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A preface to lunch Underdogs are sometimes overrated
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: James O'Brien I know no one likes negativity (except for maybe me) but I've concluded that this general abhorrence toward nay-sayers is partially based on the media's positivity propaganda. To illustrate my point, let's examine the Nike commercial from a few months back that depicts female athletes ...
"Monologues" returns with same potency
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Eleanor Johnstone Last week's Day of Romance was uniquely celebrated on the Middlebury campus with Middlebury's annual student production of Eve Ensler's '95 "The Vagina Monologues," directed by Aaron Gensler '08 and Maegan Mishico '09. First compiled and written in 1996, the collection of ...
Winter Carnival '08 Schedule of Events
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: [no author name found] [no story text found]
Bench helps men clinch third seed in NESCAC tourney
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Jeff Klein The Middlebury men's basketball team made history this weekend - and is now hoping to carry that momentum over to the postseason.In two highly contrasting yet similarly exciting contests, the Panthers eked out a 75-71 win over Wesleyan in Pepin Gymnasium Friday night, Feb. 15, before ...
Sex Matters STIs Get the Facts and Protect Yourself
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Tess Russsell In honor of "Let's Talk about Sex" month, this three-part series will focus on three different aspects of sexual health awareness over the course of the coming weeks. This week's installment, "Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)," discusses campus attitudes ...
notes from the desk Party themes not worth the effort
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Tess Russell Last weekend, I found myself pregaming in a room with friends who were all bound for different destinations on and off campus. Looking around, I noticed that I was the only person present who was clothed in anything resembling normal going-out attire. I should mention I was wearing ...
Trustees zero in on latest comprehensive fee increase
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Brian Fung The College's comprehensive fee could rise by at least five percent, and as much as 5.25 percent in the next academic year, officials familiar with the budgeting process say. While these numbers reflect a decrease over last year's growth rate of 5.3 percent, if the increase is approved ...
artsbrief
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Melissa Marshall 91.1 FM WRMC has tuned-in to a new semester, and is living up to their mission statement of bringing original programming to the Champlain Valley. Online, in the car or in the dorms, dare to set the dial to this spring's most inventive shows. Alphabet SoupTime: Sunday 2 p.m. ...
The Synesthesiac Arts and Letters With Ashley Gamell
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: [no author name found] syn·es·the·sia from the Greek (syn-) union, and (aesthesis) sensation; is the neurological mixing of the senses. A synesthete may, for example, hear colors, see sounds - and taste tactile sensations.A small group of bedraggled Middlebury constituents pulled up to the ...
Laughing All the Way Billings Farm offers weekend of frosty fun and frolicking
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Kelly Janis We serve as the gateway to rural Vermont's heritage," said Assistant Director of Billings Farm & Museum David Miles, straining to be heard over the insistent "bah"s of animals congregating at the edges of their pens following the "How to Keep a Sheep" workshop in which they starred.var ...
Vigil for Garza '11 unites community
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Anthony Adragna Over 200 students, faculty and members of the community gathered for a vigil of hope Feb. 19, two weeks after Nicholas Garza '11 disappeared during February break. Those in attendance wrote messages to the Garza family and lit candles at the front of Mead Chapel, where the event ...
Vehicle loses control, claims lives of three
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Tamara Hilmes Three people were killed on Feb. 13 in a two-car collision on U.S. Route 7 just north of Middlebury. The near head-on collision occurred late Wednesday morning a little before 11 a.m., Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley said in a Feb. 14 article in The Rutland Herald entitled "Route ...
Inside the bubble Feb life at the College
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: [no author name found] It is late into February and while the class of 2011.5 has only just started settling into Middlebury, Senior Co-Chair of Feb Orientation Patch Culbertson '08.5 has already started e-mailing back and forth with the Early Decision admits.Culbertson and fellow co-chair Becca ...
Council examines social houses
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Brian Fung Representatives of the College's Community Council voted Feb. 18 to abide by recommendations made by the Subcommittee on Social and Academic Interest Houses regarding the behavior of three out of five campus social houses. While Xenia, The Mill and Omega Alpha were all approved for ...
Israeli professor brings politics into the classroom
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: H. Kay Merriman This semester, the college is hosting Rosenbloom Visiting Scholar-in-Israel Studies David Nachmias. Nachmias brings copious amounts of experience, study and even controversy to the two courses that he is teaching: "Politics in Israel," and "Political Corruption and Governance."Nachmias ...
Shenanigans Super-saver for the Democrats?
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Alex Garlick The Democratic nomination race will be very close. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are fighting for every last delegate in their primary contests, desperately trying to get to the magic number of 2,025. This is a breath of fresh air for political fans, accustomed to seeing the ...
Trinity wins 10th straight title, Panthers finish 24th
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: Matt Ferrer Put another check on the Middlebury men's squash team's "to-do" list. This past weekend the Panthers competed in the National tournament for the first time ever as a varsity program. And although they finished the weekend with a losing record, the experience of competing as a varsity ...
After Midd Breaking into the job market
By Middlebury Campus | February 20, 2008Author: [no author name found] We have all heard it: the disappointment, dread or begrudging acceptance with which Middlebury students anticipate leaving the beloved "bubble" and entering the real world.For Febs, however, this experience common to all college students is made somewhat unique by the ...