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 ...
Author: Stephanie Morales The theme of Middance's Saturday night performance was "Represent," and an excerpt from the program states, "We represent individuals of the world from all walks of life, all corners of the globe, and all faiths of the heart. Yet in a world that is divided by hate and difference, ...
Author: Lucie Greene Ben Correale '04 is one of those frustratingly talented people, who doesn't even have a tinge of arrogance to make you feel just a little bit better. A lead in several faculty shows and student productions since coming to Middlebury College, as well as being a member of the Dissipated ...
Author: Michael Hatch Artist-in-Residence Liz Blum opened her art show "Composites" Friday evening at the Johnson Gallery. She described the dozen pieces on display as "constructed images in photo-collages and drawings connecting realism to the animated."The resulting montages of fragmented photo-scenes ...
Author: Dan Shea I am going to talk about the war in Iraq. Not about its geopolitical causes or consequences, but about some of the casualties that have occurred during its run. These casualties are the memories of two great Americans, whose deaths this past week were adumbrated by troop movements. ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Well, I hope everyone's having a great J-term. Oh, I forgot, it's April 8. Sweet state we live in, this Vermont. Clearly, we haven't had the most uplifting weather recently. Unless of course, you're a snowflake, in which case you've been lifted up all over the place. And if that ...
Author: Fahim Ahmed As the U.S.-led coalition advances into the streets of Baghdad - signaling the imminent demise of Saddam Hussein's regime - the dogs of war have been unleashed over the control of post-war Iraq. While the military battle over Iraq may conclude in the next few weeks with a coalition ...
Author: David Lindholm With a tight 4-3 victory over Tufts on Friday, the men's tennis team picked up some momentum heading into their most difficult match of the regular season. The team faces Williams today in a match that features the Ephs, the top-ranked team in the country, against the Panthers, ...
Author: Claire Bourne I expect David Sedaris to be a tall, dark-haired, flamboyant New Yorker with an imposing accent and a tendency to over-dramatize the minutest of life's details. Instead, from my back-row-center seat at the Flynn Theatre, I watch a diminutive, pink-shirt-clad man shuffle onto the ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart On April 2, Middlebury College held a press conference at the Middlebury Inn to announce the findings of a recent study detailing the College's economic impact on the community. The study, conducted by Arthur Woolf and Richard Heaps of Northern Economic Consulting, Inc. (NEC), ...
Author: Dan Shea Spring athletes were dismayed to see a layer of downy snowflakes atop their playing fields this week, but the piddling amounts of snow that seem determined to keep New England grumbling had women's tennis team Co-captain Sandy Spring '04 pleased this past weekend, for the annual Middlebury ...
Author: Venessa Wong The usual quietness resting heavily in the Abernethy Room in Starr Library melted as photographer Linda Hollingdale genially greeted and thanked contributors, supporters and spectators at the opening reception and book signing of her photo/essay exhibit, "Creating Civil Union: Opening ...
Author: Suzanne Mozes As the war with Iraq rolls on, a less organized campaign against the very officials initiating the "shock and awe" campaign unfolds on our home ground with celebrities leading the battle cry.As the months built up to Bush's declaration of war on Saddam Hussein's regime, celebrities ...
Author: Peter Yordan April is indeed the cruelest of months. Students come back from vacation tanned, toned and ready for spring, only to have the chilly blasts of ice and snow snap them back into their discarded fleeces and hats. Yet for those in the know there is a fresh source of solace from the ...
Author: Ryan Hisner Pro-war advocates often assume that after the United States has successfully overthrown Saddam Hussein, it will install a benign leader and bring democracy to Iraq. This will, they argue, improve the life of the Iraqi people. But how do we know if this will happen? We could take ...
Author: Malika Rao April brings more than just college basketball and frustratingly determined snow flurries - it is the month in which several hundred prospective students flood the classrooms and walkways of Middlebury College. This year, yielding a slightly smaller accepted pool than last year, will ...
Author: Edward Pickering A memoir of imprisonment and escape, "Papillon" ranks among the greatest adventure stories ever written. It took France, then England and America by storm when first published in 1969."Papillon" is your summer reading, and you found it right here.At the age of 25 Frenchman Henri ...
Author: David Lindholm With any help from the weather, this Friday's game and Saturday's doubleheader against Hamilton will be the Panthers' first home games of the season. Tuesday's game against St. Michaels was postponed, and if the field clears, the baseball team will certainly be excited to get ...