Author: Greg Larsen ATHENS, Ga. - When I told my friends at Middlebury that I'd be studying this spring at the University of Georgia, a surprising number of people replied with the question, "Georgia the country?" And I'm sure when this briefing shows up in the paper, many people will see Athens and ...
Author: [no author name found] The Middlebury Pranksters competed in the West New England College Open Sectionals this past weekend at Williams. The men's and women's ultimate frisbee squads both won their respective tournaments and the men's B-side team finished ahead of the other four B-side teams ...
Author: Kate Lupo This weekend, my boyfriend's mom came to visit. At lunch, she extracted her large, outdated cell phone from within her backpack. "Oh God," she said, with panic in her voice. "A voicemail from your father! I thought I checked my messages 20 minutes ago! I better send him a text message." ...
Author: Johanna Interian If you think kissing farm animals and social justice have nothing in common, then perhaps a human rights club's fundraiser will change your mind.Middlebury's chapter of Amnesty International, a global organization whose mission statement is to "protect people wherever justice, ...
Author: Perspective on prospectives Over the past two weeks, hundreds of prospective students have descended on our quiet Vermont campus to get an appreciation for the dynamic and exciting nature of life at Middlebury, soggy April weather notwithstanding. Through the Campus Preview days program, this ...
Author: Grady Ross Vermont ranks last among all 50 states in its demand for petroleum products, and emerges second only to Hawaii in least consumption of natural gas. Still, nearly 3/5 of Vermonters use fuel oil as their primary source of home heating. Furthermore, in January 2009, the state paid on ...
Author: Catherine Ahearn Jane Eddy, a local studio potter, connects local, small town ideals and international curiosity with her bursting creativity. Her studio, tucked away on Main Street, is an eclectic space filled with Eddy's different creative undertakings. In fact, Eddy built the studio herself ...
Author: Dana Walters On April 14, Dean of the College Gus Jordan sent out a campus-wide e-mail informing students that they would have to pay a $50 parking fee per semester next academic year. This new fee will affect on-campus residents as well as commuters and Language School students, who will be ...
Author: Elissa Goeke The Middlebury softball team faced a rollercoaster of highs and lows this past weekend against Amherst. Ending the three-game series with a win and two losses leaves the Panthers with a 13-13 record for the season. While mid-week losses last week against Union did not affect conference ...
Author: Hilary Hall Despite voting glitches, a wide majority of student voters elected Molly Dwyer '10 as the Student Co-Chair of the Community Council (SCCOCC) for the 2009-2010 academic year. Dwyer, a two-year Community Council veteran, gained 466 of the 731 votes cast and beat out two first-year ...
Author: Martin Breu Men's tennis is on a roll, as they extended their impressive winning streak to seven matches with victories over Washington and Lee and Tufts. The Panthers hosted both matches here at Middlebury this past week so that the players were able to enjoy the beautiful spring weather while ...
Author: Grady Ross At the heart of the crowded vitality of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida runs Main Street USA, a tribute to the role of a traditional American main street as the lifeblood of any town. Complete with a barber shop, bakery and a cinema, the quaint homage to small-town life ...
Author: Michael and Judy Olinick While we agree with [Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science] Murray Dry that achieving marriage equality in Vermont through the legislature rather than the courts was an important "first," we differ with him on some significant points: it's not accurate to say, ...
Author: Alyssa O'Gallagher To the fair-weather track fan or occasional follower, meet results can often be hard to interpret. Habituated to the win-lose dichotomy of almost every other Middlebury sport, it can be tempting to declare anything but a first place finish a loss. If you're not first, you're ...
Author: Stefan Claypool My last column clearly got the attention of some people on campus, including a certain Mr. Harvey. I'm glad to see that some people are paying attention and not just tuning out when a conservative opens his mouth. I think that one of the great tragedies of modern political discourse ...
Author: Jameson Studwell Today, I was thinking about this guy who I hooked up with the other night. I definitely felt a connection and was excited to see him at the dance tonight. He wasn't there, but when I got back to my room I found him. He was hooking up with my roommate. FML.I agree, your life ...
Author: Amanda Cormier Andy Buxton never minds keeping his varied posts behind the bar - part nurse, part psychiatrist, part trivia master (he likes to combine local knowledge with pop culture references), part friendly conversationalist. He especially loves his job on days like today, when the raw ...
Author: [no author name found] In the recent article by Madison Kahn entitled "Homelessness issue hits home in Midd dorm," the descriptions of the homeless couple as they left the dorm were particularly insensitive. In reference to the two leaving, the phrases "He quickly scurried away" and "scampered ...
Author: Garrett Reynold Dining Services has been one of the divisions targeted for streamlining as the College searches for creative ways to scale back the budget. By January 2010, the College will operate just two dining halls - Ross and Proctor - which will both be newly renovated to meet the needs ...
Author: Alyssa O'Gallagher If the track team was hoping for clear skies as they hosted their first and only home meet of the season this past Saturday, then they definitely got a break from Mother Nature. But for those of us hoping for some real spring weather, we were left a little disappointed. While ...