On Tuesday, Feb. 22, students who had studied in a number of different counties last semester gathered together at 51 Main to hear stories from their friends and classmates. Going abroad for a semester is a once-in-a-lifetime experience which many students at Middlebury are lucky enough to enjoy. ...
Last semester, I donned an oversized chain necklace and a fitted Atlanta Braves cap, sagged my jeans, put on some swag and went to dinner at Proctor. The stares, double takes, and triple takes I received were expected, but prove my point: Midd Kids are uncomfortable with the outspoken expression of ...
As a first-year counselor, I know all about health and safety. I am a sober-friend encyclopedia; I am officially certified as a crowd manager, I have completed fire safety training (yes I extinguished a fire) and I have pub safe on speed dial. However, one of the main aspects of health and safety never ...
The Panthers wrapped up their regular season with a fourth place result at the Eastern Regional Championships, hosted by Bates College. UVM returned to the top of the podium after being displaced last weekend, while Dartmouth and UNH were second and third, respectively. While many teams would be content ...
The Rikert Ski Touring Center at the Bread Loaf Mountain Campus in Ripton, Vt. hosted the 2011 TD Bank Bill Koch League Festival on Saturday, Feb. 26 and Sunday, Feb. 27. The two-day event hosted over 500 five- to thirteen-year-old racers, marking the highest participation rate yet. In April 2010, ...
Ellen Flight is a true “campie.” The director of Camp Songadeewin, a girls camp located on the shores of Lake Dunmore in Salisbury, Vt., Flight has maintained a love for the outdoors since she attended the original Camp Songadeewin in Barton, Vt. as a child. Though the camp closed after the summer ...
The men’s varsity swimming and diving team traveled to Bowdoin this weekend to compete against 10 other teams for the NESCAC Championship. Williams edged Amherst to win the title, followed by Tufts and then the Panthers. The key contributor all weekend long was Ian MacKay ’14, who in his first ...
The Middlebury men’s squash team ended their fourth season on a high note, finishing the year with a record of 14 wins and 11 losses. They played at Harvard this weekend in Team Nationals and finished 14th nationally. The national ranking is incredibly impressive as it takes teams of all divisions ...
There is only one humane society in Addison County, and lucky for Middlebury students, it is in town. Off Route 7 South on Boardman St., the Addison County Humane Society is currently home to 75 animals. Most are cats, but there are also dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs living in the shelter and hoping ...
On the first Friday of the semester, I watched the Free Friday film, For Colored Girls produced by Tyler Perry. I was expecting a movie that gives lessons on life flavored with some humor, unfortunately with some ignorance of Ntozake Shange’s play, from which the movie is based. My assumptions were ...
The town of Middlebury’s third annual Winter Carnival and Chili Festival will take place on Mar. 12, less than a month after the College’s own Winter Carnival. According to Joe Colangelo, assistant town manager, no conscious effort was made to ensure that the Chili Festival did not coincide with ...
Last Thursday, I picked up the Campus for a leisurely morning read in Proctor. I was in the mood for some good quality snark, so I flipped immediately to the Best Week Ever column. Jaime did not disappoint, and I enjoyed a lovely article in which she advocated the establishment of herself as a new dean ...
Before the spring sports season gets underway, many track and field athletes elect to also train and compete for the indoor track team. The team has competed in several competitions starting at the beginning of January with a meet at Dartmouth. “This is the strongest team we’ve had in years,” ...
As Vermont looks to replace the power from the imminent close of Vermont Yankee, it begins debates about projects to produce this power. Most notably, the Vermont Public Service Board is holding public hearings to discuss the Lowell Wind Project — an issue that is drawing conservationists and environmentalists ...
Dr. Wino’s Take: Founded in 1859 and covering over 380 acres, the Maison Louis Jadot French wine producer has had plenty of time and space to perfect their well-known Beaujolais wines. The featured wine for the fourth week of the spring semester is the Maison Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages. This ...
2011 Vermont flower show March 4 and 5, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., March 6, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Make the trip to Essex Junction, Vt., for the ultimate breath of fresh, fragrant air: the 2011 Vermont flower show, “Sweet Dreams.” The three day flower extravaganza, medieval-themed, features a castle, seminars ...
With the hiring of a new manager, the Grille will once again be open seven days a week. The new schedule will take effect the week of March 7 as David Cannistra comes on board as general manager of retail foods, overseeing dining operations at the Grille, the Ralph Myhre golf course and the lodge at ...
Early Saturday morning, a fire in a trashcan on the third floor of Gifford Hall activated hallway fire sprinklers, causing significant water damage to the second and third floors of the building. No students were injured in the incident. Both the Middlebury Police and the Department of Public Safety ...
Old Chapel has set the comprehensive fee at $53,420* for the 2011-2012 academic year, a 2.5 percent increase over this year. After a policy begun in Feb. 2010, the comprehensive fee was limited to an increase of one percent above the Consumer Price Index, guaranteeing that it will not increase out of ...
The venue that formerly housed The Juice Bar will be reopened under student management as the Crossroads Café. The new café, which plans to open its doors the week of March 14, will feature a menu showcasing local ingredients in customizable light and healthy dishes. The student management team, ...