Author: Christian Holt Halloween: the only other time of the year I can dress up in a cape and hood other than casual Fridays. Personally, I've always wondered where we got such a screwy holiday. So I did something new: I researched. Halloween is taken from "All Hallows Eve," which is a holiday to commemorate ...
Author: Josh Axelrod It has been a busy and successful two weeks for the Middlebury men's soccer team. Since falling to Williams on Oct. 12, the Panthers have gone 3-0-1 by defeating Norwich, Bates, St. Micheal's and tying Tufts. Middlebury now sits in a tie for third place, and is vying for home-field ...
Author: Matthew Christ For a small New England town, Middlebury offers a wealth of dining opportunities. Choices range from the expensive and sophisticated to the common and cheap. There is, however, a void for a restaurant offering a combination of the two. For years, Middlebury has needed a place ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., the Vermont-based premium ice cream maker, announced plans to lay off 52 people at their company headquarters in South Burlington, the Associated Press reported on Oct. 24. Currently Ben & Jerry's employs 841 people, 199 of which work at the ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer Middlebury's externally-funded community service programs face an uncertain future with a nationwide economic slump severely jeopardizing their financial situation. Currently, the three service progams most threatened are the Page One Literacy Project, the Community Friends ...
Author: Chase Kvasnak Dan O'Brien, Tennessee Williams Fellow in Playwriting and Middlebury alumnus, spoke at the Center for the Arts. "How to Almost Starve on Purpose," the title of O'Brien's speech, explored the relationship of the writer and the real world in an autobiographical essay. O'Brien majored ...
Author: Peter Viola Administrators and student leaders of Ross Commons continue to debate responses to recent acts of vandalism in Ross Dining Hall. Late Sept. 29, vandals entered the dining hall, damaged yogurt and soda machines, smashed a card-swiper and littered the floors with cereal. Vandals struck ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Rutgers, Bates Name New PresidentsRichard L. McCormick was named the 19th president of Rutgers University and Elaine Tuttle Hansen was inaugurated as the seventh president of Bates College. Hansen is Bates' first female president.Hansen earned a bachelor's degree at Mount Holyoke ...
Author: Carrie Evans The women's field hockey team improved its record to 9-4 last week with wins at home over St. Michael's and Tufts. In defeating Tufts, Middlebury moved into a three way tie with Bowdoin and Williams for first place in the NESCAC with one game to play until the championship round ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg With one game remaining in regular season play, the women's soccer team is undefeated in its last five contests and looking to make some noise in the upcoming New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) tournament. Two weeks ago, the Panthers took their game to New ...
Author: [no author name found] A Troublesome VandalismThe destruction of the symbolic closet built by members and friends of the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance (moqa) proved that prejudice, however latent, is still a blight on this campus. Some argue that the closet, destroyed in darkness two weekends ...
Author: [no author name found] The common perception of vandalism is that people don't think before they smash a pumpkin, destroy a card-swipe machine, or deface the Ross Commons Dining Hall. Yeah, sweet observation Gil. You're such a genius. But I believe people do think before they act ; they realize ...
Author: Erika Mercer The first time listening to Sonic Youth is a lot like taking your first bite of sushi — raw, cold, foreign and delicious. It's a taste you've never experienced before, one that startles you with its strangeness and amazes you with its distinctive flavor. Your palate, initially ...
Author: Tom Drescher A symbolic closet built by members and associates of the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance (moqa) was destroyed during the evening of Friday, Oct. 18 by perpetrators yet to be found by the College's Department of Public Safety. The closet was the first to be built since 1996, when ...
Author: Jeff Martin The Middlebury Panther golf team concluded its fall season on Oct. 21 and 22 with another gleaming performance. This time it was a second place finish among Division III teams at the New England (NEIGA) Championships in Brewster, Mass.The squad capped off its most impressive season ...
Author: Liz Braunstein Assisstant Professor of Chinese Carrie Reed addressed a packed McCullough Social Space on Oct. 18, cautioning, "Be prepared for a loud, raucous, lively and passionate performance." Her words of warning could not have braced the audience for the imminent spectacle — a melange ...
Author: Charlie Goulding For Middlebury Magazine, the College's award-winning publication, this year has been particularly exciting. This summer the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education awarded the magazine a gold medal, recognizing it as a "model for excellence." Shortly thereafter, ...
Author: Caire Bourne PARIS — News of a terrorist attack targeting Western vacationers on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, plastered the international news networks this past weekend. The death toll stands at 188, but is expected to rise as the injured are flown to hospitals in Australia. The ...
Author: Liz Braunstein The variety and quality of artistic ability of 24 Hours For Peace was as impressive and dense as promised. The second annual celebration began Oct. 11 and lasted until late the next day, consisting of dance, music and comedy. The event, heavily influenced by the pending war with ...
Author: Julie Shumway Incumbent Republican Dean George and Democrat Steve Maier, candidates for Middlebury representative to the Legislature, talk with Local News editor Julie Shumway about the issues Vermonters are discussing in this election.George on his background:I'm a native Vermonter. I grew ...