Lecture example sparks media frenzy on Roberts What started out as a simple law lecture turned into a media frenzy on Thursday at Georgetown University. Professor Peter W. Tague started his criminal law course in the morning by telling students that the Supreme Court’s chief justice, John G. Roberts, ...
The Panthers did not waste any time in securing a 14-6 win over Bates College in their season opener on Saturday. The Panthers made their statement early, scoring six goals in the first 11 minutes of the game, all from sophomore attackers Chase Delano ’11 and Sally Ryan ’11. Delano had six goals ...
DJ Dube AKA Aubrey Dube '12 Home Base: Gaborone, Botswana Preferred Programs: Serato and Virtual Deejay Origins: As a young teen, Dube’s deejay friends inspired him to join their ranks, leaving his former position as “hype man.” This ethic remains in his deejay style, however, as Dube relishes ...
Writing a sex column for a small college’s newspaper has not garnered me any sort of national (or even local) renown as a sexpert as far as I can tell, and I never expected it to. But I have been hoping that somebody besides my friends (who already asked for advice before I started this column) would ...
When students opened last week’s all-campus e-mail advertising the presentation of the film “America the Beautiful,” the familiar image of the Statue of Liberty stared back. However, she was accompanied by surprising suggested improvements, such as a nose job and breast implants. Perhaps the most ...
The women’s hockey team closed out a great weekend in the NESCAC tournament at Amherst, beating Colby in the semifinals 4-2 before upsetting top-seeded Amherst team with a 4-3 win in overtime to take the NESCAC championship. The win avenges a pair of losses to Amherst, who beat the Panthers 3-0 early ...
Heard of the Old Stone Mill? If the current board members have anything to say about it, you will. With the spring term comes a new set of voices for the future of the Old Stone Mill (OSM), as three new students join its team. Each semester, students have the opportunity to apply for open positions ...
One of the aspects of my newfound collegiate life that I most clearly remember describing excitedly to my parents on the phone my first week at Middlebury was that I had discovered that my childhood differed from my classmates’. For all of you who hail from “just outside of Boston” or one of the ...
To the editor: I enjoyed reading Karl Lindholm’s recollections of Carnivals in the olden days (“Looking back, moving forward,” Feb. 25). I also remember Carnivals from growing up here, and the college-wide participation. Hoards of people crowded the Snow Bowl for ski-jumping in particular, which ...
“I rarely go anywhere without my camera because I enjoy photo-documenting my life,” said Vincent A. Jones IV, one of the most eccentric members of the Class of 2012. “I’m regarded as quite a prominent Facebook personality. I have over 2,300 friends, 200 well-composed profile pictures from my ...
Though many first-years believe that they are going to be doctors some day, through introductory calculus courses and the looming prospect of organic chemistry, many become quickly dillilusioned. Middlebury is littered with ex-pre-meds. So, who makes it all the way through? Who are these determined ...
The calendar turned itself to March this week, taking with it the Olympics, Winter Carnival and, of course, “Let’s Talk About Sex” Month. The annual series of events, sponsored by the Office of Health and Wellness Education, included a dating game, discussion about sexual conversation and a sex ...
Middlebury College has never officially indentified with a particular religion. In fact, non-religious students could spend all four years of college without witnessing or being involved in any event of religious worship. Despite fading into the ebb and flow of life on campus, most of the world’s ...
I don’t know about everyone else out there, but the month of February flew by for me. In an instant. Yet, looking back, I marvel at what a month it was. For the first time in several years, I was truly proud of my school. The first couple of weeks saw President Liebowitz outlining a new financial ...
I read The Middlebury Campus last week. That was a mistake. Everyone seemed so very angry, especially in the Opinions section. So this week, I’m searching my e-mail inbox and finding good things to say about people who have e-mailed me. Julie Hoyenski — Other than spam from porn sites, there’s ...
“Cancer affects everyone. I have lost too many friends and family members to the disease, and Relay for Life provides a tangible way to raise money to fight back,” said Middlebury Relay for Life co-chair Mia Lieb-Lappen ’10. Lieb-Lappen’s answer to “Why do you Relay?” stems from the Relay ...
Lately, I’ve been having the feeling that it is impossible for it to ever be spring again. Even though the snow that is now covering the campus is beautiful, by the end of February I am always looking forward to the spring, to shrugging off winter layers and being able to walk barefoot through the ...
For the last two weeks I have managed to forgo my nightly foray to the library in favor of planting myself in front of my friend’s 15-inch, non-HD television in a desperate attempt to capture one of the greatest events in sports: the Olympics. Much like a student who writes a response paper to assuage ...
The former Neil and Otto’s Pizzeria has not changed drastically since Paul Neri bought it from its previous owners in August 2009. Recently, however, Neri and his employees have made strides in transitioning the restaurant to its new look, hanging a sign that reads “Pazzo’s Pizzeria” and painting ...