Author: Laura Rockefeller A man dressed in traditional shtetl costume walks softly forward out of the woods. He greets us in Russian, Yiddish and English with a caution that we should only follow him into his world if our hearts are open and our eyes and ears are ready to take in every possible sensation.So ...
Author: Kate Prouty "Daughter of a Pacifist Soldier," performed this weekend in the Middlebury College Dance Theater, asked difficult questions of its audience and demanded that its performers investigate sensitive subject matter. The performance presented a remarkably thoughtful consideration of the ...
Author: Cara Lovell U. of Wisconsin Halts Undergraduate AdmissionsThe University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents called a halt to all undergraduate admissions on the institution's 26 campuses last Saturday. This extreme action was due to the approval of more budget cuts at the University last week ...
Author: Charlie Goulding "One of the first things I noticed when I got here was how in shape people are," remarked Hillary Waite '05. "Very few people are overweight." The external physique of a Middlebury student is indeed well-toned. But do the teardrop triceps and washboard abs of a typical Midd-kid ...
Author: Matt Christ The room is depressing — no windows, little light and nervous anticipation. In walks a bearded man with two hands full of slides and an infectious laugh. The gloom soon dissipates as the screen in front of the class is illuminated with history's most glorious works of art, expounded ...
Author: [no author name found] The Student Government Association (SGA) petition to establish an African-American Studies major coincides with a renewed national debate about the relevance of such programs at institutions of higher education. In theory, the SGA initiative to create this new major to ...
Author: Anne Jennings On March 6, Director of Public Safety Lisa Boudah presented her new parking plan to the town's Planning Commission. This plan includes expansion of the Center for the Arts (CFA) parking lot and a new lot between Porter Hospital and the baseball fields. Residents raised concern ...
Author: [no author name found] On Thursday, Feb. 28, student leaders from the campus community convened to discuss the possibility of establishing an African-American Studies Major here at Middlebury. Recognizing that any decision to create such a major, which ultimately lies with the Faculty of the ...
Author: Claire Bourne Dr. Adam Thermos of the Strategic Technology Group, a Massachusetts-based security consulting company, outlined several options for an automated security system at Middlebury College before a joint session of the Student Government Association (SGA) and Community Council on Monday. ...
Author: Claire Bourne In a year of record interest in graduate school, both the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) are undergoing substantial changes. On October 1, 2002, an Analytical Writing Measure (AWM) will replace the GRE's current analytical section. ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann For the women's tennis team this is its second season this year. Although the roster is comprised completely of first-years and sophomores, the current squad is not lacking in talent as it completed a successful 4-3 campaign in the fall. Over the past month the team has been ...
Author: Jasmin Johnson Richard Varno is a recent graduate, who like all recent graduates, still brims with pride when he sees that "thing on the wall." His framed diploma hangs just above his desk, solitary and majestic in an uncluttered area of the wall. "Butch" or "Butchie," as his friends call him, ...
Author: Chesley Thurber At a meeting Monday afternoon, Community Council approved Director of Web Communications Carrie Rampp and Information Technology Services (ITS) to continue with a plan to post student photographs on the College Web site. By as early as next fall, students will have the option ...
Author: Andrea Gissing The Alison Fraker Prize for 2002 was awarded to Alyssa Lloyd '02 last Wednesday for her essay on Nathaniel Hawthorne and his portrayal of women. Kate Spector '04 received an honorable mention for her play on abortion, "Next To You Me Her." The Alison Fraker Prize is awarded annually ...
Author: Samantha Severin After reading Kevin King's "Pop Quiz: Who's Fighting Here?" in last week's edition of The Campus, I would like to offer the following response.I am far less concerned with offending the men on this campus than I am with coming to the understanding that violent sexual assaults ...
Author: [no author name found] A GUY'S PERSPECTIVE...By Raam WongSoon into their first year at the College, most students will realize that the "freshman 15" has transformed into the "freshman 50 and one extra chin." Faced with the prospect of showing up at a McCullough dance party wearing the only ...
Author: David Lindholm The Middlebury men's tennis team has high hopes for this season, and with a deep, young squad they are poised for success. The team has been working hard in the offseason and now looks to start this campaign on a high note, squaring off on Wednesday against the University of ...
Author: David Lindholm As students, we should all have a weight hanging on our conscience. Why? Because our section of students, which sadly, included myself, was horrendously mean throughout the entire men's hockey two-game series against Wentworth this past weekend. No, not mean to each other, but ...
Author: Paul Barnwell Broken toilets, brooms, vacuums, a smashed gumball machine, mangled couch frames, holes in walls, a birthday cake smeared on a wall and a chair crushed beyond repair are among some of the dorm property damages reported in the last two months, according to Middlebury College Assistant ...
Author: Raam Wong The Vergennes Opera House was filled to capacity on Saturday afternoon with Addison County citizens and 10 members of the Middlebury College Democrats during a reception for Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy. College Democrats President Ben LaBolt '03, who worked with the Addison County ...