Author: Matthew Christ As winter drags on and we begin to settle into the routine of a new semester, a weekend approaches that can only be described as "fantastical." With promises to destroy the mid-February monotony, Winter Carnival 2002 will officially commence on Thursday."It is going to be the ...
Author: Alison Hertel Playing Scrabble, taking a walk, reading a book, playing the guitar — these do not sound like the activities of a volunteer, but for many Middlebury students they are. Those are just some of the things that students do when they volunteer at Project Independence, one of the ...
Author: Yvonne Chen We have no idea what wonders lie hidden in the people around us. Nor do we have any idea of the wonders that lie hidden in the women around us. Compelling, in addition to courageous, racy and funny, Middlebury College's recent production of Eve Ensler's Obie Award-winning play, "The ...
Author: [no author name found] Additional information and contact phone numbers can be found online at www.middlebury.edu/~slse/.Addison County Chamber of Commerce: Needs assistance with project research, publication development and developing community profile.Addison County Community Action Group: ...
Author: Crystal Belle As I walked through the heavy brown doors of Brooklyn's Prospect Heights High School on Jan. 2, the first day of my Winter Term internship at the school, I immediately noticed the gray metal detectors placed there to ensure student safety.Although many people who have never attended ...
Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee On Feb. 16, the Middlebury College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Library and Technology Center (LATC) and Atwater Commons projects. This authorization is the final step before beginning construction of the LATC in mid-April. Meanwhile, the Atwater Commons construction ...
Author: Claire Bourne The Middlebury College Faculty approved new Honor Code language Monday after much debate over whether the word "morally" should be used to define students' obligation to report instances of academic dishonesty. While the ratified language retains the "moral obligation" clause originally ...
Author: [no author name found] BOOYAH?Trustees undercut the estimated comprehensive fee for next school year by $5. Students celebrate by treating themselves to deluxe sandwiches at The Grille.BOOYAH!Winter Carnival: A real life fairy tale with no class on Friday and a ball to conclude the weekend.BOO ...
Author: Molly May Introduced by D.E. Axinn Professor of Creative Writing Jay Parini as one of the "most celebrated, attacked and lionized critics of our time," Frank Lentricchia, professor of English at Duke University, faced an audience of eager students and countless literature professors last Thursday ...
Author: David Lindholm The Middlebury College indoor track teams competed in the New England Open Championships last weekend at Boston University, with both teams finishing in the lower half of the pack but featuring many strong individual performances. The women, led by Jess Kosciewicz '04, finished ...
Author: Peter Simon & Nicha Rakpanichmanee University of Texas Dean Resigns from Enron BoardUniversity of Texas School of Law Dean William Powers Jr. resigned from Enron's Board of Directors last Thursday. In a letter of resignation to Enron executive John Duncan, Powers said he had finished investigating ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton I was just sitting down to my computer at 8 p.m. Sunday when the ambulance beeper went off. The sound was piercing — loud enough to wake even the deepest sleeper. As I threw on my coat and ran down the hall a few people opened their doors, wondering if the fire alarm was going ...
Author: Nate Marcus (Disclaimer: the author does not accept any liability should the general public choose to follow the advice listed herein.)I can think of nothing funnier (when it happens to you) and nothing more embarrassing (when it happens to me) than falling flat on my face. I believe it's time ...
Author: Laura Rockefeller Although most Middlebury students only know Matthew Dickerson, Daniel Scharstein and Bill Frey separately in the classroom as professors — associate professors of mathematics and computer science and former professor of psychology, respectively — together these three men ...
Author: Kate Prouty When a friend congratulates and compliments you after a performance, it is difficult to tell whether he is truly impressed and being sincere or just being your friend. This is the perpetual downfall of always performing in your own safe academic setting.Middlebury College dancers ...
Author: Kate DeForest Claude Frank is a man who deceives in appearance but exceeds expectations.At a performance last Friday night at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall, Frank walked onto the stage, a smallish man in a slightly wrinkled but elegant tuxedo. With neither a prelude nor a personal introduction, ...
Author: Alison Hertel It was an up and down weekend for Middlebury women's squash at the Howe Cup, the national championships held at Yale University. Middlebury came in sixth in the B-Division out of eight schools (behind the University of Pennsylvania, Bates, Amherst, Saint Lawrence and Colby colleges, ...
Author: Meghan Michelson Serving local communities for 60 years, United Way of Chittenden County, Vermont's largest United Way organization, acts in partnership with over 400 agencies and businesses in Vermont in order to make these communities better places to live. The mission statement of the independent ...
Author: Bob Wainwright With the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics drawing to a close this Sunday, there have been many memorable moments that will be etched in our memories. The Opening Ceremonies were unforgetable as the tattered United States flag from ground-zero was cause for a moment of silence ...