The Middlebury Off-Campus Project

Painting Lower Forest

By Maggie Cochrane | February 27, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3XqD3mWmeY&feature=youtu.be   A team of students has begun painting the walls of Forest Basement in order to make the space one where students can meet freely. Students can come to the space any time to paint anywhere they want: the goal is to show student ...

Building a National Movement for Climate Change

By Guest Contributor | February 27, 2013

While I agree with Zach Drennen ’13.5 in his column “Divestment: No Excuse for Inaction” that divestment does not go far enough, his argument undersells the fight that the environmental movement will face in attempting to achieve his outlined solutions. Divestment is not the single solution to ...

MiddChallenge: The Best of Both Worlds

By Guest Contributor | February 27, 2013

In my opinion, people tend to feel one of two ways about summer. They are either anticipating the break from the routine of the academic year, eager for a change of scene and schedule, or they are anxious at the thought of being away from campus and separating from the community and resources that are ...

The Best of Midd

By Guest Contributor | February 27, 2013

Learning to navigate a new community is a daunting task. For seasoned Midd kids, we forget that we were all once fresh faces on campus. We confused AXT with AXN (go/map), worried about how to maximize the ingredients in Proctor for a delicious creation and tested out study spots around campus before ...

A Call for a More Inclusive Movement

By Guest Contributor | February 27, 2013

I love Middlebury, but, despite all its beauty and opportunity, I am constantly disappointed in the culture of debate on campus. Daily, we engage in identity politics, doing nothing to further the conversation surrounding issues of importance like race or gender-based discrimination. Instead, through ...

Four More Years and Forecasts of Change

By Julian Macrone | February 27, 2013

If anything can be said of President Obama’s recent State of the Union address, it may be that it left environmentally-minded individuals with more questions than answers. The president wasted little time out of the gates bringing up energy issues (Politico has his first mention of renewable energy ...

"You Don't Like Being Second, I Don't Like Being Wrong."

By Michelle Smoler | February 27, 2013

The job hunt. I have begun to wonder if the anxiety that surrounds finding a job is less about being employed and more about our egos. Selling ourselves to employers may require as much boasting and resume-padding as we can muster without giving ourselves away, but its not illogical assume that as we ...

Deconstructing 'the Fanhood Problem'

By Damon Hatheway | February 27, 2013

When I was a senior in high school and deciding where I wanted to go to school, most of my extended family expected me to go to a Division I school where I could experience the culture of big-time college sports. I didn’t know then that I would come to love Division III athletics, but choosing to ...

A More Constructive Liberalism

By Middlebury Campus | February 27, 2013

Last week, members of Middlebury’s IntraVarsity Christian Fellowship hung posters across campus that sparked complex considerations of religion — “Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic or exactly who he said he was,” for example — in order to attract students to join in on group meetings. At ...

Hooking Up Sober

By Shannon Fieldler | February 27, 2013

I was dancing at Atwater last weekend when some girl took over the DJ station and put on “I Knew You Were Trouble.” The whole party began to the sing – or more accurately scream – the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s latest hit. This song is incredibly popular, obviously because Ms. Swift is the ...

Website Founders Compile Campus Events

By Isabella Stallworthy | February 27, 2013

Where do you look to find out what’s going on at Middlebury? Most of us would probably have a jumble of different answers. With so many options, from Portal to Middblog to Facebook to the Campus, it’s hard to know where to go to get information about campus happenings. This is one of the reasons ...

Guest Lecturer Speaks on Hindu Narratives

By Joe Flaherty | February 27, 2013

Last Thursday, Feb. 21, the Middlebury community had the rare opportunity to hear stories of Hindu heroes from Lindsey Harlan, Professor of Religious Studies and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Connecticut College. Harlan’s lecture, titled “Hindu Heroes with Muslim Fast Friends: Contemporary ...

National Debate Prompts Evaluation of Vermont Gun Laws

By Conor Grant | February 27, 2013

  Montpelier, Vt. — This past Saturday, more than 300 Vermonters gathered at the statehouse in Montpelier to protest recent attempts by Vermont legislators to impose stricter gun control measures in the state. These proposed regulations — prompted in part by the recent Newtown, Conn. tragedy ...

TEDx Lineup Features Diverse Set of Speakers

By David Ullmann | February 27, 2013

The upcoming TEDxMiddlebury conference is expected to offer the fundamental TED organization promise of, “ideas worth spreading,” according to Roy Wang ’16 who is currently serving as one of the event’s organizers. Scheduled for March 9 at the Center for the Arts concert hall, the event features ...

WomenSafe Provides Alternative Counseling Option

By Alex Strott | February 27, 2013

In 1980, at the behest of several community members seeking to provide a resource for survivors of domestic violence in the area, the Addison County Community Action Group oversaw the establishment of the Addison County Battered Women’s Project. Two years later, the project became an independent entity. ...

1 in 8700: David Clark

By Erin Petry | February 27, 2013

After 40 years in the library business, Director of Middlebury’s Ilsley Public Library David Clark will be retiring next month. Clark noted that he is “lucky because he has really enjoyed his work … other people get into careers that might have been fun at first, but eventually lose interest.” ...

Snow Bowl Gets Funding for New Bunny Hill

By Liia Koiv-Haus | February 27, 2013

Over the past few years, the Snow Bowl has gone through some dramatic renovations, both in facilities and policy. Though the unpredictable weather during this current ski season has required skiers and boarders to adapt to a variety of snow conditions, the weather now is providing excellent conditions ...

Slam Poets Share Personal Tales

By Charlotte Gardiner | February 25, 2013

Dana Auditorium was alive on Friday, Feb. 22, as Buddy Meets the Strivers performed several poems. The poetry slam group, the Striver's Row, is comprised of Youth Poets from the North East. Members include Joshua Bennett, Alysia Harris and Miles Hodges, who each performed on Friday. Buddy Wakefield, ...

Russian DJ Addresses Protest Climate

By Charlotte Gardiner | February 25, 2013

Artemy Troitsky, the first Russian DJ and the country’s foremost rock journalist, spoke to a crowd at the Robert A. Jones ’59 Conference Room on Monday, Feb. 25. He now teaches in the Journalism Department at Moscow State University and remains actively involved in the television and radio world. ...

Ready, Set, Go: 24-Hour Play Festival

By Charlotte Gardiner | February 24, 2013

All students were encouraged and invited to take part in Middlebury's 24-Hour Play Festival. Student directed, written, designed and performed, the cast and crew had 24 hours to create six different shows. Each person involved was asked to bring a costume, a set piece or a prop as "motivation for the ...