Author: Dina Magaril Forgoing the usual Atwater dinner my first Saturday back on campus, a couple of friends of mine decided to take ourselves out somewhere a bit fancier for the commencement of our junior year. After a short drive we found ourselves at the door of the 'Bangkok Bistro's' in Burlington. ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Revered for apples and fall, and notorious for frigid winters, Vermont seems an unlikely habitat for swarms of mosquitoes. Yet this year, a second wet summer yielded the perfect breeding ground for these pesky summertime insects. Now that exotic species have immigrated to the ...
Author: Jeff Klein The race for the National League wild card looks messier than an unshaven Johnny Damon. As of this Sunday, seven teams were within five games of the wild card lead. Call that parity, but it also reflects a lack of quality teams in the National League (NL), mockingly dubbed "Quadruple-A" ...
Author: [no author name found] President Ronald D. Liebowitz cleared his schedule on Tuesday for a series of seven open lunch meetings with students in the coming weeks. The President's invitation came only hours after Student Government Association (SGA) President Alex Stanton announced the creation ...
Author: James Kerrigan Casey Ftorek, the son of hall-of-fame NHL player Robbie Ftorek recently joined the Middlebury class of 2008 as a transfer student from Union College. A quick Google search of "Ftorek" leads to countless pages and statistics about Robbie, but in the next few months, it will be ...
Author: Joe Bergan For most Middlebury College students, registration was an ordeal completed in that ancient period - "before summer." For others, those hot months are an uncomfortable time, awkwardly fielding such questions as: "Oh Middlebury! Do you take a language?" "What is a 'Feb' exactly?" For ...
Author: Christina Spencer PARIS - Last night, after eating a modest nine Euro meal - a massive mound of salad topped with peppers, tomatoes and hot chevre cheese covering slices of bread - another student commented that the food in Paris is "beautiful." Never have I heard a truer statement - impressive, ...
Author: Justine Katzenbach Movie
Author: [no author name found] Last Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006, newly arrived Middlebury students participated in Deliberative Dialogue. Returning upperclassman led the freshmen, who were grouped by commons, in discussions on issues such as racial and ethnic tensions, gender and immigration policy.This ...
Author: Melissa Marshall H'okay, so, you've made a resolution to improve your life - a new school year, a new you! You may have even set the typical resolutions such as starting a paper before the night it is due or sculpting an uber-hot body that will be hidden under nine layers of clothing. More than ...
Author: By Melissa Marshall Beginning with the Tokyo String Quartet, Middlebury College will kick off an impressive Performing Arts Series on Friday Sept. 15th at 8 p.m. in Mead Chapel. The Tokyo String Quartet, which has been one of the world's greatest chamber ensembles since it formed at the Julliard ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed After years of construction in the peripheries of campus, projects at the former site of Hillcrest and Starr Library have now brought construction to the center of the College. Construction on these projects began on June 30. The Donald E. Axinn '51 Center for Literary and Cultural ...
Author: [no author name found] Last Friday evening, members of the class of 2010 gathered in McCullough auditorium as upperclassmen partook in a longstanding orientation tradition - Voices of the class. The event pairs select college admissions essays written by the incoming freshmen with skits playfully ...
Author: Daniel Roberts So did you watch the men's final Sunday night? You know, Roddick vs. Federer? You have no idea what I am talking about? No surprise there. Apparently even the U.S. Open, the biggest event in Tennis, is unable to draw as many viewers as any World Series game or Superbowl. It is ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel The men's soccer team began its season with a convincing 4-0 win over the Connecticut College Camels on Saturday in New London, Conn. The win capped a day in which Middlebury trumped the Camels in all three sports, as field hockey and women's soccer were also victorious. Junior ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner The legendary Dog Team Tavern went up in flames in the early morning hours of September 1st, causing what appears to be irreparable damage to the beloved Middlebury restaurant. Dog Team, famous for its sticky buns, relish wheel and cozy, home-style interior, has become a crime ...
Author: Joe Bergan and Aylie Baker As the fifth ranked liberal arts college in the nation, Middlebury once again reeled in a record number of applicants and selected a dynamic student body for the class of 2010. This years batch of state champs, valedictorians, child prodigies and galaxy defenders - ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed & Derek Schlickeisen President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz suspended the Delta social house organization for a one-year period and denied the group residential status for the 2006-2007 academic year, house members were informed in a June 2 e-mail. The President's decision ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg and Derek Schlickeisen Harvard drops early admissionIn a move that could significantly alter the landscape of elite university admissions, Harvard University announced Tuesday its plans to abolish the "early action" admissions option that allows high school students to vie for ...
Author: Dina Magaril Students on campus looking for a sunny terrace to enjoy a midday snack need look no further than the recently renovated Middlebury Market and Cafe, formerly known as Baba's and most recently The Blue Hen and perhaps most famous for its selection of "creemes" ice cream. Many students ...