So, anybody interested in talking about climate change? No? How about global warming? Wait, that isn’t politically correct anymore. How about rising sea levels, significantly more expensive living, increased health problems and the prospect that our children (assuming procreating is something some ...
On Sept. 4 concerned Vermonters gathered together in the Brandon Town Hall for a public informational meeting held by state officials regarding the recent outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in the Brandon area. The deputy secretary of agriculture, the chief of the pesticide division, three ...
Reactionary. Obscene. Stupid. These terms apply to both the YouTube video that has sparked protests across the Arab world and the mindless retaliations themselves. On Sept. 11, 2012, exactly 11 years after the infamous attacks that defined our century, in Benghazi — a town that in recent months has ...
Along with the bike path tax, the Burlington City Council recently voted in favor of putting another new item on the ballot this November: a marijuana referendum. After hearing the public’s opinion at the polls, the city will determine whether or not to open up the state’s first two dispensaries ...
Representatives Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and Ron Paul (R-Texas) don’t have a lot in common. Kucinich is for tighter gun control; Paul is not. Kucinich is pro-choice; Paul is pro-life. Kucinich voted for the Affordable Care Act; Paul did not. The differences abound. Surprisingly, then, both men claim ...
Nancy Weber-Curth opened one of the only sparkling wine and champagne bars in the country on College Street in May. The shop, situated just a few minutes’ walk from campus, was designed as a place where upper-classmen, faculty and local townspeople can have a seat, relax and celebrate the day. The ...
In a world of smartphones, computers, medicine and astronomical advancements, we are constantly surrounded by products of science. Yet despite the hype over iPhone 5, some people do not even wonder how it came to existence. The difference between the excitement over a new electronic toy and the apathy ...
On Sept. 10, the Middlebury Police opened a criminal investigation into the alleged embezzlement of $20,000 from the Marquis Theater in downtown Middlebury. The owner of the theater has reportedly procured a signed confession from the employee who took the money, but the investigation is ongoing. Middlebury ...
A liberal arts education. Trumpeted in the College’s brochures and website, and reinforced by professors and students alike, these few words form the basis of Middlebury’s identity as an institution of higher learning. Increasingly, opportunities like those offered by the Project on Creativity and ...
The scenes read in “The Incredible Dramatic Life of Science and Mathematics” opened windows of collaboration between theatre and mathematics, illustrating a relatively new tradition that has captivated audiences the world over. In 1997, while directing a performance of “Arcadia,” Professor ...
Interest in computer science has been trending upward over the past four years at Middlebury College, but in the past four semesters, the computer science department has seen a massive spike in enrollment. Since 2008, introductory enrollment has quadrupled. The total introductory enrollment during the ...
There is a wonderful building that many of us walk past and through each day. Some see this place as a second home, a daily destination, a place of creation. To prospective students and their families who are bound to walk through it during their first brief visit to the campus, the Kevin P. Mahaney ...
Environmental issues are currently a hot topic, and Professor of Psychology Michelle McCauley has taken the issue to heart through her research in her conservation psychology lab. For the past decade McCauley has been researching how underlying psychological needs and motivations relate to pro-environmental ...
Julie Burstein was the personality chosen to make the keynote speech for the Nicholas R. Clifford Symposium last Thursday Sept. 27 in the Kevin P. Mahaney ’84 Center of the Arts. This year the symposium was dedicated to creativity, a topic that Burstein has studied extensively. In her latest book, ...
In honor of the Kevin P. Mahaney ’84 Center for the Arts’ 20th anniversary season, this year’s Clifford Symposium was dedicated to the arts. Titled “Creativity and Collaboration,” the symposium was an appropriately collaborative effort backed by numerous sponsors, ranging from the history ...
Looking at the cover for Spec Ops: The Line, I see another generic military shooter: there is a gruff-looking soldier, in brown, with some action going on behind him. It is almost an exact replica of the cover art found on the Modern Warfare games. After reading some good reviews, I decided to give ...
The Middlebury field hockey team travelled to Wesleyan this Saturday, Sept. 29, defeating the host Cardinals by a 4-1 tally to earn their seventh straight win to start the season. The second-ranked Panthers then returned home on Oct. 2 with a 10-0 blowout over Castleton State. Middlebury came into ...
Middlebury picked up a 2-1 away win on Saturday, Sept. 29 against Wesleyan to add to their undefeated tally. However, the Panthers were unable to continue their shut-out streak, ending a six game, 614:31 minute period without a goal conceded. Middlebury started the game strongly, as Amy Schlueter ’13 ...
Saturday, Sept. 29, Middlebury improved to 2-0 with a 42-13 win over Colby in Waterville, Maine. The game was a tale of two halves for the Panthers, who turned the ball over three times in the first half, and found themselves in an early deficit. The momentum — and the game — turned at the stroke ...
The volleyball team capitalized on its home court advantage this past weekend, contending against three NESCAC rivals: Williams, Colby and Bates. The games proved no great challenge for the Panthers, who defeated all three opponents. The dominant weekend boosted the team’s record to 10-3. Despite ...