Author: Kevin Carpenter During the lull between periods at an ice hockey match at Middlebury's Kenyon Arena, a murmur can be heard among the crowd as the zamboni cruises by. Spectators have heard countless remarks from those yearning to take a ride on the massive mechanic monster. But the lucky men ...
Author: Kelly Janis With 184 students signed up as of Monday, the College has registered more participants for the second annual Power Shift Youth Climate Conference than any other institution in the nation. "The organizers of the conference are really impressed with us, which is an amazing feeling," ...
Author: Kaylen Baker To those who believe the end of the world is looming near - a reverberation of war, energy waste, extinct creatures, pollution, and general nihilism for humanity - do not give up hope. It often appears that real answers to these problems are too small to cause change, but when combined, ...
Author: Tom Brant PARIS - In September, standing with a friend on a pedestrian bridge in Paris called the Pont des Arts, I was almost persuaded to jump into the River Seine. As we were admiring the night view of the City of Lights, a group of about five French guys our own age sauntered up to us. Seeing ...
Author: Jaime Fuller STANFORD STUDENT INJURED BY FALLING CEILINGLast Friday, a piece of plaster ceiling fell on a Stanford student while she was lying in bed. "I heard a noise and all of a sudden, before I knew it, a very large portion of my ceiling fell on my head," said Laura Stampler '10, the victim ...
On Saturday, Jan. 31, the 123 members of the Class of 2008.5 celebrated the conclusion of their college careers at Mid-year graduation. After attending the celebratory ceremony in Mead Chapel, parents and friends headed over to the Snow Bowl, where the graduating Febs skied, snowboarded and snowshoed ...
Author: Grace Close In the midst of the current U.S. financial crisis, some Americans are urging their fellow citizens to spend big to sustain the local economy. Vermont resident Jim Merkel, however, holds a different view of sustainability. Merkel, author of Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on ...
Author: H. Kay Merriman Valentine's Day is only a few days away, and if you are not a member of the couple spotted holding hands at the Atwater salad bar, you might be feeling a little desperate. With such a small community, Middlebury can be an intimidating place to find a date. Never fear! Juan Machado ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen As the global economic crisis continues to chip away at the College's finances, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced Jan. 29 that the school hopes to save at least $1.5 million in coming years by ending regular meal service at Atwater Dining Hall and making ...
Author: Mike Waters At a beer tasting class during my semester abroad in Denmark, the host introduced himself as "a part-time alcoholic," which makes sense. In Denmark, with its government-funded education and universal healthcare, one can afford a part-time schedule. Me, I'm an American. I work full-time.My ...
Author: [no author name found] The first challenge in learning to cook at college is finding a suitable and well-equipped kitchen. If you don't have a suite or live off-campus, you can visit Weybridge house or contact your Commons Heads. Be sure to respect others' kitchens and clean up after yourself. ...
Author: Jeff Klein The victories keep piling up. Records keep being broken. And people are taking notice.Taking on two of its more challenging NESCAC foes from Maine, the Middlebury men's basketball team continued its torrid play by defeating Bowdoin 62-50 on Friday night and Colby 78-73 the following ...
Author: [no author name found] After 38 years as Middlebury's flagship arts center, the Vermont State Craft Center (VSCC) at Frog Hollow closed Jan. 31 as a result of declining sales.Although the VSCC will sell its building on Mill Street, it will continue to offer arts education classes in a venue ...
Author: Jason Gutierrez MOVIE: The ReaderDIRECTOR: Stephen DaldrySTARRING: Kate Winslet, David Kross and Ralph FiennesAs the film award season reaches its apex in a few weeks, it seems only natural to take a look at one of the films the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences deemed good enough ...
Author: Emma Gardner At the beginning of each semester at Middlebury I find myself scribbling lists of my aspirations for the next few months in an often neglected assignment book that usually resides somewhere deep inside my cluttered desk, filled with similar records of "to do" items. Depending on ...
Author: Kelly Janis In the latest iteration of a close financial relationship, College trustee and ex-CEO of Lehman Brothers Richard S. Fuld, Jr. donated the 15 offset lithographs and silk screen prints which constitute the centerpiece of the College Museum of Art's new exhibition, "Confronting History: ...
Author: Jaime Fuller Prominent civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton spoke on Feb. 11 as part of the Middlebury College Activities Board's (MCAB) Speaker Series. The event was held at Mead Chapel, with a live feed being broadcast at auxiliary locations in Dana Auditorium and the newly renovated ...
Author: Michael Nevadomski On January 28, the trek down to the Town Hall Theater seemed longer than usual - something to do with two feet of snow and unplowed roads. Two slips and a snowbank later, I barely made it to the doors on time - and the place was packed. An almost full house had shown up in ...