Author: Joseph Bergan You got the phone call. Don't even lie and say you didn't. Your family called sometime during the last two days of last week after hearing about the blizzard of the century. They plead of you, "Don't go outside, I don't want you drifting into a snow bank and dying!" DYING? That ...
Author: Grace Duggan Once a year, the word "vagina" is used repeatedly by a group of Middlebury women in the McCullough Social Space. Taboos are challenged and confronted as women talk openly about their vaginas. They fake orgasms, elaborate on their sex lives, marvel at the process of giving birth, ...
Author: Astri von Arbin Ahlander Let's talk fashion. And politics. Your body may be your temple, but it is also your own personal billboard. Use it wisely. Expressing your political views on this valuable advertising space is a great idea, as long as you are willing to stand up for you beliefs. Original ...
Author: Anna Furney Middlebury's ski team finished third out of fourteen teams over the weekend at Williams' Winter Carnival. Following strong performances by both the men's and women's teams, the Panthers delivered a passionate response to what was a challenging weekend for the team both emotionally ...
Author: Beth Connolly "I'm really quite unsure about which part of me is wasted. Trapped in flesh which doesn't seem to be responding the way that other people's flesh seems to," says a member of the troupe "Dancing Across Borders." Though his words were evocative, the true power of his expression came ...
Author: Sage Biester This past Sunday saw Middlebury's annual production of "The Vagina Monologues." Every woman that saw the show left feeling high on vagina pride, and every man that saw it left feeling slightly uneasy and a bit jealous. Why do women get to have these complicated but ultimately wonderful ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes PeekVid and YouTube may be offering students free, criminal access to tv shows and movies online, but for those who tire of watching films in small, three-inch boxes, there's still the video rental store.Whether you are looking for the complete second season of "Lost," a sophisticated ...
Author: Ben Salkowe University of Wisconsin to require drug testingThe University of Wisconsin-Stout will require all 100 of its Division III football players to undergo drug testing this spring for commonly abused drugs, and will randomly test 25 players for steroid use, the Associated Press (AP) reported ...
Author: James Kerrigan PRAGUE - America has got a lot of things figured out, but not everything. I grew up going to the Hanover Co-op, our neighborhood grocery store which doubled as the gossip headquarters for local mothers. It had just about everything one could want, but after one trip to Albert, ...
Author: Jeff Patterson In basketball, momentum is crucial, and sometimes a game's outcome is determined simply by which team is able to string together a better run at the end. That was certainly the case in Middlebury's NESCAC quarterfinal game, in which the Panthers ended their 2006-2007 campaign ...
Author: Tom Brant In an effort to more effectively recruit highly qualified applicants, the Admissions Office will soon begin notifying more than a hundred top applicants to the Class of 2011 of their likely acceptance and offer them a free trip to Middlebury, Dean of Admissions Robert Clagett announced ...
Author: [no author name found] Last Wednesday night, Middlebury and the rest of the Northeast bore witness to a blizzard that brought several feet of snow, sub-zero temperatures and strong, gusty winds. In a decidedly Middlebury fashion, the snow brought faculty children sleigh-riding down Mead Chapel's ...
Author: Daniel Roberts When I was offered a column with the school paper, my heart leapt. It was the chance I had waited for. I now had a legitimate forum to do what I love. Thirteen articles later, a delicately worded e-mail gently informed me that my column would not be continued into spring. As Joe ...
Author: Sage Biester Masturbation. That's right, I said it. M-A-S-T-U-R-B-A-T-I-O-N. Let's be honest: we all do it. Especially here at Midd, where we are infamously celibate, masturbation becomes a key part of your routine to stay sane. Who's never gone back to their room just to masturbate? Had a bad ...
Author: Chandler Koglmeier While I strongly agree that Wikipedia has not been accepted by the academic community due to its free and open nature and any student who pays attention should know this, I take issue with the resolution to ban it as a source. What are your professors scared of? Please tell ...
Author: Seth Miran For the women's hockey team, Feb break was a time for suffering through the cold during a week spent on campus. It was not all bad, however, as the team came away from the break with wins over NESCAC rivals Williams and Connecticut College in addition to a tie against Amherst. The ...
Author: Maddie Oatman Set in Kalimpong, India and Manhattan in the mid 1980's, Desai's "Inheritance of Loss" presents a sharp satire that addresses larger political issues, cultural misunderstandings and social injustices in both India and the United States. She resists a flat portrayal of globalization ...
Author: Kerren McKeeman This spring, the College's room draw process will take place for the first time entirely online. The change represents the continuation of an ongoing effort to reform room draw. Using Banner Web will not only eliminate the need to relocate Commons staff to Kenyon Arena during ...
Author: Andrew Donnantuono The women's basketball team clinched a spot in NESCAC tournament with a win over Connecticut College 51-40 on Feb. 9 at Pepin Gymnasium. Despite suffering a five-game losing streak that lasted well into February Break, the Panthers finished the regular season with three conference ...
Author: Ben Salkowe Sitting at a table in The Grille, Former Marine Civil Affairs Gunnery Sgt. Heidi Schuerger lays out several photographs of Iraq: A young boy giving a toothless smile from behind a stack of produce in the market. A girl posing in a field of camels, wearing bright pink leggings that ...