Crossword 11/13/2025: Solutions
By Avery Goldstein | November 13, 2025Crossword 11/13/2025: Solutions!
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PhotoPlace Gallery showcases black and white photography with “Monochrome”
By Elisabeth Dellit | November 13, 2025Last week, PhotoPlace Gallery hosted its opening reception for “Monochrome,” the gallery’s newest exhibit. On Friday, Nov. 7, the gallery in the yellow house at 3 Park St. was warmly lit, beckoning visitors in from the chilly evening from 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. People were welcome to view the gallery ...
Food Studies minor faces risk of elimination
By Norah Khan | November 13, 2025In a plenary meeting on Nov. 7, the faculty-led Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) presented a motion to eliminate the Food Studies minor. The EAC oversees the general direction of the college’s curriculum and makes recommendations on staffing and the allocation of teaching resources.
Stop politicizing romance
By Elisabeth Dellit | November 13, 2025I don’t think there’s a single person who lives in the U.S. who would say that our country is not going through a significant political crisis. The political conversation is ever-present. But what concerns me is the politicization of our personal lives. In particular, we need to stop politicizing ...
Tapped-in: alpine skiers and the game of speedball
By Simon Schmieder | November 13, 2025Odds are that if you’ve ever looked into the Virtue Field House around 5:30 p.m. this time of year, you’ve been captivated by all the action. Pole vaulters doing backflips on the mat, sprinters flying around the tight corners of the indoor track and throwers catapulting heavy objects towards a net ...
Local coffee shop culture attracts college students to town
By Sage Keller | November 13, 2025Every Sunday morning, Lee McKinley ’27 is faced with a decision: Which coffee shop fits the day? Little Seed Coffee Roasters draws her in with homemade syrups and a quiet downstairs perfect for focus. Royal Oak Coffee tempts with inventive flavors and idiosyncratic options, such rose-water drinks. ...
Speakers narrate roots and reach at TEDxMiddlebury
By Ting Cui | November 13, 2025By 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, Robinson Concert Hall was busy with students, professors and community members settling in as the lights dimmed for TEDxMiddlebury 2025. This year’s theme, ‘Roots and Reach,’ inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk, invited speakers to reflect on where they come from ...
Silence will not protect us
By Sophia Kahn, Natti Martinez and Charlie Fisch | November 13, 2025Middlebury College’s mission statement states that it seeks to “foster the inquiry, equity, and agency necessary for [students] to practice ethical citizenship.” Yet, our ability to do so is currently under attack. This is not only a result of the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic ...
Ian Baucom inaugurated as 18th president of Middlebury College
By Rachelle Talbert and Norah Khan | November 6, 2025One day after the 225th anniversary of the college’s founding, Ian Baucom was formally inaugurated as the 18th president of Middlebury College. The ceremony was held on Sunday, Nov. 2 in Virtue Field House, marking the culmination of a three-day celebration highlighting the arts, academics and the ...
Middlebury Volleyball bounces back with strong weekend sweep
By Kanan Clifford | November 6, 2025Coming off a tough couple of weeks, Middlebury volleyball bounced back on Senior Weekend with a 3–0 sweep of Amherst, followed by a 3–1 win over Hamilton, punctuated by outside hitter Molly Harrison ’27’s thousandth career kill — an exclamation point on her standout year.
Parini and Us: An exit interview
By Christy Liang, Anthony Cinquina and Ellie Trinkle | November 6, 2025To commemorate Jay Parini’s retirement from his position as professor emeritus of English and Creative Writing, some of the Arts & Culture team sat down with him to chat about his career, life post-retirement and everything in between.
Men's soccer pulls off comeback to beat Bowdoin
By Theo Maniatis | November 6, 2025The Middlebury men’s soccer team will head to the NESCAC semifinals after upsetting the Bowdoin Bears in a thriller, extending their win streak to four games. Addressing his team’s underdog label in the upcoming playoffs, center back Pablo Gonzalez ’26 gave a clear answer: “We like being the ...
Notes from the Desk: What is the Editorial Board?
By Curran Amster | November 6, 2025The Campus’ Editorial Board (EB) is a group of fixed student editors who meet weekly to discuss issues important to the college community, and then publish a piece reflective of our conversations. We try to reach some degree of consensus to “call for” something, whether that’s a demand for students ...
“These Shining Lives” illuminates grief and womanhood in 1920s Illinois
By Elizabeth Schierman | November 6, 2025Powerful depictions of female friendship, American history and grief lit up the Seeler Studio Theatre this past weekend as the cast of “These Shining Lives” took to the stage. The faculty-led production ran from Oct. 30–Nov. 1, with a total of four performances.
Women's soccer advances to Semifinals with win over Hamilton
By Thie Harthono | November 6, 2025The Middlebury women's soccer team hosted Hamilton in Saturday's NESCAC Quarterfinal. The Panthers vanquished the Continentals 2–0, advancing to the semifinals for the first time in four years.
Exploitation and evaluation: Guest lecturer Sonja Drimmer on AI and art history
By Rohina Mahadik | November 6, 2025Students and faculty gathered in the Mahaney Arts Center last month to discuss what some describe as the most pressing issue of our time — artificial intelligence (AI) — and how the rise of its industry exploits the arts.
A Letter to Middlebury College
By The Miis Student Advocacy Council | November 6, 2025On behalf of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) Student Advocacy Council, we would like to share our heartfelt sympathy and support for Lia Smith’s family and friends, and to everyone at Middlebury who feels her absence.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship connects college and local Christians
By Ella Callahan | November 6, 2025The transition to college for new students on campus is not always easy, and support from peers with commonalities is invaluable. One club that has made it a priority to build this sort of supportive community for Middlebury students — both on campus and in town — is the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship ...
Environmental advocate Tabi Joda visits Middlebury
By Kai Arrowood | November 6, 2025On Tuesday Oct. 28, prominent environmental activist Tabi Joda visited Middlebury to discuss his work with One Billion Trees for Africa, an organization dedicated to the reforestation of the Sahel, a rapidly desertifying strip of land across Northern and Central Africa. The talk was hosted by a wide ...