Author: Dean Atyia Since the 2006 incident in which UCLA police tasered a student in the computer lab for lack of identification and uproarious behavior, more and more students have felt unwarranted electricity shocking their bodies or the sharp pain of pepper spray invading their pores. It's one thing ...
Author: Sara Black Too many people were crowded into the hot, dark subterranean space but no one seemed to mind. All eyes were transfixed by the hypnotic images that flowed onto the silvery projection screen as words poured forth from a larger-than-life pair of lips belonging to an unidentified Middlebury ...
Author: Scott Greene LeRoy Graham named new College registrarThe College announced the appointment of LeRoy Graham to the position of College registrar on Nov. 4. Graham, the former senior associate registrar at Dartmouth College, will be guide the operations of an office responsible for registration ...
Author: Douglas Sisson Eager to deal with problems with a quick fix, Western society turns to prescription medications. Adderall, prescription amphetamine salts, is used by numerous students and adults to treat Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). For others, the medication serves as prescription speed ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe "Hi, Walter, this is happenin'! Come on in. Did you bring your wallet? We're having a sale!" This was Kathy Clarke's jubilant greeting to Walter Salzman of Brandon, Vt. as he walked into the Frog Hollow Craft School's Seconds Sale on Saturday, Nov. 3. Clarke, the studio manager ...
Author: Dan Stevens On a frigid day at Cole Field in Williamstown, Mass., the Middlebury women's soccer team fell to Williams 4-1, bringing the 2007 season to a close. The Nov. 3 face-off, a NESCAC semifinal game, was the second meeting for the Ephs and Panthers this year. Williams won the regular ...
Author: Anthony Adragna After being refused entrance to a private Tavern party on Nov. 3, a group of male students were heard stating a homophobic epithet in response, according to witnesses. The event is currently under investigation by the Department of Pubilc Safety. President of Tavern Tim Reed ...
Author: Thomas Brant and Joeseph Bergan College has been represented in films, television shows and a certain Tom Wolfe book as a place of ridiculous revelry where you will not be held accountable for your actions. Our society tells us that drinking is fine as long as you do it before you enter the ...
Author: Adam Dede Next week will be the first Middlebury Privilege Week. Sponsored by the SGA Institutional Diversity Committee (IDC), the week will focus on issues of socioeconomic diversity and the attainability of the American Dream, culminating in an open conference on Nov. 17."Were focusing on ...
Author: Jeb Burchenal Field hockey advances to finals, falls to Polar BearsAfter a stellar regular season, the Middlebury women's field hockey team found themselves in the NESCAC tournament this weekend, advancing to the finals to take on Bowdoin. The semi-finals included battles between Williams and ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Members of the College faculty gathered at the Kirk Alumni Center on Nov. 5 to discuss work load for professors at the College, proposed changes to the Judicial Board and consensual student-faculty relationships.Associate Professor of German Roman Graf presented a report from ...
Author: Tess Russell After Rana Husseini received her Master's degree from Oklahoma City University (OCU), she found herself in a predicament that will be shared by many Middlebury seniors come next spring - she was finished with her formal schooling but was not sure what she wanted to do with the rest ...
Author: Mary Lane Although ¸ber-excited with Navy's 46-44, triple-overtime victory over Notre Dame, it's time to turn my attention to my pro team, the Philadelphia Eagles, who haven't been quite up to snuff lately. Head Coach Andy Reid has been experiencing major problems both on and off the field. ...
Author: Jake Cohen At the start of the season, things looked troubling for the Middlebury men's water polo team. After being placed in a more challenging New England Division that includes Yale and Boston College, everyone knew getting to Nationals would be tough.But the water polo players rose to the ...
Author: Lise Rosenberger Nerina Cocchi '10 is the director of Ariel Dorfman's play "Manifesto for Another World," playing Thursday, November 1st at 8 p.m., Friday the 2nd at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., and Saturday the 3rd at 8 p.m. at The Zoo. Tickets can be bought online or at any campus box office location. ...
Author: Rachael Jennings Who knows what "Ratty" really stands for? But at around 10:30 p.m. during Saturday night's Tent Formal, the lead singer from the band the Grift beckoned "Ratty" '93 to the stage, at which point a middle-aged man in his formal attire entertained the crowd with a rousing rendition ...
Author: Jordan Nassar EXHIBIT A: Your hands are sore and callused, your thighs and calves feeling the burn as you finish up at the climbing wall - another good day at the gym. You shower, dress, grab your bag and head off to class with your harness strapped tightly around your pantsÖ no? Something ...
Author: Aylie Baker It's nearly 2:00 a.m. You've done well. Your wig is still in-tact and the polka-dot umbrella is only marginally tattered by the latest hail of water balloons. Suddenly, "Monster Mash" hits the speakers and you find yourself wedged between Ronald Reagan and some sort of spiny crustacean. ...
Author: Amanda Greene Halloween gets college students excited. Really excited. The ability, for a few hours, to dress up as something else, to indulge childhood fantasies and to become an object or a person that is usually off limits is undeniably enticing. Halloween, as a holiday where you are encouraged ...