As an economics major, I think I have the concept of monetary incentives down pretty well. So why am I even still here writing this column? Why am I asking my parents to pay tuition when I am most likely going to come out of college making about $30,000 as a congressional staffer? It really doesn’t ...
In honor of Earth week, The Campus Sustainability Coordinators and The Sunday Night Group are bringing different student organizations together to put on a festive event with the goal of raising awareness of environmental issues and promoting a healthier planet. Our planet is currently struggling with ...
The U.S. should reduce or hold steady weapons sales to Middle Eastern allies. The New York Times reports that the U.S. is instead selling allies more advanced weaponry, like F-16s and Predator drones, and in the future, possibly even F-35s, “considered to be the jewel of America’s future arsenal ...
I write in to examine the integrity of last week’s article, titled, “Encouraging the Uncomfortable.” The inaccurate premises call in to question the conclusions. While I too would find censorship cause for alarm, the talk to which author Rachel Frank referred was not predicated on censorship, ...
Each year around this time, the Campus turns its focus to the upcoming Student Government Association presidential election. Unlike last year, there will be competition for the position and a field of strong, well-rounded candidates has emerged. Each one has come to the Campus office to present their ...
As of April 17, Vermont is one step closer to implementing a new gun restriction law with bill S.141 passing in both the Vermont Senate and the Vermont House. Bill S.141 was passed in the House with a relatively close vote of 80 yeas and 62 nays. Previously in March, the bill passed in the Senate ...
The Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT), the nonprofit organization dedicated to the maintenance of open land around Middlebury, initiated a conversation with the College about the continual preservation of the Sabourin Farm property. The 108 acres of land currently owned by the College contains a half-mile ...
This past week, Vermont selected seven communities to participate in a new initiative called Promise Communities. This initiative is part of Vermont’s Early Learning Challenge – Race to the Top Grant, a $36.9 million, four-year grant funded by the federal government to improve early childhood education ...
The Middlebury baseball team couldn’t slow down a streaking Wesleyan team, which has won 11 of its last 12 contests, and was swept 8-5, 4-2, and 18-1 on April 17-18. The three home losses bring the Panthers to 1-17 overall and 1-11 in the NESCAC as the NESCAC West division slate comes to an end. Entering ...
Both the Middlebury men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Maine this past weekend to face NESCAC rivals Bowdoin and Bates on the road. The men picked up a pair of wins on the weekend, surpassing Bowdoin 8-1 on Saturday, April 18 before earning the victory over Bates on Sunday, April 19 by a ...
The ninth-ranked Middlebury men’s lacrosse team picked up its seventh NESCAC win with a victory against Trinity at home on Saturday, April 18. With the bounce-back victory, the Panthers moved to 11-3 overall and 7-2 in the league remaining tied for the second spot with sixth-ranked Tufts and trailing ...
The women’s golf team was in central Massachusetts last Saturday, April 18, where they finished tied with Williams for second in Amherst’s Jack Leaman Invitational. The NESCAC rivals finished with 325 strokes apiece, only one stroke behind the tournament champions, Ithaca College. Rounding out the ...
The Middlebury Panthers’ 11 game-winning streak was snapped by number-one Trinity on Saturday, April 18 on Trinity’s Sheppard Field. The 16-7 drubbing extended Trinity’s nation-leading winning streak to 13. It also gave the Bantams sole possession of first place in the NESCAC. Trinity came out ...
In their final meet before NESCAC Championships, the track teams competed in the University of Albany Spring Classic, hosted by SUNY-Albany on Saturday, April 18. The meet was not scored but served as a tune-up for the NESCAC meet as well as a last chance to improve seed times for the championships. Alex ...
The Middlebury softball team had an eventful and successful week, beginning with a sweep of Castleton State on Wednesday, April 15. In the opening game, the Panthers, led by pitcher Allison Quigley ’18 dominated the Spartans, jumping to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. They followed that up in the ...
Live music is a strange thing on this campus. One can never be quite certain of what will hit or miss, whether people will show up, stick around or ditch a show for the weekend party rounds. There was an undercurrent of excitement, confidence and yes, palpable irony that surrounded the announcement ...
Mental illness is a difficult and messy ordeal. Addressing it can be heartbreaking, controversial and immensely uncomfortable. Next to Normal dared to tackle the complicated issue this past weekend, April 16-18, in a rock-musical that touched on everything from bipolar disorder to electroconvulsive ...
The Middlebury Bach Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary April 24-26 with an original and exciting presentation of musical ensembles and styles celebrating the life and work of legendary organist and composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Founded and organized by singer and Director of Music at The Congregational ...
This Friday, Miguel Castillo ’17.5 and Lorena Neira ’17 use simple, deliberate movements to enact a wordless drama that evokes some of the universal truth we see etched across the history of the world. Together, they will stage a performance that offers visceral interpretation of the timeless idea ...
Alright. Four guards patrolling the room to the right, one guard in an alcove to the left. Shoot forward and they’ll all come running. But I’m standing in a bottleneck, so I should be able to get all of them. Okay, let’s do th— Shoot. Dead again. Okay, restart. Maybe I have to shoot and back ...