Take a bite: A love letter to my body
By Rach Peck | March 9, 2023Content warning: This article contains references to eating disorders. It’s 8:30 on a Monday morning, and I’m having a staring contest with my breakfast.
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Middlebury falls to Nichols College in second rebound of NCAA tournament
By Josh Rosenstein | March 9, 2023The men’s basketball team lost to Nichols College 73–66 in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championships this past Saturday. Middlebury hosted the first two rounds of the tournament at Pepin Gymnasium, after earning an at-large bid to the tournament. The team posted an impressive ...
New museum exhibit showcases African photography
By Gage Schrier | March 9, 2023The Middlebury College Museum of Art opened its new exhibit, “Urban Cadence: Street Scenes from Lagos, Nigeria and Johannesburg, South Africa” on March 2.
Middlebury Sweets: The largest candy store in Vermont
By Madeleine Kaptein | March 9, 2023When Blanca Jenne first opened a stationary store behind her home in Cornwall, Vt., she never anticipated the business would turn into Middlebury Sweets, Vermont’s largest candy store and a motel combined. Located at 1395 Route 7, Jenne now proudly sells more than 15,000 different types of candy and ...
On the Record: Degrees of anonymity
By Abigail Chang | March 9, 2023One of the questions Campus editors often get is whether or not a source can be anonymous. But when it comes to anonymity in journalism, things can get pretty complicated.
News in Brief: New cafe to open in Bicentennial Hall
By Jonathan Eaton | March 9, 2023Middlebury Dining Services and college administrators are planning to construct a new cafe in McCardell Bicentennial Hall (BiHall), with a tentative completion date in fall 2023. The cafe will be located on the second floor behind the stairs and will serve grab-and-go coffee, croissants, pastries and ...
No more Nutella: Dining halls respond to inflation, environmental concerns
By Ben Wagner | March 9, 2023Many students eating at Middlebury’s dining halls over the past few weeks have noticed changes in the availability of some meal-time offerings, including Nutella and weekend-morning smoked salmon. Though some students speculated about budget cuts, the real reason some items have disappeared from serveries ...
Reel Critic: “Tár”
By Jack Torpey | March 9, 2023At the 2023 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Martin Scorsese made one of his regular pronouncements on the state of cinema when he presented writer-director Todd Field with the Circle’s Best Film award. “The clouds lifted when I experienced Todd’s film, ‘Tár,’” Scorsese said. Referencing ...
Baseball kicks off their season with trip to Alabama
By Ethan Vashel | March 9, 2023The Middlebury baseball team opened their 2023 season on March 4 in Montgomery, Ala. at a tournament hosted by Huntingdon College. The team went 1–2 in their play during the tournament.
In pictures and in words, Meg Madden brings mycology to Middlebury
By Ruby Neustadt | March 9, 2023Floristry, cabinetry, jewelry making, photography and everything in between, Meg Madden has done it. Most recently however, Madden’s work has turned to something unexpected: mushrooms.
Middlebury meets ChatGPT: Faculty, students navigate what AI means for learning
By Tony Sjodin | March 9, 2023ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence tool trained on text data and human reinforcement, can generate conversational responses to a range of requests like this. It can answer essay-like questions about historical events, suggest solutions to coding problems or draft a reply to an email. Released to the ...
Middlebury football welcomes new leadership
March 9, 2023Middlebury’s football team is entering a new season of leadership — one that strives to work in cooperation to ensure a successful season.
Crossword 3/9
By Josh Harkins | March 9, 2023Here is this week's crossword! Solutions will be posted here on Friday, 3/10 on noon. Good luck!
Gather: Middlebury's new community living room
By Brian Mejia | March 9, 2023Community living room space Gather opened in downtown Middlebury on Feb. 14. Located at 48 Merchants Row, the space is a Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community project that aims to bring the people of Middlebury together by offering a place to connect and build relationships.
I’m sorry if I’ve scared you
By Gage Schrier | March 9, 2023Multiple times over the past year, one of my friends has told me they felt scared of me before they got to know me.
3/2 Crossword Solutions
By William Reed | March 3, 2023Here are the solutions for this week's crossword!
An ode to going to school with your older brother
By Ginger Hanlon | March 2, 2023“I’m definitely not going to Middlebury — that’s Joe’s school.” I made this bold claim over a year ago as I began applying to colleges. My brother and I have always been close, but I was so opposed to going to a tiny school with him that I didn’t want to look any further into Middlebury. ...
Middlebury College Climate Action and the Fall 2022 Climate Attitudes Survey
By Cole Helgaas and Kelly Ferrero | March 2, 2023In fall of 2022, Professor Julia Berazneva’s Climate Change Economics class (ECON 0365) put out a survey about attitudes on campus towards climate change and potential policies the school could adopt. The survey had 1,265 total respondents including 350 faculty and staff members.
Middlebury selectboard amends town noise ordinance
By Cole Chaudhari | March 2, 2023The Middlebury Selectboard approved an amendment to the town’s noise ordinance at its Jan. 24 meeting, lengthening the period of quiet hours on weekends and holidays.
After delays, college breaks ground on solar project
By Asa Stone | March 2, 2023Middlebury College launched a new solar panel project in October 2021 on South Street Extension in a partnership with Green Mountain Power and Encore Renewables. Construction on the project was intended to be completed by the end of 2022. Despite this initial deadline, installation has just started ...