Author: Claire Bourne "I had to recite divine verses in poor French in front of my class," recalled Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic in reference to the year he spent in the French school system following his departure from Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1953. While visiting D. E. Axinn Professor ...
Author: Meghan Michelson Allegations against the Roman Catholic Church have surfaced recently regarding sexual abuse by clergy and the concealment of such incidents in specific pedophilia cases involving nearly 70 priests in the Archdiocese of Boston and the youth they were ordained to serve.Father ...
Author: Megan Crouch The scene at Burlington's Flynn Theater last Wednesday night included a girl, a guitar and a Persian rug. Conspicuously absent were the drum set, guitar amplifiers, keyboard and even the brass section that fans of Ani DiFranco have come to expect at her shows. At one point she put ...
Author: Peter Simon The Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) voted unanimously on Monday to approve a new program in Film and Media Culture. The program, which will replace the Film/Video track in the current Theatre, Dance and Film/Video Department, will include various media-related forms besides cinema, ...
Author: David Lindholm This weekend, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will meet up for the first time this season, continuing one of the greatest and most heated rivalries in all of professional sports. The series will be closely watched by plenty of people across the Middlebury campus; people ...
Author: Liz Lathey As the weather gets warmer, the number of Middlebury students who are working out becomes more apparent. Whether it's going for a run or bike or working out in the Fitness Center, students are definitely in shape. When one considers the fitness of the college, however, one usually ...
Author: Chesley Thurber Experience Bolsters Hunt's Presidential BidIt is difficult to walk anywhere on campus without feeling the presence of Ginny Hunt '03, or at least without seeing one of her campaign banners. "I don't want to touch a paintbrush again," joked Hunt.Hunt, however, has played a very ...
Author: Samantha Stevens I am disappointed in Middlebury College. I am disappointed in Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB). I am annoyed at William Cane [stage and pen name for Michael Christian], author of the international best seller "The Art of Kissing." Lest anyone misunderstand the purpose ...
Author: [no author name found] By Dana AllenI want to talk about spanking. I'm pretty new to it all and I have to say I really don't know that much about it. I mean, I got the occasional punitive tap from my parents when I was younger, but I have never really been on the giving end until this weekend ...
Author: Shahan Mufti A wall outside the Dachau Nazi Extermination Camp reads the following:"Do not look inside: By looking inside you put yourself in grave danger"It was signed by the SS. And I realized looking at it how Adolf Hitler was able to continue his agenda of murders and killing for years. ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg Coming out of a week full of hard work in the Florida sun, the women's lacrosse team is still undefeated with a record of 4-0. It remains the top-ranked team in Division III where it has been since the preseason polls came out. During the week before break, the Panthers picked ...
Author: Bob Wainwright There is no doubt in my mind that what I like most about Easter are the Easter egg hunts. You see, ever since I was a young lad, I have had a knack, not just for finding hidden candy on Easter Sunday, but also for retrieving it quicker than any child I have ever met. Now, I know ...
Author: Nick Ferrer Almost halfway through the regular season, the men's lacrosse team finds itself where it hoped to be: undefeated and sitting atop the national Division III polls. With three impressive victories over Spring Break and another win Tuesday against Union, the Panthers improved to 6-0 ...
Author: Francis Connolly The women's softball team was very busy during last week's Spring Break. Though it was in the pleasing climate of Cape Coral, Fla., the squad had little time to relax, playing nine games between Sunday, March 24 and Thursday, March 28. Though the team's record of 3-6 in those ...
Author: Ben Gore A young man and a young woman lie naked in the cool darkness of the third floor of Forest West. They speak in quiet tones as Mozart plays, almost inaudibly, in the background."Some friends of mine took me mountain biking up near the Snow Bowl yesterday," he says."That must have been ...
Author: Meghan Michelson In the week following Spring Break there appears to be a plethora of students who have returned to campus flaunting newly sunned skin and radiantly glowing tans from an exotic island adventure. These tan beachgoers most likely spent many arduous hours lying out in the sun in ...
Author: Lanford Beard What's your screen name? Which "Buddy Icon" represents you and only you? These are the benchmarks of a new culture — that of the IM Generation.In today's Internet-dominated world, the idea of the Instant Message (IM, an acronym interchangeable with Instant Messenger, the software ...
Author: Andrea Gissing RA's Unionize at UMass-AmherstResident Advisors (RAs) at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) at Amherst voted in March to become the nation's first group of unionized undergraduate employees. They voted to affiliate with United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2322 after the University, ...
Author: Scott Palmer The Middlebury men's tennis team traveled to Hilton Head, S.C., last week on a continued mission to secure the program's first-ever birth in Division III Nationals, and judging by the results, the goal is more attainable than ever. The squad posted a 5-1 record, defeating Division ...
Author: Jen LaRosa Spring Break at Middlebury consists of three basic elements: sleep, sun and sports. Throw a little singing in the mix and you have the D8's trip to Bermuda. This famed a capella group drove to Boston on Friday, March 22, where they stayed overnight and took an early flight Saturday ...