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 ...
Author: Logan Brown Recently, on any given Tuesday in a Middlebury dining hall, you might have looked up from your sandwich to see 50 students scattered across the cafeteria frozen in odd positions with coal in hand. You might be sprinkling an ice cream cone and become distracted by the voices of fellow ...
Author: Martin Breu Men's tennis took a big step this weekend towards bringing the NESCAC title back to Middlebury by defeating last year's champion Bowdoin College. The Panthers had a successful road trip getting revenge in their 6-3 win over Bowdoin on Saturday, and rolling over Colby 7-2 on Sunday.The ...
Author: Kevin Carpenter The Middlebury men's golf team rallied in the second round of the Palamountain Invitational on Tuesday, April 13 to capture third place in the tournament. The Panthers bounced back after shooting a 327 on the first day and scored a 319 to propel them ahead of NYU. The Palamountain ...
Author: Christian Morel I believe I left you last in the closet or, as I recall, the wardrobe. It is time to get dressed. However, before this can happen, we must first place a filter on our stylistic choices. This filter that I speak of will be sensitive to the amazing American media mainstream tool ...
Author: Catherine Ahearn April 10 marked the final day of rooming assignments for students living on campus next year. Although there were not many changes in the room draw system, the upcoming closure of Atwater dining hall in January 2009 generated rumors about changes in housing desirability around ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe Though Ana's Mitchell '04 headlined the show at the Town Hall Theater on Friday, April 10, the audience came just as much to support the Willowell Foundation as they did to see the folk singer-songwriter. That's what she loved about the show."I really enjoy doing benefits ...
Author: Carson Dietz Hartmann Even with present economic pressures, admissions projections for Middlebury Language Schools are far better than expected, with the number of applicants for 2009 equaling that of last year. According to Vice President of the Language Schools Michael Geisler, in times of ...
Author: [no author name found] On Friday, April 10, Andrew Throdahl '09 performed an exhausting program consisting of Bach's G Major French Suite, Prokofiev "Stalingrad" sonata - which was written at the close of World War II - and Scriabin's fourth piano sonata. The evening concluded with Beethoven's ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes Yesterday was April 15 - a dreaded day for many of our parents who must, yet again, file their taxes. Though the wide world of adulthood may continue to loom far off in the distance for the average college student, others have found themselves already taking on the burdens of a ...
Author: [no author name found] RESPONSESI think it was absolutely reactionary of Vermont's governor to veto that bill; thank God the state legislators here are a bit more intelligent than him on this one. This is the 21st century, and this is America, and it's embarrassing that we still deny civil rights ...
Author: Nicole Lam NEW SCHOOL PRESIDENT PRESSURED TO RESIGNOn April 10, police officers stormed the New School, a university in New York City, to arrest student protestors demanding the resignation of New School president Bob Kerrey. 200 protesters met in Union Square, and the protest culminated in ...
Author: Hilary Hall On April 7, the Community Council discussed 51 Main, which - while boasting stronger profits - is still far from reaching the point where it is a viable auxiliary operation for the College in difficult economic times. The stalled Community Principles program was also discussed.Barbara ...
Author: Canem Ozyildirim Middlebury's student-run restaurant, Dolci went through important changes this year; but despite its extremely loyal fan base, it kept an unusually low profile. That is not to say that there has been a decline of student interest towards Dolci; on the contrary, co-managers ...
Author: Kate Siegner "A Cleaner Tomorrow." "Baking with Solar Energy." "Algae Fuels the Future." These titles accompany three of the videos that have been uploaded to Planet Forward, the new social networking video site devoted to publicizing issues related to climate change and clean energy. Frank ...
Author: Madison Kahn To borrow one of the slogans from a leading Vermont brand, "life is good" at Middlebury College. We have three free hot meals a day, dorms that are cleaned multiple times a week, great people with whom to converse, unparalleled facilities, excellent professors, spectacular sunsets... ...