Just Biden time

Doubtless you believe yourself to have just returned from summer break. You have answered the questions posed time after time: “How was your summer? What did you do?” You are currently saddened by your lack of free time, the amount of homework you now have and, in all probability, the return of ...

Club Midd: Athletic adventures at Middlebury

By now I’m sure all of you –– even the incoming first-years –– are familiar with the stereotype (and I mean that in the truest form of the word) that Middlebury students are insanely athletic. Our dominant varsity sports line-up, which contributed to a solid #4 ranking in the Director’s ...

Undergrads attend summer writers’ conference

Since 1926, Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf campus in Ripton has played host to the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Every year in mid-August, several hundred poetry and prose artists of varying notoriety flock to Bread Loaf’s secluded collection of egg-yolk-yellow buildings to hone their craft ...

Restaurants heat up dining scene

It doesn’t matter how much of a quinoa fanatic you are, how many red velvet cupcakes you’ve been hoarding nor how desperately loyal you are to That Special Panini, because there comes a time of year — right about when the ugly sweaters begin to replace shorts and when you’re really questioning ...

Power Rankings (Week of Sept. 5, 2010)

Fall sports preview

Men's soccer After a dramatic goal scored by Robbie Redmond ’12 with little time left in regulation, an own goal in the 97th minute of the 2009 NESCAC Championship game against Williams brought the Panthers men’s soccer season to an abrupt end. The team had been on a roll, coming into the game having ...

Summer Photo Contest Winner - Petra Smitková '13

Men's and women's Ultimate storm nationals

While most Middlebury students were embarking on their summer adventures or planning Memorial Day BBQs last May, the men’s and women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams journeyed to Madison, Wisc. to play in the collegiate championships May 28-31. Both teams performed well, with the women finishing 19th and ...

Grille undergoes temporary cut in hours

The administration has cut hours at the Grille to 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Mondays and will close the restaurant entirely on Sundays. However, Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette revealed these changes to be only temporary. The Grille will soon reopen on Sunday and revert to its previous schedule, ...

Angry Fans

We are Angry Fans. We root for bad teams because our fathers root for bad teams. Between us, we live and die for some of the most tragic franchises in sports. Yet, while it may make us angry, it doesn’t stop us from watching Opening Day from our computers in the back of sociology class. It doesn’t ...

Student organizes ideas conference

Good ideas are worth spreading.  This principle inspired and guided Cloe Shasha ’11 to spend more than half a year organizing the College’s first TEDx Conference, which will be hosted on campus Oct. 2. Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) is a global set of conferences organized by the non-profit ...

Quidditch World Cup moves to New York City

The Quidditch World Cup will move from the Middlebury campus to a new location in New York City’s DeWitt Clinton Park for the fall of 2010. In an e-mail sent in August to the Quidditch student group, tri-commissioners Andy Hyatt ’12, Kate Olen ’11 and Phil Palmer ’12 announced the move of the ...

College welcomes new first-year class

The Class of 2014 landed on campus a week ago, and the overwhelming enthusiasm of 580 students from 36 countries canceled any lethargy the muggy weather may have caused. Through the five-day orientation program, the first-years enjoyed many long-standing traditions like the square dance and the all-campus ...

Beyond the Bubble

On June 26 and 27, Toronto hosted the G-20 summit, an annual event that brings together bank officials and finance ministers from 20 of the most influential nations around the world. Though the international press decided to focus on sensationalist headlines, the leaders made much progress as they discussed ...

Overseas Briefing

They say studying abroad changes your point of view, that it opens your mind to a wealth of different opinions, customs and ways of life. Three months into my stay in Peru, I can’t disagree with that. But I don’t think it is Peru I’ve come to appreciate, so much as America.At dinner one night ...

College Shorts

Mental illness increases on college campuses According to a recent study presented at the 118th convention of the American Psychological Association, mental illness has seen a marked increase among college students over the last decade. “University and college counseling services around the country ...

Audio Slideshow: Middlebury Orientation 2010

Need to find that back-to-school buzz?

Carol’s Hungry Mind Cafe, Sama’s Café, the Stoneleaf Teahouse and 51 Main have menus suited for all taste buds and are ready to caffeinate the student body. 51 Main Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. until late Complete with a lunch, dinner, dessert and snack menu, an assortment of exotic drinks and ...