Author: Gabe Broughton The subjects of David Foster Wallace's new book of essays, "Consider the Lobster," include the porn industry, John Updike's undying narcissism and the general awfulness of "Towards the End of Time," Franz Kafka's under-appreciated "funniness," the "seamy underbelly of U.S. lexicography," ...
Author: James Dolan In order to figure out where the average student stands on the issues of political activism and affiliation at Middlebury, The Middlebury Campus decided to interview several students at random.Every student questioned tended to believe that there is sometimes a perceived liberal ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Many Vermonters have heard of GMOs, or Genetically Modified Organisms, especially in light of the discussion about the Farmer Protection Act. Despite all of this publicity, many people still have questions about GMOs. What are GMOs? And why do the European ...
On Thursday, March 16, Middlebury College announced that a new annual award would be given in memory of Dana Morosini Reeve '84. This year's public service leadership awards ceremony will debut the first annual presentation of the Dana Morosini Reeve '84 Memorial Public Service award, which is intended ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel On March 16, the College was shocked by the unexpected passing of beloved Visiting Assistant Professor of German and Linguistics Mark R.V. Southern. He died on Wednesday afternoon in his home at age 45.The Office of the President sent out several messages over the course of the ...
Author: Rich Saunders In an environment like Middlebury's it is easy to ignore the world. The school prides itself on the awareness and involvement of its students, but many feel that the student body is not as politically active as it might like to think.Students within the Political Science department ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed, sports editor The Campus: When did you first play baseball?Ryan Armstrong: I started playing probably when I was about five or six, tee-ball like everyone else, then I just played through my town and then through high school and now here.TC: So, do you play any other sports?RA: ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer A bond exists between Middlebury College and the Dominican Republic - and it's not merely the dozens of students who flock to the island nation's beaches each vacation period. Travelers who take the time to explore the island outside of the usual tourist destinations may notice ...
Author: Joyce Man Legend has it that one khan, or ruler, ordained that any bearer of bad news should have his head cut off. One day, this khan's most beloved horse died, but no one had the courage to convey this news to him. Finally, a musician came and, through the sad sound of his performance, relayed ...
Author: ALEXXA GOTTHARDT New York's got class. LA's got hype. Chicago's got the blues. And Miami has…what? Sun shining upon endless stretches of sand, silicone and sex. Streets where artifice and excess reign; where the rich and the poor are not just blocks, but worlds apart; and where sunglasses, ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel The College Republicans and the College Democrats have many things in common: they believe that the political scene is unquestionably liberal, they view themselves as havens for like-minded students, and they suffer from the political apathy that pervades the campus.Zach Elmore ...
Author: Michael Stefanik A recent survey based on data from a 1999 North American Academic Study Survey (NAASS) that questioned 1,643 teachers at 183 four-year higher-education institutions nationwide seems to shed light on a political bias toward progressivism on college campuses across the country. ...
Author: Dan Stevens Ali Shapiro, a senior English major, has been awarded the prestigious Watson Fellowship by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation. At the conclusion of her senior year, Shapiro will embark on a year long tour studying the role tattooing plays in the lives of women in diverse cultures around ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG AND DANIEL L. J. PHILLIPS VCC honors College community membersThree members of the Middlebury College community received 2006 Vermont Campus Compact (VCC) awards today at the VCC's third annual award ceremony. The ceremony, conducted at the Vermont State House in Montpelier, recognized ...
Author: Bri Cavallaro Acclaimed Writer-in-Residence Julia Alvarez '71 talks about her new novel "Saving the World." Alvarez has published many a celebrated novel, such as "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents" and "A Cafecito Story" as well as several collections of poetry and has garnered numerous ...
Author: Erin Lackey A group of 20 Middlebury students participated in a Habitat for Humanity trip this past spring break to Exmore, Va., traveling to two of the poorest counties on the state's Atlantic coastline. The group's volunteer work focused on the rebuilding of local homes, with their work ranging ...
Author: Steve Beslow Middlebury's dominance over Division III men's hockey has reached dynastic proportions…again. After a 22-2-2 regular season, a no-sweat NESCAC title and a solid first-round game, Bill Beaney's squad headed down to Elmira, N.Y. and played their way to a third straight NCAA National ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg The Middlebury College Activity Board's (MCAB) annual spring concert will present a record three bands this year as hip hop giants Naughty by Nature and vocal percussionist Razhel join Jurassic 5 as supporting acts in the upcoming April show. The show, according to MCAB President ...
Author: Kelsey Smith PARIS - The French are revolutionary. Their model of democracy did not come about little by little, as was the case for their non-continental neighbors to the north, but in one fell swoop. In one fell swoop, mind you, that was the result of a serious, violent struggle. And as I ...
Author: Mike Murali On Thursday, March 9, two teams battled for the right to be the official Middlebury Iron Chefs in Ross Commons Dining Hall. Cook Commons' team, led by Jay Yonamine '07 with assistants Andrew Bermudez '07 and Charles Cavness '09, defeated the Wonacott Commons team, led by Maggie Higgins ...