Author: Justine Katzenbach "I'd like to begin with poems that relate to Middlebury and the seasons," poet Larry Raab said as listeners gather in the Ross Fireplace Lounge while he read a poem entitled, "Happiness." It is hard not to identify with the poetry of Larry Raab, not only because he so often ...
Author: Ben Salkowe The Board of Trustees convened this past weekend for its annual fall retreat to discuss major issues before the College - on the agenda was the strategic planning report, Axinn '51 Center for the Humanities and the College's affiliation with the Monterey Institute for International ...
Author: DANIEL L. J. PHILLIPS & KATHERINE N. DOORLEY New SGA-sponsored shuttle service goes beyond the bubble Back by popular demand, the Student Government Association (SGA) is offering students a round-trip shuttle bus service to New York City and Boston over fall break. The SGA announced the ...
Author: James Kerrigan Coming off a hat trick against Bowdoin on Sunday, Oct. 2, Middlebury first-year Ashley Pfaff scored four goals on the way to an 8-2 win over Vermont neighbor, Castleton. If opponents thought Pfaff was only a threat on Sunday, the speedy striker gave teams a little more to think ...
Author: Dina Magaril JOHN MALLUCIOIf you thought Economics was strictly for business-oriented individuals, talk to the new Assistant Professor of Economics John Maluccio to get a different perspective. Originally from Connecticut, Maluccio attended Amherst College and holds a doctorate degree in Economics ...
Author: Stephanie Pritchard Middlebury Crew traveled to the Stonehurst Capital Invitational Regatta in Rochester, NY this weekend. The competitive field of 45 teams included both Division I and III teams, most notably Harvard, Brown, Williams, Syracuse and Dartmouth. The regatta is famous for its unique ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Middlebury's Student Government Association (SGA) wrapped up two days of elections last Friday, with Sean Denny and Garrett Saito clinching the two first-year Senate seats, and Nick Monier and Max Nardini claiming the sophomore seats. In the only other contested race, Alpheus ...
Author: Dan Berkman Conditions were less than ideal last Saturday as the men and women's cross country teams traveled down to Boston's Franklin Park for the All-Divisions Open New England Race. After heavy rains, the normally fast course was quite slick and muddy for the more than 300 runners who ran ...
Author: ALEXXA GOTTHARDT What do you imagine when you think about Scandinavia? First, you think pure, rosy-cheeked, dirndl-clad milkmaids prancing down cobblestone paths in happy little clogs. Second, you think IKEA. Those are two very different images of Scandinavia, yet how diverse are they really? ...
Author: Jason Siegel UConn group aims for equality Last Saturday, Connecticut became the fourth state to recognize civil unions. However, one UConn group has pledged to keep fighting until full marriage equality is achieved. Queers United Against Discrimination (QUAD) has worked over the past year ...
Author: ABIGAIL MITCHELL By the time he was 22 years old, Don Mitchell had already become a successful Hollywood screenwriter. Shortly after graduating from Swarthmore College, he owned two apartments in San Francisco and had two Porsches to shuttle himself back and forth between them. Mitchell is one ...
Author: Justin Golenbock Three years ago, while voting in Barney Frank for another 20 years, I innocently checked "yes" on question four, effectively banning the abusive sport of greyhound racing in the state of the Massachusetts. This conscientiousness, I determined, would reverberate throughout my ...
Author: Ellen Grafton On Saturday morning, President Ronald D. Liebowitz led the dedication of the new library mural by artist Matt Mullican. The 25- by-75-foot mural, entitled "L'Art d'Ecrire" (The Art of Writing), hangs in the foyer of the library directly across from the upper mezzanine, and has ...
Author: Joyce Man The works of master painters Degas, Monet, Rodin and Pissaro are housed in the most illustrious museums and highbrow collections in the world. Some of them rest among other famous canvases in the exclusive collections of the Musee d'Orsay, others repose in the grand halls of New York's ...
Author: May Chan Amy Chavasse is a dance artist-in-residence who teaches dance regularly at Middlebury. She founded Chavasse Dance and Performance Company in 1995 and her work has been produced throughout the United States and Europe.The Middlebury Campus: You have studied dance extensively, taught ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg In a remarkable gesture of philanthropy and generosity, an anonymous donor made history a year and a half ago after donating a record $50 million to Middlebury College - the largest gift in the College's history and the single largest donation ever granted to a New England liberal ...
Author: [no author name found] Pushing the most recent Middlebury graduates off campus mere hours after their commencement ceremony is an inauspicious way for young alumni to begin a relationship with their alma mater. The time limit is logistically problematic for graduates traveling cross-country, ...
Author: Geoff Homer Completely dominating the competition, the men's water polo team picked up where they left off last season: crushing their opponents. This past weekend, the squad traveled to Bates College in Lewiston, Maine where they took on opponents Boston College (B.C.), Dartmouth, Bates and ...
Author: Joshua Carson Walking with an open container of beer, a Middlebury College student was stopped on campus by a Middlebury Police Department (MPD) officer last fall. The officer drove up and asked, "What's in your hand?" to which the underage student, who wishes to remain anonymous, answered the ...
Author: [no author name found] Importance of rising grades inflatedInflated grade point averages at Middlebury College warrant investigation, but they should not be a cause for alarm.It must be noted that grades are not the only numbers going up at Middlebury - so are the standardized test scores and ...