Author: James Dolan, Focus Editor As Middlebury ushers in a new era of preparing for the future, the need to take into account all aspects of the College becomes all the more acute. One oft-overlooked element of the College's operations that has received renewed interest thanks to the Strategic Planning ...
Author: Jack Lysohir Despite such exceptions as Mormonism and Xenia House, humans have depended on alcohol at social engagements for thousands of years. Take wedding celebrations; do matrimonial vows make them fun? I don't think so. Or, how about your parents dinner parties; do middle-aged suburbanites ...
Author: KEVIN MOSS COME OUT! If you don't come out you've absorbed the message of those who hate us and you're doing exactly what they want you to do. Stop helping the homophobes! There's absolutely no excuse for anyone to be in the closet at Middlebury in 2006. You are protected by College policy, ...
Author: Rachel Greenhaus Last Sunday, Middlebury College's community had an opportunity to hear the world-renowned Tallis Scholars in Mead Chapel. The group, made up of five women and five men, is visiting as part of their 2006 US tour. For their concert at Middlebury they performed a set rather uncharacteristic ...
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 ...