As Museum curator Emmie Donadio began her introduction to the talk given by Frida Kahlo in the Kevin P. Mahaney ’84 Center for the Arts last Thursday, she amended the cursory warning to turn off cell phones with the consolation, “There’s a good chance you won’t be able to hear them anyway.” ...
53 weeks ago Congress failed the people it swore to protect. It was then that, in pathetically predictable fashion, Congressional leaders couldn’t muster the strength to take action in the face of a national plague of gun violence. As much as I wish it were, that wasn’t the only time they failed ...
I love to leave my window open in my room. The cool breeze, the smell of the trees and the rain, and the soft white noise of the voices of the people who socialize below all contribute to making my room feel open and more welcoming. I can barely sleep without it open — something seems off when the ...
Exactly a week ago, PALANA house hosted PALANA Uncensored: “Multicultural Center or nah?,” a discussion in the Hillcrest Orchard. (This event is related to and in communication with other initiatives happening around the creation of a multicultural center). At the event, PALANA house members and ...
“Sort of going off that point, well not really, but in relation to that, based on what Kant would say, not me, but if we were to take the Socratic method and apply it to Einstein’s relativity, Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath may reveal to be a work of art history but only if you interpret it that ...
I am a student in Professor Dry’s Race, Sex and the Constitution course and for my presentation at the Spring Student Symposium reading a paper I wrote for the class, I’ve been called a racist. First, in beyond the green’s preview of the presentation, Lily Andrews wrote, “To watch out for (MAY ...
In this issue every year, the Editorial Board talks with all the candidates running for SGA President and endorses one. This year, however, for the first time in as long as we can remember, there is only one candidate: Taylor Custer. We fully support Taylor for President and encourage everyone to vote ...
[audio mp3="http://middleburycampus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kyle-on-adderall.mp3"][/audio] On Friday, Apr. 18 hosts GRETA NEUBAUER and IAN STEWART spoke with Kyle Finck about his two-part series, “Living in the Adderall Generation”. Who’s taking the drug, what’s it doing for them, and ...
The faculty rejected internships for credit by a 53-48 vote on Monday, April 7. A more general “Summer Study Proposal” was passed at the same meeting, however. The internships for credit segment of the bill was not approved by faculty due to the passing of an amendment that sought to counter internship-related ...
The Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) has been presented with a series of recommendations compiled by an ad hoc committee to reform the First Year Seminar (FYS) program. The committee’s report is the first in-depth report on the FYS program since the 1997-1998 academic year. It is unlikely that ...
The Community Council and President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz have approved a proposal for a new social house on campus located in Prescott House, the former location of Delta. The new Chromatic House will provide artistically-minded students with a place to live, practice, collaborate, and ...
In the past few weeks, students have helped the SGA fulfill its mission — to serve students! As we returned from Spring Break, MiddCourses, a course review site created by the SGA, made its debut. The site features over 1,300 courses, and it aims to help students share information and register for ...
The College bike shop introduced a new bikeshare program giving students, faculty and staff the opportunity to borrow bikes for up to a day from the College. Spearheaded by Paul Quackenbush ’14 and the College bike shop, the pilot program is expected to begin sometime early next week. The program ...
What began as submitted responses to an article on Middbeat regarding body image at the College has now evolved into a campus-wide storytelling event. Spearheaded by Leah Fessler ’15 and Sayre Weir ’15, “Let’s Start the Conversation: A Story-Telling Event Focusing on Body Image, Eating Disorders, ...
On April 10-12, the Middlebury Theatre and Dance departments presented A Clockwork Orange in Wright Memorial Theater. The play was directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Andrew Smith ’97.5 and starred over twenty Middlebury students. Adam Milano ’15 led the cast as anti-hero Alex, a ...
A group of 11 students have been combining the rigorous time commitments of staging a theatrical production with the unique challenges of acquiring a new language in the Spring term course FREN 306: Study and Production of a Play, and the culmination of their work will be presented Apr. 18 and 19 at ...
Regardless of your scientific background, you’ve probably heard of the Big Bang. Approximately 13.7 billion years ago, all of the energy in the Universe was concentrated at a single point and then suddenly underwent a rapid expansion, sending matter, energy and the fabric of space and time itself ...
When I tell people I go to Middlebury, the second most frequent question I’m asked, after “Where is that?” is, in its blunt variation, “Why did you chose a school in the middle of nowhere?” One of my friends from the West Coast once remarked sarcastically that he chose to come to Middlebury ...
I had tracked the dragon all the way to the outskirts of the Volcano, and now it was time for our final showdown. Sulfurous fumes blew into my eyes, and the heat of the air made me grateful for the Cool Drinks I had brought in my pack. I shifted my grip on my Gunlance, checking it for ammunition. Breathing ...
This past Friday evening, the Swing Dance Club took the stage for their first official performance in McCullough Social Space, lighting up the room with energy and dance moves. The show, featuring nearly 50 dancers with a wide range of experience, attracted a full house of students and community members. ...