The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
WHAT ABOUT BOB?
March 5, 2002Author: Bob Wainwright Perhaps the one truly sad aspect of going abroad to Australia is the fact that once you leave, the country seems to go away as well. The reason for this is that Australia is a very self-contained place. Case in point: it's the only country to ever lose a prime minister. The man ...
At Nationals, Squash Leaves the Wiser
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Alison Hertel Holly Haertel '05, Sarah Herrup '02 and Casper Reske-Nielsen '02 traveled to Princeton University to face the tough competition of the Individual Squash Nationals, held Friday, March 1 to Sunday, March 3. Trinity College swept the individual squash nationals, with Amina Helal taking ...
Coordinator Bisson Champions Environment
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Rose Boyer Connie Bisson, the College's sustainable campus coordinator, is one of the newest member of the Middlebury staff, having arrived and begun her work last summer. Her role at the College, however, can hardly be summarized by any title. Bisson works on the College's emissions inventory, ...
Georgians, Seeking Peace, Welcome United States Presence
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Giorgi Areshidze The latest news in the war on terrorism concerns the deployment of United States troops in my home country, the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, to train the Georgian military to fight the terrorist threat in the Pankisi Gorge. Pankisi is located in northern Georgia and hosts ...
Road Trip Off Campus Performances
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: [no author name found] Arts:Paintings by Ken Leslie, "Space + Time," Flynn Theater, Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, March 15 - May 4 (Sat. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.) FREEDance:Jane Comfort & Company, Flynn Theater, Fri. March 8 (8 p.m.), $25.50/$20.50 Pre-performance lecture, Amy E. Tarrant Gallery (6:30 ...
Climbing Trees A Rare Indulgence Ritual Space Should Have Stayed
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Oren Frey I was part of something beautiful this weekend. For a class, we were assigned to construct an interactive symbolic space that addressed an issue we deal with everyday — or forget to deal with. With this charge to guide us, we set about making some minor, yet significant, additions ...
COLLEGE SHORTS
March 5, 2002Author: Andrea Gissing Bates Senior Killed in BrawlMorgan W. McDuffee, a senior at Bates College, was stabbed to death in a street brawl in Lewiston, Maine, early Sunday morning. The fight involved almost a dozen Bates students and 10 local youths. Maine State Police arrested Brandon Thongsavanh, 19, ...
Audiences Transported by 'Concentration City'
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Claire Bourne In a walled-in metropolis, where does one find a place to breathe, to live, to fly? Mattheson, the main character in last weekend's theater production "Concentration City," believes the answer lies beyond the city limits, in a space described as the Terminal Beach. Suffocating ...
ADA Fund Awaits Class of 2002 Endorsement
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Claire Bourne The Senior Class Gift Committee, now in its 21st year at Middlebury College, has compiled a list of three potential gifts among which the Class of 2002 will select one in online voting to begin next week. According to Co-Chair Kristie Gonzalez '02, the options include a thesis ...
Town Residents to Hear Porter Lot Proposal
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Paul Barnwell A comprehensive Middlebury College parking plan will be presented on Wednesday night at the Middlebury town planning meeting, enabling citizens to voice concern over or support for the proposal. The report, prepared by Director of Public Safety Lisa Boudah, includes a plan to create ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
March 5, 2002Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:The Posse Plus Retreat has affected me so much since I have been back. I feel like that single group of 90 students that I bonded with in two days has totally changed my feelings about being here at Middlebury. I feel like the group is basically Middlebury ...
Hijack the Disco Returns After Hiatus
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Joshua Howe For those of you wondering what became of Middlebury College's progressive indie-emo band, Hijack the Disco, lead vocalist Mike Mahony '02 has a message for you: "Hijack is back." After a mysterious five-month hiatus, the Middlebury foursome re-emerged last Friday night at Burlington's ...
'In a Blender' Climbing Meet Showcases Wall
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Ben Wessler Middlebury's annual In a Blender climbing competition was held Saturday at the Nelson Arena Climbing Wall. This competition, part of the Northeast College Climbing Competition Circuit, drew some of the best climbers and pitted them against one of the region's greatest climbing walls. ...
OFF CAMPUS CORNER Philling the Phish Void with Mule
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Matt Klein I have seen an entirely unreasonable number of concerts in my time. Somewhere around 80 I stopped counting. In the summer of 1998 I put 10,000 miles on my car in the span of three weeks following Phish, the Vermont touring phenomenon currently on "indefinite hiatus," with my best ...
Hockey Awards Amass in Panther Pockets
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: David Lindholm The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) honored both the men's and women's hockey teams, as four players from each squad were included in the annual All-NESCAC schools. For the men, goaltender Christian Carlsson '02, forward Kevin Cooper '04 and defenseman ...
Study Scrutinizes College Emissions
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Ron Schildge Over the past decade Middlebury College has significantly increased its greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to the looming threat of global climate change, according to an ongoing Emissions Inventory. The Emissions Inventory is a cooperative effort among Sustainable Campus Coordinator ...
SGA Petitions for African American Studies Major NEWS ANALYSIS
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee A quarter-page petition, stationed at The Juice Bar in McCullough since March 1, calls for "enriching our Middlebury [College] experiences" through the creation of an African-American Studies major. This marks the first public move of a student-driven curriculum discussion, ...
Protest Is Not Politics Clarke Denounces Mud-Slinging Rants
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Steve Clarke After reading last week's tirade about energy policy in "Avant-Garde Politics," I was left wondering what about the column was actually "avant-garde" or even "political." By consulting the almighty Oxford English Dictionary, I learned that the "avant-garde" is the forward guard, ...
New Safety Phones to be Installed
By Middlebury Campus | March 5, 2002Author: Campus Editor in Chief Student Government Association (SGA) President Brian Elworthy '02.5 announced plans to place four additional emergency phones around campus in the coming month. Even though the call box units have already arrived, Facilities Management must await final approval from Director ...