Author: Ben Salkowe In a mini-blow to the American mini-vehicle industry, the College turned to Japan this year for an automotive invention that could bridge the gap between car and Gator. Middlebury's iconic green Gator utility vehicles now share the sidewalks with not only students, snakes and squirrels, ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes For years, the Town Hall Theatre that was once the heart of the Middlebury community has been deteriorating. The building, first erected in 1884, is located on the corner of Merchant's Row and, overlooking the Town Green. It is a cornerstone of Middlebury history and a potential ...
Author: James Kerrigan Senior captain Heather Gallagher has led the Middlebury women's golf team to a candidate in the competition for most dominant team at the College. A discussion of College athletic power rankings undoubtedly includes the women's golf team. In the golf world, winning back-to-back ...
Author: Dean Atyia This week marks the 30th anniversary of Middlebury's Chinese program, an occasion for which over 60 program alumni will return to campus for panels on current topics in Chinese studies. The week's symposium marks a high point for a program that has steadily gained momentum since its ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman At the time of press, the Burlington Police Department (BPD) had yet to identify any suspects in the suspicious disappearance of University of Vermont (UVM) senior Michelle Gardner-Quinn, last seen in Burlington during the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 7. Deputy Police ...
Author: [no author name found] Carbon Neutrality InitiativeTo the Editor:I was pleased to hear of support by the Board Of Trustees and President Liebowitz for a low-emissions power plant and reducing the college's impact on climate change. Below is my letter to President Liebowitz, in support of the ...
Author: Jeff Klein What an incredible disappointment. The New York Yankees, widely predicted to motor through the playoffs and win their first World Series in six years, could not even make it out of the first round as they were eliminated in four games by the Detroit Tigers.In the game that sealed ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Karlye Wisdom '09 was awarded the Paul W. Ward '25 Memorial Prize on Oct 6. in a competiton that honors students for writing in their first year at the College. Fellow sophomores Samantha Pack and Claire Kelly were named the runners-up. In all, 33 members of the Class of 2009 ...
Author: [no author name found] On September 23 Macky Franklin '10 won the men's A race at the University of Vermont's Mountain Bike Extravaganza as he covered the 16-mile course faster than anyone else. "The fans were great. They cheered for all of the racers and stayed out in the rain throughout the ...
Author: Akshay Khanna College reports making strides on Strategic PlanThe College has made significant progress toward implementing more than half of the 82 numbered recommendations outlined last spring in the Strategic Plan, Dean of Planning John Emerson reported after returning from the Board of Trustees' ...
Author: Simon Keyes and Jeff Patterson Flowing from the mouths of two reciprocally-placed Panthers are drips of blood that match the color of the redline. "We don't do that on purpose," joked Butch Atkins, one of the two head ice attendants at Kenyon Arena. "Sometimes I just walk by and [the paint] ...
Author: Drew Schlegel After dropping two of their last three games, the men's soccer team trained hard and prepared well for the pivotal home game against Amherst on Saturday. The Panthers' hopes of maintaining a winning record in the NESCAC were slashed, however, by the Lord Jeffs in a 3-1 loss on ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed Most student organizations are no longer permitted to send out student-wide e-mails, as administrators work to reduce the number of all-campus e-mails. The policy change was made this year after dozens of campus-wide messages were sent at the end of last year's fall semester, clogging ...
Author: Kacie Sherman Last spring, Middlebury's Town Health Officer (Dr. Robert P. LiFiandra, M.D.) proposed a plan that would eliminate tobacco sales from Middlebury. In an effort to reduce the visibility of tobacco sales and curtail the acceptance of the habit of smoking, Dr. LaFiandra suggested that ...
Author: Maddie Oatman The name Georgia O'Keeffe often evokes images of sensual flowers or desert vistas saturated with vibrant colors. The Shelburne Museum's exhibit of 25 O'Keeffe paintings, entitled Simple Beauty, touches upon some of these sumptuous floral abstracts, but also offers a unique perspective ...
Author: [no author name found] Maybe we should blame the Admissions Office for continually admitting smarter and more ambitious students into our community. Or maybe we should blame the hacker-internet culture for warping the minds of innocent Middlebury youth. Whatever the reason, it was this time ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg We've got a bad case of the "touchy-feelies" here at Middlebury College. Don't quite understand what I mean? Listen in on any Friday morning discussion section or impassioned debate over lunch at Proctor: the "I feel" has replaced the "I think" in our collective College jargon.It's ...
Author: Jennifer Leigh Williams Roberts is a judge for the twenty-first century. As Chief Justice, he writes engagingly; it is common for him to pepper his opinions with sports imagery and witty humor. For example, he describes his position as that of an umpire, or one whose job is to uphold the rules, ...
Author: By Liza Murray VIETNAM - While studying abroad in Viet Nam for the semester, I had no doubt that I would encounter emotionally demanding and psychologically trying experiences. I had assumed, however, that these occurrences would be catalyzed by the widespread poverty and under-development surrounding ...
Author: Geoff Homer Killer Bs get awardsAs a result of their top-five finishes in the NESCAC Championship hosted by Bowdoin College, golfers Harrison Bane '08.5 and George Baumann '08 have earned first-team All-NESCAC honors. The duo led the Panthers to the come-from-behind win on the final day that ...