The “For Every Future” campaign, now in its third year of public fundraising, is close to completion, having raised 83% of its fundraising goal of $600 million and garnering 81% undergraduate alumni engagement, just 4% shy of its goal of 85%, according to the campaign’s website. With less than ...
It looks like a test for the Navy SEALs or, when done with your hands out of the water, a curious form of medieval torture. Head bobbing and body inching forward as you choke on chlorinated water, athletes who have aqua jogged attest that it can certainly feel like both.
Crossword 01/22/2025: Skittles!
There has been a marked increase in vandalism and overall disrespect for campus resources over the past few years. Students, rushing between commitments or simply preferring to eat in the shelter of their rooms rather than a crowded dining hall, are taking dishes home without returning them for extended ...
Nestled behind the hustle and bustle of Porter Hospital in Middlebury is a small white trailer, home to the Open Door Clinic. Located at 100 Porter Drive in Middlebury, the Open Door Clinic is a free health clinic for uninsured and underinsured Vermonters. Although the clinic primarily serves Addison ...
Middlebury’s winter term, or J-Term, brings a wide range of visiting instructors to campus each January, from career academics and graduate students to professionals working in the field. While the month offers a unique opportunity to teach an intensive course in Vermont, visiting faculty — particularly ...
I share a wall with Joey Disorbo ’25.5, so I know first-hand that those inconceivable work hours stats cited on his film’s informational poster board are true: 2000 hours, split across a thin crew. I know it from the many weekends I’ve seen him holed up in his room editing; I know it from the ...
As a close friend of Lia Smith ’26, I was experiencing another wave of grief two weeks ago when I had a comforting realization: I did not know how Lia had died, and while I knew the information was available, it hadn’t been in the news, so as to distract from her life or blame her, as often happens. ...
“Resilient” is the word head coach Bill Mandigo uses to characterize his hockey team. It’s an apt description. Last weekend, Middlebury women’s hockey took down Connecticut College in two comeback wins, winning 2–1 on Friday night and 4–2 less than 24 hours later. Both games were close, ...
Gallery hoppers, Spotify stalkers, bookworms, Letterboxd users and anyone who enjoys art, this is the place for you. Makes Ya Feel highlights art across all of its mediums, small and large-scale, that (you guessed it) makes ya feel!
Right after Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10, 2025, the internet started showing me his videos. This was, initially, disappointing. After a decade of companionship, I had hoped my phone would have been able to guess that I would find his politics repulsive, his schtick shlocky. But I underestimated ...
In 2019, & Juliet opened on Broadway, twisting the Shakespearean classic Romeo & Juliet by focusing on Juliet: What would have happened if she lived? Juliet deserves her own story, as does the Middlebury field team.
Supposedly, writing about music is like dancing about architecture — but what about music that is equally architecture and sound?
At regular meetings of the College Republicans and the College Democrats, our club members frequently mention a hesitation to voice their true beliefs on campus due to worries about potential social or academic consequences. For all the talk of “safe spaces” in higher education, we can still feel ...
Edgewater Gallery, a dual-site gallery located in the heart of downtown Middlebury, is at the forefront of the town’s art scene. As visitors come from out of state to peruse the art collection, the gallery has become a draw for tourists in Addison County.
In the fall 2025 semester, residents of Coffrin Hall received an email from Residential Life informing them that the dorm’s only kitchen and lounge would be locked up for the remainder of the semester due to the excessive amount of broken dining hall dishes consistently found in the building’s lounge. ...
The Bostwick Family Squash Center was packed with spectators on Friday night, Jan. 9, as the Panthers introduced their starting lineup ahead of the match against Navy. Middlebury Men’s Squash entered the weekend as the 17th seed in the NCAA with a 2-2 record. They faced 15th-ranked Navy, 16th-ranked ...
Crossword 01/15/2025 Solutions!
At Middlebury, we talk a lot about systems. In our environmental studies classes, sustainability-focused clubs and everyday conversation, we discuss sustainability, carbon footprints and Energy2028. Yet, every day in our dining halls, we participate in a system that is largely invisible to us.
Middlebury College students complete over 100,000 hours of community service each year in the town of Middlebury and Addison County through on- and off-campus activities.