Pandemic leads community newspapers to restructure
By Charlie Fisch | November 10, 2022Some Vermont newspapers have been forced to make changes due to the pandemic and shifts in readership.
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Envisioning outreach and support at a post-affirmative action Middlebury
By Editorial Board | November 10, 2022The Supreme Court began hearing the oral arguments for two cases which will decide the future role of race in college admissions on Oct. 30. In the 40 years since Regents of the University of California v. Bakke established affirmative action’s constitutionality, there have been numerous challenges. ...
Captain’s Corner: Grace Harlan ’22.5, Field hockey
By Captain Rudolph | November 10, 2022Welcome to another week of Captain’s Corner, where I sit down with a captain of a Middlebury College athletics team to talk Captain to captain about the role, the team and their life at Middlebury. This week I got a chance to speak with Grace Harlan ’22.5 about the team’s NESCAC Championship win ...
MiddView and First@Midd Leaders still awaiting compensation for work
By Sabrina Salam | November 10, 2022When students applied to become orientation leaders, they did not know their work would be compensated this year. In the beginning of their training week, both MiddView and First@Midd leaders were told that they would receive a stipend for their work, though the amount was not disclosed.
Effects of CSAC wage raise ripple through agency
By Sam Lipin | November 10, 2022Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) raised its pay rate this past May in an attempt to recruit and retain a greater number of employees to the organization. In April, they spent about $1.7 million to raise the wages, funded mostly by an 8% increase in Medicaid rates passed by the Vermont state ...
Evolution Dance Crew brings “Love, Sex and Magic” to campus
By Ava Moseley | November 10, 2022The Evolution Dance Crew (Evo) made their debut for the semester with two back-to-back shows in Wilson Hall on Nov. 5. The show was titled “Love, Sex, and Magic,” a theme voted on by the group’s dancers because of its versatility and variety of interpretations. For some, the theme is about the ...
How I feel @ Midd: A new mental health column
By Kristen Watkins | November 10, 2022The idea that Instagram is a cultivated highlight reel is by no means revolutionary. Yet, especially at Midd, it can be hard to remember that the lives of our peers are more complicated than they appear on their social media.
PFL Weekly
By Ben Wagner, Dan Urchuk, Cole Siefer and Sam Mcgarrahan | November 10, 2022Tough games, fierce competitions and sweet sweet victory: this past week has been all about NESCAC tourneys and the start of Panther winter practices.
“Insane Person for President” served no trespass order after yelling in college library
By Mandy Berghela | November 10, 2022Middlebury Public Safety received a call about a disturbance occurring at the Davis Family Library on campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 7:19 p.m.
From the Archives: Andy Warhol's Index
By Tulip Larson | November 10, 2022Though most are familiar with Andy Warhol’s infamous Campbell Soup painting, few have heard of his 1967 popup book called “Andy Warhol’s Index,” which Middlebury Special Collections acquired in 2016. Published by Random House, the genre of this popup book is hard to define, integrating photography, ...
New women’s clothing store, Middleton, opens in Middlebury
By Julia Pepper | November 10, 2022A new women’s clothing store has recently opened in downtown Middlebury. Middleton, located at 66 Main Street, is co-owned by Elissa Kestner, owner and manager of Monelle Vermont — two boutique stores in Burlington and Shelburne — and Lisa Phelps, owner of Middlebury salon and spa Parlour. ...
Re-evaluating my experience with therapy
By Dominic Browne | November 10, 2022Therapy was unknown to 16-year-old boys in traditional Caribbean houses like my own. To ask my mother, a traditional Caribbean woman, to talk to someone other than members of my immediate family about my personal issues or mental health status, was just unheard of.
Men’s rugby looks to improve upon positive season
By Ryan Heinzerling | November 10, 2022Men’s rugby wrapped up their season on Oct. 22, finishing the season 3–3, but falling just shy of the Division II playoffs. Despite a premature end to the season, Captain Lucas Donavan-Lafuente ’23 saw plenty of positives in his team this fall.
Some student organizations required to complete new anti-hazing training course
By Ben Wagner | November 10, 2022The Student Activities Office (SAO) announced in mid-October that club sports, a cappella groups and social houses were required to complete a new online anti-hazing training in.
Plans for a new bike “pump track” in Middlebury
By Emily Hogan | November 10, 2022A new bike pump track is in the works to be sited at the Middlebury Recreation Park, located off Route 7 just south of the Middlebury town center.
Rethinking (or realizing) YOUR way of help
By Rostyk Yarovyk | November 10, 2022The past two semesters have been nothing short of exhausting. The fear of losing everything I have ever known and loved has overtaken my mind, as I have been lucid dreaming every single day since the war.
Crossword 11/3 Answers
By Josh Harkins | November 4, 2022Here are the solutions for this week's crossword! How'd you do?
Middlebury alumni reflect on experiences in politics and government
By Rachel Lu | November 3, 2022Over the past few weeks, The Campus talked with six alumni working in politics and government to hear about their experiences, how Middlebury shaped their careers and the moment they caught the political bug.
“Freedom Dreaming” imagines an anti-racist Middlebury community
By Rain Ji | November 3, 2022What would an anti-racist Middlebury look like? “Freedom Dreaming,” a staged reading directed by Tara Affolter, associate professor of Education Studies, interrogated ways in which Middlebury could follow a path of anti-racism in classrooms on Oct. 28 and 29 at the Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre. ...
James Morone ’75 on “Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal”
By Madeleine Kaptein | November 3, 2022The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs (RCGA) hosted a talk on Oct. 20 by James Morone ’75, Middlebury alum and John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy at Brown University, entitled “Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal” after his most recent book published in 2020. This talk ...