Author: Zachary Hecht-Leavitt Jim Stoltz is 11,750 feet high atop a cold, wind-blasted mountain summit and heading down. Forty yards of icy slope and a 100-foot drop stand between him and his goal, the snow basin. Hesitating, he kicks in his crampons. They only bite in an inch. Kick. Step. Kick. Step. ...
Author: Sarah Poling Luehrman This past weekend was an exciting one for the Middlebury volleyball team at the Amherst Classic Tournament. They held three suspenseful matches against important rivals, two of them NESCAC teams. "This tournament gave us a glimpse into what our team could become," commented ...
Author: Daniel j. Phillips Just after midnight Sunday, an anonymous male made a call from an emergency phone within Gifford Hall and told the operator at Public Safety's telecommunications center that there was a bomb outside a particular individual's room. According to Public Safety's system, the call ...
Author: Dan Berkman Conditions were ideal, with clear blue skies and temperatures in the high 60s as Middlebury's men and women's cross country teams rode their first place finishes last week into Williams, for the Purple Valley Classic. The men's team finished fourth overall and the women's team finished ...
Author: Steve Beslow A week after dominating the NESCAC field at the Panther Invitational, the Middlebury men's tennis squad had another strong showing at last weekend's Cornell Invitational. After three victories in their own tournament, it was important that the Panther's keep their momentum going ...
Author: Geoff Homer Kicking off their 2005 campaign, the North Atlantic Division defending champion Middlebury men's water polo team traveled to Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada this past weekend for a preseason tournament. With limited practice time under their belts, the team intended to get ...
Author: Polly Johnson and Alyson Bourne Think about the e-reserve you printed last night, and then think about the last time you ever actually read an e-res. Now think about the last time you witnessed a first-year student printing out his or her entire semester's worth of e-reserve material, and you ...
Author: Abigail Mitchell Senior Charles Logan's interest in writing first materialized in fifth grade when he fell into an "unhealthy obsession" with the Civil War. Naturally, Logan was drawn towards his local group of Civil War re-enactors, "The 55th Illinois." Logan said, recalling his memories, "I ...
Author: ANNA SPENCER MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - Being abroad has changed my perception of home - again. My first change of perception came when I moved out of my parents' house and into Stewart Hall my first year. Suddenly "home" became my dorm room and where I went over Winter Break was my parents' house. ...
Author: GABE BROUGHTON Norah Jacobson's latest effort is an ambitious film about small town frustration, family and the nature of heat. "Nothing Like Dreaming" is a film made out of necessity, and its earnest quality is readily apparent in each shot. However, this is also the kind of small budget, indie ...
Author: Katherine Washburn An excited crowd filed into Mead Chapel last Thursday for the launch of this year's academic symposium, "Renewal: Perspectives and Possibilities in an Age of Climate Crisis." The 2005 Clifford Symposium, focusing on current environmental issues, spanned the borders of many ...
Author: Ryan W. Reese Coming off a shocking loss to Skidmore, the Middlebury women's field hockey team had some issues to sort through. This non-conference battle opened some eyes and gave the Panthers an early-season gut check that proved to be exactly what the squad needed. Senior Co-Captain Allison ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg In its first meeting of the year, the Community Council voted unanimously Monday to uphold the spirit of the new interpretation of the liquor law - including mandatory guest lists for registered parties - while preserving as much individual student responsibility as possible. While ...
Author: Justin Golenbock The controversy around substance abuse has clotted our enjoyment of sports played around the world. From Lance Armstrong to Barry Bonds to Nancy Kerrigan to Ivan Drago, accusations of steroid abuse range across sports, with prominent athletes testing positive in baseball, football, ...
Author: Jeff Patterson The men's and women's golf teams came home from the Bay State with top-ten finishes and new confidence that will be useful as they head into their upcoming NESCAC championships. As the leaves start to turn, the Panthers will hope to keep up their good play. The Women's ...
Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR Hrdina '07 garners POTW Middlebury's Stefan Hrdina '07 will have a hard time matching all he has accomplished this week. The running back was named NESCAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after his great effort in the Panthers' 22-21 loss to Bowdoin on Saturday. ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN Time to topple an old country myth and let sleeping cows lie.Perhaps it is my role as token farmer among my friends. Maybe it is due to my ag pride, expressed through cow-covered t-shirts and Farm Bureau bumper stickers adorning my walls. You see, time and again, friends have ...
Author: Katie Glass "So you must be going away to college," said the man behind the check-in counter at the airport, as he suspiciously eyed my five massive suitcases. I was quite proud of myself for condensing everything I owned into these suitcases the night before. "It's very cold in Vermont; I need ...
Author: BEN SALKOWE AND THOMAS C. DRESCHER Student leads walk for multiple sclerosis cure On Sept. 7, 2004, Carrie Bryant was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). She had turned 19 only weeks earlier, and was just about to begin her first year at Middlebury. Instead, Bryant was in hospital rooms ...
Author: DAVE BARKER If you're expecting an analysis of the Middle East or another criticism of FEMA in the paragraphs to follow, find a newsstand. My expertise on world affairs, like the grass in between Atwater Halls A and B, is in short supply. This column aims to be more about Old Chapel than the ...