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The Setonian

COLUMN Musings and Mishaps

Author: Lindsey Whitton In the early hours of Wednesday mornings I have come to cherish my short drive home. It is a chance to unwind after hours of frantic work, and it is the first step towards my coveted few hours of sleep. Tuesday nights in the Hepburn basement are spent producing The Campus, and ...


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Rethinking the Athletic Policy

Author: [no author name found] Does Middlebury really want to assess the value of its students to the College community by group and grade point average? The difference between the 3.05 average for athletes and the 3.29 for Middlebury students as a whole (1999) is, after all, only between fine gradations ...


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The Politics of Complacency

Author: [no author name found] Last Tuesday's election was a terrible illustration of the politics of complacency, and the beginning of the end of politics as we know it. Without the will power to oppose a popular president-select, the Democratic Party had no particularly relevant issues and was slaughtered. ...


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COLUMN Holt's Harangue

Author: Christian Holt The great thing about an opinion column is you get to voice your own views. The great thing about having a humor column is that people generally don't take your opinions seriously. The following views are those of a satirist, not a Democrat or Republican. With that in mind, I ...


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Garcelon Spells Out Policy on National Scale

Author: [no author name found] Last Tuesday, the Republican Party disingenuously claimed a national "mandate" after picking up two Senate seats and five House seats in an election in which only 39 percent of eligible voters in the United States voted. What Republican spinmeisters fail to mention is ...


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The Envelope Please Twelve Sophomores Awarded Dana Scholarships

Author: Nicholas Emery The Dana Foundation recently announced this year's recipients of the Charles A. Dana Scholarships in the Class of 2005. The recipients this year are: Kathryn Boateng, Ignas Brazauskas, Oana Dan, Dixie Dillon, Diana Johnson, Alexis Kearney, Tae Kim, Edward Lester, Felix Muchomba, ...


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Middlebury College Provides Clientele and Staff for

Author: Kelsey Rinehart As class after class enters and eventually leaves Middlebury College, hundreds of prospective students, new Middlebury parents, as well as veteran moms, dads and relatives attending graduation flood the town each year. Local hotel managers and hosts of bed and breakfasts break ...


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protest is Unusual Behavior...How Did it Go Mainstream?

Author: Jonathan White Judging from the media, one might argue that America is headed toward a revitalized protest movement. Sit-ins have occurred on college campuses like the University of California at Berkeley to protest a potential war with Iraq, while Washington, D.C. and San Francisco have witnessed ...


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National Issues Hit Home in Fresh Vermont Film Debut

Author: Abbie Beane Though he may not be Wes Craven, independent Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven still has a daunting audacity for approaching haunting issues. And why should you care? Because his most recent work, "The Year That Trembled" will be screened at Dana Auditorium on Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Based ...


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SGA Update

Author: Revathi Avasarala In last Friday's Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, the topics of discussion were Finance Committee guidelines and further developments concerning the shuttle service. The SGA Student Senate plans to revamp the guidelines for the SGA Finance Committee in hopes to ...


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Student Racism Flaunted on Web Site Forums

Author: Edward Pickering Malicious postings made by anonymous third-party users on the online forums of Middkid.com and The Daily Jolt Web site have prompted administrators of both Web sites to change their forum policies. Ted Adler '99.5, founder and president of CollegeXTRA, the company that runs ...


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American Patriotism Should Be Reconsiderd

Author: [no author name found] I am deeply concerned about America's "war on terrorism," especially in light of the recent elections and the passionate arguments put forth by many in favor of the war. It seems that we are making decisions as to how to deal with terrorism not based on logic, but intense ...


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Historical Election Characterized by Low Student Turnout

Author: Dan Polifka In last Tuesday's national elections, which marked a historic return to Republican leadership on Capitol Hill, under 28 percent of Middlebury students exercised their constitutional right to vote, according to a Middlebury Campus poll. This figure is lower than the national average ...


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COLUMN What About Bob?

Author: Bob Wainwright This morning at breakfast my good friend explained to me that the future of old people will be a much quieter one. "Scientists are now making tremendous advances in the realm of health care," he explained. "And with regards to weather, meterologists will soon have technology that ...


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Bosnian Refugees Call Vermont Home

Author: Megan O'Keefe Adnan Duracak, 20, fled Bosnia in 1990 with his parents and older brother as violence and war escalated in the region.Employed by Middlebury Dining Services in the kitchen at Freeman International Center, Duracak is a part of what Matthew Biette, associate director of Dining Services, ...


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Cross-Country Squads Impressive at ECACs

Author: Mike Kirkland The men's and women's cross -country teams traveled to Williams last weekend to compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship meet. Both teams ran in remarkable fashion in the unseasonal warmth in Massachusetts. As the New England Regional Championship ...