Author: Corinne Beaugard and Kaylen Baker We begin our lives of schooling between the ages of two and three on our first day of preschool. Sixteen years later, we go to college for four years, then possibly to graduate school. We spend the better part of our youth passing through the motions of structured ...
Author: Jeff Klein It's hard to believe that my time at Middlebury is almost over. I know that it is an extremely hackneyed expression but I feel like the four years have come and gone in the blink of an eye. I can vividly remember driving up with my parents for first-year orientation while my two younger ...
Author: H. Kay Merriman Whether we receive them via mass e-mails with the subject "Dude, this is hilarious!," reference them in daily conversation, watch them with friends over Otter Creek brews or simply use them as a distraction from that pesky political science paper, YouTube videos inundate our ...
Author: [no author name found] President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz today participated in a cow-kissing event on Battell Beach as part of a fundraiser for Amnesty International. Amnesty, a global organization that seeks to "protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied," ...
Author: [no author name found] The Middlebury Maple Run started at 9 a.m. at Porter Hospital on South Street, winding 13.14 miles through town and the College to end again at the hospital. The run was the first of its kind in Middlebury, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting The Cystic Fibrosis ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes In the past two weeks, four members of the Middlebury crew team have been diagnosed with and treated for community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), a strain of antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria. The College has taken measures to prevent further spread of the bacteria, which include ...
Author: Cloe Shasha Middlebury College's local food initiative is a couple steps ahead of other colleges and universities. The amount of local food in Middlebury's dining halls - 25 percent from Vermont alone - is a number higher than at most other institutions. Some other colleges and universities ...
Author: Ted Silberman John Illig's love of the mountains blossomed out of his childhood summers at camp in the Adirondacks. Coaching collegiate squash gave him free summers to pursue this love and complete the hiker's "Triple Crown." During three summers spaced six years apart, Illig hiked America's ...
Author: Johanna Interian As part of the Saul Seminar Series, Dr. Marlene Zuk, professor of biology at University of California - Riverside, led a lecture on Thurs., April 23 in McCardell Bicentennial Hall titled "Why Doctors Need Darwin." Zuk provided an evolutionary perspective for looking at parasites ...
Author: Adam Irish I am happy the recession has come to Middlebury College. I welcome it. I hope for more budget cuts and less generous donors. I look forward to paying for printing and a halt to perpetual construction. No, I don't hate my alma mater. I despise what is known as the "Middlebury bubble," ...
Author: Corinne Beaugard Though UMOJA ("Umoja" is a Kiswahili word that means "unity" and the name of this club meant to bring awareness of African issues to the campus) is not affiliated with Invisible Children, the two groups share common goals. They aim to enlighten their respective communities ...
Author: Simran Bhalla A total of 400 students visited the College during the Campus Preview days on April 13-14 and April 19-20, only slightly fewer than last year's 422 students. Sixty-one percent of prospective students attending Campus Preview days in 2008 matriculated, a number that justifies Middlebury's ...
Author: Sam Dungan Architect Andrew Corrigan '02.5, now 29 and working in Boston, gave a lecture on Monday, April 13, titled "A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste: Architecture in the Age of Uncertainty." In it, he discussed his experience after leaving Middlebury, as well as his thoughts on the role ...
Author: Kate Strangfeld Middlebury College prides itself on its progressive green policies, and Dining Services play a crucial role in furthering the College's goals by purchasing local food. Around 25 percent of the food in the dining halls is from farms and factories in Vermont and is considered local, ...
Author: Dillon Hupp Because only division games count toward the playoff standings in NESCAC baseball, this past weekend's series versus division rival Amherst was especially crucial in determining Middlebury's playoff fate. The Amherst series was the first NESCAC action for the Panthers since their ...
Author: Melissa Marshall No, faithful readers - yes, I'm addressing all five of you (hi, Mom!) - I have not gracefully stepped down from my independently-labeled soapbox. If you've seen me walking in the dining halls, you'll know that first, gracefulness is not my forte, and second, I am not able to ...
Author: Andrew Throdahl Ivan Moravec, one of the great pianists of the 20th century, settled on the concert hall stage last Sunday, April 19, like a grandfather about to tell a story to his grandchildren. His program was dominated by children's pieces and pieces with a folkloristic yearning for childhood. ...