All 22 students slated to attend the C.V. Starr-Middlebury School in the Middle East in Alexandria for the spring semester were safely evacuated by plane to Prague on Monday, Jan. 31 after witnessing demonstrations, violence and looting due to protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The ...
Six new administrative changes throughout the College this academic year have quietly shaken up responsibilities from the Health and Counseling Services to Cook and Brainerd Commons. Five of the six changes fell under the responsibility of Shirley Collado, dean of the College and chief diversity officer. ...
For the past 88 years, February has played host to one of the College’s most beloved traditions, Winter Carnival. This year, Winter Carnival will take place the weekend of Feb. 18. Each year, Winter Carnival is planned and run by the Traditions Committee, a sub-committee of the Middlebury College ...
Despite the recent announcement that the 2011 Solar Decathalon competition will not take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., members of the Middlebury design team are moving forward with optimism due to a recent $150,000 anonymous donation to the project. Between now and the competition ...
In an e-mail to students, faculty and staff in January, Old Chapel announced that the 2011 Middlebury College Commencement Weekend will see two changes to its program. Baccalaureate will now include recognition of national honors, and graduates and their families will be able to participate in informal ...
Over the past two weeks Egyptians have waged ideological battles across their country, arguing amongst one another about the problems within their nation, and about the political leaders that continue to represent them. On Jan. 25, following the precedent set by the Tunisian protests, Egyptians took ...
Teens turn to bath salts as alternative drugs Bath salts are no longer just for long, rejuvenating soaks in the Battell Hall bathtubs. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the aromatic concoctions are increasingly being used as legal alternatives to cocaine and heroine. Users get their ...
Winter Term is over and spring semester has begun. And somehow, we have more snow now than we did during the entire month of January. So Middlebury. Anyway, dear Campus readers, since this semester shall be my last in the land of bovine, I aim to please you as much as possible. And obviously, the best ...
A few weeks ago, I had a wonderful back and forth with a student and it came to both of us that perhaps the e-mail should be put in the paper. It asks a simple question but it is laced with tongue in cheek humor. I took that lead and gave more back. In the answers and fun, there is truth to how the ...
We are losing the fight with carbon usage. Since the summer of 2009, climate and energy legislation has gone from passing the House of Representatives with bipartisan support to worse than dead on arrival in the Senate. Climate change has evolved — according to President Obama — from an “epochal ...
Musical Chairs is an incredibly stressful game. I have few fond memories of this birthday party favorite. As I recall, manic kiddie music was featured prominently. Perhaps when we were a bit older and I was a bit luckier, we’d get to take a stroll around to Aaron Carter’s “Dream Street.” This ...
The uprisings in Egypt, along with similar demonstrations in Tunisia, Jordan and Yemen, have shaken the sociopolitical status quo in the Middle East. These revolts are, ostensibly, calls for reform and change in certain ‘corrupt’ governments; but the protests often become violent in nature. The ...
Last weekend, the Middlebury women’s squash team finished second overall at the fifth annual NESCAC Team Championships in Hartford, Ct., home of the Trinity College Bantams. The Panthers fell to the host school 9-0 in the final round on Sunday, in a matchup lacking the intensity and overall importance ...
Even though the Middlebury men’s basketball team’s record-breaking run came to an end at the hands of rival Williams over February break, the Panthers remained hard at work, improving their record to 18-1 (6-1 in conference play) while continuing to be a dominant offensive and defensive force in ...
The fifth-ranked Panthers ran their winning streak to seven games with two more victories this week over Hamilton and Connecticut College. The Panthers, 15-3-1, beat Hamilton on Friday 6-1 followed by a 3-0 win over NESCAC rivals Connecticut College on Saturday. For the Panthers it was the ninth shutout ...
The Middlebury College Women’s basketball team ended a four-game losing streak on Monday, defeating the Albany College of Pharmacy 74-64 at Pepin Arena. The win improved the Panthers’ record to 13-7 on the season, but they remain a mere 2-5 in NESCAC play. The win helped Middlebury bounce back ...
From wedding gowns and toy dolls to pianos and tin trinkets, the Henry Sheldon Museum has it all. Room after room of tastefully displayed 19th century artifacts give visitors a realistic setting in which to imagine Middlebury and Addison County at a time when Vermont was still developing its identity. First ...
The UVM skiers used their home courses to their advantage last weekend to stay unbeaten in the 2011 season. The team podium for this weekend remained unchanged from the first two carnivals: UVM in first, Dartmouth in second and UNH in third; while Middlebury again placed just off the podium in fourth. ...
John Graham dreamed of building an organization that provided a variety of basic services to those in need, and he did indeed make his vision a reality. The John Graham Shelter Home located in Vergennes, Vt. and the non-profit group HOPE (Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects), which is based in Middlebury, ...
Last weekend the men’s squash team traveled to Trinity College to compete in the NESCAC tournament. The Panthers were ranked 15th going into the weekend, sliding two spots from the previous week in which they lost three of four matches to tough teams on the road. Facing 18th-ranked rival Amherst ...