Noah Farrell ’18 won the Division III singles national title at the 2015 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Saturday, Oct. 17 in Sumter, South Carolina. With the win, Farrell became the first singles national champion in the history of the Middlebury men’s tennis program. “It ...
This season is certainly shaping up to be one of the stronger ones in Middlebury Volleyball’s recent history. After seeing their winning streak halted at ten games with a loss against Williams two weekends ago, the Panthers promptly started another streak by sweeping NESCAC opponents Colby and Bates ...
Judah Friedlander’s “World Champion Tour” made a stop at Middlebury’s own Wilson Hall on Friday, Oct. 16 to a packed crowd eager for laughs. Friedlander, known principally for a supporting role on the Tina Fey-produced and Emmy-winning 30 Rock, has been performing stand-up since the age of 19, ...
After coming back to defeat Wesleyan 2-1 the week before, the Middlebury men’s soccer team had a similar performance on Saturday, Oct. 17, shocking Trinity 2-1 behind Kirk Horton’s ’17 two goals, including the game-winner just over seven minutes into overtime. From the whistle, neither team controlled ...
A debut album is an unpredictable beast. With a multitude of talented musical acts vying for the limited attention span of the public audience, it becomes an undertaking to make an original musical statement that can project itself above the cacophony of the airwaves. A Wolf in the Doorway marks a standout ...
On Thursday, Oct. 15, the Town Hall Theater was one of 1,500 venues around the world that participated in the National Theatre Live broadcast of the Barbican of London’s much-anticipated production of Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch. For four hundred years, new generations have plumbed not only ...
Contrary to popular belief, vocal acrobatics, flawless dance contortions and state-of-the-art technology are not always necessary for an entertaining show. Sometimes, all it takes is one voice. Live storytelling is more than simply a tactic to lull young children to sleep or to pass time during long ...
Pulsating music and dim lights greeted audiences as they entered the makeshift courtroom and took their seats in what felt like a jury box. The hunched figure of the Bible’s most famous sinner sat squarely in the middle of the stage. Such was the setup of the 20th annual first-year show, The Last ...
English novelist David Mitchell has been known to tailor to everyone’s taste, be it traditionalist, postmodernist, realist or fantasist. A superb writer and storyteller, he understands how to please his readers. As he stated in an interview in The New Yorker, “One of the questions I always try to ...
This week’s Performing Arts Spotlight features guest writer Su Zheng, Associate Professor of Music at Wesleyan University. She previews the upcoming concert by Wu Man and the Shanghai Quartet, Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mahaney Center for the Arts (MCA). “The pipa is a lute-like instrument ...
This Monday night will be the first official “10 o’clock Ross.” (Translation: continental food will now be available in Ross Dining Hall from 10 pm to 11 pm every Monday-Thursday night.) We are very excited that the folks in Dining Services were willing to work with us on this initiative. If you ...
To the Editor, The Campus opinion pages have included a number of references as of late to the Center for Careers & Internships (CCI) and its perceived role in not only adding stress to students’ lives as they consider summer plans and/or life after Middlebury, but also for doing too little in offering ...
Every culture, no matter what country or government, develops traits that distinguish the socially privileged from the impoverished. Usually, they’re ridiculous societal quirks. Cars in Manhattan are a fantastic example. You neither need nor benefit from one, which means you’re driving to show something. ...
For five decades Middlebury College has been an outstanding leader in promoting environmental studies and international studies and in adopting sustainable operating procedures. Laurie Patton has shared with me her commitment as the College’s new president to build on and extend this admirable record ...
One year ago, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund divested $860 million from the fossil fuel industry. Now it’s our turn. The philanthropic fund bears the well-known name of John D. Rockefeller, philanthropist and founder of Standard Oil, the company we now know as ExxonMobil. His heirs’ uncoupling from ...
As the last trees on campus dramatically change from green to gold, it is hard for members of the Middlebury community to lose sight of their natural surroundings. In fact, such a pristine backdrop makes it clear why the College was inspired to found the nation’s first Program in Environmental Studies, ...
Middlebury has joined 83 other colleges and universities in forming the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, a new application system that was created in hopes of making the college application process easier for disadvantaged high school students. The coalition—which includes all eight ...
The College’s endowment yielded a 6.9 percent return on investment during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2015, beating national averages. Despite the $19.1 million increase, the endowment grew less than last year’s 16.5 percent rate of return. Vice President for Finance and Treasurer of the ...
On Oct. 13, the 2015 First Generation Mentorship Program launched with a dinner in Atwater Dining Hall. Now in its third year, the program is designed to help first-generation students adjust to life at the College. This year the program consists of 49 first-years, the largest group to date. “[The ...
On Thursday, Oct. 15, guest speaker Dr. Julie Hotchkiss presented a talk in Twilight Auditorium titled “Can We Really Believe Everything We Read About the U.S. Labor Market?” Her presentation came as a part of the D.K. Smith ’42 Economics Lecture series. The David K. Smith ’42 lecture series ...