Author: Alex Garlick 08.5' The images are timeless: houses and communities destroyed by an act of God. A woman chest deep in water, her throat parched because she has no water to drink. A farmer watching his entire harvest, which he labored on for months wash out to sea like a child's sand castle on ...
Author: Eri Nosaka This weekend many fans and parents witnessed the true devotion of the Middlebury Rugby teams. The men's teams destroyed Williams College and while the women's team lost, they put forth a valiant effort.The women's team played Castleton College for their opening game of the season. ...
Author: [no author name found] A Statement with a MissionSince Middlebury College's Mission Statement was last revised five years ago, the administration has changed hands and College facilities have expanded worldwide. Now is indeed an appropriate time to take another look at the College's written ...
Author: Joyce man Singapore, or S'pore as it is affectionately called, is home of the gum ban, mandatory military service and the resplendent Raffles Hotel. But this metropolitan city is trying to add something else extraordinary to its national menu. Right now, Singapore Fashion Week is bombarding ...
Author: Lucy Faust My parents and I had never evacuated for any of the several hurricanes that have swept across New Orleans in the past and we weren't planning on doing so now. As most people packed up and shipped out over the weekend before Katrina's scheduled arrival, we moved furniture and valuables ...
Author: Tom McCann The Middlebury men's soccer team continues to roll along, scoring goals when it needs them and keeping the backdoor shut at the same time. It is a formula to which every team aspires, and should Coach Saward's men maintain it, a long run into the post-season might not be unrealistic. ...
Author: Jason Siegel Congress protects college right-wing Congress is considering a new Academic Bill of Rights in response to many conservative students alleging discrimination or humiliation by professors due to their conservative viewpoints. David Horowitz, a former leftist turned arch-conservative ...
Author: Sonja Pedersen-Green, focus editor In The Village Voice this summer, Middlebury College was criticized for its lack of racial sensitivity and the use of racial profiling. Perhaps the most notorious example of this was in a campus-wide crime alert last year, in which a suspect was referred to ...
Author: BEN GOLZE I first heard of "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!" this summer when my editor leaned over from his desk and handed the CD to me in one of those "Hey, you'll dig this" type moments that tend to dominate how I find out about new music. The Brooklyn quintet self-released their self-titled debut ...
Author: James Kerrigan The Middlebury women's soccer team outplayed and out-shot both of their opponents last week, but suffered a 1-0 loss at Keene State and earned a 0-0 draw against divisional opponent Wesleyan. Despite dominating most of the possession, an errant cross found the back of the net ...
Author: Matt kunzweiler Thinking I could sit in Wright Theater and catch up on some reading, I showed up to the Career Service Office's first senior meeting almost half an hour early. As someone who usually walks into class two minutes late, I entered the foyer hesitantly and, to my chagrin, saw that ...
Author: May Chan Friday night was alive with sounds of whistling and chanting as excited Soulive fans packed into McCullough. At 10 p.m., the shrieks and roars gained momentum as the crowd anticipated the start of the show. As the curtains split to reveal the four band members and the first sweet, ...
Author: [no author name found] The Middlebury College women's tennis team traveled to Bowdoin for the International Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Tennis Tournament - an individual rather than a team tournament. The 64-person bracket included many top ranked New England players and it gave the Panthers ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner As students of Middlebury College, we are lucky to get a little taste of Vermont. From within the boundaries of the campus, we look out a small window that frames the landscape of the scenic state with its picture-perfect sunsets, vast expanses of land transforming from green ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:I was disappointed to read that Vermont Transit no longer stops in Middlebury [Cancelled bus line leaves students stranded, Sept. 22, 2005]. For one of the two years that I worked at the Egbert Starr Library I lived in Burlington and commuted by Vermont Transit ...
Author: Daniel L. J. Phillips, associate editor The long, downhill walk into town can prove rewarding if you stop and treat yourself to a meal at Storm Café on Mill Street, but the place does not deserve the reputation as one of the best restaurants around. Nestled within Frog Hollow Mill along the ...
Author: Liz Campbell Tim Spears, dean of the College and professor of American literature and civilization, has recently developed an initiative to enhance diversity on campus through a revitalized series of lectures and events. As part of the College's ongoing attempts to promote a more diverse educational ...
Author: Stephanie Pritchard The start of the school year for most means adjusting to earlier hours in order to get to class on time. Classes at 8 a.m. are to be eschewed and few get to bed before midnight. For Middlebury Crew the start of the school year has a different tone - it means blisters, sweat, ...
Author: PHIL ARONEANU ’06.5 On Saturday, Sept. 24, 16 Middlebury students traveled to Washington D.C. to take part in an anti-war rally and march. The event, sponsored by the A.N.S.W.E.R. and United for Peace and Justice coalitions, attracted over 200,000 people from around the country, making it ...
Author: Katherine Doorley Last semester ended with many members of the Middlebury community questioning their own ability to discuss issues of diversity and belonging, and wondering how Middlebury could work to improve communication among members of the campus community on important issues.The Deliberative ...