Author: Ian Schmertzler BIRD FLU SPREADSThe World Health Organization confirmed four cases of Avian flu (H5N1) on April 3, of which two were fatal. Though the other two confirmed cases have fully recovered, a fifth patient remains hospitalized awaiting tests. Two additional persons, a 6-year-old girl ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman Top-tier colleges increase aid for incoming studentsThere now exists a veritable competition among Ivy League colleges to attract low- and middle- income students by offering the most appealing and comprehensive financial aid packages. President of Harvard University, Lawrence ...
Author: MATT KUNZWEILER MCAB, we delegated to you an important responsibility - and you shamelessly went ahead and organized a spring concert that will utterly fail to celebrate the values that characterize Middlebury College.We students demand a performance that will salute our time-honored principles: ...
Author: Dave Barker The spring semester has a way of flying by. During those balmy few days last week when the entire campus seemed to be seized by field day frenzy, I could have sworn it was mid-May instead of late March. Given the aroma of Weber grills, I had to double-check the calendar. I realized ...
Author: Scott Greene Protests in Paris have presented a literal roadblock for Middlebury students abroad, as strikes by major universities have prevented them from attending classes.Numerous universities, including Sciences-Po and Sorbonne Nouvelle, have gone on strike against France's new First Employment ...
Author: JOYCE MAN This week, our managing editor commented on this column, saying "It's pretty high-brow." It made me think. At the beginning, this was intended as a regular spot for discussing big arts beyond small Middlebury. So, I wonder if we have neglected to take our high brows to the low-down ...
Author: Tom McCann, Sports Editor The Campus: Is riding horses your favorite thing to do in the world?Mercy Trent: Definitely in the top five.TC: How did you get into it in the first place?MT: I don't know, I was a horse-crazy little kid - I mean, I feel like a lot of little girls are. So I started ...
Author: Katherine N. Doorley Despite continued criticism from opponents arguing that the plan is unsafe, officials at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant have once again increased the plant's power output, this time to 110 percent of the plants capacity, which represents half of a planned production ...
Author: Caitlyn Olson Washington has its apples, Wisconsin has its cheese and Vermont has, of course, its maple syrup. This state is the biggest source of maple syrup in the United States, home to approximately 2000 producers, all of whom have been hard at work during these first few weeks of warm weather.Sugaring ...
Author: MICHAEL JOU '06 Among all mental illnesses, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate.Middlebury College has a serious problem with eating disorders. The residential staff is quite aware of it. The custodial staff finds trashcans filled with puke. You possibly know someone who has an ...
Author: Annie Onishi The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting on Sunday in the Robert A. Jones '59 House Conference Room. Agenda topics included a discussion about a possible change in school policy regarding smoking, a report from two representatives from the Service Council, ...
Author: NIRVANA BHATIA PARIS - A man actually smiled at me out of his own volition this morning on the train, a sign that spring has finally arrived here in Paris, and the women have switched from their cashmere-lined fur coats into their long merino-wool pea coats. What else but spring fever could ...
Author: James Kerrigan When Middlebury College sports teams have not been winning championships, they have been making their presence felt through contributions off the field, court and rink. To date, 10 teams are participating in this year's Relay For Life event on April 28-29.Relay For Life, a fundraising ...
Author: Justin Golenbock "A man awakes clutching his hamstring after burning the candle late at Paddy O's the night previous. His head is shaved, and he sports a handlebar mustache, a tire around the waist and white salt stains across his forehead. He checks the calendar, April 3. Next to the date is ...
Author: AUSTEN LEVIHN-COON '07 In the College brochures and magazines that are distributed to parents, alumni and prospective students there are a myriad of photographs that picture "diverse" students next to white ones. On other pages there are pictures of students with baskets full of fresh vegetables ...
Author: Ellen Grafton The senior work of Lucas Kavner '06.5 and Daniel di Tomasso '06 proved to be well worth the buzz it had accumulated. The show, presented in the Hepburn Zoo March 30 through April 1, was originally directed by Guest Professor of Theater Alex Draper, but the final direction was by ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR Renehan '06 grabs POTWMiddlebury's Elizabeth Renehan '06 was named the NESCAC Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week on April 3. The co-captain recorded six goals and three assists as the Panthers picked up two wins during the week to move to 5-1 on the season.On March ...
Author: Rachel Greenhaus The social house Alpha Delta Phi (ADP) no longer exists at Middlebury College. "The Delta House," the social organization that has taken its place, includes the same members, the same house and many of the same principles. But there is one major difference: The Delta House, ...
Author: Tory Hayes After sweeping each of its first four matches 7-0, the Middlebury men's tennis team flew the coop over spring break, heading to sunny California for its first real test of the season: seven matches in 10 days. Still, 3,000 miles were not enough to keep the team from playing like ...
Author: Chris Dowd This past weekend the Middlebury men's and women's track and field teams hosted and won the annual Middlebury Invitational. Coming back from the perfect conditions of sunny San Diego, the Panthers competed against Vermont, Colby-Sawyer, Union, St. Rose and Norwich in what coach Nicole ...