As Vermont addresses its $150 billion projected budget shortfall for the 2011 fiscal year, it will likely make the biggest cuts to human services, a sector that represents nearly 40 percent of the state budget. Toward this end, Vermont has plans for serious health care reform. Governor Peter Shumlin ...
The clock strikes five on a Friday afternoon and already there is a line through the three floors of Adirondack house. The door opens every few moments to let another anxious student in, grunge t-shirt in hand. Excited chatter travels down from floor to floor; faint sounds of coins jangling fill the ...
While Dominique Young Unique might not live up to the last third of her stage name, the first two thirds seem to be pretty accurate. She is named Dominique and she is young, only 19 years old, as far as this reporter can discern. The Tampa, Fl. rapper played a show last Friday night in McCullough ...
One-World Library Project presentation Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tonight, enjoy a presentation entitled “Not Lost in Translation: Yoko Ogawa’s The Housekeeper and the Professor,” at the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol. Steve Snyder, Professor of Japanese Studies, will discuss the challenges ...
Growing up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Assistant Professor of Economics Leticia Arroyo Abad experienced the vibrant culture of a city with 2,891,082 inhabitants. Currently, she is enjoying a quieter environment as a professor in the Economics department at Middlebury. It was the location of her upbringing, ...
The discomfort of trudging through endless snow is tempered only by one important consideration: at least we didn’t have to shovel it. Keeping the paths clear of snow and ice has occupied facilities this winter to a degree that Lanscape Supervisor Bob Cameron has not seen in his four years at his ...
Following a strong showing at Dartmouth over February Break, the Middlebury men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams took part in meets this past weekend at Boston University and Tufts University, breaking five school records in the process. At Boston University, the women’s team had impressive ...
Faculty and students constantly advocate breaking the so-called “Middlebury bubble” and exploring life outside the confines of the Middlebury College campus. The Environmental Studies Senior Seminar class (ES0401) is a course that every fall requires seniors in the Environmental Studies (ES) major ...
Over February break, a controversial lawsuit was brought against Taco Bell. California citizen Amanda Obney, along with a law firm in Alabama, claim that only 35 percent of Taco Bell’s ground beef is not actually beef, so Taco Bell should not call their beef filling “beef.” Other ingredients were ...
We live in a world often starved for touch. There are occasions that are generally acceptable: a hug between friends (or a kiss, depending), a handshake between acquaintances. And then there are the more specialized times when we make contact — in football tackles, rugby scrums, bar fights, in ...
With much of the Arab world undergoing revolutionary change, Middlebury students are taking another step towards understanding the region. Following a vote of approval at the December faculty meeting, the College will offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic. Previously, students — while able to ...
Many of the College’s 1,300 employees will find a different number on their paychecks in the next 18 months as Old Chapel restructures the staff salary program. The Staff Resources Committee (SRC) in association with the Wage and Salary committee released their plan on Feb. 4. Chair of the committee, ...
For the past three years, students have had the option of living with a group of up to 30 other students in Palmer, Fletcher, Mumford, Meeker and Voter as part of a Superblock. However, next year, effective for room draw this spring, the Superblock model will be reformatted to accommodate smaller groups ...
CCAL is currently seeking alternate spaces for the Trunk, the Free Heelers and the Middlebury Mountain Club (MMC) after Public Safety deemed the attic of the Adirondack House noncompliant with fire safety regulations in January. The Trunk is Middlebury’s thrift store and the Free Heelers is Middlebury’s ...
After spending over two years in the planning stages, the College’s new program, MiddSTART, will officially launch in the coming weeks. MiddSTART, created through the Project for Creativity and Innovation in the Liberal Arts, will fund students’ ideas and projects through online donations from members ...
During its Feb. 13 meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) discussed the possibility of opening a small gym in Ross Commons. Members also reviewed the mid-year budget report. Citing concerns about the distance of the gym for students who live in both Atwater and Ross Commons, President Riley ...
The protests that have occurred in Tunisia and Egypt have been successful in fostering significant political change. In Tunisia popular protests resulted in the ousting of former President Zine El Abidine Ben. In Egypt, former President Hosni Mubarak has been forced to resign, and his National Democratic ...
Colby College Professor Resigns after Scandal Once a place of privacy, restrooms have been redefined for Colby College students. Professor of Economics Philip H. Brown, a tenured economics professor since 2003, resigned last month after allegedly hiding surveillance cameras in restrooms to take photos ...
I am really impressed with my friends. To be more specific, I would say that I am impressed with the grace with which they carry themselves through the sometimes ungraceful. It is a constant reminder of the power we have to choose: to choose to walk with your chin up high, to strap on a pair of heels, ...
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 ...