Author: Peter Yordan The mother of Middlebury sports is finally leaving the College this winter, and with her goes the end of an era for the athletic department. For 37 years Winnie Ryan, assistant to the athletic director, has been the quiet controlling force behind the scenes in Middlebury athletics. ...
Author: Claire M. L. Bourne "I have never felt more open than when I'm here," says Paul Doyle '07 of Middlebury College as he hugs one knee in a booth at The Grille. Doyle, one of a handful of openly gay first-years, speaks about his sexuality with gentle confidence, not worrying to lower his voice ...
Author: Meghan Keenan Looking for a new way to become involved in Middlebury College's growing volunteer culture? Try Middlebury Alternative Breaks (MALT). One of several new volunteer opportunities, MALT sponsors trips to Boston, Washington, D.C., and Costa Rica over February break. MALT began two ...
Author: Hans Manzke At its best, music can take you somewhere you wish you could be. Regardless of whether that's in your past, present or future, each note has the intrinsic ability to pick you up from where you are and put you down somewhere else. As a form of expression it exists alone. It can be ...
Author: [no author name found] Last year's Record: 15-10, lost in first round of NESCAC tournament.Coach: Jeff BrownDates for the calender: Jan. 17 at Williams; Jan. 23 vs. AmherstPlayers to Watch: Nate Anderson, Dave Coratti, Mike Salek.What can we expect? While NESCAC powerhouses Amherst, Williams ...
Author: Chris Grosso The audience is sitting in a circle on the Dance Theater floor. The intimate arrangement encompasses two men dressed in three-quarter black pants and sleeveless white-collared shirts. They glide around the arena with the grace, poise and confidence of a matador on the onset of combat. ...
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Author: Alyssa Thurston If you were a small town, what would you do if your biggest business closed its doors? That's the question the town of Middlebury has had to answer following last year's closure of the Ames general merchandise store - a significant business presence in the area. To determine ...
Author: [no author name found] Last Year's Record: 11-6Coach: David SawardNew Additions: Hannah Baker '07, Katherine Hawkins '06.5, Kate Horvitz '06.5, Kara Zarchin '06.5, Schuyler Winstead '06What can we expect? After an overall successful 2002-2003 campaign, the women's squash team hopes to replace ...
Author: Michael Ives The Bristol Bakery and CafÈ does not have a large, exotic menu. Rather, one can find a collection of thoughtfully prepared, inexpensive bakery staples, with a few seasonal surprises. And the servers are sexy.Taking over a large part of Bristol's main street, the cafÈ boasts several ...
Author: Jack Donaldson The long road to glory came to a premature end for the Middlebury Rugby team this past weekend, their bid for a national championship ending a few months early in a loss to old foes the U.S. Coast Guard in the Regional finals. The Coast Guard, a big and powerful team that Middlebury ...
Author: Edward Pickering Edmund Blunden is not among the most famous poets of the First World War, a distinction reserved for Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke, Robert Graves, Isaac Rosenberg and possibly Edward Thomas. Blunden, it is fair to say, dispels a gentler light than these luminaries. ...
Author: Charlie Goulding Who would have thought dividing four by two would be such a challenge? Last weekend, Middlebury College sent a team of competitors to a worldwide computing competition held by the Association of Computing Machinery at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The team qualified ...
Author: Thomas Drescher The Community Council voted Tuesday to approve a TIPS training reform proposal. The legislation, effective immediately, introduces a shorter, more concise training process for student party hosts at Middlebury College.The proposal was drafted over the summer by a subcommittee ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Halloween was set to be the public debut of the Pan-African Latino Native American (PALANA) Center's new home in Carr Hall. But the inaugural celebration - which included a haunted house for local children and an open, registered party both sponsored by Distinguished Men of Color ...
Author: Venessa Wong Rarely does one see McCullough outside of its typical attire - dressed up in a lot of trance music, belly shirts and body odor. Yet two weekends ago this social space was invaded, transforming it from its usual weekend venue, a thumping techno dance club, into a colorful stage for ...
Author: Sally Hartman When asked if he was anxious about the impending football game against Hamilton early last week, linebacker Rich Decembrele '05 philosophically quoted Van Wilder, "Worrying is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere." Decembrele's wisdom ...
Author: Edward Pickering In search of overlooked but deserving books, I have sometimes read the early or lesser-known works of famous authors. Robert Penn Warren's debut novel "Night Rider" was a recent treat. George Orwell's early novel, "Burmese Days," on the other hand, proved a great disappointment. ...
Author: Jack Donaldson The Panther rugby team is one of the most accomplished, powerful team that the school fields, as reflected by its excellent results. And they do it all without hundreds of fans from town or the glitz and glamor that accompanies some of the other sports teams here at Middlebury. ...
Author: Meghan Keenan This Saturday will mark the second annual Careers in the Common Good Symposium hosted by the Career Services Office (CSO). The event, which will feature a number of panels covering the various sectors of careers involved in promoting social responsibility, will take place from ...