Here’s what I love about Middlebury, Vt., in no particular order: The mountains — skiing, hiking...heck, just looking at them. I have lived in the Champlain valley, framed by mountains, for 20 years and I have yet to get sick of them. My family — Gang’s all here! I never met a relative I didn’t ...
President Emeritus of the College and Professor of History John M. McCardell, Jr. will assume the position of vice chancellor at Sewanee: The University of the South, beginning July 1. Announcing his decision on Jan. 6, McCardell said, “The prospect of serving a unique institution whose history and ...
J-Term is here! Ring the bells! Sound the alarm! It’s that most wonderful time of the year. As The Campus’ resident alcohol columnist, it probably comes as no surprise that I spend most of my year counting down to J-Term. For me, these four weeks of free time, outdoor recreation and binge drinking ...
1/5 Many Vermonters are taking advantage of the winter months to test their homes for radon, a colorless, odorless gas. The gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is responsible for over 20,000 deaths each year. The gas is most easily detected in the winter. 1/11 Vermont ...
The Middlebury women’s basketball team achieved its seventh win of the season this Sunday against non-conference rival Lyndon State. The Panthers looked very strong in their 70-47 win, which was a testament to the team’s mental and physical strength. The game marked their fifth game in seven days ...
In his sparse free time , sophomore English major and Ross Commons Co-Chair Patrick D’Arcy busies himself as the primary writer of music blog Kickin’ the Peanuts (KTP). With 10-15,000 unique hits a day, KTP is distinguished as one of the more prominent blogs on the Web, often listed in the “Most ...
Given the technical ground broken by James Cameron’s newest release, it is difficult to leave the theater unimpressed by the special effects: surprising stereoscopic filming advances leave the gimmicks of the last decade’s 3-D craze to be lost in a shimmering wake of striking color and subtle depth. However, ...
Crime rates go up during holidays at U. Penn Members of the University of Pennsylvania police force reported a spike in violent crimes over a three day period in late December. Two robberies, an assault and a purse snatching occurred between December 15-17. In each of the instances, the victim was ...
As 2010 begins, student environmental leaders returning from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen hope to spark federal action on climate change, while those involved in the Solar Decathlon project will work to provide Middlebury students with a tangible model for sustainability. In ...
Welcome back for Yay-term! Personal story time: the Sunday night before the last week of class, my dear significant other and I were relieving a little academic stress in the classic cowgirl position, and I misjudged the distance from my head to the wall behind his bed, seriously slamming my skull into ...
It has already been an eventful 2010 for Middlebury men’s basketball. After setting a school record with a 10-0 start, the team suffered its first loss of the season to Colby-Sawyer last Thursday in Pepin Gymnasium. After the first half concluded in a 33-33 tie, the second half featured a 17-2 Colby-Sawyer ...
With the first week of Winter Term well under way, the Middlebury College Snow Bowl began experiencing traffic as students pulled out their skis and snowboards and headed to the mountains. Many students have been buying season passes, with more than 200 sold before the first snow. On busy days, up ...
Some Middlebury graduates take a year off after college to travel or ski or simply rest after a grueling four years. One alum, though, is not wasting any time. Kevin O’Rourke ’09, who was known on campus as a fiercely competitive swimmer and a regular in McCardell Bicentennial Hall, is currently ...
Years from now, when Middlebury’s current population of six- and seven-year-olds looks back on its first reading triumphs, first-grade teachers and patient parents may get less credit than one furry individual who does not even read. Meet Shoopie, the four-year-old Newfoundland therapy dog who has ...
Ending its first semester of competitions by falling to Amherst, the Middlebury swimming and diving team redeemed itself this weekend toppling both Colby and Bates. The Panther men defeated Colby 165-97 and Bates 205-82, and the women conquered Colby 158-124 and Bates 183-117. Even after the long bus ...