Nearly a month old with more than 11,000 views, the Huffington Post recently reposted "I Feel So Close to You!", a video featuring the Middlebury panther jumping out of portable toilets and hugging unsuspecting "bathroom goers." The video was originally posted on the YouTube channel of Will Gibbons ...
Middlebury Magazine's Maria Theresa Stadtmueller recently published an interesting article about two Middlebury graduates' local startups: Not all business start-ups incubate in the family garage. Gardens, kitchens, and J-term classes have inspired two recent Middlebury graduates and one student ...
Dean of the College Shirley M. Collado incorporated the above recorded discussion on "the words we use" in a recent posting on her blog, One Dean's View. She writes:
On Thursday, Nov. 15 Olav Ljosne, a senior manager at Shell, delivered a lecture entitled, "Meeting Future Energy Needs: Conflict and Cooperation", at the Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room. Mr. Ljosne now works in communications, but previously served as the Regional External Relations Director for ...
On Saturday, Nov. 17 the Middlebury College Orchestra held their fall concert in the CFA performance space. Conducted by Andrew Massey, the group's set list included works by Paul Dukas, Mozart, Ernest Chausson, and Otto Nicolai. As Massey pointed out at the end of the concert, many members of ...
In two separate performances on Saturday, Nov. 17 the International Student's Organization presented "Mosaic: ISO Cultural Show 2012" in the McCullough Social Space. The two-hour performance featured students offering elaborate scenes of music, dance and costume from around the world, with examples ...
Amidst a growing conversation about ethical investing at the College, several students demonstrated at a talk given by Olav Ljosne, senior manager for international operations for Shell Oil, at an event co-sponsored by the Vermont Council on World Affairs (VCWA) and the Rohatyn Center of Global Affairs on ...
On Friday, Nov. 16 the Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble and the Swing Dance Club came together for an evening of music and dance in McCullough Social Space. The venue was full of participants, with a consistently full dance floor, as well as newcomers learning some quick steps in the lobby. In order ...
Squash After posting a successful 16-9 season last winter, the Middlebury men’s squash team looks to come back firing on all cylinders under the leadership of senior captains Spencer Hurst ’13 and Jay Dolan ’13. With the loss of number one player Valentin Quan ’12 and number seven Addi DiSesa ...
On Thursday, Nov. 15 storytellers took to the Gamut Room stage for The Middlebury Moth's food-themed story night. Performers were Dan Egol '13, Conor Luck '15, Jordan Collins '15.5, Janet Bering '13 and Professor of Theatre Alex Draper. Stories ranged from Egol's account of a night almost spent in jail ...
One of the College’s greatest strengths lies in its professors. The Princeton Review recently ranked the College seventh in the “professors get high marks” category, a fact that is likely unsurprising to many students here. What is surprising, however, is that a primary criticism that came from ...
Following three successful Thursday evenings at the BCG, the Campus' Maggie Cochrane discussed the weekly event with Dan Lee '13, Will Gyory '13 and Nate Goldstone '13. The Atwater suite will host its last event of the semester at 9:35 on Thursday, Nov. 29. Entitled "Study A-Blog", the evening will ...
On Thursday, Nov. 15 the Fly Fishing Club invited journalist and fly fisher John Merwin of Dorset, VT to Middlebury for a lecture. Merwin is one of the world's most widely read angling journalists, and he works as fishing editor of Field and Stream Magazine. Merwin discussed the evolution of the sport ...
Divest for Our Future prepared students for Thursday's lecture by Shell senior manager Olav Ljosne with signs featuring statistics and quotes about the company posted throughout campus, as well as representatives discussing the issue and distributing handouts near Proctor Dining Hall. The lecture ...
Study abroad photography is currently on display in the Crossroads Cafe and on the Schools Abroad Facebook Page; voting is open on both Thursday and Friday from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Crossroads, or you can simply "like" your preferences on Facebook. The pictures are categorized by person, place, and ...
The Middlebury men’s and women’s cross country teams continued their streak of success this season, with the Panther men taking first and the Panther women taking third at the NCAA Regional Final this past Saturday, Nov. 10, at Westfield State University. The men were able to edge out the 49 other ...
After beating Trinity, Bowdoin and Connecticut College to win the NESCAC Championship last weekend, the Middlebury volleyball team defeated Southern Vermont College 3-1 in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament on Friday night, Nov. 9. The Panthers could not advance out of the regional round on ...
The Middlebury College Rugby Club (MCRC) beat Southern Connecticut State University 40-5 at a neutral site on the campus of American International College in Springfield, Mass. on Saturday, Nov. 10. With the win the Blue clinched the East Coast Rugby Conference (ECRC) and a berth in the National Championship ...
For the 21 seniors playing in their final collegiate game, Saturday’s 35-13 win over Tufts (0-8) was an unforgettable finish to a historic season. The game will be remembered for the records that were broken — wide receiver Zach Driscoll ’13 broke both the NESCAC single season receptions record ...
After the disappointment of an early exit against Wesleyan in the NESCAC quarterfinal, the women’s soccer team undertook a second chance at tournament play this past weekend as Middlebury hosted an NCAA tournament regional. The Panthers started off well, defeating Castleton State 3-1 on Saturday, ...