Author: Julie Shumway Vermonters concerned over the state's economy received more bad news last week with the announcement of SCA Tissue North America's decision to close its Brattleboro factory.SCA Tissue North America, a Swedish-owned paper company, announced that it would close the factory in March ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart On Tuesday night, for the 21st time since 1777, no candidate in the governor or lieutenant governor's race acquired a majority of the vote. In accordance with the Vermont constitution, the Legislature will elect the governor and lieutenant governor by secret ballot at its first ...
Author: Kate Prouty Harnessing the controlled chaos that is common in most Hepburn Zoo productions, "Zooprints" went up last weekend juxtaposing three disparate plays, an evolving set and a barrage of actors with relatively few flubs. Of course, some things went amiss in Friday night's performance — ...
Author: [no author name found] Beyond ComplianceIt takes little more than a sprained ankle and a pair of crutches to know the difficulty of navigating this campus. Doors are heavy, stairs are many and the hills, when icy, are dangerous to even those without physical disabilities. Some of these elements ...
Author: [no author name found] When a plane carrying Paul Wellstone crashed over Minnesota two weeks ago, America lost a courageous statesmen and a determined advocate. But for the Northeast, which is home to the highest concentration of nuclear power plants in the country, the loss carries special ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg After battling Connecticut College to a 1-1 tie on Saturday, the women's soccer team traveled to Williams College Sunday to commence the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) tournament, only to end their season with a 3-0 loss. In their last regular-season game, ...
Author: Josh Axelrod The Middlebury men's soccer team achieved yet another banner year with two enormous wins last weekend over Connecticut College on Saturday and Trinity College, in the New England Small College Athletics Conference (NESCAC) playoffs, on Sunday.Needing a win to solidify home- field ...
Author: [no author name found] College Honors Altruistic Residentsby Lindsey WhittonFive Addison County residents were honored with Middlebury College Bicentennial Citizens' Medals on Friday. The medals, which are a recognition of community service, were presented by President John McCardell to Dottie ...
Author: Bob Wainwright It's 8:58 Sunday night, and about 12 seniors have gathered in the living room at 95 Court Street. Normally, such a gathering would have been pre-arranged through phone calls or some method of communication, but not for the group seated in front of the television. HBO's "The Sopranos" ...
Author: Bryan Goldberg The Middlebury women's volleyball team continued its streaky play during the course of the last two weeks, but this time they tore apart the win column, taking nine straight, including two in front of an enthusiastic homecoming crowd. After Homecoming's dissapointing Friday night ...
Author: Edward Pickering A nationwide decline in on-campus recruiting by employers visibly affected Middlebury College this fall when several high-profile finance firms cancelled visits. The cancellations highlight the increasing importance of internships and networking as means of finding employment ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Middlebury College and town communities suffered a great loss with the passing of Gordon C. Perine '49, Monday, Oct. 21. Perine quietly passed away in his home after a long illness. A deeply touched crowd gathered in Mead Chapel the morning of Saturday, Oct. 26, to mourn the man ...
Author: Fahim Ahmed President George W. Bush likes to see things in black and white, as "good" or "evil" and as "moral" or "immoral." In so doing, he has been criticized by detractors as being overly simplistic, politically naïve or even obtuse. Yet, Bush had stood his ground, in his defense of his ...
Author: Abbie Beane Longtime liberal arts rival Williams College stole the show once again on Oct. 31, when they introduced singer spectaculaire and master musician Ben Folds. Former lead singer of Ben Folds Five, Folds has been touring solo since Oct. 22 and will not stop until Dec. 6, when he hits ...
Author: Crystalyn Radcliffe Each stage of life carries its own burdens, fears, victories and struggles. Each stage is distinct from the ones before and after it, yet sometimes we forget about the important connections and similarities between them. "Pursuing Happiness," an independent film directed ...
Author: Chris Richards Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney gave a down-to-earth and unpretentious reading to a warm Mead Chapel audience on Monday afternoon. Heaney, who is widely regarded as the greatest living poet writing in the English language, read from poems spanning his four-decade long career ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Since Oct. 13, the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Middlebury Police Department (MPD), have been investigating a series of unlawful entries made by an unidentified male into the rooms of several Gifford Hall females. Public Safety received the first report ...
Author: Kate Prouty After the annual Clifford Symposium opened the semester with a discussion on why "Art Matters" in the 21st century, many organizations have followed suit, proving that, to lots of groups on campus, art really does matter. Soon after the Clifford's "24 Hours of Art" the College experienced ...
Author: Mike Mazzotta Two weeks ago on a blustery Saturday morning, the Middlebury Panthers set out for SUNY Albany to compete in the 36th Albany Invitational. The meet showcased a smorgasbord of Division I and Division III schools including Syracuse, University of Massachusetts—Amherst, Cortland ...
Author: Nicole Maddox Following changes enacted on Monday, Middlebury College will undergo a variety of revisions to the schedule and location of its campus dining. Among the major changes, Proctor Hall will be reopened for weekend brunch and dinner, Ross Dining Hall will close 30 minutes earlier for ...