Author: Ben Gore If you came up with a list of the 10 worst countries in which to have a World Trade Organization negotiation over agriculture, Mexico would have to be at the top. Mexico is a wonderful snapshot of what "agricultural liberalization" has usually meant. In 1992, in preparation for their ...
Author: Dan Russell The Middlebury College Volleyball team is currently at 2-1 after a 3-1 victory over Plattsburgh on September 16. After splitting the first two games of the match, Middlebury managed to dig itself out of a considerable hole to win the decisive third game before taking the match in ...
Author: Charlie Goulding Middlebury College is a lot like the National Basketball Association (NBA). Middlebury distinguishes itself amongst its peers with its strong international influence. Indeed, for a small college, Middlebury is largely cosmopolitan. Similarly, for the past decade, the NBA has ...
Author: Lucas Kavner Yes, it's true. School has begun. Hopefully, you've already strapped on your knapsacks, pumped up your bikes, attached your Nalgene (Nalgene is a registered trademark of Nalgene, Inc.) and buckled down your...self. However, even though school has indeed begun, that does not mean ...
Author: Thomas Drescher Large-scale efforts to salvage the Middlebury College network from a virus were complicated last week by the absence of a crucial member of the Library and Information Services and Computer Connection team. In the midst of the virtual virus attack, Senior Computing Specialist ...
Author: Tom McCann Last weekend saw the Middlebury College field hockey team travel to Trinity in an attempt to build on their season opening win against Skidmore the previous weekend. As co-captain Becca Brakeley '04 noted, "Intense competition between NESCAC teams means that on any given day, any ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer The ease of getting into classes this fall seems to depend on the class, the department - and on who you talk to. "Historical data from MARS registrations over the last three years show that between 80 and 85 percent of classes never close," Secretary of the College Eric Davis ...
Author: Kerry Kraus One of the main perks of fall in Vermont is the apples. We all enjoy the crisp, juicy apples, whether in the dining halls, at the farmers' market in town or freshly picked at a local orchard. For these delicious apples, Vermonters have to thank the many local growers, some of whom ...
Author: [no author name found] Shifting Outward: New Health Center Location The Parton Health Center recently vacated its longtime home in Carr Hall to occupy a newly renovated space in Centeno House on Route 30. The Department of Public Safety will soon follow suit, abandoning its location at the heart ...
Author: Peter Yordan The Middlebury women's golf team, in the first match in its history as a varsity program, won an overpowering victory over Williams, Cortland and Elmira, dominating the leaderboard with a team score of 324 strokes. By so thoroughly stamping their authority on their inaugural tournament, ...
Author: Eleanor Parker On Thursday, Sept. 11, members of the Middlebury College community remembered and acknowledged the events of two years ago in their own way. For those who wanted to come together in a quiet setting to remember the day, there was a memorial service held in Mead Memorial Chapel ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Atwater and Davis Halls, commonly called the A-frames, will be closed for student residential use before the start of the 2004-2005 academic year as part of an agreement between Middlebury College and the town of Middlebury aimed at reducing negative student impact on local residents. ...
Author: Andrea LaRocca What do you get when you put a second-string quarterback, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a st-st-stutterer, the stereotypical South Boston girl, a mime and Batman on stage together? That's right - you don't just get utter nonsense, you get Otter Nonsense, Middlebury College's improvisational ...
Author: Katherine Doorley After the frenzy of gathering information on Dolci, Weybridge House and the Otters at the activities fair, students may have found in their possession a slip of neon green paper announcing "Bands for Dean" at Higher Ground in Winooski. Middlebury students, however, were not ...
Author: Daniel Phillips No longer will Middlebury College students have to wait two to three weeks to find out if they have secured placement in a class. The College will switch registration programs from the Middlebury Automated Registration System (MARS) to BannerWeb beginning with November registration ...
Author: Megan Keenan The beginning of classes has been frenetic this week as students scramble to finalize their schedules. Armed with add and drop cards, many students attended up to five or six classes a day looking for that perfect fit in their schedule.Although registration occurred last spring, ...
Author: Grace Armstrong It might seem ambitious to hold a serious panel discussion of world events on the first Friday night of the school year, but the organizers of "Hope, Not Hate: Curbing Anti-American and Anti-Arab Sentiments after 9/11" had an important message. The Sept. 12 timing was no accident ...
Author: Ryan Reese The 2003 Panther Invitational this past Saturday marked the beginning of another successful fall men's and women's cross country campaign. A strong team finish for both squads foreshadows a season that promises to carry on a long and triumphant Middlebury cross country tradition. ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Winter Term. To people outside of the Middlebury College community, it is a phrase that has little or no meaning. However, to those affiliated with the College it contains a host of associations ranging from "relaxing" and "skiing" to "academically rigorous" and "eventful." Now ...
Author: Sean Breen The Middlebury men's tennis team opened its fall season by hosting the Middlebury Invitational last weekend. Despite the presence of Bowdoin, Bates and Rochester, the Panthers managed to dominate to the extent that the flight A and B singles finals, and top doubles final featured ...