Author: Thomas Newton In a move that would seem to be stereotypical of the communist People's Republic of China, a new regulation has been passed to standardize the mobile phone chargers used in the country. One might say that this regulation is just an example of the Chinese government flexing its ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel In the '05-'06 season, the Florida Gators basketball team began its season with a 17-0 record. Although they did not play any teams with a top-25 ranking, they reached as high as number one in the Associated Press and USA Today polls. The Gators, however, were not able to maintain ...
Author: [no author name found] Axinn Center opening delayed until April 2008The target completion date for the Donald E. Axinn '51 Center at Starr Library has been pushed back to April 15, 2008, according to Project Manager Tom McGinn, after the project was originally scheduled for completion in February ...
Author: Tom Brant Mild winter weather this season has taken a toll on the College Snow Bowl's ticket sales, including sales of student season passes, which are down 20 percent since last year, said Peter Mackey, the Snow Bowl general manager. So far, an average snow cover of 23 inches is present at ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes Let's face it, college students are usually strapped for cash. For many Middlebury students, however, seeking work is more than just a way to earn some beer money. Rather, they must fulfill the work-study portion of grants they receive from the College. When applying for jobs, ...
Author: Kelsey Smith I spent my last Thursday before Feb break peering into a vast expanse of young Manhattanites with rich parents who seem to be on a treadmill of hopelessness. "This is Our Youth," American playwright Kenneth Lonergan's first play, follows two disillusioned Upper West Side kids who ...
Author: Simon Keyes At the NESCAC tournament hosted by Trinity College, Feb. 3-4, the Middlebury women's squash team knocked on the door of the hub of the elite college squash teams announcing that they had arrived at the upper echelon and planned to stay. Even with a lineup depleted by the absence ...
Author: Chris Heinrich Middlebury's cherished Feb Break is officially over, and we have found ourselves, once again, jumpstarting the new semester. As with all prior fresh beginnings, I sit here musing over the future and what I can bring with me into the spring that I had not previously realized. ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar Whether standing on the pitchers mound at Forbes Field or clearing six-foot heights in the high jump, Frazier Stowers '08.5 shines as a two-sport varsity athlete. The intense time-commitment is nothing compared to his middle school days, when he played five sports. Most recently, ...
Author: Melissa Marshall In a "Garden State-esque" instant, I found myself returning to my dorm room on a cold Saturday night before the start of Spring semester. And as I stared at the four walls that surround my bed, I realized that I was indeed homesick for a place that didn't exist anymore. With ...
Author: John Glouchevitch '10.5 In my second class today, my sociology professor asked, "Why did you come to Middlebury College?" The question at hand was a question I had often been asked by friends and relations from my hometown, sunny Los Angeles. This was indeed my second class, which meant that ...
Author: Sonja Pedersen-Green President Emeritus John M. McCardell, Jr. is preparing to launch a national campaign for legislation that would effectively lower state minimum drinking age laws to 18 for young adults who passed alcohol education courses. To support the campaign, McCardell and his student ...
Author: Ben Salkowe Less than a day after students learned of Former President Bill Clinton's commitment to deliver the 2007 commencement address, rumors were flying as to how it happened. Some speculated there was a cozy golf match between Clinton and College trustees at a posh country club. Others ...
Author: Mike Murali On May 24, 1941, Robert Zimmerman was born to a Jewish family in Duluth, Minnesota. By the time he turned 18, the aspiring artist changed his name to Bob Dylan - a name that would become legendary in the world of music.This J-term, a slew of students enrolled in a class offered by ...
Author: Melissa Marshall Since man first banged those two stones together to create sound, music has been an integral part of praising something greater than one's self. Since then, rock music has evolved quite a bit from its humble beginnings, but it is still somewhat surprising to witness the adverse ...
Author: [no author name found] Faculty, students voice protest to Bush libraryPlans to build a George W. Bush presidential library at Southern Methodist University (SMU) have been met by opposition from students and professors critical of the Bush administration. According to the Associated Press, some ...
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Author: Derek Schlickeisen Renovations to Proctor Dining Hall will be delayed for at least one year while the College reconsiders whether to invest in updating the building or start over with a new facility. Though planners ultimately balked at the $10 million price tag of the "bare bones" design developed ...
Author: Thomas Newton Here's a hypothetical situation: you're four years old, and for all of those years you've been a shining star in your parent's eyes. You could do no wrong. On one fateful spring night, however, your world is rocked: a new baby brother is brought home. You fall from the zenith of ...
Author: Kate Lupo From the spire of Mead Chapel to the intimate setting of the Ross Fireplace Lounge, the message of Martin Luther King, Jr. pervaded the College last week. Through joyous singing, compelling speeches and meaningful discussions, the College community collectively celebrated King's massive ...