What to do in mud season in Vermont
By Julia Pepper | April 18, 2024Mud season. Your sneakers are soaked, your clothes are spotted with dirt and the trees are somehow still barren.
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SGA reopens 10 o’clock Ross
By Mandy Berghela | April 18, 2024Last month, the Student Government Association (SGA) reinstated 10 o’clock Ross in the Fireplace Lounge, providing bagels, cereal, fruit and more to students from 10 p.m. to midnight on Monday through Thursday.
B Striker ’25 wins SGA presidential election
By Susanna Schatz | April 18, 2024Brandon Straker ’25, known as B Striker, has been elected as Middlebury’s next SGA president. Striker, along with vice presidents Talia Chang ’26 and Daniza Tazabekova ’26, beat opponent Josh Harkins ’25 and his vice-presidential candidates Freddi Mitchell ’25 and Ahmed Awadallah ’26 by ...
Sparrow Art Supply has a new nest
By Virginia Frau | April 11, 202444 Main Street was abuzz with the happy chatter of a crowd of art-lovers on Friday, April 5 at Sparrow Art Supply’s Grand Reopening Party. Since the store’s opening two years ago, it has occupied a lower-level space at 52 Main Street.
A deep dive into “Deeper Well”
By Daisy Innes | April 11, 2024Kacey Musgraves is embracing simplicity on her new album “Deeper Well.”
“Found Dog Ribbon Dance” barks up the right tree
By Edith Mauch | April 11, 2024“Found Dog Ribbon Dance,” a play by Brooklyn, N.Y.–based playwright Dominic Finocchario, opened at the Mahaney Arts Center Seeler Studio Theatre on Thursday, April 4, as the first of the two spring faculty theater productions.
News In Brief: Vandalism at The Knoll prompts investigation, anger
By Susanna Schatz | April 11, 2024Unknown perpetrators committed vandalism at The Knoll over the weekend of March 29 and 30, damaging tools, materials and projects. Numerous items were burned in The Knoll’s fire pit, and live branches were broken off of nearby cherry and poplar trees. Other items burned included an Adirondack chair, ...
Reel Critic: “Dune: Part Two”
By Jack Torpey | April 11, 2024Denis Villeneuve has never been shy about his adoration for “Lawrence of Arabia.” The 56-year-old Canadian filmmaker first saw David Lean’s 1962 epic when he was 19, and the film, which Villeneuve calls “the perfect movie,” has held a grip on his imagination ever since.
Josh Harkins ’25 for SGA President
By The Editorial Board | April 11, 2024We are excited to endorse Josh Harkins ’25 for Student Government Association (SGA) president for the 2024-25 academic year. Harkins, who plans to appoint Freddi Mitchell ’25 and Ahmed Awadallah ’26 as vice presidents, has clear and pragmatic goals for his term as SGA president.
Addison County School District report sees rise in behavioral issues, sparking concern
By Ben Wagner | April 11, 2024The Addison Central School District (ACSD) experienced a number of behavioral incidents within the student population from August 2023 to March 2024, a March 25 report revealed.
Total eclipse: basking in the afterglow
By Anabelle Lapp | April 11, 2024Middlebury was abuzz Monday afternoon with post-eclipse excitement as students, faculty, staff and community members reflected on the much-anticipated solar eclipse. This eclipse marks the first time since 1932 that Middlebury has been in the path of totality of a solar eclipse. The next time Vermont ...
Spring sports update
By Charles Crounse | April 11, 2024April has arrived, which means the semester is running toward the finish line, and with it, Middlebury’s spring sports teams are arriving at a critical point as they approach the postseason. Since our season preview edition of The Campus on March 7, nearly every spring team has been in action.
The Prism Center for Queer and Trans Life opens its doors
By Nathan Bernazzani | April 11, 2024The Prism Center for Queer and Trans Life. Located in the Farrell House at 24 Hillcrest Road, the building was packed from wall to wall with students, faculty, and town residents and task force members who played a major part in the building’s development and construction. Attendees were eager to ...
Justice for Governor Mead
By John M. Lord, Jr. | April 11, 2024As reported earlier this year in The Campus, the lawsuit contesting the removal of the Mead name from our chapel has now moved to the discovery phase, during which each party must provide to the other whatever evidence and testimony it has and intends to present in a trial. Given Middlebury College’s ...
State’s attorney Eva Vekos faces calls to resign under mounting scrutiny
By Cole Chaudhari | April 11, 2024Eva Vekos, the state’s attorney for Addison County, faces ongoing criticism and calls to resign from Vermont citizens, including ten of the 11 members of the Vermont legislature who represent Addison County. Vekos was charged with a DUI when she arrived at a crime scene intoxicated in January. The ...
Middlebury hosts events during Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week
By Mars Romero | April 11, 2024Middlebury recently participated in Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week, a global initiative of hundreds of educational institutions around the world that encouraged conversations about climate change and justice across college campuses.
Women’s tennis holds 4–0 streak in NESCAC
By Lizzy Lawrence | April 11, 2024Despite last week’s snowfall, the 2024 spring athletic season is in full swing, and the Middlebury women’s tennis team is here to prove it. The Panthers are acing the competition, currently holding a 4–0 record and #2 standing within the NESCAC.
Going outside the classroom to New Orleans
By Zoe Wang | April 11, 2024Ah, spring break—a cherished time for us Midd students to escape the routine and unwind. Little did I anticipate that my decision to participate in a InterVarsity Christian Fellowship service trip to New Orleans would expose me to profound human tragedy and adversity. Yet amidst these challenges, ...
Path of totality draws hundreds of thousands to Vermont
By Agnes Wang | April 11, 2024Middlebury and large swathes of northern Vermont experienced a total solar eclipse for seconds to minutes on Monday, April 8. To commemorate this once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, communities and individuals across the state have undertaken extensive preparations for months or longer — Brandon, Vt., ...