Spotlight On... Noah Mease '11, Playwright

It’s not too often that we get a chance to see a production of student-written play here at Middlebury, but this weekend provided one of those opportunities. Noah Mease, a double major in Spanish and Theater (with a Playwriting focus), spent the fall writing Green Eden as his 700-level project, a ...

One Life Left - 2/24/11

Game |9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors Platform |Nintendo DS Rating | Mature For those of you who read my column, you may have noticed an unsettling trend: I have only reviewed sequels or new additions of long-standing franchises. This deeply bothered me, as someone who advocates strongly for the independent/small-developer-based ...

A letter from the editor on responsible journalism

The Campus has taken a lot of heat in the last week over our coverage of hazing among members of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. As the editor-in-chief, I feel I should respond to misinformed readers who think we did not cover it at all, to readers who wanted coverage sooner and ...

Verbal Onslaught and Reclaim Childhood team up

Last Thursday, Verbal Onslaught kicked off Winter Carnival by pairing up with non-profit organization Reclaim Childhood in an evening dedicated to self-empowerment.  The event was held at 51 Main and as the night went on, the space became progressively more packed with students and other enraptured ...

VT Yankee continues to leak tritium, sparking debate

On Jan. 7, 2010, Vermont Yankee, a nuclear power plant located in Vernon, Vt., discovered tritium leaking from one of its groundwater monitoring wells. More than a year later, some, like Governor Peter Shumlin, hope the plant will shut down, as they believe it poses a risk to the state. Opposition remains ...

Handsome Devil

Eric Schlosser speaks on our nation's flawed food culture

Journalist Eric Schlosser delivered an address titled “The Future of the Food Movement” and took questions from a capacity crowd at McCullough Social Space last Tuesday night, Feb. 15. In addition to being the executive producer of There Will Be Blood and Food Inc. and producing two plays in ...

Protect this house

I’ve written many times on Middlebury’s traditions, and I’ve exhausted the subject. However, the sub-zero temperatures have slowed my usually enormous imagination. Furthermore, the cold front coincides with Middlebury’s recent cold shoulder to the housing wants of our students. It’s with some ...

A Dean is Crowned

This week, I plan to use my column in a rather self-serving manner. First, some context. Last week I was fact-checking an article in the Campus office, or as I fondly call it, Hepburninhell, when I came across a list of all the deans at our fine institution. Apparently, there are 25 of them! Who knew? ...

On the need for political activism

I’ll never forget the day I saw democracy at work. It was June 26, 2009 — Michael Jackson had just died and the House of Representatives was voting on a massive climate and energy bill. I was working for 1Sky — a campaign devoted to the very principles that the bill embodied: reductions in carbon ...

Race to where?

What is this place we call Middlebury? We exalt our college as a place of intellectual inquiry that shapes well-rounded students who lead balanced lives; however that description glosses over too much. From the minute I entered Dana Auditorium for the packed screening of “Race to Nowhere”, I knew ...

There is no future ... there is only the past

It is natural for human beings to look towards the future, to dream of what tomorrow, or twenty years from now may bring. We work for the future, save for the future and plan for the future. It is impossible to conceptualize life without an assumption of a future, and having been born with the ability ...

The Reel Critic - 2/24/11

Blue Valentine Blue Valentine, directed by Derek Cianfrance, was notorious well before its release: after screening to high praise at both the Cannes and Sundance Film Festival, the MPAA bestowed an NC-17 rating on it, the most restrictive rating short of that reserved for pornography (the rating is ...

Slow Business Forces Farmers Diner to Close

The Farmers Diner in Marble Works closed its doors for the last time on Feb. 14, a few months shy of its second anniversary, for the reason that worries most small businesses. “We just didn’t make enough money,” said Tod Murphy, co-owner of the diner. “It was totally a bottom-line decision.” Murphy ...

Localvore: Italian flavor sizzles in Burlington

Located on St. Paul St. in downtown Burlington, Trattoria Delia is a haven of rustic warmth and flavor. Beyond the entrance, tucked away and heavy with raw wood and wrought iron, the low-ceilinged Trattoria is packed. Patrons fill the clusters of white-clothed tables, belled stemware clutters the bar ...

Sights and sounds of the 2011 Winter Carnvial

Orange Crush by Deirdre Sackett, Arts Editor On Thursday, Feb. 17, the McCullough Social Space was filled with bright neon leggings, copious amounts of spandex and vibrant glowsticks as Orange Crush kicked off the first night of the College’s 88th Annual Winter Carnival. The ’80s cover band is ...

One in 8700

Eating at Grapevine Grille is like having a meal at a good friend’s house. The large, bright room with its mismatched furniture and pictures of the Beatles and the Wizard of Oz almost make you feel like you are walking into somebody’s living room. It is a relaxed, comfortable and intimate experience. ...

Local Lowdown

Comedian performance Feb. 25, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. & 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Ready to laugh out loud? The Town Hall Theater (THT) hosts Jason P. Lorber, a renowned comedian, as part of its THT Cabaret series. Lorber was a finalist at the Higher Ground 2011 Comedy Battle. Tickets are $10. Call the THT at ...