Author: Hannah Wilson On this past bright and sunny Sunday morning, a combination of approximately 75 Middlebury College students and townspeople met up at Marble Works to run, hike or bike to raise money for trail maintenance on the Trail Around Middlebury (TAM). This year's Fourth Annual TAM Team ...
Author: Molly Dwyer Walking up the hill towards Mead Chapel, trekking to distant student parking lots and dashing between classes are but minor inconveniences for the majority of Middlebury students. However, for some members of the College community, these inconveniences are magnified by physical disabilities.Though ...
Author: Jordan Nassar We're gonna talk about fashion. Designers, runways, haute couture. We're gonna gossip about models. We'll dissect magazines, we'll re-cap glamorous parties. Fashion. Over the course of this semester, we can talk about anything you like - but I feel that, considering this fashion ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed College students, like others nationwide, may soon feel greater federal assistance when it comes time to open their wallets and pay for college. On Sept. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which will be the federal government's ...
Author: [no author name found] Katie Crecelius '08 has a unique problem when it comes to religion at Middlebury College. "People always say 'Oh, like Tom Cruise?'" Crecelius said after she tells them her religion. The confusion comes from a common misunderstanding between Crecelius' faith and with ...
Author: Lizzie Horvitz Most of us have heard of, if not experienced, the infamous "freshman 15," a term that refers to the number of pounds supposedly gained by first-year college students. Whether it's too many late nights at The Grille, opting to take the elevator to the fifth floor a few too many ...
Author: Chi Zhang From the trademark first-year name placards in upperclassmen hallways to a dining hall with slightly more ding, the considerable increase in student population has announced itself up front. The conspicuously larger student body has drawn attention to the admissions process, as well ...
Author: Aylie Baker "You wanna buy a snake?" ventured the shorter of the O'Brien brothers, emerging from behind a rack of fluorescent bathing suits and puce-colored dresses to poke his head into the tent. Too quickly, Dave looked up from the pile of '80s gym t-shirts he was pouring through and found ...
Author: Brian Fung and Anthony Adragna College banana supply unaffected by scandalDespite recent shockwaves in the global fruit market produced by banana company Chiquita Brands International, the College's dining halls will continue to provide bananas as usual, according to Director of Dining Services ...
Author: Mary Lane Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb caused quite a stir last week after he lost the Monday Night Football game against the Redskins 20-12 on Sept. 17 and had his August HBO interview with Bryant Gumbel aired. In the interview McNabb argued that black quarterbacks in the ...
Author: Thomas Brant and Joseph Bergan The Roman Catholic student population at Middlebury College receives a luxurious gift every Sunday. While every other Catholic in the world crawls out of bed on Sunday morning, in order to fulfill a religious obligation to attend church, the Catholics of Middlebury ...
Author: Jake Cohen The women's golf team traveled south this past weekend to compete in the Mount Holyoke Invitational at The Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, Mass. The Panthers finished in a disappointing 12th place out of 15 teams from all three of the NCAA divisions. Much to the dismay of the ...
Author: Heather Pangle To the Editor:On Sept. 10, the College Republicans put up posters around campus commemorating the tragedy of 9/11, the murder of Daniel Pearl, the attack on the USS Cole, the bombing of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the Iranian Hostage crisis and the hatred manifested ...
Author: Peter Baumann The Middlebury women's volleyball team kicked off its home schedule last Tuesday with an impressive 3-0 win over St. Michael's College before going 2-2 at the Amherst Classic. After pulling out a 30-27 victory in the first game against the Purple Knights, the Panthers dominated ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Originally seen as a way to foster four years of continual community growth, the commons system as conceived by former President of the College John M. McCardell over 10 years ago is no more. Current President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced a new direction for the ...
Author: Adam Dede The Student Government Association (SGA) held its first meeting on Sept. 23, discussing an initiative to add a public speaking requirement to the College curriculum, a proposal to consolidate the multiple card systems on campus and improving SGA's accessibility to the public. Newly-elected ...
Author: Annabelle Fowler During its first meeting of the year on Sept. 24, the Community Council pledged to discuss a number of issues affecting campus life. Initiatives to be considered in upcoming weeks include reinstating Delta House, reviewing the College's sexual harassment policy and approving ...
Author: Jeff Patterson At approximately 3:33 p.m. on a sunny September Sunday, members of the Middlebury field hockey team were catching up on sleep as they were chauffeured from Connecticut back to Vermont. Only hours before they were playing a different kind of catch up.?Down a goal to Wesleyan at ...