In honor of former head coach Gail Smith, who holds a record 107 wins during her tenure that lasted from 1983 to 1999, Middlebury hosted its first home competition of the year on a beautiful Parents Weekend and had a very strong showing. The Panthers had three weeks to prepare since their last tournament ...
The 18th-ranked Panthers field hockey team continued their resurgence on Saturday with a 4-1 home victory over the NESCAC rival and 17th-ranked Lord Jeffs. The Middlebury win snapped Amherst’s five-game winning streak and came just four days after the team shut out Union 4-0, increasing their winning ...
“Organic isn’t some high-in-the-sky idea; green isn’t some exotic goal,” said Larry Plesent, CEO of Vermont Soap Organics. “It’s just what you do.” For the past 18 years, Vermont Soap Organics has manufactured organic, all-natural cleaning products and soaps. At the company’s Outlet ...
When one thinks of Beethoven, the first things that come to mind are the heroic tours de force bursting from each symphony and the piano sonatas that so many have come to regard as the meat of the classical canon. Only after these grand works does one mention the intimate side of Beethoven. Yet as ...
Green, aside from being the color of the fields, is not a characteristic usually associated with sports; however, students and faculty alike are working to change this image. Middlebury’s commitment to sustainability initiatives is incredibly broad-based and student-centric, as is evinced by the participation ...
For the College’s students, environmental awareness is not a new topic. However, to actually see human destruction against the genuinely beautiful backdrop of nature is horrifying. The 2010 summer exhibition of Ansel Adams and Edmund Bertynsky’s photography at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, ...
As Middlebury College sends its graduates off into the real world each May and February, the question “What will they do next?” is often on people’s minds. After spending four years at a school where sustainability is an integral part of the College’s mission, it is only natural that some Middlebury ...
Climate change is a contentious issue framed by questions across social, economic, cultural, political, scientific and ethical realms. Was the early ripening of apples in Vermont this year a product of global warming? Maybe, maybe not. Will it happen again next year? How much will sea level rise in ...
The dictionary definition of “sustainable” is “able to be upheld or defended.” However, the question of what we’re trying to sustain varies from person to person, whether it be the human race, natural resources or the earth itself. This question is what makes sustainability a banner under ...
It has indeed occurred to me that the position I’ll soon take towards this question will be attacked. Critics and sympathizers alike will accuse me of writing what is both a topical critique, and an assessment lacking requisite emphasis on potentially potent solutions. I do not deny either. My attempting ...
If the green masthead or eco-centric content has not tipped you off, you are reading our third annual green issue. Alongside our usual news articles and sports stories, we are offering a variety of content focusing on global and local environmental issues. We look at local 10/10/10 events, feature a ...
To The Campus, In response to, “U.S. Military Orders Less Dependence on Fossil Fuels” by Elisabeth Rosenthal, published on Oct. 4 in the New York Times, I offer this opinion. Michael Klare, in his book Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet, warns readers that growing scarcity and sustained worldwide ...
On Forest lawn, with the fitting backdrop of fall trees with leaves of various hues, sit six tables. The first is for cider donuts. If, however, eating a donut off a table is not good enough, there are donuts hanging from strings on the trees behind the table. The second is for apple cider — both ...
At last weekend’s TEDx talks, my friend Sierra Murdoch ’09.5 gave an unexpected piece of advice. “Stay away from screens,” she cautioned, “Be wary of social media. It’s an important tool, but if relied on to much if can trick us into believing change can happen quickly.” I looked up from ...
The current environmental movement is driven mostly by concerns about sustainability coupled with energy independence and the threat of global climate change. While we have made progress through more efficient cars, eating locally and switching to compact florescent light bulbs, the vast majority of ...
To The Campus, The bicycle need not be abandoned when we turn 16 and (finally) pass the drivers test. They are generally so beneficial to society. Heck, my college roommate rode her bike 300 miles in three days over the summer for the Make a Wish Foundation in Michigan. Still there is a discrepancy ...
Almost every day at Middlebury College, I receive an influx of emails announcing the latest environmental initiatives and encouraging students to make their voices heard. Last weekend, climate change activism took the global stage by storm with the 10/10/10 Global Work Party organized by 350.org. The ...
Thanks to dogged efforts this month by leaders of “Race to Replace” — yet another inspired project of Middlebury’s Sunday Night Group — several hundred college students at University of Vermont and Middlebury are newly registered to vote. Whether from Vermont or out-of-state, these newly ...
If Middlebury has taught me one thing, it’s that this planet is absolutely mind-blowing incredible. Think about it: Earth has created and supports countless forms of simple and complex life, including humans, which are (most likely) the most intelligent beings within five light years in any direction. ...
To The Campus, It has been nearly five years since President George W. Bush’s explicit remark on ‘America’s addiction to oil’ in his fifth State of the Union address. Despite the consensus shared by many of us to cut U.S. dependence on foreign oil, this addiction has remained the same — ...