Author: Daniel Phillips On Friday, Feb. 14, a brief was submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of Middlebury College and 28 other highly selective, small residential colleges and universities from across the country. The brief, organized by Tom Garity, president of Amherst College, responded to the ...
Author: Nathalie Wolfram I question the logic of Amber Hillman's "call for patriotism" ("Hillman Calls for Patriotism," The Middlebury Campus, Feb. 19, 2003) and ask that she weigh more carefully some of the disturbingly assumptions she makes in her argument that "the only way" to ensure safety for ...
Author: Richard Lawless One would be hard-pressed to spend one's four-year tenure at Middlebury College without witnessing an a cappella group perform. In fact, Middlebury has so many of these groups that entering First-years might have a bit of trouble remembering them all. So let's go through a quick ...
Author: Emily Berlanstein The women's basketball season culminated on Saturday when Middlebury fell to Wesleyan, 71-53, in the quarterfinals of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) tournament. Captain Wesley Hyatt '03 polished off her career as the Panthers' leading scorer on the ...
Author: Crystal Belle When most folks think of Vermont, images of pastoral countryside, cows and, yes, Caucasians, come to mind. As a Brooklyn born-and-bred black woman new to Vermont, I often compare my current rural surroundings -- rustic cottages among rich, fertile farms -- to my typical urban setting ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Occasionally, when I tell people where I go to college, they reply, "Oh, you must be very good at languages!" To which I say, "No," and the conversation normally terminates shortly thereafter. But even though it would be nice to be ambidextrous and speak multiple tongues, I must ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer While issuing a statement committing Middlebury College to ensuring the safety of students studying in C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad, Director of Off-Campus Study David Macey maintained that study abroad is more popular and important than ever. The events of Sept. 11 ...
Author: David Freedman The Middlebury women's swimming and diving team fought their way to a strong second place finish at the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships this weekend, a satisfying capstone that, for the majority of the women on the team, signals the end of ...
Author: Erika Mercer Imagine a modern-day bard -- a contemporary version of the shy, wayfaring musician who once traversed long distances, singing tales and stopping only now and then for food and bed in an unfamiliar village. Unlike days past, the modern bard would no longer carry his possessions in ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart Sen. James Jeffords (I-Vt.) addressed a large crowd in Mead Chapel last Wednesday in a panel discussion with Middlebury College Student Government Association President Ginny Hunt '03 and Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies Chris Klyza. Jeffords strode in, ...
Author: Daryn Cambridge During the Cold War, due to the lingering threat of a possible nuclear attack, a generation of Americans were told that if they were to "duck and cover" they would be safe from a nuclear explosion. Looking back on history, the "duck and cover" mode of protecting oneself was clearly ...
Author: Jonathan White In Defense of DiversityThe College's defense of race as a factor in admissions, witnessed in the brief it filed over the current Supreme Court debate over admissions at the University of Michigan, reaffirms Middlebury's commitment to maintaining and encouraging diversity. Ethnic ...
Author: Padma Govindan Roman Polanski's "The Pianist," based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a renowned pianist for Polish radio in the 1930s and a survivor of the Warsaw ghetto and occupation, is many things, but sentimental it is not. In the movie, Szpilman -- singled out for survival by the ...
Author: Colin Ashby Kuhlman Anyone who read the Feb. 19 edition of The Middlebury Campus may have noticed an opinion piece by Amber Hillman '05. At the heart of this piece is Hillman's fierce desire to protect Americans, which, while commendable, seems to blind her to the dangers, both physical and ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe What does a Vermonter do when he is ready to stop complaining and start acting on his political beliefs? If he is Derrick Senior, he starts a nationwide organization devoted to voicing his concern over the growing threat of war with Iraq. Senior, a former businessman from Shelburne, ...
Author: Claire Bourne Middlebury College's admissions committee began closed-door deliberations Monday to select the members of the Class of 2007. Although narrowing an applicant pool of 5,300 students down to the 1,430 who will be granted admission has always been a difficult task, recent scrutiny ...
Author: Josh Axelrod Sunny skies and screamingly fast snow welcomed skiers to Middlebury's Bread Loaf campus where skiers in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) faced off in the final carnival event of the year. Middlebury, coming off encouraging results the previous weekend, was looking ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg On Saturday, over 60 rock-climbing fanatics from more than 10 schools on the East Coast gathered to test their skills at the two-month old climbing wall in the Nelson Recreation Center. Middlebury was paying its dues by hosting the event; every school that competed has or will ...
Author: Elizabeth Braunstein Shocking portrayals of violence and love through surrealist and humorous scenes comprised "I Guess I'll Have to Dream the Rest," two one-act plays performed on Friday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 21. The first play, "You Belong To Me," written by Keith Redden and directed ...
Author: Maren Messing Several organizations on campus put together an impressive collection of events in honor of Black History Month, which has been celebrated every February since 1976. Carter G. Woodson, 1875-1950, noted black scholar and historian and son of former slaves, began the original week- ...