Every day at 12:30 p.m. sharp, the carillon atop the Middlebury College Chapel tolls a melody of song throughout campus. You may have heard the rings on your way to class or to the dining halls for lunch. But have you ever truly stopped to listen and think about them? Introducing 89-year-old George ...
The class of 2028 elected Jeffrey Teh ’28 and Namrita Ghani ’28 as their first year senators last week, as the pair from a pool with four other candidates. Sixty-three percent of voters cast one of their two votes for Teh (119 total votes), while 40% of voters cast one of their votes for Ghani (74 ...
As last week’s Clifford Symposium highlighted, affordable housing is one of the most prominent issues facing Vermont today. The town of Middlebury and the college entered into a partnership in 2022 to construct Stonecrop Meadows, an affordable housing development. Construction is expected to commence ...
Sometimes I think I would have been better off at the University of Minnesota. I was apprehensive, coming to Middlebury: I was worried about the rural setting — I’m a city kid — as well as the cost and the potentially stifling small size. I have seasonal depression, so I was also worried about ...
Keegan Leach ’25, originally from Lee, Massachusetts, is serving as one of the co-presidents of Middlebury Ski Patrol this year. Leach has served on Middlebury Ski Patrol since his freshman year.
On Sunday afternoon, people from all over Vermont gathered at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society (CVUUS) for a meaningful dialogue featuring former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, gubernatorial candidate Esther Charlestin and Addie Lentzner ’27, a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National ...
On the brisk evening of Sept. 27, Mahaney Arts Center (MAC) was full of students, parents, professors and community members. The crowd was humming as mellow ethereal music played in the background, patiently awaiting a night of wonder.
In a place like Middlebury, it can be hard to sift through the flannels, jeans and hiking boots that serve as the state’s style monopoly — not that there’s anything wrong with embracing the maple. Still, every once in a while, a splash of something different draws attention amongst the waves of ...
Participants in club sports have continued to face a mixture of challenges and successes in sustaining and enabling non-varsity athletic activity under the tier system, according to current leaders of their organizations.
The football team (2–1) squeaked past Colby College (3–0) 24–16 this past weekend. The parents' weekend win came after a strong second half from the Panthers.
The town of Middlebury has begun seeking signatories for its petition to renew the Downtown Improvement District Commission (DIDC) and its associated taxes for local business owners for the fourth time. Every seven years, the town must send out a petition asking for consent to an additional tax ...
I’ve been Jewish my whole life. Coming from a very non-Jewish part of the United Kingdom, I have always been open and loud about my Jewish identity. I’ve experienced my fair share of anti-semitism. I remember, without fondness, the swastikas drawn by fingers on early morning bus window condensation ...
It has been 18 months since former Vermont Governor and Executive-in-Residence Jim Douglas filed a lawsuit against Middlebury College for the removal of “Mead Memorial Chapel” from the campus landmark now known as the Middlebury Chapel. In that time, the parties have attended multiple oral arguments, ...
Crossword 09/26/2024: Solutions!
Middlebury is a distinctly rural college. Ensuring a signature bucolic charm while trying to cater to an expanding student population with developing needs is an immense challenge. Hence, as the college prepares to open its new 298-bed, 87,000 square foot first year residence hall as early as this spring, ...
The morning sun beams through my window while my alarm clock blares. I jump out of bed and into the shower with my 9:45 a.m. class on my mind. I grab my books and stuff my worn-out backpack with a random assortment of pens I grab from my desk. Did I understand the reading? Will I have an insightful ...
We have a wealth problem at Middlebury. The students here are among the wealthiest people in the U.S., and we don’t talk about it nearly enough. Our inability to broach this uncomfortable topic with peers and family hinders us from being authentic people and changemakers. There is a massive amount ...
When I think about college radio, I don’t think of lanky guys in beat-up Doc Martens or outcasts who desperately try to convince you that “no, vinyl is never going out of style.” When I think about college radio, I don’t think of snobs who boast hundreds of thousands of listening minutes on ...