Someone once said, “good losers make the game worth the candle.” That person was probably a lowly journalist. On the other hand, Vince Lombardi once said, “you show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.” Each team and athlete approaches losing in a different way, but if they fancy ...
This article is a real doozy – I pulled it from the microfilm a while ago and lost the date, but it was definitely from 1971 or 1972. I wonder what became of David. Any current student could read his statement in two ways, immediately: first, that after 25 days at Middlebury, he lacked the perspective ...
The annual Spring Student Symposium kicks off tomorrow with a myriad of presentations running all day in McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Since the symposium’s inception in 2007, participation has skyrocketed — 220 students are scheduled to showcase their work this spring. “Conducting a significant ...
The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team posted an overwhelming 18-7 win over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears last Saturday. Bowdoin is currently ranked second in the NESCAC, while Middlebury is at sixth, so the win was a big statement for the Panthers. With the win, Middlebury ended Bowdoin’s five-game ...
The Bowdoin Polar Bears swept the Panthers’ baseball team last weekend, and as a result, Middlebury dropped to 5-11 on the year. Last week marked the first home action for the Panthers on the season, as they opened play at Forbes Field with a 10-7 loss to Castleton State before beating Plymouth State ...
The 15th-ranked women’s tennis team capped off a strong start to its post-break schedule by reeling off four straight wins in only five days. These wins came in dominating fashion as the team dropped only five individual matches, putting its overall record during that span to an impressive 31-5 in ...
The Middlebury softball team outscored Hamilton College 21-0 last weekend, en route to a three-game series sweep of the visiting Continentals. The series was the first at home for the Panthers in the 2010 season, as the teams played once on Friday afternoon and twice on Saturday. Once again, the Panther ...
Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) expanded service in the county by 40 percent on March 8, and as a result, ridership has significantly increased. In March alone, transit use grew by 14 percent on the Middlebury Shuttle, 25 percent on the Tri-Town Shuttle and 55 percent on the Saturday LINK to ...
I know that The Campus has covered the housing controversy ad infinitum, but, as the resident senior columnist, I could not resist the urge to add my two cents, or 550 words. I acknowledge that my current living situation at Middlebury is ideal. Every other week, as I sit at the school-provided kitchen ...
According to a study by the U.S. Department of Justice, one in four college women will experience sexual assault by the end of her senior year. In the face of such frightening statistics, active prevention and sensitive response procedures become absolutely imperative. The Sexual Assault Oversight ...
From the fire-blazing explosions of hydrogen bubbles to the whirlpool of color changing solutions of hydrogen peroxide and iodide iron, Friday’s science show excited the many local children who attended as part of the DREAM mentoring program. The show was sponsored by Aspiring Doctors of Color ...
Whatever the obstacle –– be it an injury, a crowd of raucous heckling frat boys or starvation –– Middlebury men’s tennis rises to the challenge. Even if the results might exhibit a continuous lack of competition. The Panthers cruised through another undefeated weekend at Trinity and Wesleyan, ...
When Tammy Duckworth was pejoratively labeled “the army mom” for giving out hot cocoa to soldiers before their morning flights, she knew something had to change. Insulted by the epithet, Duckworth, captain of a 500-soldier aviation task force, stopped providing hot drinks for her crew. But when ...
Vermont is expecting a revenue shortfall of $150 million dollars in the upcoming budget year, which is the largest projected since 1945. Shortfalls are expected to grow each year over the next three years, and such projections do not take into account the majority of problems facing the state. The costs ...
This week, one student in Ross Commons fell victim to an incident of vandalism and homophobic harassment. In another outbreak of aggression, a poster promoting Gaypril events was found ripped from its mount. We at The Campus stridently condemn these acts of intolerance and call on students, faculty ...
Prior to the release of MGMT’s “Congratulations,” the duo delivered one of the boldest and most outrageous statements since the great Kanye/Swift feud of 2009. In an interview with NME, they revealed that their latest LP would not contain any radio-friendly singles. Rather, they intended each ...
On the second night of first-year orientation in 1983, John Grace returned to his room in Allen Hall to find a threatening note on his door: “die nig***.” It seems relevant to note that he was African-American. The harassment continued, culminating in a broken window, a stunned and angry student ...
After Miss Julie Hepburn Zoo 8 p.m., April 16 and 17 For the senior acting work of both Martha Newman ’10 and Matthew Nakitare ’10, they will perform Patrick Marber’s interpretation of August Strindberg’s original masterpiece. Delving into 1945 Britain, this drama examines the limits of class. Jekyll ...
Dristy Shrestha ’11 and Wyatt Orme ’12, along with Olivia Grugan ’12, have each been awarded $10,000 in funding from the Davis Projects for Peace initiative for projects to be completed in Guatemala and Nepal this summer. Orme and Grugan will build a public library in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. ...