Author: Jason Gutierrez Movie: W.Director: Oliver StoneStarring: Josh BrolinI feel that a critic, even an amateur one like myself, should make every attempt to go into the film he is reviewing with as few preconceived notions as possible. I must admit that when I entered the theater to watch Oliver ...
Author: Jaime Fuller Rolling Stone magazine editor Eric Bates gave an opinionated address on the presidential election on Oct. 28 as part of the "Meet the Press" lecture series. Bates spent half-an-hour giving his perspective on the candidates, the campaigns and the mainstream media before relinquishing ...
Author: Andrey Tolstoy When I started watching football in the late 90s, Chelsea was a decent team in a pretty good national league. The kings of Europe then were Real Madrid, taking charge after the decline of AC Milan. If you asked me and my friends what our favorite teams were, we would list three ...
Author: Lise Rosenberger Middlebury women's soccer surged ahead in its NESCAC domination this past weekend as the Panthers defeated Connecticut College on the Camels' home turf in New London, Conn. The Panthers' 1-0 win marks their fifth shutout of the season and their fourth consecutive win. While ...
Author: James Schwerdtman The men's rugby club had an intense weekend of play, clinching the New England Rugby Football Union Championship for the fourth consecutive year. The Panthers continued the undefeated streak they have enjoyed since the beginning of the season, defeating Coast Guard 27-0 on ...
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Author: Nick Martell Trinity and Middlebury - it is not in any way a historical, traditional or school-wide sports rivalry between the two NESCAC colleges, but when it comes to football, the Panthers have a special place in their hearts for the Bantams they upset one year ago. For all the trash talking ...
Author: Nicole Lam The week before Halloween, festive treats and goodies fill up Middlebury shops and restaurants as everyone gets in gear for the holiday. Instead of reaching for the typical candy corn, orange and black M&M's, and orange caramel-filled chocolates sold in supermarkets like Shaw's, ...
Author: Robert Prasch, Associate Professor of Economics As I write this, the major stock market indexes have taken another sharp downturn. Billions more can now be added to the trillions already lost in market capitalization and housing. The only certainty seems to be that before this is over we will ...
Author: [no author name found] From our bookshelves, iPods and laptops to your Thursday morning breakfast table, here are our recommendations for the best of recent culture. "Warhol Live"Montreal Museum of Fine ArtsNow through Jan. 18th, 2009 the museum features an incredible Andy Warhol ...
Author: Tim O'Grady Robert Jansen has enacted a plethora of changes since becoming manager of the Middlebury College Bookstore in January 2007. As he plans for the future, Jansen strives to create a world-class bookstore that delivers more value back to students.One way he plans to achieve his goal ...
Author: Adam Clayton I picked up my California absentee ballot the other day, and as a second time voter re-enforced a habit I hope to extend for the rest of my life, turning my gaze immediately towards the back of the ballot. This gives me the greatest hope at socializing the world I live in, and while ...
Author: Amanda Greene Most of the time, I think that Middlebury students are friendly. If I were a tour guide I know I would rave about how easy it is to get to know your classmates, how Middlebury feels like an extended family and how students are eager to help each other out with schoolwork. But what ...
Author: Jeff Klein This past Sunday, the Obama campaign got an enormous boost from an official endorsement by one of the most respected political figures in the country, Colin Powell. Powell toted Senator Obama as a "transformational figure. He is a new generation coming onto the world stage, onto the ...
Author: Kevin Carpenter The past two weekends saw both a convincing Panther victory and an upsetting loss. The Middlebury men's soccer team defeated Tufts at home 2-0 on Oct. 11, but suffered a stunning 1-0 loss the following Saturday, Oct. 18th to Bates. The loss marked the first for the Panthers on ...
Author: Cloe Shasha Started in 2006 by two college students from the University of Wisconsin Madison, the Web site www.theclassconnection.com now serves over 600 colleges and 350 high schools across the country. The mission of the website is directly stated: the creators want to help students get better ...
Author: James O'Brien When I started to write this article, I wrote the sentence, "Who are you?" I didn't think I wanted to write an article that began like that, though, mostly because if I was flipping through a newspaper and started reading such an article, I would immediately stop. So I decided ...
Author: Derek Matus During Homecoming week, the annual Clifford Symposium hosted two faculty panels to discuss, debate and exchange ideas with the Middlebury community: by transcending department lines and uniting different methodologies to tackle specific topics, the event inaugurated the new purpose ...