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Author: Adam Schaffer UNIVERSITY FUNDS WORK ON CAMPAIGN TRAILSAs the 2008 Presidential campaign enters its final push into November, students at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind. are pushing for new ways to become involved in this year's election.In a unanimous resolution, the Notre Dame student ...


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Torch '11, defense turn out the lights

Author: Lise Rosenberger The women's soccer team surged ahead in its season with three shutouts this past week. With wins against Keene State and Wesleyan and a 0-0 tie against Skidmore, the Panthers' overall record improves to 2-3-2, giving them the momentum they were lacking at the season's beginning."We've ...


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Photo Story Remembering a Beloved Colleague

Author: [no author name found] Faculty, staff, and students gathered in the Robert A. Jones '59 House to commemorate the life of Professor of History and Russian Studies David Macey. Macey passed away Aug. 10, having contributed greatly to both his discipline and the Middlebury community.


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Dine at Doria's? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Author: Ken Lazo Upon entering Doria's Restaurant, the Yin-Yang effect of the interior decor is immediately noticeable. To the left is a charming arrangement of pews and tables overlooking the quaint Merchant's Row. Off to the right sits a standard American bar, that, according to one of the hostesses, ...


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Out on a Lim The need for transparency

Author: Leslie Lim Middlebury is currently the proud owner of a certain college ranking, and a certain nagging fault along with it. Two weeks ago, I read in this very same paper about Middlebury's number one ranking in the Sierra Club's "Ten That Get It" list. Different from many other college rankings, ...


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Panthers stretch their sweet strides to victory

Author: Sarah Bryan Sept. 20 was a day of gorgeous weather, home field advantages and sweet victories, including those of the cross country teams. Both the men's and women's teams swept the Panther Invitational on Saturday Sept. 20, pulling away with strong overall finishes and some noteworthy individual ...


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Preface to Lunch Slapping a label on Middlebury romance

Author: James O'Brien After my last column came out, a friend asked me what my thoughts were on "labels." I thought the question was interesting enough, so I'm taking a one week break from my pseudoinvestigative journalism to answer this question. The three main categories of Middlebury romantic involvement ...


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From Russia with Love Behind enemy lines

Author: Andrey Tolstoy The humble author of this column was nurtured by bears on the outer reaches of the rapidly shrinking Arctic Circle, among the caviar bushes, liquor streams and herring-tree lined promenades of stately Leningrad. For two years now he has been hiding behind his impeccable American ...


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Study Guide

Author: Tess Russell After a few weeks of getting 'A's in Mod partying while coasting through classes, the work is starting to pile up for many of us. Trying to juggle school assignments, campus jobs, extracurricular activities and social obligations necessitates a great deal of self-discipline and ...


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Synergy spurs talk on access to food

Author: Aylie Baker Two years ago, eco-visionary and human rights attorney Van Jones urged a packed Dana auditorium to consider the power behind inter-group collaboration in the environmental justice movement: "Who are you going to take with you?" he asked. "Who are you going to leave behind?"Saturday ...


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Dr. Jesse, B.A.

Author: Jesse Davidson I think the lack of social excitement that I experienced on campus this past weekend had little to do with a shortage of parties, or the usual whip-cracking by Public Safety. And it certainly had nothing to do with playing chess and listening to National Public Radio last Friday ...


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Bear markets slow fundraising gains

Author: Scott Greene The College took steps last week to mitigate the effects of a sluggish economy, hoping to counter both a decline in gift-giving and an underperforming endowment by reducing spending across the board and avoiding an increase in the comprehensive fee, according to President of the ...


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Election 2008 Education How should we teach our children?

Author: Gregg Humphrey, Director of Elementary Education The Teach For America recruitment has begun again on campus soon to be followed by Teach Kentucky, representatives from independent schools, and placement agencies such and Carney, Sandoe & Associates. Clearly there is a groundswell of interest ...


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In my Humble Opinion An America that became too illogical

Author: Daniel Roberts An important person that you have probably never heard of (I say this with a complete lack of snobbery, it's just a fact) died a week ago at the young age of 46, and there's a reason why we as college students, but more importantly as the next generation of America's leaders, ...


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Offense explodes in football opener

Author: Mia Lieb-Lappen 1-0. Winning one game at a time is coach Bob Ritter's motto and precisely the way the Middlebury Panthers started off their football season as defending NESCAC champions. "Even though Coach has us take one play at a time and one game at a time," said wide receiver Jamie Millard ...


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Editorial New senior work policy must be implemented carefully

Author: [no author name found] In a vote taken last spring, the Middlebury faculty approved a measure to require senior work for all students, beginning with the class of 2013. We applaud this audacious decision as it exemplifies two values that Middlebury stands for: high-level academic discourse, ...


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Middlebury expands language ties to California

Author: Denizhan Duran President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced on Sept. 16 that Middlebury's 94-year old Summer Language Schools would expand with a new site on the campus of Mills College in Oakland, CA. The entire Arabic school, as well as portions of the Spanish, French and Italian ...


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CSO guides students toward a future that works

Author: Rachael Jennings Two years ago, the top hiring industries for Middlebury's Class of 2007 were Education and Finance, with Teach for America and Lehman Brothers scooping up more graduates than any other employers. Particularly in the wake of Lehman's recent disintegration, many students are ...


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Men's tennis comes on strong

Author: James Schwerdtman The dreary morning of Sept. 21 gave the Middlebury campus its first taste of fall and its first taste of this year's men's tennis team. Over the weekend, eight teams from across the northeast met at the Proctor courts for the Middlebury Invitational, the first and only home ...