Author: Matt Kunzweiler The Cyber Space is the kewlest place on campus. Hands down. In case you're not privy, The Cyber Space is the Internet station located behind the Juice Bar. The décor couldn't be any more mid-90s. When I was 12, the mid-90s were in full swing - and I could've spent endless hours ...
Author: Penny Chen Walking out on stage in an oversized button-down shirt on top of a black t-shirt, dress pants and shoes, Vusi Mahlasela, seemed just as poised and at ease as any of the usual guests of classical music performing at the Middlebury College Center for the Arts. After settling in on the ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG AND DANIEL L. J. PHILLIPS MIT commits to matching grantsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced plans to provide matching money to students who have received federal Pell Grants, which are awarded based on financial need. The plans reflect MIT's concern that, ...
Author: Ashley Bell Last Saturday, The Wild Things romped and The Giving Tree shared with local children. McCullough Social Space was transformed into a delightful setting where children experienced the magic of reading. Page 1 Literacy's "Fun with Magic" reading carnival was deemed a success by Selina, ...
Author: Chris Dowd Jeff King '05.5, playwright and graduation speaker for this year's Feb class, sat down with The Campus to talk about his experience with "The Real World;" no, not the one we all dread, but that goofy show on MTV. King recently became a finalist for the upcoming "Real World: Boulder," ...
Author: Emily Thompson Almost every week, someone, somewhere on the Middlebury campus screens a movie. The Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) shows recent hits like "Brokeback Mountain" or "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" on Fridays. The French Department screens films like "La Haine" to expose students ...
Author: Justin Golenbock What's the deal with baseball fans in this country not buying into the World Baseball Classic?Okay, yes: it's a blatant MLB pitch designed to promote their product to an international audience. Is that a bad thing? Yes. Many of the top MLB stars from the two favorites (the American ...
Author: Zooey Burrows Whether you are a staunch environmentalist, a politically-minded Democrat, or are simply tired of seeing Bush and his party's majority in Congress make poor decisions on so many environmental issues, you should get involved this summer and help break the "conservative monopoly."May ...
Author: Benjamin Golze "WELCOME TO THE FUTURE!"If some caveman had been frozen for the past 10,000 years and woke up today, and I ran into him as he stumbled out of the Green Mountains, that is what I might say to him. A caveman deserves as much warm-hearted hospitality as anyone else. Then again, I ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner '08.5 What does it take to learn a lesson in life? When you were in high school, and you got caught drinking by your parents, it took a long grounding to realize it is a real pain to get caught - better be stealthier next time. But what if the cops nabbed you instead? A lesson ...
Author: Gretchen Schrafft Literary editor and political activist Anthony Arnove will visit Middlebury next Wednesday to discuss his book, "Voices of A People's History of the United States." Arnove co-edited Voices with Howard Zinn, the celebrated historian and political scientist whose "A People's ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner When Panda House mysteriously shut its doors last fall, it was not long before a new sign appeared, with a new name and new management. May Garden, nestled in the Marble Works shopping center in the same building as its predecessor, Panda House, offers not only better Chinese ...
Author: Amy McCowan For its third annual "Spring Job Fling," strategically located in the Ross Lounge during Monday's 5-6:30 dinner rush, Middlebury's Career Services Office (CSO) regaled job-hungry seniors with entry-level positions in the business, government, law, arts, sociology, psychology, language, ...
Author: Tom McCann, Sports Editor The Campus: So, have you been playing tennis since you were a fetus?Nate Edmunds: Well, I played a lot of other sports as well. I played soccer, and mostly baseball. I kinda started playing tennis because my brothers started playing so I'd just tag along with them. ...
Author: Christine Fisher This past Monday night, the town of Middlebury faithfully continued a centuries-old tradition by holding its annual Town Meeting in the Municipal Auditorium, located across the street from the Blue Hen. According to Vermont law, "a meeting of legal voters of each town shall ...
Author: Jake Cohen In keeping with the Middlebury College tradition of presenting a gift in honor of four years well spent at the College, the Class of 2006 offers an environmentally conscious gift to the College this year. The class will donate a new MiddRides van fueled by bio-diesel, and the gift ...
Author: Scott Greene The controversial issue of cigarette smoking came before the Community Council on Monday, Feb. 27, as Council members debated possible restrictions on smoking near the doorways of campus buildings.Reference and Instruction Librarian Brenda Ellis, the Staff Council's member at-large, ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG AND LISIE MEHLMAN Jordan receives grant for project bridging science and religionAugustus Jordan, director of the Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life at Middlebury College, recently received a three-year matching grant to facilitate discussions on science and ...
Author: Lynne Zummo '06 Two years ago, I cursed my wet jeans. The rolled up cuffs were soaked, dripping with water, cutting into my calves and filling me with a hate for life so strong that focusing on physics Professor Rich Wolfson's mad chalkboard scribblings was hardly an option. It was December ...
Author: Steve Beslow It is likely that, at some point in the future, Middlebury will no longer be the driving force in NESCAC hockey. Then again, maybe not. After going undefeated in the conference this season, the men's hockey team achieved its first goal of the post-season, cruising through the NESCAC ...