Author: Alexxa Gotthardt On Oct. 18, the Yuval Ron Ensemble, led by world-music composer and oud-extraordinaire Yuval Ron, saturated Mead Chapel with a harmonious mélange of Middle-Eastern melodies. The group, with a mixture of music and musicians from many different and often dissonant Middle-Eastern ...
Author: ALISON LACIVITA "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" begins a new chapter in the Stereolab novel, one that relies less on the Krautrock-ian chug-and-drone of earlier material in favor of more varied forms of expression. The cocktail-kitsch vibe of the late '60s is more prevalent than ever. And although ...
Author: Dan Berkman On Oct. 15, the men and women's cross country teams traveled to Albany, N.Y. for their final tune-up before their big NESCACs race this next weekend. This past weekend, the teams had a week off from racing which conveniently coincidenced with fall break. At Albany, both teams ran ...
Author: Eri Nosaka On Oct. 15, the Middlebury College men's rugby team battled Babson College to a 36-0 win. With efficient rucking, mauling and support play, the team proved that it was capable of impressive things despite a sub-par performance against St. Michael's the week before. With an ending ...
Author: ABIGAIL MITCHELL Last Tuesday, rainy and abysmal as it was, a crowd gathered in the seats of BiHall 216 to hear writer Tom Piazza read from his new book "Why New Orleans Matters." Born in Long Island, NY, Piazza is a graduate of both Williams College and the Iowa's Writers' Workshop. Currently ...
Author: Tom McCann The Middlebury men's soccer team fell from a perfect 7-0 start to 9-3 over the past couple of weeks, highlighted by a defeat to perennial rivals, Williams. The Panthers' 2-3 record over the Fall Break period means that they will not earn a bye through the first round, but should be ...
Author: Jeff Paterson Wellesley, the home team, had a 75 on the scoreboard and everyone waited anxiously for last scores to come in. This weekend was filled with waiting - Saturday's round had been rained out - so the team hung out at teammate Julie Ellenberger's house until play resumed on Sunday. ...
Author: Justin Golenbock In the inferior 1994 sequel to the hilarious baseball comedy Major League, Omar Epps reprises Wesley Snipes' role in the original as Willie Mays Hayes, the Indians' stylish speedster who unsuccessfully tries to turn himself into a power hitter for promotional purposes. On a ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar After falling to Williams 39-18 on Homecoming weekend, the Panthers rebounded boldly on Saturday defeating Bates 41-7 for the first win of the season. Scott Secor '07 had an outstanding game with two interceptions, five tackles and a sack, earning him the NESCAC Defensive Player ...
Author: Joshua Carson and C. Gregory Lazerus If you're looking for a small, cozy, English-style pub, look no further than Main Street in Bristol, Vt. The Bobcat Café is nestled amongst local business in the heart of this quaint town 20 minutes from Middlebury. With a large bronze bobcat hung across ...
Author: Daniel L. J. Phillips The Faculty Council completed the third and final open meeting on Tuesday to discuss an Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) proposal that would establish a department and major in English and American Literature and a new interdisciplinary program and major in American ...
Author: Sarah Poling Luehrman The Hall of Fame Classic, hosted at Mt. Holyoke last Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, brought the Panthers four games closer to the postseason with some competitive playing under their belts. They came away with two tough losses to Williams and Wellesley and two wins ...
Author: Dina Magaril Vermont just got sexier Meet Mr. Vermont! Though it is Matthew McConaughey's handsome face that grazes the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine's November "Cosmo Men" issue, Middlebury Senior Thomas Hand comes in a close second, with a full page spread devoted to him in the "Bachelor ...
Author: Chris Knapp In an effort to educate the College community about Middlebury's judicial system, the Judicial Board hosted a mock hearing of a plagiarism case in the Redfield Proctor Room on Tuesday night."In a real hearing, all deliberations are confidential," wrote Associate Dean of the College ...
Author: JOYCE MAN By now, any news is old news if it contains the words "iPod" and "smaller version," but everyone from tech geeks to design pros to adolescent girls with rich daddies have not ceased to lavish attention on Apple's mp3 family members of ever-diminishing size and ever-ballooning specs. ...
Author: LIZ CAMPBELL AND BEN SALKOWE Personnette appointed VP for Facilities Services Susan R. Personette, previously a project executive for the planning and project management group Genesis Planners, recently joined Middlebury College as associate vice president of facilities services. In her new ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Middlebury College President Ronald D. Liebowitz and Board of Trustees Chairman Frederick M. Fritz '68 will attend a Nov. 10 meeting of the College's alumni chapter in London. On the agenda will be discussions of Middlebury's growing international network of alumni and its ...
Author: [no author name found] The Faculty Council should adopt the proposal offered by the Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) for the establishment of an English and American Literature major. The current separation of the two departments is an academic anachronism. The College is the only institution ...
Author: Ellen Grafton On Oct. 19, Middlebury's History of Art and Architecture Department hosted the first event of its "Architecture &..." series. Architect and Sustainable Design Consultant Gunnar Hubbard gave the kick-off lecture entitled "Architecture & Remaking the Way We Make Things," ...
Author: Teddy Flanagan ’04 As a liberal arts college, Middlebury's goal has always been to foster academic diversity and intellectual curiosity. The range of study at Middlebury is, has been and always should be, as diverse as the Vermont weather. Rigidity in any form doesn't fit with the spirit ...