Last year, President of the United States Barack Obama asserted in a White House press release that one of “America’s greatest goals must always be to foresee, prevent and respond to genocide and mass atrocities.” But last Friday marked the two-year anniversary of the Syrian civil war, a conflict ...
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to support a bill that would impose a ban on some assault weapons along with other measures aimed at reducing the likelihood of another tragedy like Sandy Hook. That bill, in all likelihood, will now die in the Senate. Even if it somehow ...
As student organizers within the divestment campaign on this campus, we would like to make clear that groups that have been working towards divestment at Middlebury, including the Socially Responsible Investing Club, Divest for Our Future and Sunday Night Group, disapprove of the recent appearance of ...
At the activities fair a couple weeks ago, I was wandering the aisles of clubs and organizations when I spotted a friendly face behind the College Democrats table. In his typical outgoing fashion, this friend shouted to me that I should come join the College Democrats. I politely declined, and when ...
On March 18, Community Council voted to disband Delta. The decision came after the Residential Life Committee conducted its biennial review of Middlebury’s five social houses. Delta was the only social house that the committee recommended for disbandment. While disbanding Delta, formerly known as ...
Following a 4-9 season that saw last year’s Middlebury men’s lacrosse team fail to qualify for the NESCAC tournament and record its first losing season since 1990, this year’s season is off to a far more auspicious start. The team improved its record to an unblemished 3-0 with an 11-4 win on the ...
The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team continued their trend of dominance this past Saturday, March 16, riding a first-half scoring streak to a huge lead against Connecticut College and never looking back en route to an 18-3 victory. The Panthers, who went into the weekend ranked fifth nationally, ...
The Middlebury men’s basketball team advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament with a 73-72 win over Ithaca College on Saturday, March 16. Junior guard Joey Kizel ’14 made a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining in the game to give his team the decisive points. On the final play ...
The Middlebury women’s ice hockey team flew to Wisconsin last week to compete in the “Frozen Four” of the NCAA tournament. Saturday, March 15th, the team claimed a 4-1 victory over previously undefeated Plattsburgh Sate, advancing Middlebury to the national championship game on Saturday, ...
On Monday, March 18, Community Council went into executive session to continue the discussion from last Tuesday on whether to accept the Social House Review Committee’s recommendation to disband Delta, the social house organization currently residing in Prescott house. By 5:50 p.m. the Council ...
A decrease in the amount of federal funding available for science research grants is putting pressure on the College to seek other sources of funding for undergraduate research assistant positions, particularly within the natural sciences. A summer research assistant position demands, on average, between ...
On Friday, March 15, Barbara Ofosu-Somuah ’13 found out that she was selected as a Watson fellow for the 2013 - 2014 academic year for her project titled “The Choreography of Black Hair: A Framework for Cultural Inquiry.” The Watson Fellowship grants graduating seniors a $25,000 stipend ...
Continuing efforts to address the issue of student engagement outside of class, the Education in Action office (EIA) hosted a panel discussion on the role of social engagement within a liberal arts curriculum on March 18. The panel was made up of Professor of Economics John Isham, Associate Professor ...
On Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16, this year’s MiddChallenge finalists pitched their ideas to a distinguished panel of judges in hopes of winning a $3,000 grant, summer boarding and mentorship in one of three categories: business; arts; and education, outreach and policy. MiddChallenge ...
The History of Art and Architecture (HARC) department announced several new changes to its major requirements and course offerings last week in an effort to better utilize the College’s resources and to increase accessibility to the department for all students. In addition to making changes to the ...
The Student Government Organization (SGA) held meetings on Sunday, March 10 and Sunday, March 17. Finance Committee Report and Compromise On March 3, the SGA approved every section of the Finance Committee Report, except the section pertaining to transportation reimbursement. A proposal was made to ...
It’s easy at Middlebury to take for granted our unlimited meal plan, free gym access and professors with seemingly unlimited office hours. Nonetheless, it’s still clear that this isn’t a perfect place — this becomes clearer with every comment about dishes, laundry machines, need-blind admissions ...
At 2:07 p.m. EST last Wednesday, March 13, white smoke billowed out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, signaling to the thousands of Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square and to the world that the College of Cardinals had elected the 266th Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. The ...
As part of the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs’ conference on the “Politics of Fresh Water: Access and Identity in a Changing Environment,” my geology class at the University of Jordan recently spoke to Arabic students at Middlebury regarding the country’s limited water supplies and resource ...
Brigadier General Loretta E. Reynolds is the first female Marine Corps general in charge of the Marine’s basic training site on Parris Island, S.C. In recent years, Reynolds has graced headlines not only as a result of her title, but also due to her support for the recent overturning of a Pentagon ...