Author: Andrea M. LaRocca No longer just a winter frustration, frost heaves are enjoying newfound fame as the namesake of Vermont's first pro basketball team. On Dec. 14, 2005, Alexander Wolff, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated (SI) and a Cornwall, Vt. resident, unveiled his plans for the state's ...
Author: Alexxa Gotthardt Four of the six band members were interviewed for this article:Conor Sheldon- Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Alto Saxophone, Josh Bookin - Vocals, Lead Guitar, Alex Banys - Percussion, Drums Christopher Nielson - Keys, Piano, Synth.The Middlebury Campus: Who is Larson? When did you ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel In a report recently completed by the Ad Hoc Committee on Grading, a variety of non-binding recommendations to reduce and track the effects of grade inflation at Middlebury College were suggested, including the publishing of the median grade of a course next to a student's grade, ...
Author: Brooke Farquahr Middlebury's nordic ski team began its season with a strong statement, finishing second overall at the Colby Carnival this past weekend in Sugarloaf, Maine. Overall, the Panthers alpine and nordic teams combined to finish second at the meet, falling behind only the University ...
Author: Lauren Smith On Tuesday, a 77-year-old Frenchman was sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of nearly $300,000. The charge? He attacked the infamous urinal created by Marcel Duchamp during the 1920s Dada art movement with a hammer at an exhibit in Paris, France. This is ...
Author: Mallory Falk After 16 years as chief curator of the Middlebury College Museum of Art, Emmie Donadio has taken on a new role: Winter Term professor. Her class, Curatorial Practicum, is less of a traditional History of Art and Architecture course than novel experiment. Though students complete ...
Author: Goeff Homer Chalk this one up as a victory for Mother Nature. After training for three months before the first race, the Panther alpine team was forced to wait another day. High winds at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine delayed the Colby Carnival as a tree fell down and destroyed the timing equipment. ...
Author: Lizz Herron-Sweet This year the Admissions Office saw a 21 percent increase in Early Decision (ED) I applications and a comparable increase in ED II, which means that almost 150 more high school seniors than last year pegged Middlebury as their top college choice. Of the 6,152 applicants for ...
Author: James Kerrigan The women's hockey team started 2006 just like they ended 2005 - by winning, a lot. January has given the Panthers seven opponents and seven victories. In the midst of a 20-game win streak going back to the end of last season, the women are dominating competition from all over ...
Author: Alexxa Gotthardt Most dorms on campus enclose students in blank, vapid, white walls. At best, the walls exist unnoticed; at worst they stand unfriendly and uninspiring. The walls of Battell Hall used to be among the most lifeless on campus. Recently, however, an explosion of inspiration, zeal ...
Author: Rachel Durfee Ironically, much of the buzz on campus this academic year has centered on off-campus parties. Increasingly popular among students, off-campus parties have won bonus points this year because they are free from many of the restrictions placed on campus events. The appeal of no guest ...
Author: Steve Beslow It has been an eventful few weeks for the men's hockey team, even with the holiday season. After a tough-luck tie against Plattsburgh on Dec. 9, Middlebury headed into Winter Break in need of some rest and recuperation. Judging by their recent play, it would seem that the Panthers ...
Author: Matt Kunzweiler Everyone hypes J-Term, says it's ridiculous, says the scene is out-of-control, says (to use the parlance of preppy kids trying to sound ethnic) "the parties are off the proverbial hizzle." But no. J-Term is little more than an extended weekend in Vermont's most godforsaken month, ...
Author: Dave Barker I have no idea what "town-gown" relations mean. You see the hyphenated term thrown around in the Princeton Review college guide for prospective students looking for a school that has managed to be more than an island in the surrounding community. We are encouraged to read on Tuesdays ...
Author: Sara Jameson January is an exciting month for the cast and crew of "The Bewitched" as they prepare to take their show to the American College Theatre Festival (ACTF). When the show went up this fall, it stunned viewers with its intense content, witty humor and tremendous acting. This February, ...
Author: Jeff Klein For a few games, Middlebury basketball's unbelievable start to the season seemed like ancient history. Now, the tide has turned once again.After an impressive 64-48 road win at Skidmore, men's basketball defeated University of New England 61-50 at home on Sunday to stage back-to-back ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel More than one month after fending off a knifepoint attacker by hitting him across the face with a bottle of Tide, Bowdoin sophomore Joshua Cippel was attacked once again early last month in the same location.Cippel went to open the door in the stairwell leading from the laundry ...
Author: Sarah Luehrman As January begins, the 10-2 Middlebury women's basketball team charges ahead on its best start in four years. "We have great senior leadership and a lot of depth," comments head coach Noreen Pecsok on the team's midseason status. "And that should serve us well going into league ...
Author: Katherine N. Doorley While it is a commonly known fact that the President of the United States is required by law to give a "State of the Union" address to Congress each year, it is less commonly known that most governors are required to do the same. Governor Jim Douglas '75 recently presented ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel In a sparsely attended meeting in John McCardell Jr. Bicentennial Hall, President of Middlebury College Ronald D. Liebowitz hosted a town hall meeting to discuss alcohol and social life on and off campus and its relation to federal laws, the first of two scheduled for J-Term.The ...