Author: Greg Duggan Get ready to hold onto your wallets. Shopping in Middlebury and everywhere else in Vermont has just gotten a little more expensive. On Oct. 1, the sales tax in Vermont increased from five percent to six percent and the telecommunications tax escalated to six percent. These raises ...
Author: Mike Kennedy The Middlebury women's soccer team fell from atop the NESCAC standings this past weekend, dropping a 2-0 contest at Amherst on Saturday. The Panthers slipped into a four way tie for second place in the league with the loss, where they sit one game behind Williams, who they will ...
Author: Crystal Belle It seems to be a phenomenon. Everywhere you turn, they stand out like stilettos trudging through Vermont grass - dreadlocks. Twisted, knotted, long, short, locks. Where, when and how did this hair trend begin? Although most people tend to think of Bob Marley, Rastafarianism and ...
Author: [no author name found] At the Expense of Student-Faculty LunchesAn administrative memo last month requested that professors limit luncheons with students in the dining hall to one per week. The e-mail, distributed to all faculty and staff by Dean of Student Affairs Ann Hanson and Dean of the ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Student Government Association (SGA) online Senate elections, originally scheduled for Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, were postponed until Wednesday and Thursday of this week because of miscommunication between the SGA and Library and Information Services (LIS). The initial election dates, ...
Author: Sally Hartman Last Friday marked another victorious day for both the men's and women's cross country teams at the 2003 Vermont Cross-country Intercollegiate Championships. Amidst a field of local schools such as Norwich, Lyndon State, Castleton, St. Michaels and Green Mountain College, Middlebury ...
Author: Andreas Apostolatos In a season marked by firsts, Middlebury's women's golf team suffered the first setback of its inaugural season in the Wellesley Invitational on the weekend of Oct. 4 to 5. In what can only be called a necessary learning experience, the Panthers managed a meager fifth-place ...
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Author: [no author name found] Debauchery in the eighth century? Indeed it was so. Religious authority and alcohol were common companions in early Islam, according to Steven Judd, associate professor of Middle East history at Southern Connecticut State University, in his lecture entitled "It is Friday ...
Author: Chris Grosso The title of artist-in-residence projects an image of an individual who excels in a certain discipline. This honor suggests talent, creativity, passion and dedication. Middlebury College is fortunate to attract these artists and give them the opportunity to share their knowledge ...
Author: Virginia Harper Students at Middlebury College do not receive a thorough intake of news on a daily basis. Trapped in the "Middlebury Bubble," as it is so affectionately known, first-years and upperclassmen alike willingly acknowledge the lack of news outlets availabile on campus. It seems a ...
Author: Daniel Phillips and Joshua Carson The latest battle to lure prospective students to university campuses across the country is being fought not over claiming cutting edge educational or research facilities, but in a gaudy competition of pampering students with overly lavish amenities. Whether ...
Author: Edward Pickering Robert Penn Warren, poet, novelist and critic is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "All the King's Men." Based on the career of Louisiana politician Huey Long, the novel portrays idealistic characters corrupted by power. Highly dramatic, it proves an irresistible ...
Author: Abbie Beane Do you remember this old project? An ongoing performance work founded in 1990, performers dressed in costumes, inspired by pedestrian crossing signs, which appeared in public locations for impromptu performances as well as completely choreographed works for specific venues. We're ...
Author: Andrea LaRocca A little bit of Germany came to Middlebury last Saturday night in the form of Otter Creek Brewery's eighth annual Oktoberfest. Nearly 300 people turned out for the Vermont version of this German tradition, and all enjoyed a pig roast dinner, a night of dancing and karaoke, and, ...
Author: Tom McCann and Ryan Reese Each week, the writing team of Tom McCann '06 and Ryan Reese '06 will present to you, through our eyes, the life of Tim Bellis '06, your average Middlebury student. Now, meet Tim Bellis '06 - your average 19-year-old college student, from an average town in an average ...
Author: Abbie Beane Once in a great while a fairly renowned band comes along that's not so self-important - and that's refreshing to see. A band that isn't so laden with recognition of its own talent that it can manage to float nicely between self-confidence and its audience while putting on a show. ...
Author: Lanford Beard I rue the day IM was invented.Okay, back up the bus. I don't rue the day, but I am slightly saddened by it.IM has snatched credibility away from courting rituals as we know them.Honesty? Forget about it. Joking flirtation? Meaningless. IM transforms even the most friendly of friendly ...
Author: Ben Salkowe As stated on the Web site of the Middlebury Student Employment Office (SEO), "All students are eligible for all on-campus jobs, regardless of their financial status." But in recent years, some say it has become increasingly difficult to secure an on-campus job. The vision of sitting ...
Author: Thomas Drescher Last Friday night, College trustees, alumni and other members of the Middlebury College community joined Hillel and President John McCardell for a ceremony and dinner to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Jewish Center at Freeman International Center (FIC).Arriving at the ...