Author: Alex Lovett-Woodsum The Middlebury women's tennis team had another league matchup this past weekend against Tufts University, beating the Jumbos 7-2 and improving their record to 6-2 in the league and 9-7 overall. Middlebury entered the match ranked 15th in the country, while the Jumbos were ...
Author: Ted Silberman After years of work, the Middlebury College Sailing club is charting a course for success. On April 5, skippers Max Junda '09 and Sam Wyer '12, with the help of crews Ashley Bell '09 and Sasha Garfield '09.5, took second place in the Tyrell Trophy at Boston University. This recent ...
Author: [no author name found] This dish is a combination of Asian spice, Italian starch and American culture. The chili paste adds flare, the sugar sweetness and the lime soothes while the spaghetti satiates. Made for a rushed dinner, eaten as leftovers for lunch, taken on picnics or packed to take ...
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 At lunch, she extracted her large, outdated cell phone from within her backpack.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 ...