Last Saturday, March 9, the Middlebury women’s ice hockey team played in the quarterfinals for NCAA tournament against Norwich University. The Panthers put up an outstanding fight and 60 minutes of regulation play ended in a 2-2 tie. After 14:28 of overtime play, Katie Sullivan ’15 tapped in the ...
Five members of the women’s indoor track team competed over the weekend at the 2013 NCAA Championships in Naperville, Ill. on March 8 and 9. On Friday, the women of Wisconsin-Oshkosh upset the top-ranked distance medley relay (DMR) team from Middlebury, made up of seniors Sarah O’Brien ’13, ...
The Middlebury men’s tennis team opened its season by fending off three teams at home this past weekend, including NESCAC foe and no. 12 Bates College. The depth of the Panther squad came into play once again, as it remained dominant in the lower part of the singles and doubles lineups. This crucial ...
For the first time since last May, the Middlebury women’s tennis team was able to experience the thrill of a dual match. Head coach Mike Morgan wanted a strong start to the season, and he got his wish as his team took all three matches this weekend as the Panthers dominated their opponents with final ...
This past Saturday the men’s lacrosse team traveled to Maine to compete against Bates in their first game of the season. They beat the Bobcats 10-8, in spite of the 18-point shot advantage that Bates held over Middlebury. Members from all four classes contributed to the 10 goals, with first-years ...
The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team came out firing this past Saturday, March 9, in their season opener against NESCAC foe Bates, winning by a final score of 20-4. Senior Ellen Halle ’13 pointed to the team’s extensive preseason preparation as integral to its early success. “The team has ...
On Tuesday, March 12, students flooded an Axinn classroom in support of the Delta House. The social house faces possible disbanding due to violations of the Inter-House Council and college regulations. While the Residential Life Committee was set to reach an agreement yesterday, there was no majority ...
To whom it may concern, As Delta alumni, we are writing to express our collective concern over the potential disbandment of the Delta student organization at Middlebury College. To a significant portion of campus, Delta represents a welcoming and inclusive environment where students may gather to enjoy ...
Girl is a few drinks in. Feeling a good buzz, but maybe had a couple too many. It’s one a.m. and this Ridgeline basement is crowded, the floor is sticky and the playlist is beginning to lose its sophistication. Unknown Boy approaches and without even a pleasantry, proceeds to latch himself onto her ...
This week, I had a hard time writing my story for the news section. On Monday evening around 6 p.m., just as we were about to begin layout for the newspaper, we received word that four students had been arrested while attending a protest at the TransCanada northeast U.S. office in Massachusetts. The ...
The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, has died. One of the last bastions of old-school socialism has passed away. He was undisputedly among the most important and frantically adored national leaders during the early years of the 21st century, and hundreds of thousands of his followers have since ...
The banner brandished by the dozens of students marching down Storrs Walk last Monday read “Divestment is a tactic; justice is the goal.” There’s often a good deal of talk about the j-word in any number of settings — legal, environmental, social, economic, etc. — and I think more often than ...
In my past columns, I’ve discussed the value of a liberal arts education in its ability to endow us with critical-thinking and writing skills — everything a future graduate needs to take the world by a storm. However, I am now of the opinion that there is a crucial gap in our education. This last ...
The Sexual Assault Oversight Committee (SAOC) has been dedicated to the development and implementation of an advocacy program, and we are so excited to finally set this much-needed project into motion. The advocates will consist of a diverse group of students, faculty and staff, with the desired effect ...
At a family party over the holiday break, I got to talking to a friend of my parents, a man in his 50s who graduated from Middlebury in the early 80s. In our conversation we covered all the basics of typical college small-talk – majors, abroad plans, clubs, you know the drill – but kept returning ...
With the review of the College’s Honor Code, which this year includes the Community Forum held this past Monday, March 11 and the forthcoming creation of the Honor Code Student Committee, it is important to take time to assess the effectiveness of the code itself, both in theory and in practice. As ...
On Tuesday, March 12, Community Council met to vote on the fate of Delta, formerly known as ADP. After a 30-minute open meeting and an hour of deliberation in executive session, during which only members of the Council were present, the motion to vote came to 8-8-1, thereby tabling the decision ...
On Monday, March 13, the Student Government Association (SGA) invited students, staff and faculty to discuss a question of central importance to the college community: how can the Middlebury College honor code be improved to truly maintain academic integrity? The SGA hoped that the forum would bring ...
This past Tuesday, Mar. 12 members of the College and Middlebury community gathered in Mead Chapel to hear Dennis Ross, Washington’s ambassador to Israel under the George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, discuss “Israel, the Peace Process, and the Arab Awakening.” Ross gave a nuanced account ...
On April 5, WRMC-FM, the College’s radio station, will be hosting Sepomana, the station’s annual spring concert, in the McCullough Social Space with headliners Delicate Steve, Baths and Rubblebucket. Founded in 1993, the WRMC Concert Committee works to bring unique and entertaining lineups ...