Author: Stefan Claypool There is a misconception that Washington can "fix" our financial crisis. It can't. However, it can exacerbate the problem, which is why it's important that we consider the security of our financial system when we cast our ballots this November.In the last year we've seen a disturbing ...
Author: Andrew Throdahl To say that pianist Vladimir Feltsman is an "old school" musician would not do him justice, since he seems to have novel ideas about music. Then again, his approach seems to be thoroughly traditional. His Sept. 19 program, which he performed in the Mahaney Center for the Arts ...
Author: Jessie Kissinger On Friday, Sept. 12, the Middlebury College Museum of Art was packed with people eager to see the museum's newest exhibit. Entitled "Artist and Ancestors: Masterworks of Chinese Classical Painting and Ancient Ritual Bronzes," its name is no exaggeration, as it includes pieces ...
Author: Alex Garlick The last time there was a presidential election it literally consumed my life; of course, I was working full time for the Kerry/Edwards campaign during my Feb semester, a move that did not end up bolstering my résumé in the way I hoped it would. This year, as more of an impartial ...
Author: Maggie Moslander In February 2003, Sudanese government-sponsored militias began systematically killing and torturing innocent civilians. Presently, as many as 400,000 people have been killed and as many as 2.5 million have been displaced.On Oct. 13, the Middlebury Farmers' Market hosted Tents ...
Author: Kate Lupo A cult of motherhood is emerging in American culture today. Even in our own sleepy town of Middlebury, the chic store Rainbow Room on Main Street features three shirts in its storefront window that read "Mother of 1, 2, 3." Instead of reading the traditional news, young women are reading ...
Author: Nicole Lam As the attendees of last week's Chamber of Commerce meeting listened to bylaw changes and voted yay or nay, they were pleased to find that the overwhelming sentiment was not one of serious business, but of community spirit. The meeting was conducted over dinner and saw speakers referring ...
Author: Emily Temple Welcome back to yet another year at Middlebury. After a summer away, everyone's happy to return to our beautiful and majestic home away from home - and, come to think of it, our home away from a lot of other things, too. Mom, Dad, Starbucks and non-shady hair salons are not to be ...
Author: Amanda Greene I've been thinking a lot about sharing. College students, living in extremely close proximity to one another, are constantly sharing ideas, books and information. We share our frustrations, our fears and our anxieties - often to the point where our friends become our second families. ...
Author: LIse Rosenberger The Middlebury College women's soccer team dropped two games this week, leaving its record at 0-3-1 overall. The Panthers lost to Plattsburgh in a non-league game on the road last Wednesday, while falling at home to Amherst on Saturday afternoon. Plattsburgh's Helen Drew scored ...
Author: Bill McKibben, Scholar-in-Residence For a while, it looked as if the 2008 presidential election might be one of the first to really tackle the single biggest problem facing the planet, the threat of runaway global warming. With the Arctic now an island for the first time in human history (and ...
Author: Peter Baumann In the two years since Erin Quinn '86 took over as Director of Athletics, Middlebury has enjoyed astounding success across the entire athletic program: two national championships, eight NESCAC titles, and back-to-back top five finishes in the Division III Directors Cup standings ...
Author: Lizzie Zevallos Tents sprout across the lawn of Marbleworks every Wednesday and Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., creating a one-stop-shopping enterprise for all of your gourmet desires. See if you can wake yourself up before mid-day this weekend and take a look at (and a taste ...
Author: [no author name found] Saturday, Sept. 13 marked the third annual Kelly Brush Foundation Century Ride. The event featured a mix of newcomers and seasoned veterans participating for the third straight year. Participants averaged a total time of six hours to complete the 100 miles. When all was ...
Author: Jaime Fuller Online student paper fights administrationThe chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at Quinnipiac University was threatened with dissolution this week because of their involvement with an independent online newspaper. The online paper, the Quad News, which is staffed ...
Author: Peter Baumann Last Saturday, with one blood-curling scream, flame-throwing, fist-pumping Anaheim Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez blew past Bobby Thigpen's previous record of 57 saves in a single season. With 13 games remaining, "K-Rod" appears poised not just to best Thigpen's mark, but to ...
Author: James O'Brien Inspired by Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser's lecture, I've decided to take on a few weeks of semi-investigative journalism. I'll admit that the extent of my investigation thus far has included accosting people who happen to be walking by or standing next to me, but, acknowledging ...
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 pop culture. Click on, check out and press play on these favorites - because there is a world outside "the bubble.""After Dark"By: Haruki Murakami ...
Author: Andrew Throdahl Katherine Winterstein and Inessa Zaretsky executed the Phelpsian task of performing all ten Beethoven violin sonatas over the course of the weekend. Each sonata has its own distinct character and works to map Beethoven's stylistic evolutions, thus making a performance cycle ...
Author: Ramona Richards The World Trade Center was not always revered. Completed in 1973 by Japanese architect Minoru Yamakasi, the buildings were criticized as monstrosities that obstructed the city skyline and blocked traffic in lower Manhattan. Perhaps the single most outrageous thing about the ...