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The Setonian

Students Talk Study Abroad During Trump Era

Following a tumultuous election cycle, Trump’s divisive victory astonished the nation, and its aftershocks were felt around the world. On Oct. 2, Student panelists Shane Healy ’18, Vignesh Ramachandran ’18, Dan Adamek ’18 and Eleanor Eagan ’18 shared the unique experience of studying abroad ...


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Raffel Racks Up Kills, Enters Record Books

With three more wins, the Middlebury volleyball team pushes their winning streak to an impressive nine games, a mark they did not even reach last year when they won the Nescac crown. “Our team is getting better each time we step on the court,” Gigi Alper ’20. “Our winning streak is fueling ...


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Teach-in Discusses Recent Hurricanes

This past summer was the first time since 1893 that eight or more major hurricanes formed in a row in the Atlantic. This hurricane season was also the only season on record with three hurricanes with an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) — a scientific measure of the strength of the hurricane — over ...


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Field Hockey Coasts vs. Colby

Middlebury Field Hockey, now an impressive 4–1 in the Nescac and 7–2 overall, swept Colby with a 6–1 win this past Saturday, Sept. 30. The Panthers, ranked seventh nationally, got on the board three times in both halves, only allowing one goal against 57 minutes into the game, on a penalty stroke. The ...


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Prof Researches Acid Mine Runoff

Lesley-Ann Giddings, a professor in the biology department, launched a new research project this August that combines her interest in extremophiles, organisms thriving in extreme environments, with a local focus on Vermont’s abandoned copper mines. Giddings describes the research as an investigation ...


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American Protestor

Kneeling during the national anthem is a common form of protest right now — in the NFL and other settings. The contentious topic emerged in media and politics when Colin Kaepernick, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, kneeled during the national anthem as an act of peaceful demonstration for Black ...


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The Librarian Is In

Literatures 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 ...


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Student Reflects on Surviving Sexual Assault

Those who have gotten to meet me probably know that I am a 21-year-old freshman, that I took part in two gap years before coming to Middlebury, and that I am running for first year senator. I noted throughout the application process that during my second gap year I enrolled in a computer science course, ...


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Football Rallies in Advance of Amherst Showdown

Hosting the Colby Mules at Alumni Stadium, Middlebury scored 34 unanswered points for its third straight win on Saturday, Sept. 30. The team is tied for first place with Amherst and Trinity and hope to beat “that team in purple” at its field next Saturday. Middlebury scored the first three points ...


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Ceramics Studio Welcomes Students to Come Create

The ceramics studio can be easily missed if you do not know what you’re looking for. Located along Adirondack View Road, it is the tan house with the green garage door, somewhat hidden by a bush. An old concrete staircase leads up to the front door, where the hours of the ceramics studio are written ...


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Cross Country Takes Vermont Invite

The Middlebury cross country teams did quite well in their two most recent meets. The men’s team was able to come in thirty-sixth place and the women’s team in thirty-fifth place at the Paul Short run on Friday, Sept. 29. The highlight of last weekend, however, took place on Saturday, Sept. 30, ...


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Notes From the Desk: Flags in the Wind

As a Chicago Bears fan, I’ve always found football season a source wasted hope and flat out disappointment. A blowout 21-point loss to the Green Bay Packers seemed like another fitting end for an aggressively mediocre team. The ending of the game saddened me, but it was the beginning that carried ...


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Women’s Soccer Gets Much Needed Nescac Victory

Faced with a crucial conference matchup at the midway point of their regular season, the Middlebury women’s soccer team took care of business against Colby this past Saturday, Sept. 30. By defeating the Mules 1–0, the Panthers improved their Nescac record to 2–2–1 and remain within striking ...


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Performing Arts Spotlight: Danish String Quartet

The Danish String Quartet will bring their internationally-acclaimed talents to the Mahaney Center for the Arts’s Robison Hall on Saturday, Oct. 7. The much-anticipated performance will begin at 8 p.m., following a pre-performance dinner in MCA Lower Lobby (tickets for which are sold separately). ...


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Write Right: On Incentivizing Violence

As reported on the front page of last week’s Campus, the administration is changing its policy regarding guest speakers in the wake of the Charles Murray incident. Under the new policy, events or speakers may be cancelled if the event is “likely to be the target of threats or violence.” Policies ...


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Men’s Soccer Rebounds from First Losing Streak against Plymouth St.

In their doubleheader weekend at home, the men’s soccer team (5–3–0, 2–3–0) suffered a 2–0 loss at the hands of the Colby Mules last Saturday, Sept. 30, and managed a 1–0 win over Plymouth State last Sunday, Oct. 1. The shutout against Colby was not taken lightly by Middlebury, and on ...


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Cuba, Blazye Lead Tennis

The men’s and women’s tennis teams competed in the biggest tournament of the fall season, the ITA Regional Championships on Friday to Sunday, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. The men’s team hosted the tournament, and, for the first time in three years, a Middlebury player did not win the regional title. In ...


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Response to ‘Germany’s Racist Wake-Up Call’

As the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) shattered the traditional political landscape by coming in as the third strongest party with 13 percent of the vote, last week’s German election continues to unsettle Germans and foreigners who fear for the tolerance and inclusivity that has characterized ...


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On Political Correctness

In December of last year, at a town hall in Wisconsin with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, Bernie Sanders was asked why Donald Trump had been so successful in the 2016 election. Sanders, regarded by many to be the savior of the Democratic Party (of which he is not formally a member), gave a surprising answer:  ...