The day before Vermont lawmakers debated the 21-year-old minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) on Jan. 21, two prominent researchers argued that the current law has been a success in an on-campus lecture. The lecture, titled “From Global to Local: Understanding the Success of the 21-Year-Old Minimum ...
The outpouring of support for the people of Haiti has been a small silver lining to the disastrous earthquake that struck nearly a month ago. In one of the largest relief efforts in history, people from all corners of the globe have pledged donations large and small to the country, be it through texting ...
As spring semester approached, Middlebury College students held on to the last vestiges of Winter Term relaxation and freedom, culminating in those precious final few days known to them as Feb Break. It is a brief yet wonderful time when work can be tossed to the wayside and play becomes the full focus ...
On Monday, Feb. 15, the organization Women of Color and their collaborators’ months of dedication to the program “What is Color?” will finally come to fruition as the three-month long series of panels and talks kicks off with a photography exhibit meant to explore the central question. Member ...
Picking up on a theme from a different section of the paper, this week’s Notes from the Desk highlights the winners and losers from last weekend’s Super Bowl (all Katrina references purposely omitted). Winner: Drew Brees. Four seasons ago, this man was coming off a torn labrum in his throwing ...
Slinky, jazz infused chords tumbled from the pit orchestra settling around one of the Wild Party’s female leads, Queenie (Casey Donahue ’10.5), balanced carefully on a single chair on the dimly lit stage, silkily (but scantily) clad. Her opening lines: “Queenie was a blonde, and her age stood ...
In 1984, the U.S. Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, raising the drinking age from 18 to 21 after a rise in both binge drinking and highway accidents related to alcohol served as evidence that legitimate reform was necessary. In accordance with this change, Congress enacted a provision ...
As Valentine’s Day approaches, campus couples will frantically try to make reservations at the same restaurants located in downtown Middlebury. However, if you think that your dinner date options are limited to the Storm Café or Fire & Ice, just venture 25 minutes north of the College to downtown ...
Cameron Poole ’12 had been experimenting with different forms of art her whole life, but when she enrolled in Professor of Studio Art Eric Nelson’s Winter Term class, Art on the Land, she underwent a total immersion in the medium unlike she had ever experienced before. For the month of January, ...
I love that Valentine’s Day inspired a salon in my hometown to offer a “Hot Betty wax” — a bikini wax that leaves a heart-shaped landing strip and then they dye the special fuzz pink. I didn’t take them up on the offer, but I think it’s awesome. I don’t love that Valentine’s Day inspires ...
Dean of Cook Commons and Assistant Professor of American Studies Karl Lindholm has announced his plans to retire as part of the College’s retirement incentive program. His retirement will end a 38-year career at Middlebury, four of which were as a student. While Lindholm’s official duties will ...
Coming on the heels of two tough losses against Maine rivals Bowdoin and Colby, the Panthers’ game at Trinity this Friday is a make-or-break moment for the women’s basketball team. A win guarantees them a spot in the NESCAC playoff tournament while a loss spells the end of the season. Middlebury ...
Recall the movies of our youth. Think teen comedies — “American Pie,” “Varsity Blues,” “Superbad.” Each of these movies shares a common theme, responsible for developing every shred of humor, tragedy and redemption. This theme is sex. In these movies, there are only two kinds of characters: ...
The Panther men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Hanover, N.H. last weekend to close out Feb Break at the Dartmouth Indoor Classic, hosted by the Dartmouth College Big Green at Leverone Field House. Competing against several Division I opponents, the Panthers did not find themselves ...
Valentine’s Day is just three days away, and you still have no plans. Do you get a clichéd gift or make a fancy dinner reservation? But there was some snide comment about it being a “Hallmark Holiday.” Maybe it is better to just ignore it. But will that only lead to a fight? Or worse and infinitely ...
With the attention of as many ardent supporters as agitated detractors, Vampire Weekend released its second album last month, the inspired and eclectic “Contra.” Few groups in recent years have been as divisive as Vampire Weekend. The band’s most fervent backers praise its fresh take on Afro-pop ...
It takes about a semester for a dedicated, outdoorsy student to become certified as a standard hiking guide through the Middlebury Mountain Club (MMC), one of the College’s largest and oldest student organizations. It takes about another semester to become a specialty guide, equipped with the skills ...
The women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams swam strongly this past weekend in their invitational tournament. The tournament consisted of Williams, Dartmouth men and University of Vermont women. The Panther swimmers were victorious in all events except for one relay and they now feel confident ...
The last weekend of January was the first anniversary of Obama’s presidency. Commentators on networks from MSNBC to Fox tried to argue about the total success or abysmal failure of the president using a period as superficial as a year, and metrics as superficial as grades. Instead of stressing out ...
At open meetings on Jan. 25th, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz and Dean of Planning and Assessment Susan Campbell presented the results from the College Finance Survey. The survey was made available to faculty, staff and students over a two-week period last December. Almost three-quarters ...