Author: Andrew Chae Last week national news broke that the social networking start-up Facebook.com was on the verge of a near billion-dollar sale. The official reports from the news wires published that Yahoo, out of a bidding group that also included the likes of Microsoft and Viacom, was close to ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Candidates for Vermont's open U.S. House seat debated foreign policy Tuesday night in Mead Chapel. With public opinion polls predicting Democratic gains in November's elections, the race has become one of the most closely-watched Congressional competitions in the country. ...
Author: [no author name found] Ever fantasized about traveling back in time and enjoying dinner with one of the most eloquent orators in history? Well, your chance has arrived. This coming Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Ilsley Library on Main St. in downtown Middlebury, Jim Rubin, who has been portraying ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The Finance Committee cut the budget of every student organization by 12.5 percent for the 2006-2007 year, student leaders were informed earlier this semester. The funding cuts came at the same time that the Student Activities Fee, which provides the budget for the Finance Committee, ...
Author: Astri vonArbinAhlander My name is Astri and I've scored big. After all, I have my own column in this illustrious newspaper - a column with few editorial guidelines other than "Write what you want." How did I get it? I'm not a trendsetter. Rather, I belong to a fast on-coming trend - Sweden. ...
Author: Katie Hylas Everything I ever hear about Middlebury is positive (unless it's about the weather). If you go to Middlebury you are expected to LOVE it. "Oh it's such a beautiful school, such a great school, oh and you can ski whenever you want!" With all this positive propaganda, I lose track ...
Author: Joe Bergan Last year there was only one thing that was certain. Every Thursday night I would accompany my friends of legal drinking age at nine or ten o'clock to the Grille. I arrived at the Juice Bar in a fury of excitement. I was in! The warm music of the "chill" band surrounded me, for ...
Author: Melissa Marshall "Something dies when you grow older/But you do the best you can/I am glad/I am/You found a good man."A startling statement from a band who once sang with contempt, "I hope you come down with something they can't diagnose/Don't have the cure for" to an ex-lover. But, surprisingly, ...
Author: George Mayer It was not exactly pretty, but the Middlebury football team still managed to earn themselves a hard fought 10-7 win over Wesleyan Saturday afternoon in their season-opener on Youngman Field. Leading the way for the Panthers was their tenacious defense and exceptional special teams ...
Author: Geoff Homer Woodring bags defensive player of weekErik Woodring '08 was named NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in Middlebury's season opening 10-7 win versus Wesleyan at Alumni Stadium. Flying all over the field, the 6'3'' 220-pound linebacker had a great day on defense, recording ...
Author: [no author name found] English and Theatre professors around the world rejoice! This Monday's performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream stormed the Middlebury College campus with exclamatory cries - Shakespeare is not dead. The words of the literary god were celebrated with hoots and hollers ...
Author: Robbie de Picciotto Once again, the Middlebury men's tennis team had an impressive showing in their annual invitational. Seven other schools participated, including NESCAC opponents Bates, Bowdoin, Colby and Trinity, but it was mostly Middlebury players vying for the tournament's titles.Alex ...
Author: Simon Keyes Thirty-one. Thirty-two. Thirty-three. While most intramural participants catch their breath and engage in some friendly trash-talking, members of the Middlebury ski team are doing sit-ups on the sidelines. They are relentless in their conditioning and work hard even when the slopes ...
Author: James Kerrigan Reid Berrien '08, who plays attack on the Middlebury field hockey team, was largely responsible for the preservation of the team's undefeated season as she netted the lone goal in the 1-0 win over Wesleyan. She uses the fast surface to her advantage as she has mastered the art ...
Author: Melissa Marshall "Take me down to the river. Take me down to the lake. Yes, we'll all go together. We're gonna do it for the good Lord's sake." A smoky voice slid around the enraptured bodies whose collective hushed breathing hung heavy in the air of McCullough Social Space on Friday night. ...
Author: Tory Hayes With schoolwork mounting and colder weather setting in, September can be a tough time to play a college sport, especially tennis. That theory clearly means nothing to the Middlebury women's tennis team, which fared extremely well in last weekend's Intercollegiate Tennis Association ...
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Author: Jeff Klein Breaking news from inside the New York Yankees' clubhouse! Several members of the team, whose names are being withheld at this time, were seen repeatedly punching a life-size inflatable A-Rod, yelling insults such as "You overpaid piece of ----" and "How about a freakin' hit every ...
Author: Lizzy Zevallos This weekend's Middlebury Organic Garden's Annual Harvest Festival was a time of merriment and reunion in honor of a successful growing season at the garden. The rainy skies on Saturday, Sept. 24 were no deterrent to the determined student gardeners who relocated the festival ...