Author: Sage Biester Every year during Christmas break I go for a routine check-up at my obstetrician-gynocologist. The trip is similar to a dentist appointment except it usually involves nudity and an uncomfortable encounter with cold metal. Joking aside, this appointment was important. I wanted to ...
Author: [no author name found] Where does all the money go?Last semester, the Student Government Association Finance Committee faced a daunting challenge. Late budget requests by student organizations and shortsighted funding decisions by last year's Finance Committee had created a major budget crisis. ...
Author: Daniel Roberts An awkward location indeed.At room draw last April, I chose a nice, fat single in Hepburn. The room was within a block (two singles and a double) that included a bathroom. Super. I made sure my friend got the other single, and that was that. The double was still open, but we just ...
Author: Leslie Lim During the latest meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA), President Alex Stanton '07 stated that this winter term has been a busy period, as meetings pave the way for spring projects. The SGA's highest priority, Stanton said, was "the reformation of the budget to create ...
Author: Jim Cowperthwait To the Middlebury College Board of Trustees,As a proud parent ('94 and '97), former head of the Parent's Fund and an active Middlebury supporter, I am at a loss to understand the selection of former President Clinton to be the 2007 Commencement Speaker and, even worse, to receive ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The foundation of the C.V. Starr-Middlebury School Abroad in the Middle East marks the first such language school to be opened by any American institution, the College announced on Jan. 18. The school, located in Alexandria, Egypt and affiliated with Alexandria University, will offer ...
Author: Pat Zomer "At Middlebury College, we challenge students to participate fully in a vibrant and diverse academic community" according to the Mision Statement of Middlebury.I am sure you recognize the phrase above from Middlebury College's Mission Statement. The Mission Statement forms the foundation ...
Middlebury College has always been at the forefront of liberal arts academia, continually raising the bar of excellence for similar institutions to follow. To keep this beautiful place at a superior level, administrators need to change it to meet the demands of prospective students. In the four years ...
Author: Brian Fung Faculty members of the College's Department of History recently passed a resolution forbidding students from using online interactive encyclopedia Wikipedia for academic assignments. The motion was passed unanimously on Tuesday, Jan. 9 after brief debate and is expected to take effect ...
Author: [no author name found] College in battle to save oldest tree on campusEfforts are being made to prolong the life of a Norway spruce believed to have been struck by lightning this past summer. Located in front of the new library, the tree is the oldest on campus, with a plaque attesting to its ...
Author: Claire Nelson and Lisie Mehlman Post the Big Bake of yore, the Massive Move of '07 occurred. Claire and Lisie were forced to relinquish their aptly spacious singles and take their relationship to the next level - that of roomies. Since sleeping, eating, and spending the majority of our waking ...
Author: Simon Keyes As far back as the records show, the Middlebury women's squash team has never had a match cancelled. This past Saturday, however, wintry conditions in upstate New York made road travel unsafe and halted the team bus before it could even depart from Adirondack Circle and motor towards ...
Author: Jeff Patterson It is Mark Messier night at Madison Square Garden and John Dawson '04 is sitting in the upper deck. He is the only one wearing a suit in the nosebleed section and he sticks out like a broken nose.Earlier that morning Dawson was hard at work at Morgan Stanley. Now he is looking ...
Author: Franny Bohar My first official day as a Parisian student is coming to a close. At the risk of being clichÈ, I must admit that as I write to you all I am drinking a glass of white wine and eating p‚tÈ on a fresh baguette. I do not expect every day to be so decadent, but I felt I deserved ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel Why isn't it possible for a team with a perfect season like Boise State to have a shot at the national title? Strength of schedule is about the only variable that separates Boise State from the top teams, and it is still not much to build an argument around. The Broncos beat ...
Author: Tom Brant The Office of Admissions has received nearly 7,000 regular decision applications for admission to the class of 2011, a 13 percent increase from last year, according to Dean of Admissions Bob Clagett.Middlebury's early decision applications were also up, by seven percent, in contrast ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes On Tuesday Dec. 19, the Middlebury Selectmen voted to add the request for $25,000 for the proposed teen center to the annual town meeting's agenda. After approving the proposed budget with the understanding that the details would be decided at a later date, the board decided to ...
Author: Jessica Cox It would be impossible to miss the many Teach For America posters around campus, or the chalkings, the info tables and the Campus advertisements. Sure you've seen them and you've seen the statistics:Nearly 1,000 low-income students started school without teachers in Phoenix this ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The Finance Committee is preparing a recommendation to the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate to raise next year's Student Activities Fee (SAF), according to Finance Committee chair Amanda Goodwin '07. Following a year in which the Finance Committee was forced to cut the ...
Author: Grace Duggan Born and raised in Vermont, Ana's Mitchell '04 began writing songs when she was seventeen years old before going on to study political science here at Middlebury College. "It wasn't really my 'spirit department,'" Mitchell said. "It would have been more of a natural choice to study ...