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Zoo Digs in Deeper Using Student Work

Author: Crystalyn Radcliffe The posters for the most recent Hepburn Zoo play, "Laughter Suffering," featured a white skeleton outlined against a black backdrop, as if a flash of light had revealed the hidden form lurking in the darkness. On Nov. 23 in the Zoo, this skeleton was brought to life in horrifying ...


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College Shorts Bonfires, Riots, Motor Oil, Oh My!

Author: Andrea Gissing Aggie Bonfire Resurrected Off Texas A&M CampusAn unsanctioned bonfire held last week near Texas A&M University revived a tradition suspended since the collapse of a bonfire in 1999 that killed 12 people. A group made up of current students and alumni organized and built ...


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Southern Steward of Vermont Yankee Plant Responds to Criticism

Author: [no author name found] I am a spokesman for the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and I would like to respond to Edith Honan's recent opinion piece ("Vermont Nuclear Power Plant," The Middlebury Campus, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002) in which she expressed concern about the safety of our plant. She sought ...


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New Courts Lay Groundwork for Women's Squash Season

Author: Holly Haertel The Middlebury women's squash team, now in its 27th season, is probably one of Vermont's best kept secrets, but not for long. The 2002-2003 women's squash season has not even begun and it is already turning out to be a great year. With the demolition of the Fletcher field house, ...


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Women Runners Jog Home with Second-Place Finish at Nationals

Author: Kelsey Rinehart On Nov. 23, it was a 40-degree Saturday morning in Northfield, Minn., when the women's cross-country team arrived at St. Olaf College for the NCAA Division III Cross-Country National Championship Meet. The sun was shining, the 6,000-meter course was fast and the top eight Panther ...


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Justin Time For the Death of Pop

Author: Lanford Beard Is Justin Timberlake's solo debut "Justified?" Decidedly not.Timberlake said he wanted to do something "different" and "more me" with his new CD. If by "more me" he means contrived and by "different" he means exactly the same, then Timberlake is right on track.Many have touted ...


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Dean Boasts Credible Record as Governor

Author: Liz Lathey When he took office in 1991, Vermont Governor Howard Dean called the governorship "the greatest job in Vermont." Dean was elected lieutenant governor in 1986, and assumed Vermont's highest post in 1991 after the death of then-Governor Richard Snelling. Dean has since become the longest ...


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Swimmers Splash by Springfield

Author: David Freedman Coming into the last two events against Springfield College on Saturday, Nov. 23, Middlebury's men's and women's swimming and diving teams were on the brink of a season-opening loss. The team came through, however, with outstanding individual efforts in the 400-yard individual ...


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COLUMN Musings and Mishaps

Author: Lindsey Whitton A few weeks ago I ran into two friends having coffee in The Grille. "Guess what we were just talking about?" they said. "We decided that you are going to be the ultimate do-it-all parent someday. The one with a high powered job who still shows up for car pool." Later that night ...


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COLUMN Holt's Harangue

Author: Christian Holt "Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a weekly trip, that started from this New England School, aboard this science ship…" Today I'm going to talk about my Tuesday afternoon geology labs. While all of you are warm and snug in your lectures, I brave the hazardous ...


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Lost Winter Climate Change Threatens State Economy

Author: Jonathan White As fall turns to winter, meteorologists and scientists will be watching Mother Nature's every move in Vermont. Was this weekend's snowfall a prelude to a cold and snowy winter? Will balmy temperatures prevail? However this winter turns out, it will offer scientists the chance ...


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Women's Basketball Looks to One-Up NESCAC Foes

Author: Emily Berlanstein Last year, an 11-point spread was all that separated the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) runner-up Middlebury Panthers from the nearly undefeated champions, the Bowdoin Polar Bears. This season, the Panthers are on the prowl for a league championship. ...


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Annual Conference for Minority Males Promotes Exchange

Author: Dan Polifka Middlebury College hosted the second annual Work Group on the Retention, Success and Satisfaction of Black and Latino Male Students this weekend, a conference designed to serve as an open forum for the exchange of ideas among students, faculty and administrators.Nine colleges attended ...


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Track Teams Build Strong Legs to Prepare for Spring

Author: Erich Kahner Preparation is the theme for Middlebury's indoor track and field team. Among winter sports, track and field is unique. Whereas other major sports like hockey and basketball conclude with the onset of spring, the track squad takes to the outdoors to continue their campaign until ...


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COLUMN Sex and the College

Author: Andre La Rocca "Midd-woman seeking Midd- man: I am intelligent, fun, beautiful and from just outside of Boston. Looking for Midd-man to keep me warm during the long winter nights and to have a committed relationship with. Find me on People Finder under N. E. Female.""Midd-man seeking Midd- woman: ...




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