Author: John Patrick Allen From the very beginning, "Undercurrents" was unconventional. The stage was dominated by a low circular platform painted with a giant whirlpool of black, blue and gray, recalling a Japanese woodcut. There was no pre-show music - only silence. The play began abruptly with the ...
Author: Sarah Luehrman I am a student at Middlebury College who can hardly be called a minority in any way - I "sit in a place of privilege … in sex, race, class, orientation [and] citizenship," according to Ryan Tauriainen's op-ed that appeared in last week's Campus ("Factcheck: the gay experience ...
Author: [no author name found] Lilac Wand Hand-OutThe Middlebury Garden Club will distribute lilac wands on April 26 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the parking lot behind Ilsley Public Library. What, exactly, is a lilac wand? When in doubt, consult Google - and remain baffled. Local News's best guesses ...
Author: Jaime Fuller Last Friday, over 100 students showcased their undergraduate research either through visual or oral presentation in McCardell Bicentennial Hall during the Second Annual Spring Student Symposium. Members of the College community met in Great Hall to acknowledge the work completed ...
Author: [no author name found] With temperatures shooting into the 70s, the re-emergence of flip-flops, skirts and bicycles, and the blossoming of daffodils and trees, there is no denying the beauty of springtime at Middlebury. It is about time to escape the cool fluorescence of the library and venture ...
Author: Scott Greene The search for missing Middlebury student Nicholas Garza '11 continued last week as crews explored Otter Creek for the first time since the first-year went missing more than two months ago, though the search yielded no new leads or evidence as to his whereabouts. The Saranac, N.Y. ...
Author: Jeb Burchenal The men's lacrosse team came into Saturday's game 9-0 for the first time since the 2003-2004 season. That season the Panthers stumbled in their 10th game, losing to underdog Bowdoin 11-10 in overtime. That proved to be the Panthers' only loss of the regular season as they charged ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner A woman stopped me in the dining hall and said, "I don't think you're going to eat all those sandwiches here." I said, "You're right. I'm taking these to my friends who don't have time to go to the dining hall right now. They're all students too. Does it matter whether we eat ...
Author: Jonathan King OnTap, Middlebury's tap-dance troupe, energizes the McCullough stage with its spring show and performances at dance events throughout the year. The group undoubtedly draws its success from the versatility, experience and ambition of its members. The Campus talked with Kelly Bennion ...
Author: Adam Clayton Earlier this semester I wrote an article advocating that those who choose to attend and participate in the Olympic Games be left free of criticism, not labeled as "collaborators" to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) human rights record in its own country and beyond. As such, I ...
Author: [no author name found] Bobby Joe Smith '09 for presidentThe Middlebury Campus endorses Bobby Joe Smith's '09 bid for the SGA presidency. While Smith is joined in this race by a number of exciting contenders - most notably, in the opinion of the The Campus' editorial board, David Dolginow '09 ...
Author: H.Kay Merriman In an effort to meet the trustees' deadline for developing a firm set of ideas that would enable the College to become carbon neutral by 2016, the MiddShift Implementation Working Group (MSIWG) hosted two open forums on April 15. The purpose of the forums, Campus Sustainability ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed At their April 11 meeting faculty members approved a sense of the faculty motion that reflects a desire for the College community to consider an Honor Code during next year's review of the Code that allows professors to proctor exams. Though the vote is non-binding and only ceremonial, ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Pending approval by the College's Board of Trustees at its May meeting, the McCullough Social Space and Mail Center will close for the fall 2008 semester, administrators confirmed. Director for the Center of Campus Activities and Learning Doug Adams said The Grille would remain ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes If having a tree as its namesake was not quite hint enough, you need not look further than the Magnolia Bistro's 100-percent-recycled menu to realize that this cozy little cafe is dedicated to the "green" effort. The Magnolia Bistro, located at 1 Lawson Lane in Burlington, is the ...
Author: Eleanor Horowitz and Rachael Jennings "This may induce ulcers of grandiosity," Dr. Robert Sapolsky began as he stepped up to the podium for the College's second annual convocation series keynote address. His talk, titled "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress, Disease, and Coping," was made possible ...
Author: Anna Furney After a strong start to the season, coming off of four wins in its first matches against Babson, Bates, Skidmore and Brandeis, the Middlebury women's tennis team rallied for a much-needed victory after falling to Wellesley and Williams during the past few weeks.The athleticism of ...
Author: Amanda Greene A good friend of mine, Emily, was a tour guide our sophomore year. I would often see her walking backwards leading around eager groups of students (and their equally eager parents) answering questions about social life, food and academics. Emily always had a big grin on her face, ...