Author: Khairani Barokka On the evening of Oct. 7, Ben Scotch, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, gave a passionate lecture entitled "Liberty vs. Security? Progress Report on the USA. Patriot Act in the Robert A. Jones '59 House conference room. Scotch is part of a ...
Author: Yvonne Chen The annual Paul Ward '25 Prize in Writing was presented to Allison Williams '05 and Joshua Axelrod '05 on Oct.4. For nearly 25 years the prize has been awarded annually to a first-year student who exhibits excellence in writing. This was the first year since 1990 that the prize was ...
Author: Bryan Goldberg For hundreds of students, faculty members and Middlebury employees, Saturday night's playoff game between the New York Yankees and Anaheim Angels was a nightmare come true. After losing the closest World Series in several decades, New York was poised to rebound, finishing the ...
Author: [no author name found] The warmongers have already won half the war by successfully eliminating the real debate on Iraq. Through systematic manufacturing of consent the debate is narrowed to the point that all roads lead to the desired conclusion anyway: war. The debate was wiped off the TV ...
Author: [no author name found] The Robert Frost School of English does not exist, and it is not part of Middlebury College. Students cannot receive a degree from the Robert Frost School of English, nor do any of our professors teach there. But all of that could change. Middlebury College could be the ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer The Middlebury College faculty voted nearly unanimously in favor of recommended revisions of College athletic policies this Monday. An Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of Athletics presented the "unintended consequences" of the role of athletics at Middlebury. The committee recommended ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton College life is one desparate leap from days of caffeine-fueled production to days of rest and recuperation. If the Middlebury credo is work hard/play hard, then there seems to be very little fusion of the two extremes. For me, Sunday through Wednesday are my grueling, sleep ...
Author: Abbie Beane Someone paints a small, red dot on a white canvas — it's art. Someone blends a grapefruit and puts the purée into a shopping cart — it's art. Three people squirm around onstage wearing nothing but banana peels and salsa — it's art. Hence the reason why art and performance ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg Ending its fourth week of play, the Middlebury women's soccer team split a pair of games to improve its record to 4-3-1. After a romp of Colby-Sawyer on Wednesday, the Panthers dropped a heartbreaker on Saturday to New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foe, Amherst ...
Author: John Prescott "Indian food in Middlebury!?" "Unusual flavors, spicy curries, home made flatbreads!?" "Don't tease — you know how I get worked up over these kinds of things. If this place is any good …"Perhaps your reaction to the opening of Taste of India on Bakery Lane was a bit different ...
Author: Liz Lathey In light of Governor Howard Dean's recent announcement that the state will be reducing its education budget by between $7 to $8 million next year, Vermont is facing new problems in terms of how it will enact reforms to better its educational system.Improving education has become a ...
Author: Daniel Wolf Roda The Middlebury music and arts scene waits in anticipation for the upcoming second Annual "24 Hours of Peace" music and entertainment festival. The event will kick off this Friday evening in Pearson's lounge, migrate to the Gamut Room at 1 a.m. and then continue in front of McCullough ...
Author: Andrea Gissing WSU Student Arrested for PornographyWashington State University (WSU) police arrested an 18-year old WSU student on Friday on suspicion of possessing child pornography. The student has also been accused of "dealing in depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct." ...
Author: Tim McCahill Last Friday, independent candidate for governor Cornelius "Con" Hogan — the so-called "angry outsider" in this year's election — paused from campaigning for an interview with The Campus.How did college prepare you for the life you're leading now?I almost flunked out of Rutgers. ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg MenBehind junior Doug Haber's stellar performance, the men's rugby team managed to slip by St. Michael's College, 19-10. Haber scored all three of the team's three tries as the Panthers struggled to their victory. Despite the return of team anchors Epeli Rokotuiveikau '03 and ...
Author: Alexandra Hay On Oct. 5, Mead Chapel was illuminated by François Clemmons, Twilight artist-in-residence, dressed in a bright gold jacket and enshrouded by the sound of his own glorious tenor voice, which was accompanied by Assistant in Music Cynthia Huard on the piano. The theme for this fifth ...
Author: Chris Howell and Bennett Konesni Editor's note: The authors of this article are the founders of the Middlebury Initiative for Sustainable Development. Imagine a campus where students are able to grow some of their own food, generate electricity while working out and even help fuel campus vehicles ...
Author: [no author name found] A Respectful ProtestAri Fleischer's visit to campus this Sunday will be met with anticipated protest and criticism of the administration that the Middlebury alumnus represents in his daily work as press secretary for the Bush White House. This criticism and the demonstrations ...
Author: Josh Axelrod Controversial refereeing set the tone for the Middlebury men's soccer team as it recorded its third New England Small Colleges Athletic Conference (NESCAC) win by defeating the visiting Amherst Lord Jeff's, 2-0. Tied with Trinity at fourth place in the NESCAC rankings, the Panthers ...
Author: Leah Koenig Opening 24 Hours For Peace, Otter Nonsense's performance last Friday night also began what would prove a long night for the group, which was scheduled to make numerous cameo appearances throughout the festivities. The Otter's packed, and often rowdy audience, crammed Pearsons ...