Somewhere in rural New Mexico the dinner bell rings. An Israeli student and Palestinian student linger in the indoor swimming pool, dynamically conversing between laps. They look up to see a former investment banker glancing around. He first asks them their names, where they are from, and he is startled ...
I’ve been thinking recently about where people hook up (have sex, make out, whatever your definition is). Since sophomore year, I personally haven’t been doing it anywhere interesting — ah, the benefits of a single room. Before that, however, I graced half the campus (or at least most of the ...
It’s towards the end of “Shame, Shame,” Dr. Dog’s sixth LP, where the band describes itself better than any reviewer could: “I’m just a memory … there’s no reflection here at all.” Dr. Dog is an apparition — a “memory” of a past era, a feel-good mood that was born during the ...
This summer, students plan to embark on myriad adventures across the globe, from London to Nevada, Florida to Israel. The Campus talks to students about their upcoming plans. Josh Johnson ‘13 Nevada Research Expedition “Geology rocks,” Josh Johnson ’13 quipped when asked about his plans for ...
After re-reading my column from last week in conjunction with the SHOUT piece written by Features writer Rafferty Parke, I was struck by the differing tone of both articles. For those of you who did not read both pieces, I will quickly summarize. The article I wrote chronicled the surprising repercussions ...
Back in the 1970s, when many of our parents were in college, a major controversy broke out on campuses nationwide. Male and female students were living in closer quarters than ever before, sharing dormitories. While many expressed concerns about these unprecedented housing reforms, the uproar eventually ...
The women’s tennis team traveled to Amherst last Saturday to play the 2nd-ranked Lord Jeffs. It took more than four hours to determine a winner, with the Jeffs eventually clinching a 5-4 win that so nearly belonged to the Panthers. Trailing 2-1 after the doubles play, Amherst rallied to win four of ...
Student journalism has never been more central to the future of news media. At a time when traditional industry titans are being challenged for control over the information landscape, it’s college reporters who are writing the next chapter of media history. To have helped pen a paragraph or two of ...
Allow me to invite you to dine with me in Proctor dining hall (where all the cool kids eat) and I will introduce you to my Benetton friends. This is my Indian friend, Prageet, but he’s actually from Texas. Can you believe that he had never eaten curry until I took him out to A Taste of India for his ...
One of the last speakers of “Gaypril,” which ended last week, was Faisal Alam, a Queer identified Muslim activist. He spoke about the struggle LGBTQ Muslims go through in trying to reconcile their faith and sexuality. The event was well-attended and had a diverse audience. “I came here to find ...
the number of students requiring care for alcohol intoxication has declined and the College has closed the night coverage office (NCO), popularly called the “Drunk Tank,” due to lack of use. The College implemented its new approach to drinking in September 2009 by closing the Health Center on ...
Between endless schoolwork, extracurricular commitments, athletics, student organizations and social engagements, when was the last time you stopped to say a simple “thank you?” It goes without saying that many MiddKids are running on overbooked schedules, leading us to forget to express our gratitude ...
As Gaypril comes to a close and talks of gender-neutral housing dominate recent conversation on campus, the town of Middlebury reflects on its own progress in the always-charged sexuality debate. April 26 marked the 10-year anniversary of the civil union in Vermont. The Civil Union Bill, which took ...
The Middlebury softball team watched its season come to an end this weekend after losing two of three games in a must-win series against Wesleyan University. After winning game one of the key home series 5-0, the Panthers could not muster another win on the weekend, instead falling prey to the Cardinals ...
In the pre-dinner lull, Narender Kaur sits down in the main dining area and leans an elbow on a tabletop bearing a bejeweled image of Ganesha, an elephantine Hindu deity. Kaur has no specific position at the restaurant; she waits tables, manages, works at the cash register and does whatever else is ...
By Lark Mulligan '11 and Viveka Ray-Mazumder '11 Seemingly every year during Gaypril, the Middlebury community witnesses hate crimes that attack non-heteronormative identities. The recent homophobic acts are nothing new to us. Whether they were committed by a single individual, as Dean Longman ...
If you are unfamiliar with McSweeney’s “Open letters to people or entities who are unlikely to respond,” please visit http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/openletters/. Afterwards, you cannot help but feel compelled to write at least one. So, in my final stint as the 2009-2010 senior columnist, here ...
May 6th 2010: Airswimming The senior work of Martina Bonolis ’10 and Michaela Lieberman ’10.5, “Airswimming” tells the tale of two women in an asylum for the criminally insane, struggling to come to grips with the realities of womanhood. The show will run until May 8 in the Hepburn Zoo. Tickets ...