Turning a new page: 10 books for graduating seniors
By Sarah Miller | April 18, 2024As an English major, people often make small talk with me by asking about my favorite books.
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Sustainability Spotlight: energy efficiency and conservation on campus
By Pearl Tulay | April 18, 2024From Facilities Services to Environmental Affairs at Franklin Environmental Center to the architects designing our new buildings, people across campus have been working toward energy conservation. This behind the scenes work is one of the four core pillars of Energy 2028, Middlebury’s sustainability ...
GlobeMed rebrands to Global Health & Equity at Middlebury after national organization closes
By Olivia Mueller | April 18, 2024The Middlebury chapter of GlobeMed club has rebranded to Global Health & Equity at Middlebury (GHEM), following a vote of approval by club members in January. GlobeMed’s national nonprofit shut down at the end of 2022 due to financial struggles, prompting a pivot in the club’s name and activities ...
Legally Blonde: Illegally good
By Katie Futterman | April 18, 2024“Legally Blonde: The Musical” had the whole audience saying, “Omigod, oh my god, you guys.” Most attendees were struck by the high-energy, hilarious show. Others simply could not get that catchy tune out of their heads.
Middlebury needs a Club Alpine Ski Team
By Noah Willson | April 18, 2024Middlebury is an institution with a vast array of storied DIII athletic teams. Our programs have won multiple national championships, and we have racked up 44 team national titles. Forty-one alumni have gone on to compete at the Olympic games. Our alpine ski team is one of the top DI programs on the ...
News in Brief: Middlebury modifies directory to require login, aiming to prevent phishing
By Liv Sanchez | April 18, 2024The online directory has changed from public to restricted access in order to guard against phishing and other potential security issues. Announced on April 10, the new system requires a Middlebury login to access contact information, as opposed to the previous directory, which made such information ...
Women’s lacrosse undefeated in yet another stellar season
By Jack Mcguire | April 18, 2024The women’s lacrosse team is dominating this season in their quest for a third straight NCAA Championship. The team is 13–0 this season and 8–0 in conference play. It is also currently on a four game win streak that dates back to May 15, 2022.
The Best of Theatre: The Worst Mother In The World
By Ziying Jian | April 18, 2024As three women each navigate the burden of motherhood, expectations and women’s health, their lives intertwine in “The Worst Mother in the World,” a play by New York-based playwright Kari Bentley-Quinn. The show opened at the Hepburn Zoo on Thursday, April 11, serving as the senior directing work ...
Sarah Says: Did we kill debate?
By Sarah Miller | April 18, 2024Instagram announced a big change this February: It would begin to limit political content. I didn’t notice this change until a few weeks ago when many of my Middlebury classmates began to post pleas to circulate a text post instructing us how and why we should self-select back into being shown political ...
“Feminism, Facism and the Future”: annual Gensler Family Symposium addresses anti-gender movement
By Ellie Trinkle | April 18, 2024The annual Gensler Family Symposium on Feminism in the Global Arena returned to Middlebury on April 11 and 12, with the theme “Feminism, Fascism and the Future.” The symposium aims to bring feminist scholars to campus to explore important world issues through a feminist lens.
Amateur vs. Athlete: Batting practice with recent NESCAC Player of the Week
By Lexi Linafelter | April 18, 2024Welcome to Amateur vs. Athlete: a column where we, lowly sports writers of The Campus and fans of our beloved Middlebury Panthers sports teams, delve into the mind of an in-season varsity athlete by challenging them to a one-on-one competition in their craft.
Crossword 04/17/2024: Solution
By Avery Goldstein and Winter Heaton | April 18, 2024Crossword 04/17/2024: Solution!
The myth of the “Chinese” language
By Aren Lau | April 18, 2024Middlebury College has allowed a mistake to face the public and its students since 1966. That mistake is the name of the Chinese department’s language courses: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced “Chinese.” Out of the nearly three hundred Chinese languages in existence, only Mandarin — the most ...
Liv, Love, Local: The Stone Mill
By Olivia Mueller | April 18, 2024Mary Cullinane and Stacey Rainey opened the Stone Mill in 2019 with the intention of bringing their different experiences together under one roof and providing a unique hub for the community. The Stone Mill is a mixed-use building located on Mill Street, housing The Mad Taco, office spaces available ...
Nine new endowed professorships to several departments
By Jessica Li | April 18, 2024Over the past year, Middlebury has received more than $11 million to establish endowed professorships, which support a faculty member’s teaching and scholarship within a specific academic department. Since the launch of the “For Every Future” campaign in the summer of 2021, the college has raised ...
Proctor Dining Hall: community, cooking and connection
By Amelia Colder | April 18, 2024Both college staff and students have long enjoyed the sense of community within Middlebury dining. However, policy adjustments that affect staff employment and autonomy represent a steady shift in dining over the past 15 years that is changing this pillar of campus life.
New fields, amenities unveiled for baseball and softball amidst strong strong at-home streaks
By Charles Crounse | April 18, 2024Middlebury unveiled the latest addition to its athletic facilities on Sunday, April 7, as the baseball and softball teams gathered to celebrate their newly renovated, $2.8 million fields. The ceremony was attended by players, coaches, parents and donors ahead of the teams’ games.
The Prism Center needs an assistant director
By Elio Farley | April 18, 2024A bell hooks quote lives in the kitchen of The Prism Center and serves as an invitation into the center’s beautiful living spaces: “One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone.”
What to do in mud season in Vermont
By Julia Pepper | April 18, 2024Mud season. Your sneakers are soaked, your clothes are spotted with dirt and the trees are somehow still barren.