Author: MATT KUNZWEILER So I finally moved off campus and into an apartment in town. I did it for one reason: to escape the wrath of BannerWeb, which is a threat to Liberty and our very way of life.Anyone who's watched a sci-fi movie (not that I'm "into the genre" - don't judge me) knows that in the ...
Author: Katherine Doorley Last night I spoke to a friend of mine and he mentioned that his school has a "President for a day" program, where one student is able to be just that. This got me thinking about what I would do if I had that power. Now of course you're probably thinking that I'd reform the ...
Author: Robbie de Picciotto On Feb. 11, the Middlebury indoor track team traveled to Maine for a meet against Bowdoin and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The team experienced much success during the weekend, which provided momentum heading into the D-III New England meet. Jen Katz '09 won both the 55m ...
Author: Joshua Carson Something revolutionary occurred last weekend in the town of Middlebury - a new restaurant opened. Expanding from its flagship store in Vergennes, Eat Good Food has opened a second location on Main Street right next to the Alpine Shop, ushering in a fresh perspective on dining ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner At Congressional hearings of the National Security Agency (NSA) in early February, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced a skeptical Senate armed with questions regarding the legality and modus operandi of the highly covert terrorist surveillance program. In his testimony, ...
Author: Eri Nosaka This past weekend the women's swim team saw incredible results at the NESCAC championships hosted by Bowdoin College. With an overall season record of 7-2 - losing only to Amherst College and Williams College - the women's team managed to defeat Amherst by a gap of 200 points. The ...
Author: SCOTT GREENE AND KATHRYN FLAGG Campus heats up for 83rd Winter CarnivalThis weekend's expected snowfall comes at a perfect time, coinciding with Middlebury's 83rd annual Winter Carnival. The weekend's festivities, themed "Iced Out," form both the largest and oldest student-run carnival in the ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN Senior year, spring semester. CSO keeps sending out emails to apply for this job, send in a resume for that job. But I am no closer to having a plan for next year than I am to knowing what I'll have for dinner next Tuesday. Like my fellow classmates, I examine the offerings with ...
Author: Steve beslow After a tough loss at Babson earlier in the month bumped Middlebury to the third spot in the national standings, the Panthers returned home to finish off the regular season on a high note, cementing their place at the top of the NESCAC standings. Heading into this weekend, the men's ...
Author: Dina Magaril Fans of the Vergennes branch of the delicious panini eatery Eat Good Food, which opened in 2001, will be excited to note the newest addition to downtown Middlebury - the opening of a new Eat Good Food venue that will function as a grill, bar and deli. Though the space is still being ...
Author: [no author name found] Racism issues remain unresolvedRacial issues have continually made headlines in The Middlebury Campus in the past several years. Three years ago Campus opinions pages were filled with debates over affirmative action. A "Cowboys and Indians" themed party in the fall of ...
Author: Polly Johnson In a large-scale effort to assess the overall satisfaction with Library and Information Services (LIS), Middlebury College, along with four other schools including Bryn Mawr, the University of Richmond, Wellesley College and Bates College, created a detailed survey that was distributed ...
Author: Dave Barker I don't blame you if you missed the release of "Knowledge without Boundaries: The College's Strategic Plan." Reading macrotheory by flashlight would be more thrilling. A revised draft of the Plan, which sets out a roadmap for the future of the College, was presented to the Board ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Catholics v. South ParkLeaders of the Catholic Church in New Zealand are urging a boycott of broadcaster C4 after the station announced it would air a controversial episode of "South Park." The installment, "Bloody Mary," shows a statue to the Virgin Mary covered in blood. ...
Author: Tom McCann The Campus: When did you start running track?Matt Malek: I started running track junior year at Middlebury.TC: Why did you decide to start?MM: I played soccer for the first two years, on the B-team, and then I didn't play my junior year and I got fat and bored. I'd always wanted to ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN As has historically been the case, American immigrant populations are often left with the work that we natural-born citizens would prefer not to do. I visited a 2,000-cow dairy in Turlock, California this past August. The day was brutally hot and in the ranching world of NorCal, ...
Author: Dave Barker Curiosity drove me to New Orleans last week. My aunt didn't end up in a FEMA trailer. My roof didn't land in another zip code. I knew as much about the Big Easy as I did about the Big Dig, which is to say, very little, coming from the Pacific Northwest. I joined four friends with ...
Author: DEB TENNEN '06 I have a great amount of respect for the role that Public Safety plays on our campus. But at Middlebury, I believe that they act more like meter maids than cops. In my experience, I have found that a student who parks his car in front of McCullough for 10 minutes at 8 a.m. on ...
Author: Caroline S. Stauffer The Middlebury Police Department (MPD) investigation of the Jan. 18 accident in which a Middlebury recycling vehicle hit student Elizabeth DiCiccio '06 on the sidewalk connecting Atwater Halls A and B is nearly complete, according to Patrol Officer Ken Hawkins, who is overseeing ...
Author: Aifuw Ehigiator MALT Jamaica did not start when we landed on Jamaican soil. Ever since we were chosen we recognized that we had a mission. We had much training and fundraised to a point of aggravation. We ended up in Jamaica and civic dialogue was at the core of our actions. Our leaders Angelica ...