This year’s Clifford Symposium, entitled "Beyond Rx: Global Health," opens today and will run through Saturday, introducing experts from a wide variety of fields covering global health through lectures, discussions, poster sessions, performances and workshops. Faculty organizers of the event include ...
First-years and Brainerd Commons Owls hit the polls today to elect their representatives for student government. Ballots will be distributed to students by e-mail, and voting will take place until noon Friday. Still on the fence? Check out this cheat sheet before you vote. BRAINERD SENATOR Charlie ...
Game|Halo: Reach Platform |Xbox 360 Rating |Mature “No, no! This cant be happening!” yells Jorge, codename Noble II, as he watches one of the most powerful human vessels crash into the ocean after falling victim to a beam of unknown origin. The player, who is in the role of Noble VI, looks up ...
From Sept. 17 — Dec. 12 Andy Warhol’s famous Soup Can will rub shoulders with Greek terracotta and modern sculpture in the Museum of Art’s newest exhibit, “Friends Bearing Gifts: 40 years of Acquisitions from the Friends of the Art Museum.” The exhibit, which opened to the general public ...
As per a final decision made by Dining Services on Sept. 14, the Juice Bar will remain closed and not re-open, as was previously reported. “There was some miscommunication about whether or not that decision was going to stick this fall,” said Vice President for Administration Tim Spears. However, ...
With the onset of fall comes cooler days, changing leaves and, for many students, the Jewish High Holidays. With Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 8 and Yom Kippur on Sept. 17 and 18, this month Hillel co-president Zach Fenster, ’12, is well-occupied by more than just the back-to-school routine. “We’re ...
Nearly 2,500 Middlebury students enjoy meals at Ross and Proctor dining halls each day, but for students with food allergies, every meal is another possible chance for disaster. Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette is in charge of protecting students from various allergies. A 13-year veteran ...
French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has received harsh criticism from the European Union for his government’s recent initiative to deport 1,100 Romanian and Bulgarian Roma people, commonly referred to as Gypsies by French citizens. Since July, over 1,000 Roma have already been forced to leave the ...
Yale hopes to introduce the liberal arts to Asia This Monday, Yale University announced its initiative to create a new liberal arts college to be located in Singapore. The new university, to be called Yale-N.U.S. College, would be the first of its kind for the American university and would ideally ...
In Wednesday’s State of the College address, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz projected cheerful confidence as he outlined the College’s current financial situation in light of the recent economic crisis and discussed plans for the future. Liebowitz noted that in the two years since ...
On Sunday, Sept. 19, over 500 bikers left the Shoreham Green for one of the most farm-friendly events in New England. The Tour de Farms is a biking event with routes through the Champlain Valley where bikers stop at farms to eat and learn important information about farming. This is the third year ...
“We’re a no-judgment tattoo and piercing shop,” said Pierre Vachon, the co-owner of Frog Alley Tattoo and Leatherworks. Christin Eaton, the tattoo artist and second owner, nods in agreement. “It’s kind of our thing,” she said. And, looking around the shop, it’s clear that the two have ...
When pondering retirement, many couples may think about upcoming travels, spending more time with family and picking up new hobbies. Carol and Cass Tillman, owners of the Moonlit Alpaca Farm, took a different approach. Uprooted by Hurricane Katrina, the two former business consultants moved from Louisiana ...
Every Saturday morning downtown, a community of farmers, townspeople and students draws together. Bigger than last year, the size and energy of the Middlebury Farmer’s Market keep growing. With each additional tent that is set up between Marble Works and Otter Creek, more farmers have been encouraged ...
Despite opening the weekend with a tough 2-0 loss to conference opponent Trinity, the Panthers came out fighting on Sunday and put together a great team effort to shut out the Skidmore Thoroughbreds 2-0. Middlebury remains winless in the NESCAC, a surprising start for the 2009 runners-up in the NESCAC ...
Despite the numerous sprawling fields and farms around Middlebury, the amount of developed land in Vermont has been increasing over the past several decades, especially in Chittenden County and in the areas around Burlington. This increase in development is coupled with a lack of farmland and a historical ...
On Sunday, Oct. 3, all are invited to participate in the 33rd CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk. Funds from the event help fight hunger and poverty. Sister Isoline Duclos, who has been a volunteer at the walk since 1984, is the chair of the festivities. With help from fellow ...
Made in Vermont Music Festival September 23, 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Head over to the Vergennes Opera House (VOH) on Thursday night for a performance by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. The concert features Albert Brouwer on flute, Shelagh Abate on French horn and Heidi Soons on harp — all of whom are ...
Since its inception in 2007, the Middlebury willow project has been running according to plan. The first harvest and testing of willow trees as a sustainable fuel source for the biomass gasification plant will happen this coming December. The biomass gasification plant, which uses wood chips as fuel, ...