Author: Kelsey Rinehart Since 1778, when Vermont's first legislature convened, lawmakers have been inundated with requests to have lotteries, since unauthorized gambling games were against the law. Legal games were initially viewed as charitable endeavors, opportunities for citizens to assist their ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer While the majority of the Middlebury College student body spent Winter Term in the sub-zero Vermont temperatures, a group of students spent the month studying in a tropical paradise. These students had enrolled in a course entitled: "Geologic Evolution of the Hawaiian Islands.""It ...
Author: Christopher Atwood Last week the Bush administration filed "friend of the court" briefs opposing the University of Michigan's use of racial preference in admissions. By doing so, the White House cautiously weighed in on the increasing unpopularity of considering race when determining college ...
Author: Suzanne Mozes DJ's Jimmy Jung '03 and Micheal Silberman '03 dictated the relaxed atmosphere with techno house music for North Chandler '03 and Zach Hefferen's '03 art opening. This intimate gathering gave both artists an opportunity to exhibit their talents for friends. Transforming Johnson ...
Author: [no author name found] "All told, more than 3,000 suspected terrorists have been arrested in many countries. And many others have met a different fate. Let's put it this way: They are no longer a problem to the United States and our friends and allies."President George W. Bush in his State of ...
Author: Dan Polifka On account of a high acceptance rate for the incoming class of 2006.5 and shifting housing trends for upperclassmen, there is an anticipated housing shortage for the spring semester of this year. In addition, because so many juniors were late in formulating their plans for the spring, ...
Author: Bob Wainwright "April is the cruellest month," T. S. Eliot once wrote. Needless to say, Eliot never spent January at Middlebury taking Comps.Ironically, most Middlebury students have no idea what comps is beyond a word that certain people roam around campus uttering when asked about their J-term. ...
Author: Nathaniel Marcus How many Middlebury students are vegetarians? There is currently no system or formula to answer this question. One of the obstacles to tracking the trend is that some students may choose to become vegetarians for a week, a month or a year at a time. Another problem is that ...
Author: Josh Axelrod The winter carnival season is again in full swing, and the Middlebury Panthers are showing that they can ski through the bitter temperatures outside. Beginning last weekend in Ottawa, Canada, at the Saint Lawrence University carnival, Middlebury's nordic ski teams turned in third ...
Author: Matt Ross Everyone knows what excuses are like. Well the Middlebury men's basketball team refuses to use any of them following a weekend of basketball that can only be described as disappointing. Following their loss to Williams, the team knew they had no time to bounce back with their next ...
Author: Nicolas Emery On Jan. 18, 2003, 23 Middlebury College students joined approximately 200,000 activists for a peace rally in Washington, D.C. Wellington Lyons '04 organized the Middlebury trip to Washington and put up anti-war posters around campus advertising the rally. The crowd braved freezing ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Three thousand peace activists rallied in Montpelier on Saturday, Jan. 18 to voice their opposition to a possible war with Iraq. Despite single-digit temperatures and abundant snow, protestors chanted, spoke and sang enthusiastically for an hour on the Statehouse lawn. The Montpelier ...
Author: Jonathan White Anne Ginevan, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Employment and Training, lends additional Middlebury influence to Governor Jim Douglas '72's administration. Douglas appointed Ginevan after her work on the Workforce Investment Board at the Addison County Chamber of Commerce.Ginevan, ...
Author: Erika Mercer It's the final scene in a movie, when you see the main character driving off down a windy road in a beat up car, wearing an expression of resigned melancholy. The day is blustery and gray, but rainless, and there is quiet, low music playing out of the car's old tape player. Tattered ...
Author: Lindsay Whitton In the winter during high school, my friend Libby would often nap for a few hours a day. This was a strange occurrence in the context of our structured, boarding school life, where every moment was programmed and nobody had anytime for themselves. We were surprised at her sleep ...
Author: Andreas Apostolatos Just two weeks ago, the Middlebury men's hockey team was a mediocre fourth place in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) standings. However, after wins against Colby, Bowdoin and Williams, all strong league rivals, the Panthers (10-1-0 NESCAC) now rest ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief The Middlebury Campus has learned that local Driving Under the Influence (D.U.I) violations spiked in 2002, with arrests climbing to 80 from just 65 the year prior. The upward trend was driven by a particularly dramatic leap in the 18- to 24-year old category, which accounted ...
Author: Erika Mercer A stage bathed in red and yellow light, a hovering layer of thick smoke, a crowded room of fans anxious for music -- this was the setting at Higher Ground on Sunday, Jan. 19, for the awaited performance of indie rock bands The Static Age, Calla and Interpol, sponsored by 99.9 FM ...
Author: Pierce Graham-Jones This week, the Student Government Association (SGA) advanced four different programs that are all intended to make the Middlebury College campus more socially attractive for students. These measures come as a reaction to a perceived increase since last year in the number ...
Author: [no author name found] Fletcher Professor of the Arts Ted Perry served on a jury panel of thirteen people for the selection of ten films, including "Adaptation," "Chicago," "Frida," "Gangs of New York," "The Hours" and "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." The American Film Institute selects ...