By the fall of 2010, the Middlebury College Summer Language Schools, in collaboration with an undisclosed online partner, will launch a language software program geared toward teaching Spanish and French to K-12 students across the United States. According to Michael Geisler, vice president of Language ...
DAKAR, Senegal — An African international student, studying abroad in Africa. Even I felt it was weird to go for study abroad to my home continent while I am actually already studying abroad in the U.S. My friends on campus kept asking, ‘why not France?’ and one of my relatives was suspicious ...
The competition was fierce and spicy at the Second Annual Middlebury Chili Festival, with over 40 entrants this year vying for the glory of having the best chili in Middlebury. Contestants competed in one of two arenas, Amateur or Professional, and they were then divided up into categories based on ...
Billings ’10 honored by Conference for her role in quarterfinal victory For the part she played in the women’s ice hockey team’s rout of the Hamilton Continentals over Winter Carnival weekend, tri-captain Marjie Billings ’10 was named NESCAC Player of the Week on Monday. The senior defender ...
“When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he’d reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him.” Thus quietly begins Cormac McCarthy’s 2006 novel “The Road.” The subtexts are unclear. We roll the overwhelming questions in our minds. Who is the child and why does ...
Simi Hamilton ’09, named the final member of the 2010 US Olympic Cross Country Ski Team late in January, is fresh off the heels of a memorable Olympic experience at Vancouver. Hamilton finished 64th out of 96 qualifiers in the 15K freestyle race, and was the only American to qualify for the quarterfinal ...
A combination of both financial and environmental concerns led Library and Information Services (LIS) to recently remove 50 computers from the two language labs in the basement of the Sunderland Language Center. The computers, which were about five years old, have either been recycled for parts or ...
Midd students race to complete their ice creations before the judging starts.
Move over, Gaypril — there’s a new awareness-raising month in town. Through the combined efforts of Sunday Night Group (SNG) and the commons, “Veguary,” which aims to promote conversation about CO2 emissions and sustainability in food while bringing students together in a relaxed and social ...
The posters and e-mails advertised “an informal, safe, inclusive and fun conversation about the importance of pleasure in the context of sexual intimacy,” and naturally, I thought, “I am all about some sex conversatin’ — let’s do it!” The workshop on “Mastering the Art of Sexual Conversation” ...
It has happened to the best of us: you meant to do homework on that sunny Saturday, but all of a sudden some friends call, and there’s a barbeque involved, and the next thing you know, you’re dartying the day away. By the time 4 p.m. rolls around, it feels like 2 a.m. and you’re dying for a ...
“What have you gained or lost because of who you are?” asked visiting professor of Education Studies Tara Affolterat last Thursday’s roundtable discussion on teaching race, ethnicity and citizenship. Members of the Middlebury community gathered in the Environmental Center at Hillcrest on Feb. ...
Gary Washburn, a 10-year veteran of Middlebury’s custodial staff, has never been a stranger to long hours and hard work. Born in Benson, Vt., a small town about 25 miles south of Middlebury, Gary grew up and worked on a dairy farm. He later attended Fair Haven Union High School and graduated in the ...
“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an issue that is often discussed and rarely understood,” said Moriel Rothman ’11, president of the Middlebury chapter of J Street U. On Thursday, February 18, Rothman and his group invited Gershom Gorenberg to speak on campus to help students better understand ...
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Copenhagen in December, has generated much uncertainty and debate. Copenhagen was arguably one of the most important international negotiations in recent memory. Still, the implications for our planet and for international politics are still unknown. ...
All great schools have great traditions. There’s the Bonfire on Dartmouth Night, the Doghead St. Patrick’s Day party at Colby and the festive parade floats at Faber College, but none can compare to Winter Carnival at Middlebury. This weekend students, faculty and members of the town community will ...