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, ...
On Wednesday, Nov. 14 students gathered in Atwater Dining Hall for a dinner planned by the Middlebury Southern Society. The menu included fried chicken, fried okra, black eyed peas, collard greens, mashed potatoes, shrimps and grits, key lime pie, and biscuits.
Five Middlebury students recently entered a short film, Do As I Say, to the 2012 Vermont International Film Festival "Sleepless in Burlington" 24-Hour Film Competition. The film was produced by David Seamans ’13, Hunter Nolan ’13, Zachary Doleac ’12.5, Matthew Lennon ’13 and Michael Gadomski ...
“I disdain green eggs and green ham.” Easy enough to simplify this sentence down to the classic Dr. Seuss: “I do not like green eggs and ham.” The leap from complexity to simplicity is easy for the human brain. But it’s an entirely different story for a computer, which has no “first language.” To ...
Alfred Hitchcock and randomized clinical trials seem like two entirely separate topics. The former is considered to be one of the greatest directors of all time, and the latter is necessary to make sure a certain medical treatment is safe and effective. It may seem preposterous to compare the two, but ...
Kid Millions, aka John Colpitts ’95, has played with the experimental rock band Oneida for 15 years. His current solo act, Man Forever, incorporates local talent from the locations where he has performances. The Campus had the privilege of speaking with him before he began his weeklong residency ...
343 Studios has quite the boots to fill. This studio, which no one had never heard of before, was tasked with creating the long-awaited true sequel to one of the most beloved series of our time: Halo. I was skeptical. Bungie had put their hearts and souls into this amazingly fun (if a bit campy) universe, ...
This past weekend, the Vermont Collegiate Choral Consortium performed Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem at three locations around Vermont, including a Thursday night performance in Mead Chapel. The Consortium includes five choirs from Castleton State, Johnson State, Middlebury and Saint Michael’s Colleges ...
Mountain Film, a travelling film festival, visited the College on Wednesday Nov. 7. The organization screens independent documentary films, often focusing on adventure film and outdoor lifestyle, from all around the globe. “Mountain Film is dedicated to educating and inspiring audiences about issues ...
The 2012 election may be over, but the College Democrats and College Republicans are already looking ahead. On Nov. 6 the two clubs hosted Election Night at the Grille to watch the results come in. “It was packed – there were so many people, which was great. I think [Professor of Political Science ...
Brian Ayers ’14 took Midd Entrepeneurs as a first-year during winter term and knew that he had what it takes to be an entrepeneur. “In high school I always designed stuff for my lacrosse team and soon I had friends asking me to design stuff for their teams too,” said Ayers. He realized that ...
Last Friday, Carllee James ’13 celebrated being 200 days away from the end of a journey she started three years ago as a first-year from New York City with an afro and without any idea of what she wanted to study. But, 200 days definitely gives James some time left at the College. For James, there’s ...
It’s that time of year again: ISO (International Student Organization) show time! From McCullough to the Gifford annex, international students perform using traditional props and costumes from their home countries. The theme this year is “Mosaic”, which will bring spectacular acts around the ...
We’re a small school. And inherent in that are various characteristics and ways it affects our daily lives. You’re forced to talk in classes capped at 15. Our size affects our academic lives, our athletic lives, our social lives, our extra-curricular lives. And, notably, our dating lives. So what ...
In a show of support for race-conscious admissions and as a defense of its current admissions policies, the College has put its name on a brief in a case under consideration by the United States Supreme Court that could potentially put an end to so-called “affirmative action.” The case at hand, ...
The first-ranked Middlebury field hockey team saw its season come to a sudden end this Sunday, Nov. 11, as an overtime goal from DePauw’s Paige Henry helped the Tigers to an upset win, eliminating the Panthers from the NCAA tournament in the quarterfinal round. Middlebury defeated Skidmore 6-2 the ...
On Monday, Nov. 12, the College hosted its monthly faculty meeting in McCullough Social Space. Prior to the meeting concerns were high regarding attendance after last month’s quorum of over 50 percent of faculty was challenged. The quorum was met, however, and the meeting proceeded as scheduled, with ...