Dear readers, I asked you to write in, and you wrote! Not surprisingly, you asked about long term, long distance relationships (LTLDR): how to keep them fresh, how to keep them going and how to keep them sexy without releasing naked photos of yourself to the Internet. Before I delve into how to maintain ...
That the College is an environmentally conscious institution is hardly news. Perhaps you’ve caught wind of our president’s recent accolades; maybe you’ve heard those Jokers poke fun at our endearing need to “go green on the side.” If you’ve set your small footprint on campus, you know that ...
Even jokers can dethrone kings sometimes, as the Middlebury men’s ultimate frisbee team proved last weekend with its victory in the Yale Cup. The Pranksters knocked off seven teams on their way to the championship, including perennial powerhouses Tufts and Harvard. “We were really well-balanced ...
Just one week after returning from a Spring training trip to San Diego, the Middlebury men’s and women’s track and field teams began their seasons at home last Saturday. Competing against Bowdoin, Springfield and UVM, the Middlebury women placed second overall, while the men placed third. The Middlebury ...
The Champlain Valley and nearby Green Mountains offer students endless possibilities to explore the natural beauty of Vermont. If you’re thinking that you have to scale Mount Mansfield to get a glimpse of the state’s natural beauty, think again. The Middlebury area has plenty of sites of geologic ...
Local teenagers displayed their talent in the performing arts to a sold-out audience in the Town Hall Theater on Saturday, April 3. The Young Artists Showcase is an annual event, now in its fourth year, which encourages budding artists in Addison County. The audience, comprised largely of proud parents ...
Google’s decision to leave China and redirect Google.cn to its site in Hong Kong has sparked much controversy this past week. While some have praised Google’s decision, righteously justifying the need for total Internet freedom and human rights, other commentaries lament this illogical business ...
This weekend, my dad came up to Middlebury for a visit. While the purpose of the visit was theoretically to celebrate Easter, it evolved into a kind of restaurant tour of Middlebury and beyond. I managed to avoid the dining halls — starting with dinner on Friday, all the way through dinner on Sunday, ...
Linda Booska, the Department of Political Science’s academic coordinator, has worked in administrative roles for a long time and in many settings, from stockbroker offices and big legal firms to nonprofit agencies, but she has never lost sight of her first priority: raising her son. Linda was born ...
UCLA celebrates “the Dude” at Lebowski Fest A man dressed as Jesus swilling White Russians and bowling strikes was not out of place in Los Angeles on April 2-3, at the Annual Lebowski Fest. The festival celebrates the 1998 cult film “The Big Lebowski.” The festival started in Louisville, Kent. ...
The Middlebury College softball team beat Amherst in two of three games this weekend in Amherst, Mass., improving the Panthers’ record to 11-6 overall and 2-1 in the NESCAC West division. With the series loss, the Lord Jeffs fall to 9-7 overall and 1-2 in the division. The teams faced off once on ...
I left home for the first time, to go study abroad, when I was 16. Since then I have been moving from place to place, meeting new people, living new experiences, becoming part of new things. Every place is a new adventure, a new challenge, a new culture to understand and become a part of. I keep on ...
“I think gender is disconnected from bodies — it’s an institution,” said Visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian and Women’s and Gender Studies Linda White. White was introducing a discussion on conceptions of gender in the martial arts. The discussion, titled “Takin’ It Like a Man: ...
As a hilarious investigation of some very earnest and relatable troubles, “Wonder of the World,” a play by David Lindsay-Abaire and the senior work of Christine Chung ’10 and Oscar Loyo ’10, is able to pose emotionally probing situations and questions (“Has your house ever been so quiet you ...
There must come a time every spring when professors wander over to their windows, open the shades a crack and blast the weather for a fresh pile of last-minute hangover prose. Despaired, they lock themselves up in the bathroom, plunge into the tub, without undressing, and try to fight off the changing ...
In its final exhibition game before the D-III national tournament, the injury-plagued Middlebury College Rugby Club (MCRC) lost to the D-I Harvard Crimson Tide by a final score of 20-12 on Harvard’s home turf. The Panthers never gained the lead, as the Crimson was able to control the game through ...
Most religious communities arise through people partaking in similar spiritual expression; however, the role of ethno-religious groups has begun changing the definition of religion. Judaism, while founded on the basis of monotheistic belief and following the laws set down by God, has grown into much ...
Deane ’11.5 honored as NESCAC Player of the Week in career debut In his first career start for the Panthers, goalie Ryan Deane ’11.5 contributed a standout, 20-save performance that may well have been the difference between a victory and a loss for the team. Despite being significantly outshot ...