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Notes from the Desk: Why a 2024 staff issue?
By Katie Futterman, Maggie Reynolds and Ryan Mcelroy | April 4, 2024Since our last staff issue, Middlebury has unveiled a new skill-based compensation system, seen rising housing costs and childcare shortages, faced severe understaffing in the dining halls and Davis Family Library, and seen some of its most experienced staff members leave.
Persistent lack of childcare affects college staff as new childcare projects move forward
By Mandy Berghela and Emily Hogan | April 4, 2024College employees, including faculty and staff, highlight access to affordable childcare as a significant and pressing concern. Within the bounds of the town of Middlebury, childcare centers face long waitlists and struggle to balance adequate pay for center employees with affordable rates for parents. ...
After nearly two years, staff still give mixed reviews on ‘skill matrix’ compensation system
By Maggie Reynolds | April 4, 2024Employers in the United States have shown trends of movement from performance- or tenure-based compensation systems to skill-based compensation models in recent years. Middlebury is no exception.
Middlebury student reportedly stabbed on College Street, with suspect in custody for attempted murder
By Ryan Mcelroy | March 21, 2024A student at Middlebury College was stabbed repeatedly yesterday, March 20, while walking down College Street with another person at around 8:00 p.m. The pair fled to a nearby residence following the stabbing and called 911.
Women’s track and field 4x400 relay competes at NCAA Championships
By Charles Crounse | March 14, 2024The 4x400 relay of the women’s track and field team, composed of Michelle Louie ’24, Anna Krouse ’25.5, Lily Bulczynski ’26 and Mary Elliot ’26, competed in the NCAA Championships this past weekend in Virginia Beach, Va. The team entered the race as the #12 seed and finished in the same spot ...
Amateur vs. Athlete: Taking on women’s track & field in transition season
By Lexi Linafelter | March 14, 2024Welcome to Amateur vs. Athlete: a column where we, lowly sports writers of The Campus and fans of our beloved Middlebury Panthers sports teams, delve into the mind of an in-season varsity athlete by challenging them to a one-on-one competition in their craft.
Makes Ya Feel: time to get crafty
By Ellie Trinkle | March 14, 2024Gallery hoppers, Spotify stalkers, bookworms, Letterboxd users and anyone who enjoys art, this is the place for you. Makes Ya Feel highlights art across all of its mediums, small- and large-scale, that (you guessed it) makes ya feel! Check back every other week for recommendations, reviews and discussions. ...
Reel Critic: “The Zone of Interest”
By Jack Torpey | March 14, 2024The Hirschfield International Film Series returned to Dana Auditorium on March 7, bringing an audience of Middlebury College students, faculty and community members an exclusive screening of one of 2023’s most celebrated films: “The Zone of Interest.” Written and directed by British filmmaker ...
Elections, both big and small: How Middlebury students can make a difference
By The Editorial Board | March 14, 2024Ninety-eight percent of Middlebury students were registered to vote for the November 2020 presidential election. That number doesn’t surprise us. Comparable liberal arts schools, including Bowdoin College, St. Olaf College and Bates College are also high on the Washington Monthly list. Perhaps Middlebury ...
Sustainable Kitchen buys Juice Amour
By Julia Pepper | March 14, 2024Juice Amour, a local juice bar that sells smoothies, acai bowls, and other healthy raw and organic foods, was acquired on March 6 by Sustainable Kitchen, a vegan, vegetarian and gluten free food-delivery service based in Lincoln, Vt. Juice Amour’s current storefront on Exchange Street in Middlebury ...
Students and faculty reflect on college’s educational approaches to Israel-Gaza war
By Liv Sanchez and Ellie Trinkle | March 14, 2024A Fox News story published on Feb. 16 discussed an accusation made by StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice that Middlebury is failing to protect Jewish students who face antisemitism on campus. The reporting prompted community responses and the college’s release of a web page titled “Middlebury’s ...
Women’s squash coach Mark Lewis named NESCAC Coach of the Year
By Brooke Friberg | March 14, 2024After leading the Middlebury women’s squash team to their highest winning season since 2015 and to the NESCAC tournament and Kurtz Cup Semifinals, Head Coach Mark Lewis was voted the NESCAC Coach of the Year by his league peers. Lewis was given the honor on March 5, marking the third time he has won ...
From the Archives: “The Lesbian House”
By Catherine Goodrich | March 14, 2024Shuffling through the Davis Family Library atrium crowded with students on the way to study and tour groups taking in said students on the way to study, a black-and-white photograph caught my eye from a display case. The photo pictured a young Bee Ottinger lying in bed, her hair artfully outlining her ...
Sarah Says: So, I took a class on porn
By Sarah Miller | March 14, 2024When I tell people I took a class on porn — “Decolonizing Porn: Circulating Desire Between Europe and the Americas,” to be more specific — the question that invariably follows is “Did you watch porn in class?” To that, I say, yes, sort of, but we watched most of the porn outside of ...
Town Meeting Day marked by historic victories, anger over school budgets
By Emily Hogan | March 14, 2024Vermont’s small-town character gives residents the unique opportunity to discuss key issues with their community through its annual tradition of Town Meeting Day. Vermonters gathered in their respective towns across the state to convene on topics like municipal and school budgets, as well as selectboard ...
Class of 2024 dedicates senior gift to mental health funding
By Olivia Mueller | March 14, 2024The Senior Committee Gift Team has dedicated the class of 2024 senior gift to mental health initiatives, continuing a long-standing annual tradition of gifts given from the graduating class to future Middlebury students. The graduating class has left a gift to the campus community upon graduation since ...
Middlebury women’s hockey punches ticket to NCAA semifinals
By Jonathan Buchholz | March 14, 2024The Middlebury women’s ice hockey team is moving on to the NCAA semifinals. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Panthers beat Western New England University 8–0, and in the quarterfinals, the team topped Plattsburgh State 2–0.
“Small Island Big Song” promotes climate awareness through music
By Norah Khan | March 14, 2024The musical group “Small Island Big Song” celebrated the beauty of Pacific and Indian Ocean islands and their perspectives on the climate through music in Wilson Hall on Friday, March 8. The night began with a unique introduction to each artist; the dark stage was illuminated by the screen behind, ...
Total eclipse of Vermont: Why the college should excuse students on April 8
By Acadia Klepeis | March 14, 2024Sometimes, the planets and the stars do align.