Author: Members of the ICC To the Middlebury College Community:Throughout the last semester, the Intercommons Council (ICC) has been discussing the future of the Commons and attempting to establish a line between what we feel is a Commons based initiative, and what is a general program aimed at the ...
Author: BEN SALKOWE AND KATIE FLAGG Cups rejoice, students be warnedIn a last-ditch effort to rescue the missing fleets of proctor cups (and their missing plateware cousins) Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette notified students last week via e-mail that "The DRS [Dish Recovery System] is dead." ...
Author: By Ethan Lake For some, Winter Term is a time of low-key vegging. For others, however, internships maintained over the month of January provide hands on experience and experimentation in possible career fields. Nearly 170 students apply for internships during the month of January in myriad locations, ...
Author: Richard Lawless, Arts Editor Album titles tend to be characteristic of their respective genre. Hip-hop albums revel in gnomic statements ("Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told"); World albums are obsessed with bland, utopian euphemisms ("Surprise Dream"; "Rain Without Boundaries"); Jazz albums ...
Author: Katie Flagg On Sunday morning at 4:40 a.m., a resident in Milliken Hall reported that an unidentified male entered her room. The intruder left after the student told him to leave. The Department of Public Safety, in a community-wide safety alert issued by e-mail, described the suspect as a white ...
Author: Tom Drescher NOTTINGHAM - Reach into your pocket. You probably have some loose change floating around. Take it out, but don't look at it yet. Just estimate. What does it feel like? A few quarters and nickels? $0.63? $0.29? $1.05? You're probably not too far off. Now it's my turn. Let's see...I'd ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Hiding under the meaningless "not-for-profit" label, 12 home health agencies have carved the state into separate service territories and agree not to compete with one another. Together, they endlessly lobby the Vermont Legislature and state regulators to ...
Author: Matt Kunzweiler I couldn't point to an exact date or place, but somewhere in the not-so-distant past, the '80s lost their endearing retro glimmer and many of us have grown blasé about the prospect of finding the neon clothing in our closets and getting into costume for another uninventive theme ...
Author: Lauren Armstrong Whether you're a slave to the Proctor panini machine, a faithful Freeman International Center (FIC) goer or willing to face the masses at Ross, food is inevitably an important part of your day. With many changes occurring in Middlebury's dining services, including the construction ...
Author: Andrea M. LaRocca On Jan. 22, Middlebury College hosted the Digital Bridges 2005 conference, which was the culmination of an annually taught January term class called Digital Bridges, which Michael Clauden, David K. Smith professor of applied economics, pioneered in January 2000. Both the class ...
Author: Pat Abatiell All productive people are alike; all unproductive people are unproductive in their own way.That's a clever reference to Anna Karenina, the book I didn't read this J-Term. I intended to, though. I talked about it a lot over Christmas break - "my J-Term project," I called it, and ...
Author: Sarah Poling Luehrman After four straight victories in the last three weeks, the Middlebury women's swimming and diving team enters the second half of the season with an exceptional record of 5-1 and hopes for more success ahead. Though on the road for the last two weekends, the Panthers nonetheless ...
Author: [no author name found] Will Cameras Provide Security?It is refreshing to see a Student Government Association (SGA) pass a bill on issues like the rising number of theft on campus. The bill calls for the installation of security cameras outside of the dining halls in hopes that thefts of backpacks ...
Author: Andrea Gissing The time for the mid-year graduation is fast approaching. Over a hundred students are preparing to end their Middlebury careers and move off into the world beyond. However, as they figure out how best to secure their mortarboards so it does not fall off during the Jan. 29 ski-down, ...
Author: Polly Johnson On Jan. 11, at the Universalist Unitarian Church on Cross St. in Middlebury, the citizens' groups Moms for Safe Milk and People for Less Pollution convened at a community meeting to discuss the impending decision of the paper company, International Paper, to burn tire-derived fuel ...
Author: RYAN REESE, SPORTS EDITOR Hughes '08 skies for USMegan Hughes, a Middlebury College first-year, represented the United States in the World University Games in Innsbruck, Austria this past week. After her dominating run on Thursday, Hughes sat in fourth position and looked poised to snag a medal. ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The Middlebury men's and women's indoor track teams recently completed a busy week, competing in three separate meets throughout the region. The team performed well in each meet, gaining valuable experience for the rest of the year and getting the opportunity to size themselves up ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe On Jan.16, the Student Government Association Senate (SGA) approved a proposal that would allow first-year students to join a social house during their second semester at Middlebury College. The bill, authored by Inter-House Council (IHC) President Kris Burfitt'05 and sponsored ...
Author: Alex Hay Julia Basso '04.5 and Kate Stamper '04.5 presented their collaborative senior work, "Transient Networks," Friday and Saturday nights in the CFA Dance Theatre, choreographing and performing in solos, duets and group pieces that aimed towards "integrating the themes of science, art, and ...
Author: Erica Goodman No need to lose anymore sleep. The snow is finally here. Let J-term begin.For the avid skiers and snowboarders around campus, I understand your previous concern. The weather outside has been less than frightful so far this winter. With the thermometer during most of December ranging ...