Author: Jason Guitierrez Ben Stiller has always been hit and miss as an actor (hilarious in films like "Dodgeball" but does anyone remember 2003's "Duplex"? I didn't think so) and a director ("Reality Bites?" Not so much). So it is with his latest offering, the ninety-two million dollar war comedy "Tropic ...
Author: Jeff Klein Tennis has always been one of Middlebury's strengths, and this year figures to be no different. The men are poised to make another deep run in the NCAAs after finishing the season with an 18-7 record and a berth in the semifinals.Having compiled an astounding 130-32 record during ...
Author: Aylie Baker Robert Frost's cabin is going to have a new resident. In the Breadloaf Inn, he regales visitors from his frame above the mantel. On weekends, Fire and Ice becomes the local haunt for college students and towns people alike. Indeed, in a town which was once the summer stomping ground ...
Author: Roz Vara For more than 20 years incoming first-year students at the College had the opportunity to attend Middlebury Outdoor Orientation (fondly known as MOO), a unique pre-orientation program during which students took part in three days of hiking, biking, canoeing or climbing around Vermont. ...
Author: [no author name found] Middlebury College graduate Steve Hauschka '07 became the first Middlebury graduate to appear in an NFL game when he handled kick-off duties for the Baltimore Ravens this weekend. Hauschka kicked-off four times for a respectable 69 yard average.After spending training ...
Author: Maeve McGilloway This past weekend the Middlebury women's soccer team participated in the fifth annual Stevens Institute of Technology tournament in Hoboken, N.J., which resulted in a mixed bag - a tie on Saturday, Sept. 6 to Stevens (1-1) and a loss on Sunday, Sept. 7 to NYU (0-1). The squad ...
Author: Livingston Burgess The so-called "work hard, play hard" ethic returned to Middlebury this week, along with its adherents. The two come on the heels of a summer that saw President Emeritus John M. McCardell, founder of the group Choose Responsibility, develop the "Amethyst Initiative" in an effort ...
Author: Daniel Roberts I have been back on campus for two days, and already everyone is completely high. It's not from what you would think (though I definitely smelled some strong 'plants' in Gifford last night). The high is a mellow feeling that spreads over the campus like a blanket, intensifying ...
Author: Emma Gardner After capturing its first-ever NCAA Championship last year and a school record of 18 wins against two losses and two ties, the men's soccer team is gearing up for what promises to be another dazzling season. David Saward is back for his 24th season as Head Coach, this time with ...
Author: Jack Lysohir, Managing Editor The 16-week search for Middlebury College first-year student Nicholas Garza is over. On Tuesday, May 27, Middlebury Police discovered a body in Otter Creek, which they have tentatively identified as Nicholas Garza. At approximately 4:00 p.m., while checking water ...
Author: James O'Brien Thank God the school year is over! And what a year it's been … etc. … Now I can enjoy myself for a couple months before hitting the proverbial wall at the beginning of August when I start to fantasize about Middlebury. Then I'll get to Middlebury and start to fantasize about ...
Author: Samantha Michaels After nine months of drafting and weeks of heated debate, the Student Government Association (SGA) gathered on May 4 to pass the Freedom of (Textbook) Information Bill, which calls for the online publication of course booklists before the start of each semester. Under this ...
Author: Emma Gardner Amid 14 Division I colleges and only one other Division III team, Middlebury proved to be the little school that could this past weekend at the Women's National Collegiate Club Water Polo Championship held in Gresham, Ore. Placing eighth in the nation, the women achieved the highest ...
Author: Dickie Redmond The Middlebury women's lacrosse team was defeated by Colby 10-8 this past Saturday in the semifinals of the NESCAC tournament at Kohn Field. The loss snapped an 88-game home winning streak for the Panthers, which dates back to their 1997 regular season in which the team lost to ...
Author: Alex Garlick 1. Dan Streitfeld - Thanks for your third anti-Garlick op-ed, it's great for my overflowing vainglory.2. The Bunker - There once was a dream of a weekly Sketch-Cullough dance party with cheap beer, Red Bull and long lines to make it feel exclusive. Now, the dream comes true every ...
Author: Tristan Axelrod I don't really mind being called a f---a--, or told that I suck b----. For s---- and giggles, I'd like to posit that I'm not, and I don't. In fact, I'll own up to the fact that I'm responsible for those comments, because I voted for myself as the best musician at Middlebury. ...
Author: Rachael Jennings From noon until 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, a white tent near Coffrin Lounge was host to delicious food, exquisite costumes and cultural celebration during the College's first-ever Haru Matsuri - or Japanese Spring Festival. Traditionally, the College has celebrated Yuki Matsuri ...
Author: Robert McKay "Jumpers," playwright Tom Stoppard's metaphysical circus show, went off like firecrackers across the Wright Memorial stage last weekend. It pitted Visiting Assistant Professor in Theatre Alex Draper '88, in the role of philosopher George Moore, against a horde of yellow-suited, ...
Author: Ashley Gamell and Maddie Oatman "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"by Jonathan Safran Foer Review by Maddie OatmanIn "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," Jonathan Safran Foer creates a remarkably convincing portrayal of nine-year-old Oskar Schell, a slightly annoying, lovable and ...
Author: Patrick Jobson The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate decided in its final meeting on May 4 to support a proposal to reallocate available parking spots and also alleviate parking confusion on campus. The SGA had many things on its table on what was going to be a long and heated meeting. ...