Author: Andrew Zimmermann With Georgia on its mind this Spring Break, the Middlebury ultimate frisbee team did more than just soak up the Southern sun. In most impressive fashion, the Pranksters took part in three tournaments, winning one and placing as the runner up in the other two. Among the highlights ...
Author: Abbie Vacant "I watched many important films in Dana Auditorium. This is not one of them," said Robert Perez, a Hollywood screenwriter, who visited Middlebury College on Sunday, March 18, to show his first feature film, "40 Days and 40 Nights." After changing his major from philosophy to film/video, ...
Author: Claire Bourne A Community Council member leaked confidential information concerning the future of the Alpha Delta Phi (ADP) social house to house members following the Council's March 18 closed executive session, during which the Community Council subcommittee on social and academic interest ...
Author: Yvonne Chen "Shalom Yershalayam ani minatzel," says Hitler. "I apologize Jerusalem." This apears to be the real thing. The infamous Nazi leader is apologizing to Jerusalem through the 'real' manipulations of archived footage in a 15-second video art installation. The artist has edited film clips ...
Author: [no author name found] $12.7 millionAmount the state of Vermont spent on clearing roads and highways of snow and ice during the winter season this year, which is less than last winter's total of $17.8 million. The savings, which is attributed to fewer heavy winter storms, offers little help ...
Author: Crystalyn Radcliffe On Thursday, March 21, students were invited to escape from the stress of midterm studies for an hour of entertainment in Dana Auditorium.The showing was comprised of five student films produced using the newly acquired digital equipment funded by the Provost's Office. Both ...
Forty-eight cases of conjunctivitis, commonly known as "pink eye," affected many members of the Middlebury College community in March. Although contraction of the ocular disease is not new to the College and the scale of its spread is minor compared to recent outbreaks at Dartmouth College and Princeton ...
Author: [no author name found] To The Editor:The reason I am writing you is because there was a major error in the Features article "Black History Celebration, An Ongoing Conversation" (Feb. 20, 2002). There was a gross misinterpretation about what the meaning of my choreography represented and I would ...
Author: Meghan Michelson Michele Forman,a social studies and history teacher at Middlebury Union High School for 16 years, was rewarded with the title of 2001 National Teacher of the Year last April. She was the first Vermont educator ever to receive this award, which is joint-sponsored by the Council ...
Author: Chesley Thurber After nearly two hours of intense and bitter debate, the Middlebury Town Planning Commission postponed deliberations over Middlebury College's newest parking proposal at its meeting on March 20. The immediate plans to expand parking at the Center for the Arts (CFA) and South ...
Author: Jasmin Johnson The Japanese House flag was ripped off its pole on March 17 while the Chinese House flag and its pole disappeared only a week prior, according to house residents and related Middlebury College community members, who still have no information regarding the motive or perpetrator ...
Author: Jasmin Johnson During Spring Break last week, the first signs of student life on campus appeared in the cafeteria in lower Proctor Hall (commonly referred to as LowPro) around 12:30 p.m. After a 12-hour night's sleep, the students probably woke up at midday, took a luxurious 30-minute shower ...
Author: Peter Simon Crystal Belle '04 was named winner of the 2002 Angel Award on Saturday night at a ceremony held in Mead Chapel during the intermission of the Morehouse Glee Club concert. The award is given annually to a sophomore woman of color based on her academic and social achievements and her ...
Author: Richie Lawless On Saturday evening, the Vermont Symphony Chorus, in conjunction with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, gave a triumphant performance of Brahms' "Requiem." Among the 90 or so members of the chorus singing to a sold-out audience was Middlebury College's own Siddartha Rao '04. The ...
Author: Peter Yordan The Middlebury men's hockey team came up short in their bid for a sixth national championship this year, but for the team's seven seniors their loss is just a final sour note to four years of great hockey. The seniors, the final link to the championship teams of the late 1990s, ...
Author: Bob Wainwright I have a proposal to make. This Friday, once classes are over, let's all leave Vermont. I know it sounds crazy, but I'm serious. I think we should all leave New England for a week, go somewhere warm, then look up the Vermont weather forecast and decide if it's best to return or ...
Author: Crystalyn Radcliffe It's dark. You cannot know what image will appear in front of you when you are allowed to see again. The fading lights leave you with one image, quickly skipping to another after a short interlude of blindness. You are no longer in control of your visual experience: you must ...
Author: Peter Yordan It was Shakespeare who said heavy rests the head that wears the crown, but for the men's hockey team there will be no coronation this year. Middlebury, the nation's number one ranked team and the host of the NCAA Championship, suffered a stunning and painful 5-2 loss to Norwich ...
Author: [no author name found] In the past few weeks, the Middlebury College community has witnessed a swell of activism and awareness surrounding rape on campus. This has come from a wide range of anonymous sources in the form of numerous posters addressing the issue as well as gender inequalities ...
Author: Scott Palmer The 2002 men's tennis season started according to plan for the Panthers. While the squad has not qualified for the Division III national tournament in the history of the program, if the start to the season is any indication, this fact could change very soon. The season began with ...