLR, I have had countless students ask me what the Honor Code is, how to sign it on their assignments and what it actually means. As students no longer physically sign the Honor Code during their orientation ...
On Nov. 14, noise rock band Chat Pile brought the live sound of their new LP, “Cool World” to Higher Ground in Burlington. The band’s nihilistic lyrics, downtempo cuts, and punk influences have also led to widespread characterizations of their music as sludge metal. Released on Oct. 11, the band’s ...
A month has passed since former President Donald Trump won the presidential election and the Middlebury community began discussions surrounding the implications of his return to office. Trump’s victory has sparked concerns among college faculty about the future of higher education, with specific ...
Efficiency Vermont has expanded its flood recovery rebates, offering significant financial assistance to eligible households and businesses affected by the flooding during the summers of 2023 and 2024 for heating systems, weatherization and appliances. Homeowners can receive up to $29,500 in rebates, ...
Exterior furnishing and interior development remain well underway on the new first year dorm located between Coffrin Hall and BiHall, situated on the northern end of Battell Beach. The new dorm is set to replace Battell Hall, which will be torn down and replaced by an updated college art museum and ...