Lately, I’ve been taking a class on social movements; civil rights, farm workers unions, peaceful uprisings in the Middle East — you name it. And while I have learned that there is no way to explain these powerful events as a whole — each is unprecedented in its own way — some key components ...
The town meeting last week marked the second year in a row that Vermont’s education spending has declined. And it happened without the angst we all felt last year. Only three districts rejected their budgets — that’s the fewest in at least 20 years. And based on the anecdotal evidence, many budgets ...
The top-seeded Panthers hosted the NESCAC tournament this past weekend. Middlebury faced off against Bowdoin on Saturday and, after a 4-0 win over the Polar Bears in the semifinals, sixth-ranked Amherst in the NESCAC finals on Sunday. The second periods of both games were crucial as the Panthers out-scored ...
Although I have a very large bone to pick with issues involving the Middlebury community and our inability to integrate different social scenes on this campus (I hope to address them in future articles), I want to start with a very simple proposition. It may seem a wild idea at first but I think it ...
Playing in front of a sold out crowd in Pepin Gymnasium, the Middlebury men’s basketball team continued adding to their season of firsts. After a dominant 79-53 victory over the 23rd ranked Western Connecticut Colonials (22-6) in which the team’s defensive tenacity shined, the Panthers advanced ...
On Thursday, Mar. 3, the Dance Program showcased an improvisational music performance by affiliate artists Michael Chorney and Ron Rost in the Dance Theatre. The duo, known as “The Miscellaneous Regulars,” celebrated their 25 years at the College by demonstrating their musical prowess, performing ...
This past weekend, the men’s and women’s track teams traveled to New York to compete in their final meet before the indoor NCAA championships– the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships hosted by New York University at the Armory. The Panther women were the stars of the day, turning ...
Middlebury women’s tennis will open the season with lofty expectations for pair of high-flying sophomores. Leah Kepping ’13 and Brittany Faber ’13 made the most of their short fall season, putting in strong efforts in all four tournaments. At the Gail Smith Doubles Tournament and the ITA Regional ...
The men’s tennis team opens its season this weekend with matches against Oneonta, Brandeis and Connecticut College. Twelve members from last year’s national championship winning team return this season, though only one starter from that team remains. Among those who won’t be returning for the ...
It is no secret that sustainable farming is popular in Vermont. Perhaps less well-known is that a growing number of these farmers are young people, many of whom are new to the field. When Jay Leshinksy, director of the College’s organic garden, went to the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) ...
The Middlebury College baseball team will take to the diamond for the first time this season at Southern Vermont on Friday, March 23, where they will look to wash the taste of last year’s campaign from their collective mouth. Last year’s teams entered the season with high hopes and a ton of talent ...
Jim Naremore, a widely-known and respected film scholar and professor emeritus of communication and culture at Indiana University, made a visit to campus last week. He gave a lecture on literary adaptation in film titled “Chandler, Hawks and The Big Sleep,” referring, of course, to Raymond Chandler’s ...
Last year, the women’s softball team’s season came to an end in a hard defeat against Wesleyan in NESCAC play-offs. Their record was 18-12, with seven of those wins against NESCAC teams. They are optimistic about the year ahead and are determined to have a great season. The team has a very strong ...
On Saturday, March 5, Peak Sports held its annual Peak Snowshoe Challenge. The course, which weaved through the Green Mountain National Forest of Pittsfield, Vt., awelcomed 250 participants, including a handful of students from the College. Each individual snow shoed a 6.55-mile loop, and could chose ...
Twelve days into the new year, Pete’s Greens, a year-round organic vegetable farm in Craftsbury, Vt., suffered an unthinkable loss. When owner Pete Johnson ’97 went back to bed after helping to load a truck with fresh produce at 3 a.m., he never imagined that he would wake up less than two hours ...
Following a strong showing last spring and an energizing winter season this year, the Middlebury men’s and women’s Track and Field have high expectations for the upcoming spring season. The team’s winter season isn’t yet finished, with several athletes poised to compete in the upcoming indoor ...
The Middlebury men’s lacrosse team comes into the 2011 season primed for success, but also with a bit of a chip on its shoulder. The team finished the 2010 season with a record of 13-6, advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament only to be defeated for a third time by conference rival Tufts, ...
Lunch is often a cop-out. Let’s face it: lunch is something that happens in between parts of life. At best, it is a short respite from the unpleasant hustle that occupies the everyday; at worst, a necessary evil. That is why, at first, Costello’s Market seems strange. There is something about the ...
A Boulder, Co. native, Tamara Chase’s favorite mountain in Vermont is Sugarbush, though she does have a “nostalgic love” for Winter Park and Mary Jane, two Boulder peaks. Chase, a body pump and spinning instructor at Vermont Sun Fitness Center, leads an active life. While she enjoys spending time ...
The Middlebury Panthers have high expectations for their 2011 season. They are led by co-captains Sally Ryan ’11 and All NESCAC Chase Delano ’11, both of whom are excited to prove what they are capable of doing in what should be a highly competitive NESCAC. The team is bigger this year, welcoming ...