It 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 ...
“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 ...
Hannah 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 ...
I am disappointed by this paper’s recent coverage of the endowment return for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2015. Let’s get one thing straight: Middlebury’s endowment had a terrible showing this year. The return on investment was 6.9 percent, which equates to a $19.1 million increase from ...
Four years ago as a sophomore enjoying my first summer at Middlebury, I would also have another first — giving my first accessible tour. Up to this point during my career at admissions, and in the three subsequent years I spent working there, not once did I tour an individual in a wheelchair or see ...
Below is a letter drafted by Lauren Kelly ’13, Dan Egol ’13, and Barbara Ofosu-Somuah ‘13. It aims to communicate interest and concern regarding accessibility in the four new residential buildings currently under construction at Ridgeline. It is currently a Google document that is being signed ...
The construction of a new residence hall—the first at Middlebury in more than a decade—has sparked an important discussion in our community over what standards we should set for ourselves regarding the accessibility of our campus. I’m sure we all wish this question had arisen last spring during ...
Passion is palpable on Middlebury’s campus. As students, we devote ourselves to a wide variety of causes – perhaps best evidenced by the College’s 169 clubs and organizations. While we are certainly an engaged student body, we do not always act constructively on our passions. The Campus editorial ...
On Saturday, Oct. 31, Humans of VT took to South Street to talk to trick-or-treaters. Flickering jack-o’-lanterns, witches, the cast of Frozen (including a real-life pony dressed as Sven!) and mad scientists flooded the streets. The rush of trick-or-treating was like a relay: run up the porch, ...
At the end of September, the Burlington Police Department formally severed ties with a Department of Defense program responsible for transfering excess military gear to United States police departments. The department returned two pairs of night vision goggles, the only two pieces of equipment they ...
Men’s Soccer Both of the Panthers’ losses this season came in 1-0 road losses against Amherst and Tufts. Amherst ended the regular season undefeated and as the top-ranked squad nationally, while Tufts began the campaign as the pre-season number one. Yet, after the both squads were improbably bounced ...
The Middlebury men’s soccer team advanced to the NESCAC tournament semifinals on Saturday, Oct. 31 by stomping Trinity 5-0. Adam Glaser ’17 continued his record-breaking season by setting the program’s career assist record and earning NESCAC player of the week. The Panthers defeated Bates 4-1 ...
This past Saturday, Oct. 31 the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the NESCAC championships hosted by Wesleyan University at Long Lane Farm. It was a beautiful fall day and the conditions were great for running on Halloween. The Panthers competed against the ten other teams in ...
The Middlebury football team has experienced an up-and-down October, and while the team has emerged with a winning record, its ultimate goal is now out of reach. A cake walk victory back in Week 2 over Colby was soon followed by a handy defeat at perennial title contender Amherst. The Panthers bounced ...
Middlebury volleyball wrapped up its regular season with a split this past weekend against two NESCAC foes, losing to Connecticut College on Friday evening, Oct. 30 (25-27, 20-25, 26-28) but bouncing back Saturday, Oct. 31 with a big win against Tufts (22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-19). Finishing at 7-3 in ...
The Men’s Water Polo Club team took second place at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III National Club Championship at Macalaster College in St. Paul, Minnesota last weekend (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) with a performance to finish off their 2015 season on a high note. During the regular ...
After losing 2-0 to Bates on Saturday, Oct. 24, the Middlebury women’s soccer team’s possibility of making the NESCAC playoffs was in jeopardy. They were able to qualify for the tournament by beating Williams 2-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 27 in the last game of regular season, and then came from behind to ...
The third-ranked women’s field hockey team (15-1-1) went 3-0 in NESCAC play over the last two weeks, extending their win streak to 11 games. The Panthers began the run on Oct. 24, beating Bates 5-0 on the road, before finishing up regular season play on Oct. 28 with a 4-1 win over no. 20-ranked Williams. ...
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 ...