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 ...
I am a little late on the uptake, but it appears our campus has taken a renewed interest in our social, or lack thereof, lives. Or perhaps long-simmering tensions have boiled over and all our angst and frustration is being made known. Or maybe we just had an opportunity to complain. No matter what perspective ...
As registration for spring semester approached during my first year at Middlebury, I remember the stress and excitement that came with it. And, like any enterprising first year with nearly a semester of experience under his belt, I immediately began trying to figure out all the important course information ...
There is much hypocrisy in politics, but after the midterm elections last week, one point bothers me more than ever: the glaring contradiction between Republicans’ founding mantra and their current values. In its 2012 platform, the GOP reaffirms its support for small government. It states, “This ...
Ever since President Ronald D. Liebowitz announced he would step down at the end of the current school year, the Presidential Search Committee has been emailing the Middlebury Community updates as they search for his replacement. The most recent update, which was sent at the outset of the school year, ...
"It Happens Here is an important first step in piecing together survivor stories—whether or not they've reported—and getting a better pulse on this campus." -Maddie Orcutt '16We talk to organizers of It Happens Here Maddie Orcutt '16 and Michelle Peng '15 about the event tomorrow night at 8PM in ...
After nearly a year of renovations, Middlebury’s Marquis Theatre re-opened this Wednesday. The theater, originally built as a vaudeville house in 1939, had been closed since August 25 for renovation. The bigger theater, which will showcase live shows every week, features an expanded stage, a state ...
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Calvin McEathron ’16 concluded his bid for the two-seat Addison-1 district in the Vermont House of Representatives. When the votes were tallied Tuesday night, Amy Sheldon and incumbent Betty Nuovo took first and second and will represent Middlebury in the legislature. McEathron ...
The first Theatre Department faculty show of the semester ran with huge success Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in the Wright Memorial Theater to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Hillel, an official College organization that provides an outlet for those interested in Judaism and Jewish issues. Mendel, Inc., a play ...
Walk down to the quiet center of Johnson Memorial Building, and you will stumble across an artistic gem: the Pinhole Photography showcase, which lasts until Thursday, Nov. 6 and is bound to intrigue its viewers. The product of one month’s worth of experimentation by Fletcher Professor of Studio Art ...
Last year Heather Dewey-Hagborg became the world’s first DNA portrait artist. For her controversial art project Stranger Visions, she collected genetic detritus such as hair, cigarette butt saliva and sequenced portions of DNA from skin cells on the streets of New York City. After uploading the genetic ...
The phrase “in a world” evokes that overly dramatized Hollywood movie trailer voice. But what does that voice sound like? The voice you now hear in your head is almost certainly a deep, booming, male voice. Lake Bell’s 2013 debut feature, In a World…, in which she also stars, deals directly ...
The Lobby. Sabai Sabai Thai Cuisine. That coffee shop with the motorcycle in the window. Post-rebranding Crossroads. All of these Middlebury dining institutions have opened during my time at the College. Their introductions into the community have, at least from college students, always been met with ...
This week is all about the millions of Americans who turned out to vote in the midterm election. Those citizens determined the next term’s leaders and decided whether or not propositions passed. In short, they had a say in choosing the people and policies that will shape their lives to come. Not everyone ...
The relationship between students and the administration is like any other: it needs constant communication to be healthy. Last Sunday, in recognition of a general discontentment in the student body, President Liebowitz held an open forum about social life on campus. That Liebowitz opened this ...
The hardest part about making pizza at Ross dining hall last Friday night was resisting the urge to face-plant into the first disk of bubbling, blistered cheese that Bobin Lee ’14.5 slid out of the oven. I swore I could hear the satisfying crunch of warm, golden-brown crust as the irresistible ...
Gender roles in theory have very strict bounds, especially in how one expresses their gender. Men wear pants, women skirts and dresses. Men have short hair while women wear long hair. However, in practice, gender exists as much more of a spectrum and contains many components that change as time progresses. ...
It can be hard to cope with extreme stress or a mental health condition, especially during college. On particularly difficult days, it helps to have strategies in place that you know can help you get through a rough patch. It is important to be patient: sometimes it may take a few days or more to feel ...