Author: Kelly Janis For months, the dingy exterior of 73 Main St. has been plastered with colorful, enigmatic posters that promised that "something exciting" was in store for April. On Friday, the suspenseful signs were peeled away at last and replaced by a flurry of streamers and balloons, as Middlebury's ...
Author: Dany Noguera-Garces Symposium to honor Gandhi's non-violenceA symposium to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi's non-violent movement to end British sovereignty of India is currently underway. Pooja Shahani '09, Micah Macfarlane '09 and Vani Sathisan '07, with support from the ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor: I was a little confused by the administration's response to the recent homophobic incidents on campus, and whether the response was directed at the hate crime itself, the opinion of the perpetrator or both. I wholeheartedly agree with the school's policy ...
Author: Aylie Baker At 17, Ben Lapan is interested in film. He's popular with the ladies and he plays the drums in the high school band. But for his slightly smaller stature, Lapan seems like any other 17-year-old. Except for one subtle difference - Lapan is living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ...
Author: David Murphy Haglund I am absolutely sick of hearing College officials justify exorbitant tuition hikes with the argument that "[tuition] covers just 63 percent of the actual cost of an education at Middlebury." I find the figure hard to believe prima facie, but since I don't have access to ...
Author: Thomas Newton In a world where new is always better, Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista, seems to be the exception. Its introduction in January of this year was met with lackluster sales. Most users couldn't see any reason to leave their trusty Windows XP for the marginal upgrades ...
Author: Melissa Marshall "From the roof of a friend's I watched an empire ending," quakes Conor Oberst's voice with a sense of foreshadowing on the April release, Cassadaga. As the driving force of Bright Eyes, Oberst's wavering vocals have transcended the confines of pop culture to become the voice ...
Author: Sage Bierster The sun is shining, birds are singing and plants are finally showing signs of life - that's right, Spring has arrived. And with only weeks left in the semester, one's thoughts naturally turn to exams, final papers and unrequited love. Well, more like unrequited sex. Everyone begins ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The Citadel to install dormitory locksIn response to the shootings at Virginia Tech last week, Charleston, S.C.-based military college The Citadel will install locks on all cadet rooms by next semester in an effort to increase student safety. The installation of locks breaks with ...
Author: Katie Flagg MAINZ, GERMANY - Today, in a course I am taking about literary portrayals of America, our professor asked us to express our pre-existing ideas of the United States. For me, the exercise was strange. In my broken German, I identified myself as an American and then listened as the ...
Author: H. Kay Merriman It's 3 a.m. on Saturday morning and the hundreds of walkers who swarmed the soccer field Friday afternoon to participate in Middlebury's annual cancer fundraiser Relay for Life have dwindled to just over two dozen to partake in the "Brave Souls" lap. At random, yawning students ...
Author: Emma Moros Cellular phone service and broadband Internet access have never been available to every Vermont citizen, but with the introduction of Vermont House Bill 248 and the work of the Internet for All, NOW! committee, that may be about to change.Currently, 87 percent of Vermonters have broadband ...
Author: Anthony Adragna The College's fourth annual Relay for Life raised nearly $203,000 and brought over 1,000 walkers to the field behind Kenyon Arena to support the American Cancer Society (ACS) on April 20-21. The current total represents a 2.5 percent increase from last year, and is expected to ...
Author: Daniel Roberts I don't like Don Imus very much. I see his appeal for some people (like my Dad) but I wouldn't say I'm a fan. And no, I'm not just saying that to avoid being crucified by Imus haters here on campus, though I am sure that will happen anyway.Anyway, regardless of my personal opinion ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner As I stepped outside the car in the parking lot of Otter Creek Brewery, the warm, pungent scent of yeast filled the air. Even though it was Sunday and the factory was closed for the day, the slightly peculiar and homey smell of fermentation was rife. It was April 15, day one ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen At $46,910, Middlebury will have the second-highest price tag among New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) schools for the academic year beginning this fall. The higher costs come as the College scrambles to build an endowment comparable to its recent rise ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed Middlebury College was not among the nation's 400 colleges that received a letter from New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo cautioning school officials about a potential conflict of interest with student loan lenders, according to financial aid officials at the College. A ...
Author: Simon Keyes I inch my way delicately across the log, flailing my arms to stay balanced. Worse yet, the log is still being stabilized on both ends by two more established log rollers. The two finally let go of the log, and I start moving my feet up and down frantically. The log slowly begins ...
Author: Jeff Klein You know what seems ridiculous to me? Professional athletes who wear jewelry during games. This is an idea I've held for as long as I've been following professional sports, but it has become increasingly noticeable in recent years as more and more Major League Baseball (MLB) players ...
Author: Mia Lieb-Lappen The candidates for the Student Co-Chair of Community Council (SCCOCC) and Student Government Association (SGA) President were given a chance to publicly voice their opinions in a debate Sunday evening as they addressed issues ranging from campus smoking policy to the Commons ...