Before I begin, remember that I write this with the utmost love for the College and its athletics programs. We need a new mascot. There is nothing about the panther that's specific to Middlebury or to Vermont. There is nothing about the panther that's specific to anything, really. According to Wikipedia, ...
On Sept. 8, the Student Government Association (SGA) passed the Election Bylaws Reform Act, which updated regulations for students running for SGA offices. The act includes a change allowing candidates to campaign through the voting period – a technicality that caused disqualifications in past ...
The Alumni Factor, a new college ranking publication, unveiled its first college and university ranking earlier this month, slotting Middlebury College in 7th place. Unlike other ranking lists, the Alumni Factor uses quantifiable financial data gleaned from alumni surveys. By using alternative criteria, ...
In a routine conversation with my grandmother last year, I mentioned that I was considering adding a women's and gender studies (WAGS) major to my already-declared history major. I thought – given my grandmother's thoroughly feminist background as an astronomy professor who sued her university ...
Following two promising performances at the preseason Granite Cup, featuring a close 10-8 loss to traditional rugby powerhouse Dartmouth, the Middlebury College Rugby Club (MCRC) bested UMASS-Amherst 33-31 this past Saturday, Sept. 15, taking an important step towards qualifying for Nationals this coming ...
Two seniors – Kathryn Benson '13 and Barrett Smith '13 – will run for Student Co-Chair of Community Council (SCOCC) in the wake of the resignation of Luke Carroll-Brown '13.5 from the position in late August. The elections, which will take place on Sept. 24, will determine the student who will ...
It was 1987. After a 14-2 regular season, the New York Giants advanced to the Super Bowl. After a hard-fought game, they finally won their first-ever Super Bowl, defeating the Broncos in a 39-20 victory. After the game, Phil Simms of the Giants coined a phrase that is now common currency in the land ...
The Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) has announced that FUN. will perform as the fall concert on Friday, Nov. 2. FUN. will be visiting the College as part of its Campus Consciousness Tour, a tour originally started by Guster in 2006 that seeks to combine entertainment with education on important ...
This women's golf team finished second behind Williams at the New York University invitational this past weekend at the par-72 Pelham Bay Golf Course in Bronx, NY. Following last week's win at the St. Lawrence Invitational held Sept. 8-9, the women completed their second consecutive strong performance ...
In just 50 days, millions of Americans will head to the polls to choose the nation's next president. They will line up to exercise the right that is theirs by virtue of citizenship. In doing so, they will fulfill that fundamental civic duty so vital to the health of our democracy. For many of us, this ...
Symposiums organized by the International Politics and Economics (IPE) Department and the Juntos Migrant Outreach student group open this week. The IPE department symposium, held Friday, Sept. 21, will address the transformation of China over the past 30 years and the implications and challenges of ...
As I made my way down Route 7 last week, I couldn't help letting my eyes wander occasionally. At first, the seemingly endless fields of corn caught my attention. However, my gaze quickly advanced towards the thin line separating the crest of the Green Mountains from the sky. On my way to campus, each ...
Over the summer, the Library and Information Services (LIS) launched Middlebury History Online, a digital archive of documents specifically related to the history of the College. The online archive has been over six years in the making. The project originated in 2005 as a proposal by Judith Tichenor ...
Last fall, a few classmates and I spent a lot of time on a project that tried to identify why Vermonters seem particularly predisposed towards involvement in environmentalism. It was a continuation of a series of studies by [Professor of Economics] Jon Isham and [Stafford Professor of Public Policy] ...
MiddFarmstand, an online farmer's market offering produce from local farms, opened for faculty and staff this past summer. The coordinators are now looking into expanding the service to students. The program is a branch of yourfarmstand.com, which originated in Charlotte, Vt. in 2010 and has now expanded ...
Two hundred and twenty first-year students packed their packs, checked their gear and loaded into vans on Friday, Sept. 14 to embark on a series of outdoor, student-led adventures lasting the entirety of the first weekend of the fall semester. An extension of first-year orientation, Outdoor Introduction ...
This year, Heinz-Given Professor of Biology & Pre-Medical Science and Chair of the Biology Department Grace Spatafora found herself with a rather large lab. Along with a dedicated team of students, some of which worked in Spatafora's lab over this past summer, Spatafora is working toward the lab's ...
Thanks to a pilot program that began this fall, students seeking ways to save money on textbook costs now have free access to 44,000 e-books. An e-book is an online version of a printed book. The e-books can be accessed with a wide range of mobile-enabled devices, and students can browse available ...
In last week's "The Elephant in the Room" column, Ben Kinney '15 offered a litany of what he perceived to be the failures of the Obama presidency. He claimed that the President's re-election campaign "no longer [inspires] hope" and that the man "lacks the foresight necessary to properly lead this ...
My bags imprudently overstuffed and my back frequently overburdened, I spent a 13-hour travel experience wondering whether carrying-on my raincoat was truly necessary. I allude to the rather awkward task of confronting a reality that you've only ever conceived of as a casual collection of stereotypes: ...