The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
Overseas Breifing - 03/04/10
By Middlebury Campus | March 3, 2010DAKAR, 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 ...
Meet the Chili Makers
By Middlebury Campus | March 3, 2010The 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 ...
Sports Briefs 03/04
By Middlebury Campus | March 3, 2010Billings ’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 ...
Reel Critic - 03/04/10
By Middlebury Campus | March 3, 2010“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 ...
Asked and Answered: Simi Hamilton ’09
By Middlebury Campus | March 3, 2010Simi 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 ...
LIS removes Sunderland computers
By Middlebury Campus | March 3, 2010A 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 ...
Video: From blocks of snow to works of art
By Middlebury Campus | March 3, 2010Midd students race to complete their ice creations before the judging starts.
Veguary sprouts awareness: SNG tries alternative approach to neutrality
By Middlebury Campus | February 25, 2010Move 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 L-Word 2/25/10
By Middlebury Campus | February 25, 2010The 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” ...
Cooking (not) by the Book
February 25, 2010It 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 ...
Presenters explore tough teaching topics
By Middlebury Campus | February 25, 2010“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. ...
Staff spotlight: Gary Washburn
By Middlebury Campus | February 25, 2010Gary 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 ...
Gorenberg offers solution to Israeli conflict
By Middlebury Campus | February 25, 2010“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 ...
Panel debates future of climate change activism
By Middlebury Campus | February 25, 2010The 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. ...
Winter Carnival: Then and Now
By Middlebury Campus | February 25, 2010All 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 ...