A petition has circulated among students, parents and alumni urging the Board of Trustees to pause construction on the new residence halls west of Adirondack View. The petition, which had 458 signatories as of Nov. 1, asserts that the current designs of the residences are not universally accessible. As ...
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Chair of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Ann Ravel spoke at Dana Auditorium to discuss campaign finance in the 2016 presidential election and the role of money in politics. Ravel was appointed to the FEC by President Barack Obama in 2013. Created by Congress in 1975, the ...
Monday, Oct. 26 launched the first official “10 o’clock Ross,” one of the first major platform goals implemented this year under the leadership of SGA President Ilana Gratch ’16. Ross dining hall will be open every Monday through Thursday night from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. for continental food. “[10 ...
Cook Senator Georgia Grace Edwards ’18 opened the Oct. 18 meeting by introducing the idea of a campus-wide speed-dating event hosted by SGA, citing the occasion as a good way for SGA to connect with students. Senators considered hosting the event in Ross Dining Hall during the week following the spring ...
On Oct. 24, Patricia “Pat” Rene Peters passed away at her home in Middlebury. Peters had worked as a cook with the College Dining Services since 2006. Her passing was announced in an email sent by Acting Associate Vice President of Human Resources Cheryl A. Mullins. In the email, Atwater Commons ...
When Dr. Richard Ostfeld, a senior scientist at the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, asked the audience in McCardell BiCentennial Hall if they or someone they knew had ever been diagnosed with Lyme disease, over two-thirds raised their hands. This should come as no shock: With over 300,000 diagnosed ...
There are four Arthurs in The Tragedy of Arthur: the author, Arthur Phillips; the narrator, also Arthur Phillips; the narrator’s father, Arthur Edward Harold Phillips; and the legendary King Arthur of Britain. While this novel is fiction, many of the details of the author’s real life are the same ...
Within the world of hydrocarbon producing nations, Norway is a both a behemoth and an outlier. It is the world’s seventh largest oil producer and third largest natural gas exporter, with incredible expertise in deep water offshore recovery operations. In this respect, it is often grouped with OPEC ...
Known 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 ...
If you haven’t eaten one yet, chances are you probably have seen the sweet cupcake creations of MiddCakes somewhere on campus. Perhaps you spied their icing coiffures standing sweetly in Wilson Café (their most popular selling post), or got a whiff of their sugary goodness at the Grille or Crossroads. ...
The Syrian civil war has been going on for four years. It has dominated newspaper headlines and global consciences but shows little sign of devolving from horror. Up until 2014, the U.S. had only taken just over 200 Syrian refugees from the conflict. As the seemingly interminable streams of asylum seekers ...
On Monday 26th of October a Chinese Author came to speak at the Robert A. Jones conference room on being a writer in contemporary China, "When Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction." His name was Ning Ken, and like his novels, he is more than what meets the eye. It was his pen name, of course, but I only realized ...
The “million gallon question,” or more accurately, the “640,000 gallon question,” is one of the most significant obstacles in the College’s quest for carbon neutrality by 2016. According to the Climate Action Plan adopted in 2008, 89 percent of the College’s greenhouse gas emissions comes ...
Amazingly, it’s almost time for registration, and that can mean only one thing: you are going to have to use BannerWeb. I make fun of BannerWeb a lot, I’ll admit it, but this week it’s the star of the show. Seriously, BannerWeb is just the worst for so many reasons. How is it still a thing? Let’s ...
The Fighting Breed: Heroic Horses of the Civil War is a new documentary that premiered in July 2015. It focuses on the immense role that the Morgan Horse played in the Civil War, and is the third part of a six-part documentary that chronicles the roles of the Morgan Horse in American history. The subsequent ...
From 10,000 feet in the air, the Malone Parachute Club is just a small white box, indistinguishable from the neighboring hangars lining the airport. That is the altitude to which first time jumpers ascend for skydiving, and the height that Dave Malone took a local editor last Sunday for a tandem jump. Dave ...
Seldom known to Middlebury College students, there is, in fact, an airport right here in Addison County. Located south on Route 7 in East Middlebury lies the Middlebury State Airport that sees only about one plane per hour. Every town plan for Middlebury since 1989 has proposed the extension of the ...
The women’s golf team wrapped up its fall season in Wellesley, Massachusetts last weekend, Oct. 19-20, at the Nehoiden Golf Club for the Ann S. Batchelder Golf Invitational. The Panthers finished third out of nine teams, collectively shooting a 640 to put them at 64 over par for the weekend. The Panthers ...
Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the University of Albany Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17. The meet was full of competition, as the Panthers once again competed against mostly Division I schools, making both team’s performances all the more impressive. The women finished ...
The women’s field hockey team continued their winning streak at home last weekend with wins over NESCAC opponent Trinity on Saturday, Oct. 17 (6-0), and non-conference challenger Husson University on Sunday, Oct. 18 (5-0). With two conference games remaining in regular season play, the third-ranked ...