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Panthers take on Williams during Senior Day and “Skate for Sarcoma” home games
By Weronika Wozny | February 19, 2025The men’s and women’s hockey teams both had poignant and celebratory weekends. From celebrating the female senior players during Friday's game, to spreading awareness about sarcoma cancer on Saturday, the games meant more than just 60 minutes spent on ice fighting for the puck.
Remembering Luke Hotte, Middlebury's beloved throws coach
By Ting Cui | February 19, 2025Lucien “Luke” J. Hotte Jr., assistant coach and cornerstone of Middlebury College’s track and field program for nearly four decades, passed away on Feb. 10, 2024, at the age of 77.
Snow Bowl hikes pass prices by 90%, plans to install RFID system
By Maggie Bryan and Hanna Freund | January 23, 2025Changes are coming to The Middlebury Snow Bowl this year, which is in the full swing of its 91st season. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system will be installed over the summer, which will require visitors to scan their passes to ride the chair lift next season. The Snow Bowl also raised ticket ...
Catherine’s Choice Awards
By Catherine Goodrich | January 23, 2025For me, the only redeemable quality of winter is awards season. From now until Daylight Savings, the cold days in my calendar are benchmarked with The Golden Globes, Grammys and Oscars. It’s pretentious, absolutely, but I love how these ceremonies celebrate talented artistry — as subjective as trying ...
Reel Critic: “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
By Virginia Frau | January 23, 2025With the release of “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” onto Netflix this month, audiences saw both the return of the beloved Lancastrian duo after 17 years as well as the series’ most iconic antagonist, the penguin Feathers McGraw — criminal genius and master of disguise.
“Mountainfilm” brings inspiration to Middlebury
By Ruby Salisbury | January 23, 2025Members of the Middlebury community gathered in Dana Auditorium on Jan. 14 to experience a collection of short films that transported them across the world and into the lives of a wide range of remarkable storytellers. This year the films featured stories from outdoor landscapes everywhere from Mexico, ...
Town-gown event honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy through art, speech and song
By Caroline (Xiaoyuan) Jiao | January 23, 2025Approximately 75 people gathered in Middlebury College Park on Jan. 20, a brisk Monday, to honor the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event — titled “Flights to Freedom” and taking place on the same day as President Donald Trump’s inauguration — was a collaborative effort ...
J-Term: the good, the bad and the ugly
By The Editorial Board | January 23, 2025Winter in Vermont is not for the faint of heart. J-Term at Middlebury represents a break from the usual academic schedule, yielding the freedom to try something new in academics or extracurriculars — but you may also find yourself cowering indoors from the cold with little to do.
Choral Chameleon unearths new discoveries in unique concert
By Lily Jensen | January 23, 2025The Choral Chameleon performed a stunning, cohesive musical experience: “CONTROL: A Musical Journey within the Generation Gap” in Robison Hall on Saturday, Jan 18.
Two of three Honor Code amendments pass, reflecting shifting academic culture
By Rachelle Talbert | January 23, 2025After months of deliberation and an extended voting period, over two-thirds of Middlebury students voted in favor of two of the three proposed changes to the Honor Code. The results, which Dean of Students Joe Russell announced on Jan. 14, removed the moral obligation to report Honor Code violations ...
Men’s basketball remains optimistic despite recent struggles
By Jonathan Buchholz | January 23, 2025After a six game winning streak, the men’s basketball team has struggled to continue their success, winning just two of their most recent 11 games. Despite their struggles, the team remains hopeful.
FLŌRA sues Vermont Cannabis Control Board over advertising regulations
By Violet Wexler | January 23, 2025FLŌRA, the cannabis store on Park Street in downtown Middlebury, has filed a lawsuit against the Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) over cannabis advertisement regulations it claims are unconstitutional. In the suit filed in Addison Superior Court on Dec. 9, 2024, FLŌRA argued that Vermont businesses ...
IDK about these IDs!
By Lucy Schembre | January 23, 2025Around 9 p.m. on Sunday night, as I traversed the windswept tundra forming between E Lot and the Chateau, I was devastated to realize that I had left my wallet — along with my one and only Middlebury ID card — inside my room. Clutching my cardboard box from the Grille to my chest in a fruitless ...
Marco Motroni ’25 conjures up a magical evening at Wilson Hall
By Gregory Marcinik | January 23, 2025Middlebury can bring some unexpected, even magical, surprises.
Women’s hockey asserts dominance in statement weekend against #3 Amherst
By Ting Cui | January 23, 2025In front of an electric Kenyon Arena crowd, the top-ranked Middlebury women's hockey team showcased its depth and resilience against #3 Amherst College this past weekend in a crucial game of the NESCAC series.
Addison County schools weigh parent complaints, controversy over gender-related children’s books
By Langan Garrett | January 23, 2025In early December, two parents at Middlebury’s Mary Hogan Elementary School filed a complaint against the school regarding the implementation of gender-related materials and books used in the kindergarten curriculum. The initial complaint has sparked fierce debate at recent school board meetings and ...
SPECS Panther Column - Sex and Stress
By Liz Crawford | January 23, 2025At some point in time you may have heard that sexual activity can be a de-stressor. For example, NBC News published a 2008 article titled “More sex, less stress,” declaring to their audience that by having sex, they can reduce the undesirable buzzword of “stress.”