Author: Holly O'Donnell On March 17, the Community Council voted in favor of approving a motion to recommend to the President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz that students be required to spend at least one hour working, learning or spending time at the recycling center during their first year at ...
Author: Scott Greene The College announced this week that Harvard University Law Professor Lani Guinier will give the John Hamilton Fulton Lecture in the Liberal Arts on Wednesday, April 30 in Mead Chapel at 8 p.m. Guinier, who became the first woman of color appointed to a tenured professorship at ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Dozens of students crowded the Gamut Room March 18 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the War in Iraq. Students performed a variety of largely original works throughout the evening. Performances included songs, poetry, dance and other visual exhibits. Paintings, photographs ...
Author: Ariela Yomtovian Classical music danced through the hills of Vermont this past Friday night. On March 14, the music of the Florestan Trio swam right through an almost full house.At the Mahaney Center for the Arts (MCFA), students, faculty and residents of Middlebury came to enjoy the talent ...
Author: Michael Suen In developing a comprehensive emergency response protocol, the College plans to test AlertFind, a sophisticated broadcast notification system, as early as next week's spring break. The test will allow the College to identify flaws in the system and expose students to the College's ...
Author: Ashley Gamell 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.The Principles of Maira KalmanBy Ashley Gamell"Washing dishes is the antidote ...
Author: Nicole Lam If standing on the corner of Main Street every Saturday was not enough to get the message out, they were going to sing. And the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society (CVUUS) did just that on the afternoon of March 16. The group met at the Unitarian Universalist Church on ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Title of an article two weeks ago - "Williams would get an Eph on its report card." Title of an article last week - "Manhattanville ville come to town, Saturday at 4:00."? Really?Sincerely,David Foote '10To the Editor:The quality of your sports articles are ...
Author: Livingston Burgess Let no one say that Middlebury's baseball minds are insensitive to the winds that guide the direction of the sport. After watching the Boston Red Sox, briefly removed from a league title, add Daisuke Matsuzaka to their staff and win another World Series, the Panthers find ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen and Mary Lane The Target: Carbon Neutrality It's a race to zero: by 2016, Middlebury hopes to have eliminated its annual carbon "footprint" of over 30,000 metric tons of CO2.The commitment comes as part of the College's May 2006 Strategic Plan, which names "strengthening our ...
Author: Brian Fung & Anthony Adragna Police employ helicopter in search for Garza, several leads dead endMembers of the Middlebury Police Department (MPD) used a helicopter to conduct an aerial search of the local area including Otter Creek on March 18 in the latest in a series of measures to locate ...
Author: Melissa Marshall "Art is the soul of any culture," New Mexico-based artist Maya Torres said emphatically during one of her many interviews in the latest documentary from Middlebury College alumna and Board of Trustees Member Pamela Tanner Boll '78. But what happens when that culture is still ...
Author: Samantha Michaels Amidst the typical dinner ambiance of appetizing aromas, clanging dishes and throngs of hungry bodies, Ross Dining Hall was imbued with sparks of protest and activism on March 12 as a group of students gathered to raise awareness about the lack of an Africana Studies major ...
Author: Maddie Terry This week I write to support and applaud the so-called illegitimate Middlebury Campus, as well as its' Features editors, in light of a March 13 letter to the editor. I trust that, given what I have always understood to be committed adherence of The Campus staff to those "journalistic ...
Author: Kelly Janis "Sugaring is part of Vermont's identity, culture and history," said Susan Folino, who owns and operates Hillsboro Sugarworks in Starksboro, Vt. with her husband, David. "I think when people hear the name Vermont, they make the association with maple syrup quite frequently, and quite ...
Author: James O'Brien In 1986, Robert Fulgham published a famous essay entitled "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." I'm considering writing a sort of companion piece to this essay called "Everything I Learned in Kindergarten was a Lie."In kindergarten we were taught to play fair, ...
Author: Jeb Burchenal The Middlebury men's lacrosse team improved to 2-0 this weekend as it beat Connecticut College on March 15 in New London, Conn. The rain that had persisted all morning finally let up, allowing the 11th-ranked Panthers to take on the unranked Camels. The rain, however, did make ...
Author: Alex Garlick In the spirit of the brilliant "Stuff White People Like" blog, I'd like to provide a guide for any outsiders that encounter Middlebury people.1. John McCardell - McCardell is not just liked - he is loved, nearly four years since his assumption of "Emeritus." In terms of notable ...
Author: [no author name found] I have probably had as many conversations about this week's Campus Character, Lauryn Torch '11, as I have had with her. Last weekend, I again found myself discussing the Bronxville, N.Y.-native, this time with one of my housemates in Homestead who is a member of the men's ...