Author: Michael McKenna One of the challenges of working in public relations is that whenever you share news with people, they often assume you are trying to 'spin' them. Unfortunately there are many examples of public relations 'flaks' that support this cynical point of view. (Anyone see the recent ...
Author: Dina Magaril When I was a sophomore, Middlebury spent $6,000 to host a screening of Jaws at the natatorium, raising the pool temperature for the duration of the movie and providing a plethora of colorful inflatable tubes to choose from. I attended the event, and was glad to jump into a warm ...
Author: Tim Spears Completed in the spring of 2006, the College's Strategic Plan, "Knowledge Without Boundaries," sets high standards for environmental stewardship. More than ten recommendations focus specifically on the campus environment, while the College's revised mission statement - another result ...
Author: Jack Lysohir The Office of International Programs and Off-Campus Study, as well as the Sustainability Integration Office, have begun a yearlong effort to assess the environmental practices of the C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad. Director of Sustainability Integration Jack Byrne and Assistant ...
Author: Grace Duggan On a campus with its largest academic buildings - McCardell Bicentennial Hall and the Donald E. Axinn '51 Center for Literary and Cultural Sutides at Starr Library - almost diametrically opposed, the Environmental Studies program makes its physical and intellectual homes between ...
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Author: Emma Gardner The women's lacrosse team has jumped aboard the College-wide effort to be carbon neutral in the past few years, combining community service and environmental concerns in the form of carbon offsets. Each season the team takes a vote to determine which organization or cause will be ...
Author: Melissa Marshall Maybe it all started with the female M&M, but nowadays, green is sexy. Ever the trendsetter, Thom Yorke of Radiohead fame embarked on an eco-friendly tour this summer, choosing to bumble about by bus in lieu of celebrity-cache jet setting. Despite the band's efforts to vigilantly ...
Author: Blake Mycoskie Social entrepreneurship is not just a trend; it is a movement that is changing the face of business as we know it. The ability to not only connect with your consumer but to connect your consumer to a cause that is greater than their purchase is incredibly powerful. While on The ...
Author: Peter Baumann Two of the things Middlebury students, benefactors and administrators hold dear are the College's commitment to environmental sustainability and its continued athletic success. Perhaps, then, it should come as no surprise that the Middlebury College Athletic Department leads the ...
Author: Grace Duggan Most people probably would not take their last semester off from Middlebury to spend several months working in West Virginia to promote the nationwide prioritizing of alternatives to clean coal technology, but Sierra Murdoch - now a member of the Class of 2009.5 - is doing just ...
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Author: Daniel Roberts My first thought about environmentalism, "I don't know much about it, and I don't care." Then I realized that this very apathy provides for compelling conversation. Sure, I've always refrained from littering, and separated plastic from paper (thank you, dorm room double trash ...
Author: Melissa Marshall and Andrew Throdahl New York, Florence, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Hong Kong - Vermont? While Danforth pewter and Frog Hollow pottery cultivate a certain following, the Green Mountain State usually does not top the list of pulsing art hot spots. Vermont, however, has made a notable ...
Author: James Kerrigan After fewer than two years of construction in the southern part of campus, the Biomass Plant project is nearing its end and will likely be operational by January 2009. Flanked by the recently completed Donald E. Axinn '51 Center for Literary and Cultural Studies at Starr Library ...
Author: John Elder The local food movement has become the catalyst for a new phase of environmentalism. In this regard it builds upon and complements many achievements of American conservation's past century. The wilderness ethic affirmed the beauty and the mutual dependence of all life on earth. The ...
Author: Michael Geisler Metaphors are tricky business. No doubt, the editorial board in the Oct. 23 Campus is correct in reminding us that the small liberal arts college is "the core" of the Middlebury experience. But a "core," whether we are talking about an apple or a peach, has a function only in ...
Author: Angela Evancie PROFESSIONTom: Hey man, any idea what you want to be next fall?Oscar: Yeah, I was thinking either a neonatal surgeon or an archeologist. Tom: Wow, cool. How many spots for archeologists?Oscar: Only ten, so I'll have to get up pretty early to put my name in. How about you?Tom: ...
Author: James Schwerdtman It seems that every weekend the men's rugby team pulls off another impressive win against another tough opponent, and this weekend was no different. The Panthers clinched the Northeast Finals on Nov. 9, defeating Coast Guard 41-7 on Saturday and topping the University of Maine ...
Author: Derek Matus LIGHTS OUT FOR SMOKERS IN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLSA new state law in Pennsylvania that forbids smoking in all public buildings includes a smoking ban on 14 public university campuses, which has met with mixed reactions from campus and other groups.While this move was supposedly meant ...