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sportsbriefs
October 3, 2007Author: Jeb Burchenal Men's water polo beats Dartmouth, BU and UMassMen's water polo swam its way to a strong start this fall. This past weekend, the team traveled to Dartmouth for its first divisional contests. The Panthers started off the weekend with a loss against Boston College, but won the next ...
editorial
October 3, 2007Author: [no author name found] In an article published this Sunday in the New York Times Magazine, writer Andrew Delbanco asked, "What makes the modern university different from any other corporation?" Not much, the author concluded. Competing for global prestige and "brand-name positioning," more universities ...
Skeptical Sisson Environmentalists? Capitalists.
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Douglas Sisson Middlebury College is a unique, environmentally conscious campus. The recycling bins furnished in every student's room have never failed to make the quintessential college punch bowl. What's more, on Monday, the royal blue plastic mold goes back to its daytime job in the form ...
NE Maple Museum is one sticky tourist trap
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Tamara Hilmes If you are in search of Vermont's sweetest tourist destination, look no further than the New England Maple Museum just outside Rutland, Vt. on Route 7. This tiny waystation in the Vermont countryside offers a delectable mix of history, creepy mannequins, slideshows and - oh, yeah ...
The Many Faces of Regina Spektor
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Melissa Marshall Audio produced by Radio Arts Middlebury."But I adore him/And I implore him/ Saying I love none other/ But this ain't no style," rung out Regina Spektor's sultry voice, her voluptuous vocals captivating the sold-out audience at Pepin Gymnasium on Saturday evening. The opening ...
for the record
October 3, 2007Author: Emily Temple Syracuse University's Marshall Street area is about the size of the whole of downtown Middlebury, but dirty, like a real city. This summer, trying to get my cousin to his gig on time, I stopped to ask a studentish-looking loiterer leaning against the fence in what I was pretty sure ...
From golden children to first-years
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Joseph Bergan and Thomas Brant Last spring, Middlebury admissions conducted an experiment - fly in 100 stand-out admitted students who may choose another school for one final presentation on why they should choose Middlebury. The College planned to attract "truly fabulous" students following ...
The Local Flavor Amigo's Cantina
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Tamara Hilmes Na's House of Thai - mediocre excuse for Asian cuisine or spicy ambrosia from the Far East? Sadly, I will never know. If you have seen the sign for Na's House of Thai on Route 7 as you head toward Lake Dunmore, do not be fooled as my friends and I were this past Saturday. Less ...
College may gut McCullough
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Brian Fung The College's McCullough Student Center could see extensive renovations to its internal structure completed by as early as 2010, according to administration officials familiar with the project. Though the proposal has yet to be confirmed in any final form, College officials say the ...
The Sports Backpage
October 3, 2007Author: [no author name found] The weekly editor's picks, by the numbers, Midd scoreboard, and locker room features.
Football team scores scores of points
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Benji Thurber The Middlebury football team kicked off its home schedule on Sept. 29 with a 41-0 win over Colby. The Panthers stymied the Mules with dominating performances from both the offense and the defense, as they moved to 2-0 on the season. The Mules, who fell to 0-2, threatened to score ...
Mistaken Identities name twins on campus
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: H. Kay Merriman It is 4:58 p.m. on a Friday and your religion paper is due in two minutes. You've attached your Word file to an e-mail to send to your professor James Davis. The "Check Names" application of Outlook pops up after you click "send." In your rush, you simply select the first name ...
in my humble opinion Losing my religion
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Daniel Roberts Apparently this past week was Yom Kippur, the most significant Jewish holiday of the year. This had completely slipped my mind until I was walking out of the dining hall and Josh Wessler (you may know him as the Reel Critic) saw me munching a bagel and said, "You're not fasting?" ...
Spotlight on... Jenna Levine
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Ashley Gamell Jenna Levine '07.5 is Fine Arts major from Chicago. Levine spent the last academic year in London at Central Saint Martin's College exploring her interests in dance, photography, video, painting and other multimedia art. The Campus caught up with Levine to talk about life in London ...
college shorts
October 3, 2007Author: Cloe Shasha Stewart book ignites merit debate at CornellDebate over source legitimacy, similar to the Wikipedia debate at Middlebury last year, is occurring at Cornell University. Professors at Cornell have expressed skepticism in response to the integration of Jon Stewart's 2004 bestseller ...
The Synesthesiac Arts and Letters With Ashley Gamell and Maddie Oatman
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Ashley Gamell and Maddie Oatman Best of Bread Loaf:Part II Robert Cohen's New Novel Reviewed by Ashley GamellRobert Cohen is that gangly, profusely-bearded English professor who swoops impressively around the fringes of campus, looking like a bird of prey conspicuously native to New ...
Chasing the Likelies The first 'Top 100' class settles in for life at Midd
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Joseph Bergan and Thomas Brant Keeping up with the Ivy League?For many students at the College, programs like paying for visitation trips for the Top 100 students spell the downfall of the liberal arts. Last spring, Dean of Admissions Robert Clagett had to field many questions about the program ...
A pack of alpacas
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Kelly Janis When was the last time you petted an alpaca? On Sept. 29, Maple View Farm Alpacas in Brandon, Vt. held one of several annual open houses to allow visitors to satiate their curiosity about these fuzzy, little-known creatures who roam more than 45 farms in Vermont alone.According to ...
Delta House seeks Council's approval
By Middlebury Campus | October 3, 2007Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe The Community Council held its second meeting of the year on Oct. 1 to consider the reinstatement of Delta House, a social house that has been suspended since the spring of 2006. Chris Angelini '08.5, president of Delta House, and Tarrah Bowen '08.5, vice president of the ...