“Reflection Friday”: A Discussion with President Laurie L. Patton
By Emma Mcdonald | November 11, 2015What matters to our President Laurie L. Patton, and why?
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How is it Still a (Midd) Thing?
By Charlie Ascher | November 11, 2015Someone needs to invite the producers of “Hoarders” to this campus. The hoarders? Us. What we hoard? Dining hall dishes. Good luck in pinpointing which student has the most extensive collection, some of which are impressive, to say the least. Many students own a complete set of dishes from every ...
BTV: Carbon Neutral by 2016, But We Still Don’t Know How To Recycle
By Josephine Trischka | November 11, 2015My roommate and I generate about two full bins of recycling and garbage per week – and that’s just in our personal living space. Imagine all the food waste, paper, bottles and packaging we as a student body of around 2,500 produce each week. Just six people are responsible for the collection, ...
What's Not To Get?
By David Mnitsa | November 11, 2015I recently read Heinrich von Kleist’s short essay, “On the Marionette Theatre,” in which he recounts a conversation with a dancer friend, known as Mr. C. To von Kleist’s surprise, Mr. C expresses delight in watching marionettes. Von Kleist “had regarded the handling of marionettes as something ...
Reader Response
By Guest Contributor | November 11, 2015“We apologize that we offended with our poster. We care about the role of comedy in discourse on this campus. As intentional members of the community, we take this issue seriously. We look forward to reflecting and engaging in future dialogue.” The Otter Nonsense Players are an improv comedy ...
The Need for Thoughtful Comedy
By Jasmine Ross | November 11, 2015Recently posters advertising an improv show, an athletic event and more have been circulating around campus with jokes evoking marginalized identities — specifically race, class and ability — and their corresponding stereotypes. These posters have been met with opposition from marginalized people, ...
The State of Our Endowment is Strong
By Guest Contributor | November 11, 2015I read with interest the opinion piece by Ethan Brady, “The State of the Endowment,” and I feel it’s important to address some of what Ethan discussed in his piece and to provide some important context and facts that readers of the Campus can use to make up their own minds.
Remembering Debs
By Travis Sanderson | November 11, 2015Last Thursday, film enthusiasts and our friends across the pond celebrated Guy Fawkes. He wasn’t the greatest guy to grace the planet, nor was he particularly successful in his endeavor to blow up government. But he became iconic. He’s a symbol for resisting government oppression; thus, he’s especially ...
Students Need a Seat at the Table
By Middlebury Campus | November 11, 2015This past Friday, the Middlebury faculty met for its monthly session to discuss the AAL requirement and whether or not to renew the pass/D/fail option. Representatives from the Campus and the SGA were present, as is sanctioned by the College’s bylaws. When the conversation turned to student stress, ...
Men’s Soccer Undone By Penalties against Cardinals
By Andrew Rigas | November 11, 2015Leading up to the matchup between Middlebury and Wesleyan in the semifinal, Head Coach Dave Saward predicted that it would be a very even contest. He was correct, and after no score in regulation and two overtimes, the Middlebury men’s soccer team fell to Wesleyan by penalty kicks (5-4) in the NESCAC ...
Field Hockey Can’t Find Way Past Bowdoin
By Nicole Roos | November 11, 2015The women’s field hockey team cruised to a 4-1 victory over Tufts in a NESCAC semifinal round on Saturday before falling to Bowdoin in Sunday’s championship game. The Panthers (16-2) were looking for their fourth consecutive championship title, after beating Bowdoin (18-0) in each of the last three ...
Volleyball Tops Tufts, Falls to Bowdoin in NESCAC Semis
By Robert Erickson | November 11, 2015After taking down fifth-seeded Tufts last Friday (25-21, 25-20, 19-25, 25-16) to advance to the semifinal round of the NESCAC championship, the Middlebury volleyball team saw their season come to a close with a difficult loss to Bowdoin on Saturday (21-25, 24-26, 13-25). The Polar Bears would go on ...
Women’s Soccer Falls to Williams in Semis
By Alex Morris | November 11, 2015After upsetting Williams just one week ago, the Middlebury women’s soccer team couldn’t repeat the feat on Saturday, Nov. 7, falling in the NESCAC semifinals to the eventual NESCAC champions 2-1. In the week leading up to the game, Head Coach Peter Kim described practice as business as usual. “I ...
Football Beats Hamilton in 20th Straight Season
By Joe Macdonald | November 11, 2015The football team improved to 5-2 on Senior Day by squeaking by the Hamilton Continentals (1-6) with a final score of 21-16. Middlebury has now defeated Hamilton in 20 straight contests, dating back to 1996. The Panthers started out hot, going 76 yards on three plays on the game’s opening drive to ...
Cross Country Races at ECACs
By Jackie Kearney | November 11, 2015The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at Mt. Greylock High School this past Saturday, Nov. 7. The men competed in a field of 40 teams, placing third with 117 points total. They followed Amherst, with 53 points and Williams with 77. The women also had an impressive finish, ending fourth ...
Performing Arts Spotlight
By Connor Forrest | November 9, 2015Known worldwide for their technical wizardry, breathtaking intensity and extensively diverse repertoire, the California Guitar Trio will perform an innovative evening of classical and contemporary works this Friday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. in the Mahaney Center for the Arts (MCA). With a set list that spans ...
Eliminate AAL (& All Our Other Current Requirements)
By Josh Berlowitz | November 4, 2015As the faculty prepare to discuss and possibly even vote on distribution requirement changes this Friday, as a community, I encourage us to reflect on what we mean by “liberal arts” education. What is it that we, the Middlebury community, seek to achieve here? Though 2015 Vermont is not Ancient ...
A New Look at Americana
By Alex Newhouse | November 4, 2015It is easy to discount “American Culture” as a loose, insufficient, reductionist term for the patchwork heritage of the U.S. As we all know, America is called a “melting pot” for a reason – this country is primarily composed of people who have cultural roots elsewhere, often across several ...
Poor Appropriation
By Travis Sanderson | November 4, 2015“What would America be like if we loved black people as much as we love black culture?” Amandla Stenberg, teen actress and pop prophet, asked exactly that in a videopublished on Tumblr nine months ago. She wasn’t the first, but she fanned the question’s popularity. Since then it has blazed ...
One in 8700: Hannah Hurlburt
By Rebecca Walker | November 4, 2015Hannah Hurlburt, owner of The Good Witch, a costume shop on Main Street, sees more business than usual this time of year. The Good Witch business started in the back room of Mendy’s, another business on Main Street, but it eventually expanded into its own store last April. Hurlburt’s passion and ...