Author: Hans Manzke Brown Couch? Who? Yeah. If you're like me and have slowly and unwittingly turned aside from the whole folk-pop scene championed by the ubiquitous Dave Matthews Band and the continually rising popularity of home-grown Vermont jam collective Phish, your ear, like mine, was a long way ...
Author: Abbie Beane Anyone still searching for last minute Halloween costume ideas? Well, who knew that dressing up as Catwoman, a red rubber ball or a condom could be so frightening? A new form of body painting involving liquid latex takes "horror" to a new level.This simple rubber compound is a fluid ...
Author: Abbie Beane Each year the College finds an increasing number of ways to explore what a liberal arts education is all about - comparing and contrasting a variety of subject areas to create interdisciplinary programs, projects, performances and symposiums. Most recently the arts and history departments ...
Author: Sadie Hoagland Halloween has evolved since we were children. The holiday used to mean dressing up, making ghosts out of Kleenex and cotton balls, parading the streets and eating an obscene amount of candy out of pillowcases or plastic pumpkins. The night was delightfully frightening - you never ...
Author: [no author name found] The Case of the Disappearing Dining Ware - SGA to the Rescue?About 5,186 dining ware items are missing from Proctor and Ross Dining Halls alone. Since the beginning of the year, the Dining Services staff has watched its supplies dwindle, whisked away by students who grab ...
Author: Chris Grosso It's Monday evening, around 5 p.m. and I stop to observe the rehearsal taking place in one of dance studios. Gliding over the floor, demonstrating intensity and passionate deliberation, I watch Paul Matteson '00 directing this kinetic art. His colleagues resonate an inspiring energy. ...
Author: Dan Russell The Middlebury College women's volleyball team played two of its final three regular season games this weekend traveling to Plattsburgh State in New York and Plymouth State in New Hampshire. The squad put in a grand effort to gain momentum for the upcoming NESCAC tournament, but ...
Author: Mike Kennedy The Middlebury College women's soccer team lost a tough 2-1 decision to Tufts last weekend in Boston. The loss was the second in a row for the Panthers in NESCAC play and dropped them into a tie for sixth in the conference. The top seven teams qualify for the NESCAC playoffs, making ...
Author: Dave Freedman The Middlebury men's soccer team got back on track in outstanding fashion with two wins this past week, securing a home game in the first round of the NESCAC Championship. The Panthers blanked St. Michael's College 2-0 on Thursday and traveled to Tufts two days later to earn a ...
Author: Zoey Burrows Young women today are working, learning and writing more than ever before. However, this in no way eliminates their continued need for academic inspiration. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, inquisitive young Middlebury women braved the mounting cold outside to see actress Katherine Bryne's ...
Author: Alyssa Thurston President Bush officially declared an end to the war in Iraq in May. Yet in the state of Vermont and around the nation, national sentiment against the United States' continuing presence in Iraq, as well as against Bush administration policies both at home and overseas, has only ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer Whether discussing the art of fly fishing with Dan Rather, observing a photo shoot of muffins or leafing through campaign portfolios, students who participated in Middlebury College's Fall Break externship program gained a tremendous amount of experience in a two-day period. ...
Author: Ryan Reese The fall season of men's and women's crew came to a close this past Saturday. There was however, something "a little fishy" about the conclusion to a successful campaign. There was no foul play, cheating or illegal tactics at work. The fishy odor emitted wherever the Middlebury ...
Author: Claire Bourne The Decemberists were meant for the stage. Of this much I am certain after the Portland-based quintet charmed a capacity crowd in Coltrane Lounge Friday night with songs about pirates, soldiers and gypsy uncles. Lead singer Colin Maloy was sheepish behind his guitar and heavy-rimmed ...
Author: Durrell Mack There are only five simple commandments. They are not hard and they should never be broken. Ever. These commandments come from the omnipotent Golzer and I am the prophet that brings you these declarations.Commandment I: Thou shall never wear thy collar up.In case you don't know ...
Author: Michael Ives Eat Good Food is an eccentric establishment. Nestled at 221 Main Street in Vergennes, an Andy Warhol-esque sign with a screaming woman beckons the hungry visitor to come inside. My friends and I bypassed the charming patio, as Vermont's short-lived outdoor dining season was decidedly ...
Author: Tom McCann and Ryan Reese Over the past three weeks, the literary wordsmiths McCann and Reese have embarked on a journey through the life of Tim that will leave them forever changed. The changes may not soon surface as the small, subtle ripples on the tumultuous lagoon of life until many moons ...
Author: Daniel Phillips It may come as a surprise that the latest innovation in thinking about materials and project design is being implemented in the field of architecture, and that these very ideas have already taken shape in Middlebury College's own backyard with the construction of Atwater Commons. ...
Author: Joshua Carson Students are up in arms. "I received 10 comment cards last night at Proctor about bringing back large glasses," said Dining Services Associate Director Matthew Biette.But before you write another comment card, look around your room. How many Proctor Cups are sitting on your desk? ...
Author: Nicholas Emery According to the English writer John Boynton Priestly, "A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours." Apparently, Priestly spent at least one fantastic holiday in Italy, and he certainly wasn't there to do anything remotely useful. Since ...