While most states have elected governors and legislators who will begin their terms in 2015, the identity of Vermont’s future governor still remains in question and will be decided in a secret vote by the 180 person State Legislature in 2015. Election Day ended with incumbent Governor Peter Shumlin ...
This past week Vermont began its first Ebola quarantine when Rutland resident Peter James Italia was placed into a 21-day quarantine. Italia was and still is completely symptom-free, but nonetheless has agreed to remain in quarantine and to cooperate with health officials. Governor Peter Shumlin did ...
Ryan Brewster ’14 wanted to capture the true community-based ethos of Middlebury College. Seeking to highlight the pride associated with the College’s spirit, Brewster spent his last semester at Middlebury wondering how he could best contribute to this dialogue. “You go to the bookstore, and ...
Many people might blame unhappiness or stress on technology, but could technology help combat those things as well? Many new smartphone apps target wellness — from apps like MyFitnessPal that deal with exercise and nutrition to ones like “The Worry Box,” an app that works to reduce anxiety in ...
building located near Otter Creek Falls that was purchased and renovated by the College in 2008. While many students have probably visited the building to grab a cup of coffee at the ground floor business — the Storm Café — the top three floors promote a hub of student creative activity. The OSM ...
Something didn't sit right with me as I left the Big Freedia concert. I don’t know whether it was the inherent guilt that comes with twerking for two hours in a wife beater and tight overalls or something deeper. In attempts to counter cultural appropriation and allow black bodies to claim back their ...
For this week’s escapade, we were on the hunt to try something particularly adventurous — something truly unknown to the Middlebury community. On Sunday afternoon, we made our way over to the natatorium (you can’t use the word pool for a cement hole in the ground filled with chlorinated water ...
Friday night the Middlebury volleyball team (12-12, 6-4) played its final game of the season, falling to the Bowdoin Polar Bears (21-7, 6-4) three sets to one in a NESCAC tournament quarterfinal match at Tufts. The first match was knotted up at 15 a piece before Bowdoin closed the Panthers out on a ...
On Saturday Nov. 8, the cross country teams were in Westfield, Mass. running in the ECAC Championships. Both squads sat out their top runners so they would be well rested for the NCAA regional meet next week, allowing younger or less-seasoned athletes to gain championship experience. The men finished ...
Despite having a wave of momentum behind them going into Saturday’s NESCAC semifinal matchup, the Middlebury women’s soccer team was unable to withstand a strong Williams offense and fell to the Ephs by a score of 0-2 on Saturday, Nov. 8. Williams came out firing early in the game, shooting six ...
The men’s soccer team traveled to Amherst, Mass. last weekend to compete in the final rounds of the NESCAC championships. In the semifinal matchup on Saturday, Nov. 8, Middlebury, coming off of a 5-4 victory in penalties over Wesleyan, faced the sixth-seeded Bowdoin, who had defeated the third-seeded ...
A go-ahead blast from Cat Fowler ’15 in the final minute of play gave the Middlebury women’s field hockey team its third consecutive NESCAC title, as the Panthers defeated top-seed Bowdoin 2-1 in the conference championship game on Sunday, Nov. 9 in Brunswick, Maine. The Panthers, who defeated Trinity ...
The last day of football season is always an interesting intersection of past and future. Next fall, a new class of first years will replace this year’s seniors, who, like most of the thousands of Panthers who came before them, will probably not have a chance to play on a football team again. Last ...
Sunday, Nov. 9 marked the fifth annual TEDx event at Middlebury College. TED is a non-profit organization that seeks to spark dialogue and spread ideas through talks, touching on anything from science to society to art. Since its inception in 1984, the organization has garnered massive global attention ...
“When we are loved we are afraid / love will vanish / when we are alone we are afraid / love will never return,” reads a piece of the poem “The Black Unicorn” by Audre Lorde, included in the program for the Hepburn Zoo production of Marsha Norman's Getting Out. Getting Out, which ran Nov. 6-8, ...
A space for art of all kinds, from spoken word to sculpture to radio pieces to dance, Flicker is the student-created-and- produced showcase for artistic expression, established and directed by Aoife Duna ’16.5. The first showcase of the year took place on Friday, Nov. 7 in the Middlebury College Dance ...
On Saturday, Nov. 15, the International Student Organization (ISO) will host its annual Cultural Show in Wilson Hall. This year’s show includes over 15 different acts from at least five different regions of the world. It will be a mix of dances, songs, poetry and the much-anticipated fashion show. The ...
The Jupiter String Quartet is a family of musicians in every sense of the word: the group began as a childhood musing and has flourished into adulthood over the years. It was honed through college all-nighters, strengthened by the bonds of marriage, and is now blossoming into one of the most renowned ...
Last year, I wrote a column urging students and the public in general to pay more attention to the news surrounding the large trove of information Edward Snowden leaked to The Guardian. The leaks detailed a vast network of domestic and international spying put in place by the US government. In the year ...
Three weeks ago I found my bike in a bush. I had locked the wheel to the frame, but not the bike rack. Someone had thrown my bike into a bush. This wasn’t an isolated incident. Two other friends have had their bikes thrown into bushes. Now when I walk by all of the bikes are locked to the rack. I ...