Author: Tom Drescher April is here, and with it comes the stressful process of room draw. This year, almost 200 members of the class of 2006 left Room Draw on Thursday night without rooms for the fall. "This is not particularly unusual," explained Residential Systems Coordinator Mariah McKechnie, who ...
Author: Andrea La Rocca Do you think you're cool because you can throw a grape in the air and catch it in your mouth? If so, then imagine how cool you would be if you could juggle five ping pong balls in your mouth. The Gizmo Guys, a professional juggling duo, did exactly that and more in their Friday ...
Author: Greg Duggan Although not a large training ground for soldiers, the Vermont Air National Guard's members are ready to ship out to the Middle East should a command come calling them to combat. Located in South Burlington, the Vermont Air National Guard houses the 158th fighter wing, "The Green ...
Author: [no author name found] Laurie Jordan, College ChaplainMany of us on this campus have strongly held, long-settled, and widely differing opinions about the necessity and wisdom of this current war. My hope is that each of us, in spite of our differences, will aspire to be thoughtful, articulate, ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Miami U. of Ohio Reveals New Tuition PlanOn April 23, the administration of Miami University of Ohio will present a proposal to the school's board of trustees asking them to approve a "retail" tuition plan that would change Miami's tuition plans to a single dollar amount. If the ...
Author: Daniel Barker The consequences of "Desert Storm II" and America's ongoing fight against terrorism were brought to the domestic front last week through faculty, student and community discussion during the International Students' Organization (ISO) annual forum titled "Homeland Security and Civil ...
Author: Jonathan White The Rohatyn Center for International Affairs initiated a new program of International Research Travel Grants last month in the announcement of five awardees. Those receiving awards for research and travel are Lila Buckley '04, Brian Hoyer '03.5, Rituraj Mathru '04, Kristina Rudd ...
Author: Crystal Belle A New Yorker connected to nature is like a farmer on the subway - hard to imagine. I was once again reminded of my deficient understanding of nature in my Modern Poetry seminar. As we attempted to analyze Robert Frost's "The Oven Bird," I could not help but acknowledge the fact ...
Author: Peter Yordan There have been no two fouler words than "wintry mix" for spring athletes this season. With temperatures stubbornly hovering around the freezing mark, Middlebury's traditional winter wonderland has turned into an April nightmare for those who ply their trade out on the athletic ...
Author: Andrew Nicolo Zimmermann The 2003 Middlebury women's hockey roster reads like a who's who of eastern U.S. All-Stars. Almost all hail from prep or prestigious private high schools and all are very talented. The success of the hockey team speaks for itself. Yet when your eyes cross 5'0" senior ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe On Saturday American Flatbread restaurant teamed up with the Middlebury College Organic Garden Group (MCOGG) to raise money for the development of the newly-established Middlebury College Organic Garden. Money from the fundraiser will be used to provide stipends to three students ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg After being forced to practice indoors for a few weeks straight, the Middlebury softball team finally got a chance to play on an actual field when it traveled to Florida during Spring Break. Despite going 3-6 for the week, the team was very pleased with its performance and got ...
Author: Emily Thaler Last week the senior class voted to use money raised for its class gift to endow the Angels Fund and to add to the growing Community Service Fund. The results of the online referendum were close, prompting the Senior Gift Committee and Officer of Annual Giving Kristie Gonzalez '02 ...
Author: Claire Bourne It seemed like business as usual yesterday in the Career Services Office as staff members gathered around the common room table for a morning meeting. For Associate Director for Career Development and Counseling Krista Siringo, however, yesterday was anything but normal. Just hours ...
Author: Daniel Roda The Boston-based Irish punk rock group, The Dropkick Murphies, continues its tour of New England after quickly selling out the entire St. Patty's Day weekend in Boston. We caught their historic holiday performance last year. Footage from this show will be featured in their upcoming ...
Author: [no author name found] Mark Peluso, M.D. Health Center PhysicianI know little about the politics of war, but I do know about human suffering. Any war will cause much suffering.People will be physically hurt. I have treated children with severed limbs, and felt buckshot in wounded hearts as ...
Author: Grace Armstrong "How do you like being citizens of a rogue nation?" Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University Paul Ehrlich asked a capacity crowd in Dana Auditorium on Thursday, March 20, at the beginning of his speech entitled "Population, Consumption, Power and International ...
Author: Daniel Shea While most Middlebury College students enjoyed well-deserved rest last week, the Lady Panthers tennis team was getting into the swing of this season with an intense week of matches in sunny Hilton Head Island, S.C. The grandfather of Julia Stimson Thorne, first and former wife of ...
Author: Meghan Keenan Spring Break gave many students the opportunity to relax, de-stress and return to a normal routine far from the frenzy that consumed life during mid-terms. But wouldn't life be so much easier if we could better understand where exactly this stress comes from and how better to ...
Author: Lucie Greene Contemporary dance, particularly hip-hop, Asian, African and Latino influenced, is a major element of Middlebury College's arts and culture. Not only has break dancing become extremely popular, but concerts put on by troupes such as RIDDIM, as well as other visiting companies, sell ...