On Oct. 20 the Bahrain government issued a temporary ban on all public rallies and gatherings, citing recent episodes of violence in the West Asian country. Bahrain, which has been trying to control mass protests since the Arab uprisings in spring 2011, has come under criticism from the international ...
The mackerel pike is a long skinny fish that is quite common to Japanese cuisine. Arriving in Tokyo in early fall, I was presented with the opportunity to eat this delicacy, often burned black, at what seemed to be every other meal. Breakfast, lunch or dinner — it made no difference — Sanma, as ...
On Tuesday, Nov. 6 students and faculty gathered at the (Karl Rove) Crossroads Cafe to monitor and analyze election results with the help of Professor of Political Science Matt Dickinson and Associate Professor of Political Science Bert Johnson. Professor Dickinson liveblogged presidential election ...
Middlebury Magazine recently released the following short video by Brendan Mahoney ’11, documenting "the Dalai Lama's Return to Middlebury" for two days in mid-October. In addition to backstage footage and that of His Holiness' lectures, the video also makes use of the Campus' interview with the ...
The Office of the Dean of the College, Community Council and the Student Government Association (SGA) will hold the first Community Open Forum on Wednesday, November 7th at 7:30 in Crossroads Café. The Community Open Forums will take place once a month and are designed to be an additional open space ...
On Saturday, Nov. 3 Wonnacott Commons hosted Global Rhythms, an annual talent show, in the McCullough Social Space. Nick Warren (above left) put a new twist on a Harry Potter scene with his retelling, RIDDIM (above right) performed a hip-hop dance medley , The Casual Ales (bottom left) gave the audience ...
During his lecture “Who Will Win the 2012 Election?” on Oct. 31, Professor of Political Science Matt Dickinson tentatively predicted that Barack Obama will win the 2012 presidential election. However, Obama’s lead in the polls falls within the margin of error, pointing to a presidential race that ...
On Saturday, Nov. 3 the men's water polo team played against Tufts in the first game of the Division III Club Water Polo Championship; though the game was close, it ended in a 11-12 loss for Middlebury. A live stream of the tournament, as well as additional coverage on each game, can be found on the ...
On Wednesday, Oct. 31 the Mamajamas performed for a large crowd of students gathered in Hepburn Lounge. Most, including the entire a cappella group, came in costume to celebrate the occasion; the Mamajamas also threw candy into their audience throughout their first song, a remixed version of Nelly's ...
With the ongoing discussion regarding the value of a liberal arts education – including an faculty op-ed, comments on the Project on Creativity and Innovation and a Campus editorial – Middlebury Magazine recently interviewed President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz about the topic. On the ...
On Friday, Oct. 26 the Dalai Lama Welcoming Committee led a general assembly in the Warner Hemicycle. The above video presents parts of this discussion, as well as interviews with various participants.
UPDATE: Just past 1 a.m. — over 10 hours after the beginning of the proceedings — the students were found guilty by the Community Judicial Board and given a reprimand. They will not be subject to any official College discipline. ---------- At 3 p.m. a capacity crowd was in attendance in Dana Auditorium ...
UPDATE: Just past 1 a.m. — over 10 hours after the beginning of the proceedings — the students were found guilty by the Community Judicial Board and given a reprimand. They will not be subject to any official College discipline. ---------- At 3 p.m. a capacity crowd was in attendance in Dana Auditorium ...
Listen to the Campus' Will Henriques discuss JusTalks' with organizers Josh Swartz, Kate McCreary and Hudson Cavanagh. Alternatively, a video explanation from the group can be viewed above.
On Thurs. Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. in Dana Auditorium, the five students charged by the College for their involvement in the distribution of a mock press release on Oct. 12 will go before the community judicial board — the College’s first public hearing in over five years. Four of the students, Molly Stuart ...
A few weeks ago, I sat in front of my laptop and filled out the application form for the mini-MAlt trip in a somewhat careless fashion. I never even looked over my responses to any of the questions, which is something that I rarely do. What this reveals about my mindset at that time is that I wasn’t ...
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) recently unveiled plans to restore the passenger rail line along the state’s western corridor. This new rail system will run from Bennington to Burlington via Middlebury and Rutland, giving residents of Middlebury direct rail access to both Rutland and ...
On Saturday, Oct. 27, a group of students travelled to Evening Song Farm south of Rutland in Cuttingsville, Vt. to help with the last of the harvest before Hurricane Sandy hit. The owners of the farm have been reaching out to students this growing season for help during a hectic transition after their ...
With its fair share of both high points and low points, this season’s edition of Middlebury men’s soccer certainly left something to be desired. The Panthers quietly bowed out in the first round of the NESCAC tournament via a lopsided 4-0 defeat at Amherst, and with it began a long offseason of ...
The women’s volleyball team finished its regular season with two wins this weekend after a long week of practice leading up to two games against NESCAC rivals Bowdoin and Tufts. Middlebury wrapped up the regular season with a 19-6 record, securing the second seed in the NESCAC tournament with the ...