Funding for maintenance and repairs on I-89 was slashed this year, According to state officials. The decrease in funds can be attributed to the downgrade in Vermont’s fiscal budget this July, by $31 million, as well as decreased revenue from the “gas tax,” as consumers switch to more fuel-efficient ...
On a recent Sunday, two girlfriends and I went to the Starry Night Café for dinner. Having heard from many sources (including Jim in the Proctor bakeshop) that it was one of the best restaurants in the area, we were anxious to try it. He was not wrong. After learning that it had reopened following ...
Middlebury College hosted the MiddAction Fair in the Wilson Social Space on Sept. 16. Community volunteer organizations from Middlebury and surrounding towns came to connect with students interested in offering their time to valuable causes. The organizations that came to the fair had a wide variety ...
Over the last few weeks, an internet blog has been making the rounds throughout Middlebury students. At this point, you’ve probably heard of it. Called the Middlebury College Disorientation Guide, the blog contains several posts outlining some of the problems with Middlebury’s approach to environmentalism ...
Everyone knows that as soon as you create an account anywhere online, there’s a danger of having everything in your life taken from you by a teenager in an internet café somewhere. Somehow, that fear isn’t enough for me to take an active, defensive stand when it comes to my cyber-privacy. Perhaps ...
Religion has been crucial to human cultures for millennia, but it appears to have been dwindling in importance for the about the last century. Although God does not change, our culture has been rapidly transforming since the Industrial Revolution. It seems that our desire for happiness and accumulating ...
What seems like a long time ago, I made a choice I proceeded to doubt. It was not until a few years had gone by that I understood why coming to Middlebury was one of the most important and best decisions I have made. However, I am sure by this point that sounds cliché. Lately it seems our institution ...
The 2014 midterm election approaches and there is one issue around which I hope every one can rally: the environment. It feels like we have been talking about the problem for a while. You know it as “global warming,” or maybe “climate change” if you are trying to appease the old geezer who ...
Ever since the new tailgating policy was announced, we’ve been outraged. Outraged at the outrage. In MiddBeat’s coverage and subsequent online comments and Jack Dolan’s op-ed on the Campus’ website, there are several troubling trends that demand discussion. The more dangerous of these tendencies ...
I’m writing this op-ed to express my support for the recently announced tailgating policy, but I’m going to start with a slightly different chord: I love tailgating. Don’t believe me? I once drove from D.C. to New Orleans to attend a tailgate (it was awesome). I have tailgated at schools up ...
To the Editor, Along with many of my fellow alumni, I read with dismay that alcohol and music have been banned from tailgating at Middlebury athletic events, including Homecoming. It’s part of a broader pattern that we have observed with disappointment from afar since graduation, as officials at ...
From SGA to Community Council, we have a system of student liaisons to the administration whose key purpose is to keep the two groups on the same page. Yet last week we were all surprised to receive an email announcing that alcohol would no longer be allowed at tailgating events. Though students are ...
Stress is an inescapable part of college life: probably of life in general, too. Stress can be good: it can be a motivator, it can bring out the best in us, but too often it becomes a burden. Being stressed stresses us out! Sometimes, stress is a product of biting off more you can chew, poor time management ...
Within the Center for Teaching, Learning and Research (CTLR), the Writing Center is dedicated to helping students through every stage of the writing process. The Peer Writing Tutor Program is the workhorse and heart of this center. Senior Lecturer and Tutor in Writing and Director of the Writing Center ...
“Panda hat kid just dropped the top scoop of ice cream off his cone, caught it, and put it on #likeaboss.” “Panda hat kid talked to the tour group!” “Beginning to question whether Midd’s mascot is the panther or panda hat kid.” “I nominate Panda hat kid as Liebowitz’s replacement ...
On a day-to-day basis – especially as the fall semester gains momentum – students encounter a multitude of social interactions. From meetings with advisers to late night chats with friends, our lives are largely influenced by the relationships we forge with others. But what – if anything – is ...
Coming off a startling loss to Connecticut College, the Middlebury women’s soccer team continued their disappointing start to the 2014 NESCAC season this Saturday, Sept. 20 as they fell at home to Bowdoin by a score of 2-1. Going into the game, the Panthers were looking for an opportunity to turn ...
The men’s soccer team (4-0-1, 2-0-1) continued their string of shutout victories with a comfortable midweek away victory over Southern Vermont and a home win over Bowdoin on Saturday, Sept. 20. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the Panthers traveled to Bennington, where they were the heavy favorites against ...
The Middlebury women’s field hockey team experienced its first loss of the season this past Saturday in an extremely close game against the top-ranked Bowdoin Polar Bears that resulted in a 2-1 loss for the fourth-ranked Panthers. A rematch of last year’s NESCAC championship game, the match featured ...
Saturday, Sept. 20, was in many ways a new era for the Middlebury football program. Following the departure of two-time NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year McCallum Foote ’14 and multiple other players at skill positions – including offensive stalwarts in the pairing of All-NESCAC Tight End Billy ...