Author: Edward Pickering Elspeth Huxley's "The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood" brings to mind a book previously reviewed in this column, "My Family and Other Animals" by Gerald Durrell. In content and sensibility, the two books mirror one another. For readers looking for nonfiction ...
Author: Emily Lord and Caitlin Vaughn BiHalloritis or Starrolitis are two highly contagious diseases that run rampant at Middlebury. These diseases can be transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids or not eating the proper foods. The best medicine for these debilitating diseases is plenty ...
Author: Nicolas Emery The International Student Organization (ISO) has announced the results of its 2003-2004 student election: Sumaya Huque '06 (Bangladesh) is the president-elect and Alvin Lam '06 (Hong Kong) and Zsofia Young '06 (Hungary) are the vice-presidents for the upcoming academic year. ISO ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg Someone lit a fire underneath the Middlebury softball team. The Panthers have won eight of their last 10 games and six in a row. This past week, the squad dominated state rival Lyndon State and dismantled two New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foes, Wesleyan ...
Author: Nicolas Emery Andrea Lloyd, assistant professor of biology, is the recipient of the 2003 Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching. The prestigious award honors outstanding performance in teaching science and mathematics at Middlebury College. On Tuesday, April 22 at 4:30 p.m. Lloyd will receive ...
Author: Mallika Rao Erin Sullivan '04, from Lake Forest, Ill., is one of the two hopefuls running for the position of student co-chair of Community Council (SC-COCC).Sullivan cites her extensive history working in student government as a compelling reason for her election. She served as both a sophomore ...
Author: Jonathan White "This is the most liberal state in the nation," avowed Christopher Graff '75 Thursday evening in Dana Auditorium. Graff, who serves as Montpelier bureau chief for the Associated Press, returned to Middlebury to discuss the workings of Montpelier in a lecture entitled "Is Vermont ...
Author: David Lindholm Nine years ago, the Amherst College men's tennis team beat to their closest rival, Williams, 5-4. After that loss, the Ephs set off on a 53-match New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) winning streak that continued from 1994 until last Wednesday, when they traveled ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:I must disagree with the decision to place "Reactions of the College Community to the War" on your front page, the news page, during the April 2 and April 9 editions of The Middlebury Campus. Certainly these opinions - these are merely opinions, and not news ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Vermont's lengthening list of international non-profit groups has recently grown to include Animals Asia, an organization that spans across the globe, now reaching from Burlington, Vt., to the provinces of China. Andi Mowrer, the U.S. representative for Animals Asia, recently set ...
Author: Bryan Goldberg The idea of taking one month out of each year to recognize a specific group of people or a specific cause is growing in popularity, and this month's decision to reflect upon issues concerning violence against women has been met with great success. Unfortunately, one of the sponsored ...
Author: [no author name found] The Middlebury track and field teams traveled to Williamstown, Mass., to compete in the Williams Relays last Saturday on April 12. The previous weekend's heavy snowfalls led to the cancellation of the Panthers' home meet on April 5, but aside from a stiff breeze, the weather ...
Author: Claire Bourne, Nicholas Emery, and Andrea Gissing Mass Sickness at BU Leaves Some Skeptical of FoodBoston University's Student Health Services reportedly found itself filled with hundreds of students complaining of similar symptoms this weekend. Several students were hospitalized. Many of the ...
Author: Jonathan White Dining Hall High TideMiddining once again scores well in this year's release of the National Association of College and University Food Services survey. As students, the quality of the food and the range of choices, particularly at Ross, privilege us. We also praise the incredibly ...
Author: Laura Rockefeller This weekend in Seeler Studio Theater, five extraordinary women re-examined their experiences of friendship, passion, heartbreak, betrayal and hope in the first of this semester's two faculty directed shows, "Taken in Marriage."The play, directed by Professor of Theater Douglas ...
Author: Erika Mercer Picture a tawny desert floor, a bare sweep of never-ending dust and dirt. Above it all, a pervasive stretch of sky, a boundless expanse of blueness. Solitary bushes withhold the scorching heat, standing stagnant, determined, caked with dust. Somewhere, a scorpion scuttles hastily ...
Author: Zach Foster Success often leads to the willing disappearance of superfluous individual recognition. However, at other times certain athletes remind us that some recognition is not only necessary and well-deserved, but imperative. This past weekend, on the campus of Bowdoin College, Kristin Hanley ...
Author: David Freedman The fourth-ranked Middlebury men's lacrosse team put away three close games over top-20 opponents this past week to keep its unblemished conference record intact. The Panthers went on key second-half runs in each game to beat Tufts 12-7 on Wednesday, Bowdoin 13-11 on Saturday ...
Author: Pascale LaFountain "We would just like to note that no birth control was used in this performance." Although Richard Lutjens' '03 statement was shocking, it was in no way out of line given the themes of the German Department's play about sexuality and relationships in 1900 Vienna and today. ...
Author: Michael O'Brien Even as the last cities begin to fall in Iraq, debate on the war continues all over the world - not surprising, given that the entire world will be, and already has been, forever changed by the conflict. Instead of a general move toward clarity of argument, however, almost all ...