Author: Aviva Shen On Nov. 16, the Class of 2008 announced that it will fund the restoration of the Starr Library Reading Room at the Donald E. Axinn Center at Starr Library as its senior gift. The Reading Room restoration is part of a larger plan to restore historic library spaces in the new center.Other ...
Author: James Kerrigan For the first time in school history, the men's soccer team captured the Division III NCAA National Championship, edging Trinity University (Texas) in penalty kicks at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on Saturday, Nov. 24. It was the 28th national title ...
Author: Eleanor Horowitz As a conclusion to the College's inaugural Privilege Week, the Student Government Association Institutional Diversity Committee (IDC) hosted an open conference in Coltrane Lounge. Designed as a forum for organic and unrestricted discussion, the room was organized with small ...
Author: Kelly Janis In a campus-wide e-mail issued on Nov. 29, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced the College's commitment to donate $18 million to the Town of Middlebury in the form of 30 annual $600,000 installments, beginning in early 2011. The money will allow the town to borrow ...
Author: Cloe Shasha On Nov. 13 the Parliamentary Debate team set up a wooden soapbox in the Ross Fireplace Lounge. In order to speak at the inaugural soapbox debate, students had to stand on the object. Two dozen Middlebury students with a wide range of interests participated in the first debate entitled, ...
Author: Theo May Tensions between the College and the town of Middlebury have risen in recent weeks as the administration set about reserving parking spaces for faculty and staff.At issue are parking spots on Route 125 (College Street) and Route 30 (South Main Street) that have College signs instructing ...
Author: Andrew Fuller Congress is aiming to combat illegal file sharing on college campuses in a new financial aid and education spending bill that recently received the approval of the House Education and Labor Committee. Strongly supported by the Motion Picture Association of America and other industry ...
Author: Kevin Redmon Your front page coverage of Middlebury's participation in Power Shift 2007 was encouraging to see ("Students aid D.C. green looby," Nov. 8). Despite being one of the smaller colleges represented, Middlebury sent nearly 80 students (in a bio-diesel bus, no less) to the conference ...
Author: Joseph Bergan If you were driving on College Street on Thanksgiving evening you would have driven through a somber Middlebury campus, dark save for a few lit dormitory windows. While most Americans gather away from school to carve turkey and shop at 4 a.m., international students often stay ...
Author: Kay Tenney I believe Middlebury College needs to dramatically expand the organic/sustainable food choices in the dining programs and to offer one, two and three meal-a-day plans, and thus, change the obligatory ruling to eat at the dining facilities. My daughter, a member of the Class of 2008, ...
Author: Rachael Jennings When confronted with the question, "How big of a problem do you think theft is on campus?" many students are baffled, and respond with some variation on the same theme, "Wait, you mean here? At Middlebury?"Indeed, at our serene mountain college, it is natural to feel perfectly ...
Author: Andrew Throdahl On Nov. 16 the Mahaney Center for the Arts Concert Hall was unusually full, making one wonder if the Claremont Trio's absurd advertising scheme had succeeded in luring curious listeners - or rather viewers. On their posters scattered around campus the three young women - violinist ...
Author: Jamie Fuller and Anthony Adragna Columbia hunger strike finally ends for breadOn Nov. 16, seven students and a professor who waged a 10-day hunger strike at Columbia University finally broke fast with a small meal of bread. The strike was being held to protest certain administrative policies ...
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Author: Jake Cohen The Middlebury Panthers flashed their fins last weekend in a crushing defeat of the Connecticut College swim team in the season opener. Even the whopping scores of the men's (168-116) and women's (170-112) victories are hardly reflective of the dominant performance by Middlebury swimmers. ...
Author: Sage Bierster Oral sex is like playing a sport - some people are naturals, most are amateurs, while others are so afraid they'll drop the ball they never step onto the field. Perhaps its because you were picked last in grade school or were indoor kids, but some of you at Middlebury and beyond ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed In light of recent media coverage regarding the bacterial infection methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), you might believe that you could be the next victim of this potentially fatal infection. However, according to College health officials, Middlebury has one of the ...
Author: Emily Temple The holidays are a time for warmth, happiness and family. They are a time for giving and sharing, for helping your grandmother wash the dishes and chasing your cousins around the kitchen table. Not that I don't help my grandmother or chase my cousins (although some of them chase ...