In recent weeks, student activists have been furiously recruiting for Powershift, trying to expand interest for the conference — which will be held in Washington, D.C. on April 15-18 — beyond the crowd already passionate about environmental action on campus. This effort is part of a larger College ...
The Food Subcommittee of the Environmental Council held an open meeting with students, faculty and administrators on Feb. 22 debating the potential creation of a food and agriculture studies program at the College. Students discussed hopes and concerns regarding the major with committee members Ben ...
Wonnacott and Cook Commons residents along with Febs hit the polls today to elect SGA representatives. Ballots will be distributed to students by e-mail, and voting will take place until noon Friday. Still on the fence? Check out this cheat sheet before you vote! Wonnacott Senator Lucas Acosta '14 Acosta's ...
During Winter Carnival, students traveled to Yale University to participate in the 16th Annual Black Solidarity Conference. Members of African American Alliance (AAA), Women of Color (WOC) and Distinguished Men of Color (DMC) participated, funding the trip with their own resources as well as grants ...
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) objects to the College’s broad anti-harassment policy and claimed that the Aunt Des videos, part of a campaign to raise awareness about dish theft from the dining halls, violate said policy. The administration has dismissed these claims of ...
In its Feb. 21 meeting, Community Council members discussed room draw and recent landscape vandalism on campus. Associate Dean of Students Doug Adams and Residential System Coordinator Karin Hall-Kolts explained the room draw system to the council. “A huge reason for the stresses of room draw is ...
During its Feb. 20 meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) passed three pieces of legislation, including the Outdoor Introduction for New Kids (OINK) and Worth Mountain Lodge Bills and the Reading Period Resolution. The Gym Annex Bill was also discussed, but voting on the bill was postponed ...
John McCardell, president emeritus of the College and current president at Sewanee, the University of the South recently announced a decision to cut the $46,000 annual tuition at the Tennessee school by 10 percent. The decision came as a response to rising tuition costs that currently affect many small ...
Although 35 to 40 percent of students are currently employed, many students have difficulty finding jobs on campus because the College does not guarantee employment to students, including to those who receive work-study as a part of their financial aid package. Numbers of employed students are especially ...
Unrest has continued to spread across the Middle East and North Africa since the popular revolution in Tunisia in January. Following the successful model that occurred Tunisia, protests have broken out in Libya, Iran, Yemen, Algeria, Gabon, Sudan, Ethiopia, Cameroon and Zimbabwe in recent weeks. On ...
Whether it’s the buffet-style meals, the community atmosphere or the fact that some of our food is locally grown, the dining halls make the College what it is. Sometimes, however, when we have to wait in line for 25 minutes to get food or we arrive late and all that’s left is baked haddock, we lose ...
Yalla ya Misr! My heart is with the Egyptian people! Smiles, confidence, thiqa, reason, passion, righteousness, strength, pride, unbroken honor, respect, unyielding passions that resonate through all the fiber optic cables and all the air waves of the world. And what a world it is! And Egypt the mother ...
This question plagues my mind almost every time I sit down to write an article for The Campus. This past week I went to one of The Campus’ editors with a story. A good story… at least I thought so. The story was interesting and thought provoking; it was a story that had depth and that asked questions. ...
After being cut from his high school basketball team, Herb Gingrich joined special olympics to stay out of trouble, and has accomplished so much more. Overcoming his fear of water, he earned 2 gold medals in swimming at US nationals last year. He tells his story in his own voice.
A few months ago, senior Simran Bhalla changed my life with a single text message — the context of which has long since faded with each passing Four Loko. Yet what remains, two simple words emblazoned forever upon my very soul, has made a world of difference: “Man Repeller.” For those of you ...
Affiliate artist Pete Sutherland performed at the Mahaney Center for the Arts this past Friday night, entertaining the audience with a rousing concert of both original and classic folk music. Joined by a slew of friends and family, including his wife Karen, the multitalented instrumentalist, singer ...
After he graduated last May, Dan Sheron ’10 packed up and left the States to spend some time in Russia. He ended up writing a set of songs that would become the forthcoming album October’s Road, performed by a newly-formed group they dubbed Balto. We talked to him about writing music in Russia, ...
It is an exciting time for young entrepreneurs at Middlebury College — and consequently, for everyone else as well. With the impending opening of the new student-run Juice Bar, the recent opening of the on-campus thrift store The Trunk, the new micro financing group MiddStart and the grocery-delivery ...
In the fall of 2008, I arrived on Middlebury College campus to learn, with some disappointment, that I would be living on an all-male hall for the duration of the year. My friends at other schools expressed sympathy for me, as I bemoaned the constant “sausage-fest” that would surely comprise my ...
They’re here. They’ve come. Amidst a campus of jaded liberal arts zombies, morosely trudging to class while praying for global warming to kick in, they enter the Middlebury community. I am, of course, referring to those little rays of sunshine we call “Febs” (aka Feblets, Febbies, Fmunchkins, ...