Author: Stephanie Pritchard After yet another week of practice on the ergometers, waiting for Lake Dunmore to thaw, Middlebury's crew team traveled to Amherst College for the "Big Three Regatta" against the hosting Lord Jeffs and the Bowdoin College Polar Bears. Both of the opponents have been practicing ...
Author: MATT KUNZWEILER I took a gamble and walked into a local barber shop. Eight minutes and $8 later my hair was two inches shorter, and the moment I stepped back on campus I knew people would say things like, "I thought the Flowbee® Home Hair Cutting System would have done a better job on the sides" ...
Author: Tom McCann The last time Middlebury hosted Amherst at Kohn Field, a place in the NESCAC Championship Game was at stake. On that occasion, the Panthers ran out 7-2 winners as a result of a fourth quarter in which Middlebury held a 4-0 advantage. This time around it was much closer, as Amherst ...
Author: Addason McCaslin "We don't do math," explained a fourth-grader to her incredulous parents. "We don't do science or social studies either." Steven Levy, the award-winning educator and consultant for Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound, who spoke in Twilight auditorium on Monday afternoon, has ...
Author: Polly Johnson An investigation is underway and two arrests have been made regarding a shooting that occurred in East Middlebury on March 18 at 2:30 a.m. A Middlebury Police Department media release from April 8 revealed that two men were arrested on April 7 - David C. Manning, 30, of Ripton ...
Author: Polly johnson & Lisie Mehlman It's that time of year again - that time when the truth is revealed and friendships are destroyed. Yep, it's room draw. Seeing as our time as roommates is drawing to a close, and many of you are selecting your own future roommates, we thought we might offer ...
Author: Ben Salkowe Just towards the end of March there is an interesting flip in the dynamic of the admissions process - suddenly the admissions office that prospective students have been courting for the last 10 months makes an about-face and completely devotes itself to courting the chosen ones. ...
Author: David Temple '06 Dear President Liebowitz, I was shocked and disappointed by what I feel has been a lack of support from the college community for Chuck and Justin Harrington and everyone else affected by [Proctor Dining Hall Supervisor] Cheryl Harrington's death last week. Middlebury College ...
Author: Jason Siegel PARIS - Imagine you are an advertising executive, and a yogurt company asks you to market their newest flavors. Ask yourself, what would be the easiest, most logical way to market this new dairy delight? If you said, "Why, that's simple. Just show a naked woman eating yogurt," then ...
Author: DANIEL L. J. PHILLIPS ST. ANDREWS - Usually it is the pristine golf courses that allure visitors from all over the world to this small, university town that hugs the lowland coasts of Scotland. After all, St. Andrews lays it claim as the birthplace of the timeless sport, but this March the town ...
Author: Rachel Greenhaus NCAA demands academic standards The National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that it will be toughening its academic standards for Division I sports teams. Teams that were previously evaluated by their graduation rate will now be held to a more constant measure ...
Author: Jessica Jorge As the lights dimmed, all that could be seen were 23 dark figures wearing neon green glow sticks around their heads as if crowned with halos. Next, black lights illuminated the stage not to reveal the faces of the performers, but rather 46 hands glowing in white musicians gloves. ...
Author: MATTIE GRATCH, RACHEL GREENHAUS, KATIE FLAGG AND CAROLINE S. STAUFFER Library to extend hours for exam period No longer will students frantically studying for final exams find themselves facing closed library doors in the middle of the night. Last weekend, Elizabeth Schaumberg '06, Cook Commons ...
Author: Sam Wilson Conservatives do not seem too fond of the judiciary of late.Take Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. After Terri Schiavo died, DeLay said of the judges who refused to reinsert her feeding tube: "The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior." ...
Author: [no author name found] Did Bates beef up their offense this year? Or were they just lucky? At any rate, they managed to score two more points against Middlebury's women's lacrosse team than they did last year and close the final score margin from 13-2 Middlebury to 13-4 Middlebury. The Panthers ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman 104 South Main Street serves as both François Clemmons' house, still adorned with all the trappings of Christmas despite the rainy April weather, and his studio, where the editing of Studio 104 -- the television program he both produces and directs for MCTV -- takes place.Even ...
Author: Sarah Shaikh Have you ever been in the Fitness Center reading the latest In Style and seen that perfect pair of earrings? The dangly ones with the beads that would look just perfect to wear to class or to dress up your Friday night outfit for the party at that cute guy's suite? Well, sadly, ...
Author: Andrea M. LaRocca Changes in the upcoming room draw this year include the conversion of the top floor of Stewart Hall to substance-free, sophomore housing, an increase in Brainerd senior housing and a different format for large block draw. Last Wednesday, Andrea Baier, dean of Brainerd Commons, ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN For most people, "cow" means milk for breakfast, hamburger for lunch and a prime rib for dinner. It is not a matter of inhumanity or of heartless recognition that the average person associates cattle with food consumption. Cattle owners themselves generally appreciate a juicy steak ...
Author: Stephanie Pritchard Lake Dunmore, the on-water training site for the Middlebury Crew team, still is covered in a foot of ice. It wasn't until the rains of last Tuesday melted the ice on Great Herring Pond in Plymouth, Mass.that the team was assured of a racing site. Massachusetts Maritime ...