By now, I would hope that the majority of students at Middlebury College have heard of the whistleblower Edward Snowden and know why he is currently stuck in legal limbo in Russia. Most people have probably also heard of “Planning Tool for Resource Integration, Synchronization, and Management” (PRISM), ...
We are, I have been told, part of the worst generation ever: the entitlement generation, the lazy generation, the generation of Facebook, mass connectivity and environmental activism. Now, there is a certain tendency in this country to look down on the up-and-coming youth while glorifying the deeds ...
Bill McKibben, one of the nation’s leading environmentalists, actually pollutes far more than the average American. And he’s justified in doing so. Last week I presented why a concept known as “earning to give” may be, counter-intuitively, a better strategy to do good than working in the non-profit ...
Ted Cruz really does not want you to get health insurance. Through a combination of snark and a false bravado that might trick his constituents into thinking that the Canadian-born Senator from Texas was actually at the Alamo, Cruz, Utah Senator Mike Lee, and the Tea Party were able to convince the ...
At a news conference at City Hall on Monday, Sept. 23, former Governor Madeline Kunin announced that Vermont will be joining a new initiative to support women wishing to seek elected positions in Vermont. As the only female governor in the history of Vermont, Kunin announced that Vermont is partnering ...
Walk through the farmer’s market in Marbleworks on Saturday morning or drive down Weybridge Street past the edge of campus, and it is easy to see that Middlebury College is nestled in a community where food and the land are integral parts of daily life. From dorm room windows, students see pastoral ...
The sixth annual Tour de Farms, which took place on Sept. 15, began on what seemed like an idyllic fall Sunday and ended in tragedy. During the cycling event, which the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN) and the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition (VBPC) organized, an alleged drunk driver ...
With only six conference games on its regular season schedule, the Middlebury College Rugby Club (MCRC) knew that an automatic berth into November’s DI-AA National Tournament – granted to the first-place finisher in the East Coast Rugby Conference (ECRC) – would likely be determined by a series ...
McCallum Foote ’14 threw for 362 yards and three touchdowns and the defense forced four turnovers and allowed just three points as the Middlebury football team kicked off 2013 where it left off in 2012 with a 27-5 victory over a toothless Polar Bear team. The Panthers lacked the polish and the dominance ...
The Middlebury women’s soccer team scored with 3:29 left on the clock to ensure a 2-1 road victory over Bowdoin on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Panthers built on a strong non-conference record with a 5-0 win on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Middlebury started the game as the stronger side. Less than 15 minutes into ...
The Polar Bears relieved Middlebury of the pressure of repeating an undefeated season by handing the Panthers a 4-2 loss on Saturday, Sept. 21. With nine minutes to go, Katie Theiss ’14 evened the score at 2-2, but Bowdoin snuffed out the comeback with two late goals to give Middlebury its first ...
Introducing our new sex columnist, who will talk about all things sex on campus. Running biweekly and complementing Hooking Up Sober, Let’s Talk Sex will be answering the questions about sex you were too afraid to ask. How do we talk about sex? Is it ok to be a cougar? Curious about a threesome? For ...
The Middlebury men’s soccer team failed to earn three points in its second overtime tilt of the season on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Bowdoin, instead drawing 1-1 with the Polar Bears. Middlebury now sits at 1-1-1 in conference, six points behind Amherst for the top spot. Saturday represented a chance ...
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the Middlebury cross country teams traveled to Bard College to participate in the Bard College Invitational. The Panthers continued their dominant performance from the opening where both teams turned in decisive victories. The women started the day off by topping the 16 team ...
The Middlebury women’s volleyball team faced its first NESCAC competitor on Saturday, Sept. 21 and came away with a convincing 3-0 sweep in the first home game of the season. The Panthers followed with an out-of-conference victory over Colby-Sawyer two days later, dropping their first set of the season ...
The Middlebury men’s and women’s golf teams both notched top-five finishes this weekend. The men finished fifth at the Williams Invitational at Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Mass. while the women placed third at the Mount Holyoke Invitational at The Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, Mass. The ...
Inhale the cigarette, exhale smoke. From the lungs and into the air, the words traveled from the minds of poets and into the hearts of the audience. In a loud and smoky room, warm ripples from the stage reached a large audience in an evening where vulnerabilities were exposed and a volatile mix of anger ...
While some students claim to have filled out a work order, the work of the Facilities Services staff that keeps Middlebury running smoothly often happens under the radar. As a result, many students do not know the extent of Facilities’ operations. “I think the magnitude and the time we spend would ...
Paris is a great city to get lost in. I know, because I’m an experienced wanderer. The part of my brain that should be able to match reality with labeled squiggles on paper (a.k.a. maps) works only intermittently, and the “instinct” that tells me what metro exit to take is pretty much always wrong. ...
At around 9:30 AM, my friend's mom arrived to pick him up from school. Fifteen minutes later, three moms and two dads came by to collect their children. By eleven, most seats in the classroom were empty. I asked my teacher, now for the seventh time, why everyone was leaving. My heart began to beat ...