Author: Grady Ross Last Saturday morning, I took a walk in the fields around my house. I had four essays due last Friday, two looming on the horizon and a couple of midterms during the week about which I was not particularly excited. I knew I could get it done, but I had no motivation. For the first ...
Author: Simran Bhalla Despite the flailing job market, the Career Services Office (CSO) has been working hard to make sure opportunities exist for the Class of 2009, venturing away from the previously advocated financial careers to offer options more lucrative in an economy where the current unemployment ...
Author: Martin Breu The men's tennis team sent a clear message to their competitors this weekend: 'we're back!' The Panthers showed up in top form with dominating wins over NYU, Brandeis, Connecticut College and Bates. Saturday was a triple-header for the Panthers, as they faced NYU, Brandeis and Connecticut ...
Author: Alex Lovett-Woodsum Middlebury women's tennis kicked off their season this weekend with three home matches against Brandeis College, Bates College and Connecticut College. Though the team experimented with lineup and doubles combinations, the 13th-ranked Panthers romped through all three matches, ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes The Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) announced that Santigold will perform at the College in April. In place of what has traditionally been the "big" spring concert, MCAB decided this year to split the funding between a number of smaller performances throughout the year, ...
Author: Hilary Hall On March 10, the Community Council met to discuss its plans for the remainder of the spring semester. Following the unanimous approval of last week's minutes, Acting Dean of the College Gus Jordan brought up the Community Principles plan from last semester. Community Principles, ...
Author: Catherine Ahearn Changes in the application protocol and a six-percent decline in prospective students' campus visits have led to a smaller applicant pool for the Class of 2013, whose members will receive their decision letters on March 27. However, 45 percent of the incoming class has already ...
Author: Jaime Fuller Aylie Baker '09 has been awarded a Watson Fellowship for the 2009-2010 year. Her project is titled "Voices for the Future: Using Islanders' Stories for Civic Engagement," and explores the use of audio storytelling to build community and create a dialogue about sustainability on ...
Author: Mike Waters A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in my suite talking about drinking. It was some lazy Saturday afternoon - the transition period between recovering from one night and planning for the next - when it hit me: we talk about drinking a lot. Something about sitting there, discussing ...
Author: Jaime Fuller PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS MORE LUCRATIVE IN CRISISDue to the shortfall of oft-sought occupational opportunities in this time of economic crisis, many college seniors are pursuing careers in public service. Fourteen percent of this year's senior class at Harvard University applied for ...
Author: [no author name found] The mystery of Nick Garza's '11 tragic disappearance and death came to a close on March 12 as the Middlebury Police Department (MPD) finally released the official report on its investigation. The report brings closure to a saga that last year saw search and rescue teams ...
Author: Julia Ireland The Middlebury women's lacrosse team came away with a win against the Babson Beavers on Friday in Middlebury's first home game of the season. Playing on Kohn Field added extra incentive for the Panthers to come away with a win. The team's 88-game home winning streak ended just ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe The United States has no federal laws against public nudity, but Vermont is one of the only states in the Union without laws requiring clothing in public. The townspeople of Shoreham, however, are not trying to play into the naked Vermonter stereotype: they took off their ...
Author: [no author name found] RESPONSESI think there should be more senior housing that isn't just made for 4 people. The Atwater suites and LaForce suites are by far the biggest blocks of senior housing. Because those suites are (almost?) exclusively four-person suites, and because there aren't many ...
Author: Hilary Hall It has been one year since the College introduced the 4/2 Commons System, hoping it would generate closer student bonds and increase communication between residential life staff and their commons residents. Reflecting on the past year, many students give it mixed reviews, and, with ...
Author: [no author name found] BASEBALLAfter what Coach Bob Smith called a "disappointing" season last year, the Middlebury Panthers baseball team is looking to rebound this season and achieve the same kind of success that brought them their first NESCAC championship in 2006. The Panthers finished 14-16 ...
Author: Jeff Klein As quickly as success and glory can come, it can also be taken away in the blink of an eye. The Panthers are all too aware of that reality right now.Stace Garrick hit a long three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining that sent Middlebury to a heartbreaking 78-76 defeat at the hands of ...
Author: Catherine Ahearn A pitch-black room gives way to a single face, then a single dancer whose pointed, tense and deliberate movements accompany an isolated photo as it zooms closer, consuming the entire screen. Ronald K. Brown, artistic director of Evidence, A Dance Company and choreographer of ...
Author: Sarah Harris On a snowy Monday morning, Steve's Park Diner is a cozy oasis. At 7:30 a.m., the place is already hopping with regulars enjoying full plates of eggs, pancakes and hash browns. I scan the specials: Silver Dollar Pancakes, mushroom and cheese omelets and chipped beef and gravy on ...
Author: Jeb Burchenal Coming into Saturday's home opener, the men's lacrosse team had an all-time record of 21-0 against Bates. Couple that with preseason rankings of #3 and #4 from InsideLacrosse and LaxPower, respectively, and it seemed a given that the Panthers would crush the Bobcats. But thinking ...