Letter: Katy Smith Abbott’s Deanship
By Vincent Recca | December 12, 2017I am happy that dean Smith Abbott will be able to spend more time in the classroom and in closer contact with students.
The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
On the GOP Tax Plan
By The Editorial Board | December 7, 2017The plan, touted by many Republican lawmakers as intended to benefit the working and middle classes, will in fact target some of the most vulnerable populations.
Love, Loneliness and Loss Take Center Stage: Middletown Meets Middlebury
By Meredith Robertson | December 6, 2017Last weekend, the Middlebury College Department of Theatre presented Middletown, a play written byWill Ano and directed by Alex Draper ’88. The play centers on a generic small town and the interlocking lives of its inhabitants. Each character considers what it means to be happy in the world and ...
Before Leaving Administration, Katy Smith Abbott Looks Back
By Nick Garber and Elizabeth Sawyer | December 6, 2017Smith Abbott sat down with Elizabeth Sawyer and Nick Garber and discussed her work in the administration, the challenges she has faced, and why student life work has remained her central focus.
ISO Show Takes Audiences Around the World
By Meredith Robertson | December 6, 2017The International Students’ Organization’s 2017 Show on Dec 2 featured dance, music and poetry acts representing countries and regions from all over the world, such as the Ukraine, Vietnam, Korea, South Asia, parts of the African continent, Brazil and many more. The performances were vibrant, ...
Why Two Middlebury Football Players Decided to Kneel During the National Anthem
By Will Digravio | December 6, 2017It was not until “The Star-Spangled Banner” began to play that Ian Blow ’19 decided to take a knee. Of course, he had thought about it before — ever since Colin Kaepernick first did so in August of last year.
Werner Christmas Tree Farm Gears Up for Holidays
By Amelia Pollard | December 6, 2017As the holidays descend on Middlebury, the Werner Christmas Tree Farm has gone into overdrive to prepare for its 26th season. The owners, Cheryl and David Werner, started the farm after David’s father, Fred, who had a passion for planting trees, gave them a batch of Scotch pines. The family business ...
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Eyes Middlebury
By Sadie Housberg | December 6, 2017On Monday, Nov. 27, the Middlebury Development Review Board (DRB) heard a proposal by Champlain Valley Dispensary (CVD) to establish a medical-marijuana dispensary in Addison County. Following the passage of Act 65 on Thursday, June 8, 2017, Champlain Valley Dispensary was able to start the search ...
Blackbird Takes Off
By David Gossens | December 6, 2017The Blackbird Fall 2017 issue came out on Thursday, Nov. 30 at the organization’s launch party in the Gamut room. There were several pizzas from American Flatbread, an ample amount of refreshments and the music of 10” Personal Pizza to celebrate the occasion. Some attendees grouped around the couches ...
ACTR Introduces New Schedule and Change of Hub
By Rebecca Walker | December 6, 2017On Friday, Dec. 1, Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) published a renovated shuttle bus schedule as a result of the relocation of the Middlebury Transit Hub from Merchant’s Row to Academy Street near Twilight Hall. The hub change became necessary because of the downtown Middlebury bridge construction, ...
O’Keefe Promotes Himself in Uneventful Appearance
By Nick Garber and Elaine Velie | December 6, 2017The conservative provocateur’s speech centered largely around his own career, and included defenses of the deceptive practices that have brought him criticism.
The Librarian Is In
By Meredith Robertson | December 6, 2017Literatures and cultures librarian Katrina Spencer is liaison to the Anderson Freeman Center, the Arabic department, the French department, the Gender Sexuality & Feminist Studies (GSFS Program), the Language Schools, Linguistics and the Spanish & Portuguese departments. These affiliations are ...
Patton Announces New Position to Lead Inclusivity Training
By Kyle Naughton | December 6, 2017As part of the college’s efforts to improve “cultural competency and racial awareness” on campus, President Laurie L. Patton has announced the establishment of a new position, entitled director of diversity and inclusion education and training. Patton announced the position in a college-wide email ...
Student Raises Funds for Dining Staff Bonuses
By Rachel Horowitz- Benoit | December 6, 2017Hoping to improve the holiday experience for dining hall staff members, Joslyn Sullivan ’19.5 has created a GoFundMe page to raise funds for holiday bonuses. “The GoFundMe seemed like a really tangible thing that students could do to show that they appreciate the dining hall staff,” Sullivan said. As ...
Women’s Hockey Splits Double-Dipper
By Sebastian Sanchez | December 6, 2017The Panthers move to 3–3 with only a game against Castleton remaining before the Christmas break.
Poetic Justice, 10 Years Later: Parini Reflects on the Destruction
By Ben Freedman | December 6, 2017While some see opportunity for self-reflection amidst nature and solitude among Vermont’s idyllic landscapes , others see entirely different opportunities. This December marks the ten-year anniversary of the destruction of Robert Frost’s historic cabin in Ripton. In 2007 a group of high school ...
SGA Voices Support For Minority Students
By Ben Dohan | December 6, 2017The Student Government Association (SGA) passed a resolution on Sunday titled “Support for Black and Minority Students,” which included calls for changed judicial practices and new training for faculty and staff. The vote was near unanimous, with only Cook Commons Senator Connor McCormick ’18 ...
Preparation and Practice Put Men’s Squash Ahead
By Will Case | December 6, 2017While the Panthers are clearly a program on the rise, their ranking has slipped since the season officially began.
Women’s Basketball 7–0 for First Time in 16 Seasons
By Imran Ganda | December 6, 2017The women’s basketball team (7–0) defeated Rensselaer (5–3) on Thursday, Nov. 30, 64–54 and Colby-Sawyer (4–1) the next night in overtime by a score of 66–59. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Middlebury beat Plattsburgh St. 60–33 to move to 7–0, its best start since the 2001-2002 season when the ...
Chellis House Invites Speaker to Tell Personal Story of Human Trafficking
By Kayla Lichtman | December 6, 2017A black and white picture of a young blonde girl at the beach faced the audience throughout Barbara Amaya’s presentation about human trafficking in Dana Auditorium on Nov. 29. The girl in the picture is a younger version of Amaya, whose lecture was co-hosted by Stop Traffick and the Chellis House ...