Author: Scott Greene '08.5 Our campus has numerous clubs and organizations for its students. They pertain to certain activities and draw students together, and all provide an outlet for students to expand on their non-scholastic interests. As a Feb, I have noticed this mobilization during my first month ...
Author: Polly Johnson If you've ever wanted to meet someone who is the General Manager of a soap store and a beekeeper in his spare time, look no further than Ross Conrad of Middlebury, the acting general manager of Vermont Soap, a company located in town on Exchange St. The company specializes in the ...
Author: Katie Flagg At approximately 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning, a female student was accosted near the northeast entrance of Stewart Hall. An unidentified male grabbed her shoulder bag and dragged her a few feet in the snow while she resisted his attack before fleeing on foot toward Old Chapel Road. ...
Author: Katie Flagg Bush proposes Perkins loan cut Students may soon have to dig even deeper into their pockets for tuition payments if President Bush has his way. The president's new education budget proposal calls for the termination of the Perkins Loan Program to make up for funding shortages in ...
Author: Katie Flagg Following President Ronald D. Liebowitz's Feb. 13 announcement of new security protocol, the task force for the implementation of the enhanced access system has been hard at work facilitating the adoption of new security measures. According to Assistant Treasurer Tom Corbin, head ...
Author: Jason Lockhart In what could have been the last home game for this year's seniors, all four classes contributed to Middlebury's 3-0 win over Hamilton in their NESCAC quarterfinal matchup. Ross Cherry '08 recorded his first career shutout as a Panther, stopping 21 shots for the win.Captain Brian ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed After a three-week layoff from competition in which to rest and ready themselves for the end-of-the-year championship meets, the Middlebury men's swimming and diving team was anxious to get back in the water and put up a good performance. On Feb. 25 to 27 the Panthers did just that, ...
Author: Ryan Reese This past weekend the Indoor Track team's cream of the crop made their way south to Boston to compete in the Open New England Championships. As one of the last steps before the prized NCAA Championships, there is no doubt that the pressure was on. The results showed that the Panthers ...
Author: Kevin Tierney '08 I am writing to address the college's policy on recruitment on campus. I am in favor of changing the policy so that those employers who cannot or will not sign our College's non-discrimination policy may not be allowed to recruit on campus. I truly think that this is in the ...
Author: Amanda Brickell '08 Every February, I feel a twinge of giddy excitement as Oscar night approaches. I have watched the Academy Awards ever since I was a little girl - this year's show served a double purpose as it would help me with the transition from the excitement of Winter Carnival to this ...
Author: Andrew Jacobi '05 I was disappointed with the article about Napster in The Middlebury Campus this week. I felt like the tone was meant to drum up controversy where not much has existed before. Yes, we spend Student Activities Fee (SFA) money on Napster, but frankly, that is what the SAF is ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN Coydog: [ k dôg , -d g ] n. offspring of a coyote and a dogFrom the moment of birth, mothers thrive on worrying about their children. What results is a long list of demands to ensure that their greatest fears do not lead to the demise of their offspring. My mother, of course, ...
Author: Sam Wilson The White House and its allies like to talk about how they want to "save," "strengthen" and "reform" Social Security. I find that interesting considering a leaked, internal White House memo written by Karl Rove deputy Paul Wehner. Most of the memo goes over privatization talking points, ...
Author: Emily Berg '05 I found the article "Midd needs Iraqi Representation," printed in the Jan. 27 issue of The Middlebury Campus, to be extremely thought-provoking. To foster Iraqi representation on campus, Leslie Thompson '05 and David Belanich '05 proposed the establishment of an endowed scholarship ...
Author: Maddie Oatman Dozens of excited viewers gathered in the Grille on Wednesday, Feb. 23 to catch the premiere of Middlebury's newest form of mass communication - MiddTV. Those who attended the event munched on pizza sticks, sipped lemonade and even gossiped about "getting buff for the big premiere." ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart GUADALAJARA - The Office of Off-Campus Study neglects to mention to those headed off to study in Guadalajara that they will be risking their lives twice or thrice daily while abroad. But so it is in Guadalajara, the second largest of Mexico's metropoleis. Several times a day, ...
Author: Pat Zomer '05 The recent controversy regarding the Marine Corps presence on the campus has sparked a lively debate regarding recruiting policy here at Midd. Like many of those who wrote in, I too disagree with the 'Don't ask, Don't tell' policy of the United States military and hope the US ...
Author: Steve Jaskikoff '05 This is not an attempt to defend or justify what many have recently referred to as the discriminatory hiring practices of America's Armed Forces. All forms of discrimination are wrong, whether they be directed towards homosexuals or military personnel. Despite the careful ...
Author: Jeff Paterson If Antoine Walker walked the 1,818 miles from Boston to Dallas and then moved East to Atlanta before returning home, he certainly would need a rest. However, since he had the luxury of flying and a period of 482 days to make that journey, Antoine was rested and ready to play an ...
Author: Addason McCaslin For many demographic groups, the idea of poverty is a concept as foreign as the people soliciting aid on television. However, poverty is a pandemic problem that affects people in nearly every corner of the world, including the United States and even Addison County. Acknowledging ...