Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Logo of The Middlebury Campus
Friday, Feb 27, 2026

The Middlebury Off-Campus Project


The Setonian

'Babbelon' Experiments With Foreign Tongues

Author: Freeman White This past weekend in the Hepburn Zoo, two of Middlebury's senior theater majors, Susie Carter '02.5 and Jennie Luening '02 crafted their final independent theater project, "Babbelon," into an exploration of language. The languages explored included eye contact, Turkish, inspiration ...


The Setonian

Increased Heroin Use Spurs Prevention Programs QUESTION & ANSWER

Author: Alison Hertel Heroin was identified by the National Drug Intelligence Center's January 2002 Vermont Drug Threat Assessment as Vermont's primary drug threat. In 1995, 132 Vermonters were admitted to treatment programs for heroin use. In 2001, that number grew to 590. According to the 1999 Vermont ...


The Setonian

WHAT ABOUT BOB?

Author: Bob Wainwright Now that the year is almost over, it's important for all of us to take a step back and ponder for a few seconds what it is that we have learned. In my case, junior year was actually split into two halves: the first in Australia, the second at Middlebury.So, in an effort to compare ...


The Setonian

COLLEGE SHORTS

Author: Claire Bourne Media Mogul Geffen Donates $200 Million to UCLAHollywood tycoon David Geffen has announced that he will donate $200 million to the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) medical school. This is the largest single donation ever given to a U.S. medical school. Geffen has not ...


The Setonian

Lady Pranksters Fall Just Short in Nationals Bid

Author: Jenny Levin and Morley McBride The Middlebury Lady Pranksters put on a hell of a show this weekend. Dartmouth College hosted the two day New England College Regionals under sunny skies and a gift of warm weather. Fifteen women's teams competed in a double elimination tournament to determine ...


The Setonian

College Highlights African-American Studies Options

Author: Andrea Gissing Three options are currently available for students wishing to pursue studies in African-American Studies. First, they can minor in African-American Studies. Second, they can pursue a major in African-American Studies through the Independent Scholars program. Last, they can make ...


The Setonian

The Top Six Sports Moments at Middlebury in 2001-2002

Author: David Lindholm The Middlebury campus is always a veritable breeding ground for amazing and exciting moments in sports. This year was no different. Here are the top six moments in Middlebury sports for the 2001-2002 year, listed chronologically.Men's Soccer Stuns WilliamsOn Saturday, Oct. 27, ...


The Setonian

Dance Addresses Crisis by Abstracting Emotion

Author: Kate Prouty A petite dancer unlaces profoundly weighted combat boots from her feet, places them at the front of the stage and begins a thoughtful dance inspired by the World War II veteran she has been interviewing for months. Using movements as her words she retells his story, respectfully ...


The Setonian

German Theater Group Wins National Award

Author: [no author name found] Alex Rhinehart '05, Adam Rahal '05, David Bernay '04 and Whitney Whiken '02, members of Assistant Professor of German Bettina Matthias' class Vienna 1900, won the Annual German Theater Competition at Mt. Holyoke College for their performance of "Anatols Groessenwhan" on ...


The Setonian

NYC Rebuilds With Its Will to Create

Author: Elizabeth Logue Things had returned to normalcy in Manhattan for the most part. What was perhaps the greatest tragedy our nation has ever known had, somehow, evolved into an amalgam of Sept. 11 exhibits, concerts and memorials that seemed to have always been part of the city's landscape. Then, ...


The Setonian

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Author: [no author name found] To The Editor:Recently, Hillel has been the target of censure because they use the slogan, "Wherever we stand, we stand with Israel." Most of the complaints have pointed to the fact that this is a 'blind' statement that does not take into consideration Israel's controversial ...


The Setonian

Making a Transition to the Real World

Author: Alison Hertel Walking across campus this morning, enjoying the warm weather (finally) and the blue sky (finally), I realized that this is it. In less than three weeks I'll be wearing a cap and gown and receiving a diploma with the rest of my class (hopefully under more auspicious weather than ...


The Setonian

Abernethy and Frost Collections Bid Adieu to Starr Library

Author: Claire Bourne As Middlebury College breaks ground for the construction of its new state of the art, $40 million Library and Technology Center (LATC), Starr Library loyalists are feeling a tinge of premature nostalgia. In an opinions piece published in last week's issue of The Middlebury Campus, ...


The Setonian

Journalism Answers Crisis A Creative Reply

Author: Jen Greenfield 5/7/02 3:37 p.m. (live)Me: "Did 9/11 affect your work as an artist?"Greg: "Nope."Me: "Is Middlebury an apathetic community?"He: "Yup."Me: "Do you read The Campus?"He: "Yeah, uh, no, uh sometimes." 5/7/02 3:43 p.m. (recorded)Me: "Did 9/11 affect your work as an artist?"He: "Nope."Me: ...


The Setonian

Poetry Imposes Order in Times of Chaos

Author: Claire Bourne The collapse of the New York City skyline and the devastation incurred at the Pentagon on the crisp, blue morning of Sept. 11 left many speechless. Some, however, soon found a voice by picking up a pen and jotting down thoughts on paper. Words turned into phrases and phrases into ...


The Setonian

'Past, Present, Future' Focus of Riddim Show

Author: Abbie Beanne On the first clear, warm night in several days, the air was laden with spirited energy, infectious sexuality and Jamaican chicken. Amidst marble-colored clusters of balloons strung with iridescent ribbon, black and silver draperies and tasty foreign food stood an enormous crowd ...


The Setonian

Old-Fashioned Dining Preserved

Author: Karen Acheson The A&W Family Restaurant on Route 7 South in Middlebury serves up more than just the best burgers and fries in town. The classic drive-up restaurant's opening also signals the arrival of spring. With the onset of warm weather, the restaurant opened April 25 to offer customers ...


The Setonian

AVANT GARDE POLITICS Who is Utopian? Who is Practical?

Author: Ben Gore "The urge to destruction is also a creative urge." — Mikhail Bakunin"Argentina is on the brink of anarchy." — Argentine President Eduardo DuhaldeArgentina is currently in the midst of a complete political and financial breakdown. The middle class have lost their savings, the economy ...