Author: Tom Brant and Nathan Zucker Coming to a close this past Wednesday, the "Challenging Complacency: Do Christians Care about Social Justice" Symposium aimed to both inform students and inspire dialogue regarding the connections that exist between Christian faith and social justice. "We want to ...
Author: Andrew Throdahl The Middlebury College Orchestra has experienced a renaissance, and last Friday night's performance made clear the renewed energy and enthusiasm of the student ensemble. Having practically doubled in size since last year, the orchestra displayed a fresh, forceful sound that ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen The College may launch the largest fundraising drive in the history of liberal arts institutions next fall, according to President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz and others in the administration. If successful, the campaign would raise nearly $500 million over five years ...
Author: Melissa Marshall For many worn-out MiddKids, this Tuesday will be the first time this year that they pack their bags, throw on their Northface jackets and head back to wherever they call home. And the first instinct of the mp3 generation, after they buckle their seatbelts in their mom's Subaru ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg American students broaden horizonsMore American college students are choosing to study abroad in exotic, non-English speaking locations, according to figures released Monday by the Institute of International Education. Although Britain remains the most popular choice for the 8 ...
Author: George Mayer Different week, same story. For the second time in as many weeks, the Middlebury football team earned a 10-0 shutout victory. This week's win against Tufts capped off an impressive 6-2 season that earned them third place in the NESCAC.Not only was the score the same as last week, ...
Author: Cecilia Goldschmidt Eighty-eight students met at Proctor Dining Hall last Friday in search of new faces, lasting relationships and great food in this year's first and the second ever. Blind Date Dolci. SGA committee members matched students based on questionnaires they filled out alongside their ...
Author: Alpheus Chan RUSSIA - What a ridiculous place. Russia is every bit as weird as you imagine it to be, and it makes for great traveling and amazing stories. My recent 11-day tour started in St. Petersburg. Peter the Great invited famous Italian architects to help him build the city, which makes ...
Author: Kelly Janis The Social Life Task Force committee met last week to discuss a potential campus-wide survey intended to solicit ideas and input from students with reference to relevant social issues. The committee hopes to spark dialogue about pertinent issues regarding Middlebury's social climate."The ...
Author: Sports Staff Indoor TrackCoach: Martin BeattyCaptains: Beth Butler, Pascal Losambe and Will McDonoughEvent to Watch: ECAC Championships, March 2-3Martin Beatty is all but ready to buy his ticket to Terre Haute, Ind. the site of this year's NCAA championships. Middlebury's indoor track and field ...
Author: Katie Hylas Why is everyone on this campus obsessed with working out? Isn't it weird that it's completely normal here for people to spend a huge chunk of their Fridays in the gym? Or to count the chickpeas and lettuce organized aesthetically on their plate? Every day, the gym is completely packed. ...
Author: Trevor Lee Elevator outages trap several students in Bicentennial HallStudents were trapped multiple times in the elevators in McCardell Bicentennial Hall last week."We have been experiencing an intermittent problem recently where one or both of the passenger elevator controllers has been shutting ...
Author: Kelly Janis If you happened to observe figures in purple, Jesus-esque robes wandering about campus in the wee hours of Saturday morning, raving about an enigmatic, purple punch, fear not: you enjoyed a chance encounter with a denizen of the Mill's infamous Purple Jesus Party.While it may be ...
Author: Melissa Marshall "WRMC 91.1 is committed to providing an alternative to mainstream music programming in the Champlain Valley," reads the mission statement of Middlebury College's student-run radio station. "We uphold this commitment largely through our passionate support of independent music ...
Author: James Kerrigan Cross country senior standout Erin Archard has helped lead the women's team to victory at the NCAA Regional and a number two national ranking. With last week's win, the team will head to Wilmington College to compete in the NCAA Championship. With a good week of training, Middlebury ...
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Author: [no author name found] College administrators have known from the very beginning that the greatest source of student discontent with the Commons system is the housing inequities that the system creates. Rising seniors in Ross and Atwater are virtually guaranteed penthouse suites in their modern, ...
Author: Zoey Burrows President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced Tuesday the establishment of the Middlebury College Fellowships in Environmental Journalism. The first of its kind, the program is designed to support intensive, year-long reporting about environmental issues by journalists ...
Author: Jeff Klein New York Giants running back Tiki Barber's announcement that he plans to retire at season's end is generating more controversy than the war on terror, taxes and social security combined. Everyone from fans to ESPN's Tom Jackson to former wide receiver Michael Irvin have been criticizing ...