Author: Caroline Stauffer MOROCCO - A four-hour wait for a friend's delayed flight at Casablanca's Mohamad V airport proved an appropriate introduction to the strange conglomeration of modern and ancient, progressive and conservative and rich and poor that is Morocco. The seemingly commanding presence ...
Author: Ryan W Reese During a lengthy trip to the barrens of Wisconsin this past weekend, the Middlebury women's hockey team didn't mess around. They did however manage to pick up three W's against top-notch opponents. A 4-3 overtime thriller against Gustavus Adolphus, a dominating 4-0 romp over UWRF ...
Author: Michael Yedinak Earlier this week, former Vermont Governor and Presidential candidate Howard Dean declared his candidacy for chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Dean is the clear choice to lead the Democratic Party back to the prominent position, which it held for decades before falling ...
Author: [no author name found] In recent memory, the relative size of the world has shrunk. This is apparent to anyone who has ever chatted online or e-mailed a friend who lives in another country. The time it takes to circumnavigate the globe can be measured in hours, not months. As a result, events ...
Author: Kellan Florio With the 2005 carnival season fastly approaching, the Middlebury men's and women's alpine ski teams competed in several national FIS races over this past weekend to prepare for the start of their season.The women's side battled the steep and icy slopes of Smugglers Notch for a ...
Author: Sam Wilson The 109th Congress has now started session and is ready to legislate. Eager to give them something to legislate, President George W. Bush is starting his campaign to sell Social Security privatization. Oh, exciting time!The president would have us believe that Social Security is headed ...
Author: Sarah Polling Luehrman This weekend, the Middlebury College women swimmers and divers kicked off the New Year with two victories over NESCAC competitors Colby and Bates. The Panthers defeated Colby 155-115 on Saturday, and Bates 162-130 Sunday in the Middlebury Natatorium. The Middlebury women ...
Author: Ben Salkowe In response to the tsunami tragedy that claimed the lives of more than 150,000 people living along the Indian Ocean, and affected countless more, Middlebury College administrators and student leaders across campus convened during the first days of the term to discuss collaborative ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The Middlebury men's swimming and diving team posted two impressive victories this weekend, boosting their record to 3-1. The Panthers beat Colby on Saturday 155-127 and Bates on Sunday 168-102, hosting both meets at the Middlebury College Natatorium. It was the team's third straight ...
Author: Isabel Yordan In our last article, Nura and I tackled the important issue of winter hook-ups. As you may recall, there was a mention of the winter-poundage as a powerful technique used to keep warm during the long Vermont winters. This may not appeal to many, and as such I thought to write ...
Author: Tristan Hayes January at Middlebury is an image of skis and hot chocolate combined with frantic students running from building to building in an attempt to avoid the cold. However, this January there is a significant difference that cannot only be seen but can also be felt. Let us paint you ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:In an article in last month's Middlebury Campus ["Santa Meets Secularism," December 9], I never said that "for several years I have sent out an all-faculty, all-staff e-mail protesting the naming of the holiday tree." This year was the very first time I got ...
Author: Andrea Gissing At times it seems as though every third student organization is some form of music ensemble, particularly of the a cappella persuasion. Towards the end of the semester, everywhere one turned there was a sidewalk chalking or a poster announcing another show being put on by one ...
Author: Katie Flagg Middlebury College is ringing in the New Year with resolutions of an especially bold sort, led by a new president eager to chart the College's course for coming years. Just days after the end of the Fall 2004 term, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced his comprehensive ...
Author: Richard Lawless People like their music to be uncomplicated, straightforward and fun. Cue the Futureheads. They didn't make my "Best of" list, but I only had six slots, so that was a problem in and of itself. Certainly the Futureheads didn't impress me with their artistic endeavors, but they're ...
Author: Jack Donaldson As the swimming season nears its start, both the men and women are gearing up for runs at the NESCAC crown, building off strong team chemistry and a crop of talented first-years to help them jump to the top of their respective fields. The women's team will need its young guns ...
Author: Daniel Phillips Last year, there were on average four members at the College Democrats' bimonthly meetings. Currently boasting a total of 87 names on their mailing list - a number that surpasses membership of many political organizations at Middlebury - the College Democrats are proof that political ...
Author: Chris Grosso My co-editor Abbie Beane and I love the global artistic community. Our mission has been to infuse your imaginations with some artistic vision. Her original column - Is It Art? - has become a staple of The Middlebury Campus. Each week she presents an alternative and minority art ...
Author: Virginia Harper UCLA Faculty Protest U.S. Education BillA new education bill, which passed through the House of Representatives on Oct. 21, has professors at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) worried. The International Studies in Higher Education Act proposes the creation of ...
Author: Abbie Beane Only in a setting so accepting of such a vast spread of musical genres and in a time when tastes in music are so diversified, could you find your listening preferences so threatened - often by bands and singers who fall outside the celebrity bracket. Such an overwhelming academic ...