At a school filled with active learners and avid debaters, it is a wonder that this club has not existed until now. Pioneered by Kelsey Henry ’14, the Mock Trial Club is in the process of becoming Middlebury newest student organization. “I did mock trial in high school and it was a big consideration ...
If religion is the opiate of the masses, then Reilly Steel ’11 is the crack of the American People, as proven in his performance of Drinking in America. The one-man show by Eric Bogosian explores various characters’ reliance on drugs and alcohol as a mechanism for coping with society today. Reilly ...
Years of what felt like conditional love growing up — from my parents, from my teachers, from pretty much anyone who wanted me to succeed at something in the 90s — created in me an insatiable desire to please. I know I’m not alone because something drove us all to win at high school and get into ...
“Oh, sorry bros, didn’t mean to spoil your fun,” coos Ele Woods ’11.5 to the skateboarders we cross paths with as we walk along the newly melted path from McCullough to Voter. I’ve managed to steal her away from the Porter porch, where she is usually found during off hours. Given the immense ...
With a single yet powerful voice and a captivating stage presence, Noah Silverstein ’11 enthralled his audience this past Sunday during his senior recital, performing as a pianist, a tenor and a countertenor. Silverstein first came on stage as a vocalist, accompanied on piano by Professor of Music ...
Spring garden talk March 27, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. The Henry Sheldon Museum, located on 1 Park St. , will host Mary Cliver for an interesting talk, “Designing the Mixed Border. Cliver, a landscape designer, garden writer and educator, will speak about ways to re-invigorate your garden for the entire year ...
On Tuesday, April 5, the Solar Decathlon team hopes to gather members of the College and local community as well as sponsors and donors to celebrate an “Up-Rising” — the beginning of construction for their solar-powered home to be featured in the U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored Solar Decathlon ...
Associate Professor of Political Philosophy Kateri Carmola has been charged with embezzling $4,500 worth of funds from the Salisbury Historical Society. Carmola will appear at the Addison County District Court on April 4 for a status conference on the case. The offense caries felony charges under Vermont ...
Three kilt-wearing, bagpipe-playing men filed into the concert hall at the Mahaney Center for the Arts on Friday, March 18, starting off the St. Patrick’s Day Concert in style. Middlebury’s Alexander Twilight Artist-in-Residence Francois Clemmons joined them, dressed for the occasion in a kelly-green ...
Following the recent earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear crisis in Japan, Middlebury students and faculty at the College’s partner university, the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo have decided to evacuate the island. The College community, consisting of many with close ties ...
Platform: Nintendo DS Rating: Teen One of my favorite franchises of all time is Ace Attorney, a visual novel series focusing on the wacky cases of a defense attorney. Once a Japan-exclusive, the series made quite a splash on the western market recently with its colorful and memorable characters, amazingly ...
It would be hard to name a legal activity as thoroughly reviled, passionately embraced, socially segregated or emotionally charged as the practice of cigarette smoking. Cigarettes are both antiquated and obscene — on the one hand, a symbol of freedom and rebellion; on the other, of death and stupidity. ...
Old Chapel announced the upcoming establishment of all-gender restrooms in non-residential buildings on campus in an email to students, faculty and staff sent on March 16. The conversion will begin this summer and is estimated to be complete by the beginning of the 2011- 2012 academic year. Administrators ...
On March 21, the Community Council met to discuss student seating in the dining halls along with the College recruitment policy. Sufficient seating in the dining halls has become a problem recently, particularly during the peak lunch hours of 12:15 to 1:30 at Proctor. Many students find themselves ...
VALPARAÍSO — Since I first started studying Spanish I’ve had this passion for it. Spanish is fluid, Spanish is round; in my mouth Spanish curls loosely yet precisely, blossoming like loops drawn in India ink. I’m a synesthete, so for me words are colors, and Spanish is rich, vivid; Spanish is ...
Every decade, American colleges and universities must go through a rigorous examination to prove their effectiveness as an institution. The College is now in the midst of this reaccreditation process. For the past 18 months, the Reaccreditation Steering Committee and numerous subcommittees have investigated ...
SAT essay question stirs controversy Online discussion forums such as College Confidential have been filled with complaints about an essay question on the most recent SAT. One-third of the test-takers were reportedly asked about reality TV and its influence on modern society. Students who are not familiar ...
From April 7-9, the College will host “Land and Justice: A Symposium on Race, Ethnicity and Environment.” The symposium is co-sponsored by the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), Environmental Affairs, Middlebury College Organic Garden, the American studies program and ...
The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship announced its 2011-2012 recipients on March 15, among whom are two Middlebury students. Austin Davis ’11 and Sarafina Midzik ’11 will begin their fellowships this summer after surviving the application process, which began with their nomination from a pool of 34 Middlebury ...
Sometimes I get fed up with this place. There may be better reasons to dislike Middlebury, but so often I come back to the same restless discomfort: I am always surrounded here. I am always watching. I am always being watched. Maybe you can relate — you know those days when the perky girl on your ...