Author: Raam Wong Opinions Editor Within 24 hours last month, approximately 40 students began to show a similar pattern of symptoms associated with the stomach flu, fueling speculation that the outbreak may have been caused by food poisoning in one of the dining halls.Dining Services, Parton Health ...
Author: [no author name found] Perfecting the 'Lockdown' PolicyA month after the Department of Public Safety responded to an armed burglary on campus by locking the doors of the College's residence halls, the implementation of this response has remained erratic as entrances are locked at varying times ...
Author: [no author name found] Dressed in ethnic costume, the Yale Slavic Chorus performed at the Cener for the Arts Concert Hall on Friday night. The chorus performed a running story combining song and story telling, captivating the audience.
Author: Nuala O'DonohoeStaff Writer In the wake of Sept. 11 airport security has become an issue for Americans, whether or not they like to fly. Indeed, airport security has not only become an issue, but a preoccupation in the minds of every American. In the past five months larger airports have come ...
Author: Jason DaneStaff Writer As any film student will most likely tell you, showing your project on the big screen for the first time is one of the most exhilarating experiences imaginable. And on Dec. 8, 2001, the students of Sight and Sound II got a taste of that excitement first hand during their ...
Author: Alison HertelStaff Writer The Middlebury women's squash team came back from winter break and headed to the Williams Invitational Tournament where they came out with a mixed result, 2-2.On Friday, Jan. 11, Middlebury beat Mt. Holyoke College 9-0 and Bowdoin College 5-4. Amanda Knappman '04 said, ...
Author: Emily BerlansteinStaff Writer While the majority of Middlebury students were welcoming 2002 in style, whether at home or on vacation, the women's basketball team rang in the New Year here in snowy Vermont, with practice. The Panthers returned to Middlebury on Jan. 30, and have since been preparing ...
Author: Dan RussellStaff Writer The Middlebury College men's basketball team returned from their break with renewed enthusiasm, as they resumed practice on Dec. 30 in preparation for a grueling winter term schedule, consisting of seven games over the course of 13 days. The new year began on a somber ...
Author: [no author name found] Reaching for some incoming plates in the Proctor dish room, President McCardell joined students in helping to wash dishes, giving dining hall employees a paid night off. As part of a new initiative spearheaded by Oren Frey '02, students, faculty and staff endeavor to build ...
Author: David Lindholm Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in a month. The Red Sox, with a retooled lineup and pitching staff, will look to improve on their last year's tough season. The 2001 campaign for the Sox was rife with injuries and discord. This year will be different. The Sox ...
Author: Laura RockefellerStaff Writer There are certain plays and pieces of music in our culture that are revered so highly that there are innumerable productions of them by the greatest artists. For this reason, staging an original performance of these pieces poses a challenge in addition to the expected ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton Features Editor Skiing is the major source of winter tourism in Vermont and one of the largest industries in the state. With over 20 alpine ski resorts, about 50 nordic ski centers, 4,500 skiable acres, 900 trails and 150 lifts, Vermont is the prime destination for eastern United ...
Author: David LindholmSports Editor Connecticut College was the latest team to be steamrolled by the Middlebury College women's hockey team, as the Camels came to play two in Kenyon Arena over the weekend. The Panthers dominated completely, out shooting the Camels 91-11 over the course of both games. ...
Author: Devin ZatorskiNews Editor Dispensing with hardcopy timecards, the Office of Service Learning and Student Employment began requiring that students with on-campus jobs enter their hours online last week, the first step in a College-wide transition to Banner operating software. Charlene Bergland, ...
Author: Yvonne ChenStaff Writer Meet Avery, a deli owner from around Jersey and an everyday blue-collar guy. Avery is proud of his job, makes chit-chat with his regular customers and pontificates on the Yankees, the novelty of horse radish in sandwiches and other oddities of an ever-changing world outside. ...
Author: Amy BraisStaff Writer During last year's Winter Carnival Middlebury placed third overall, after the University of Vermont and Dartmouth College, for the EISA Championships.-Middlebury hosted the 2001 National Collegiate Skiing Championships. Previously, Middlebury had hosted the 1961, 1973 and ...
Author: Raam Wong Dava Sobel, the award-winning writer and former New York Times science reporter, has been chosen by the Honorary Degree Selection Committee as the graduation speaker for the Middlebury College Class of 2002. Sobel's two most prominent pieces of work are her books "Longitude" and "Galileo's ...
Author: Compiled by Lindsey WhittonFeatures EditorStaff Writer The following are brief descriptions of the five ski mountains closest to Middlebury College and most popular with Middlebury students. The information was gathered from two websites, www.skivermont.com and www.vermontskiresorts.com. Mad ...
Author: Padma GovandinStaff Writer Adapting a novel as dense and complex as J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" for film would be as great an undertaking as Frodo Baggins' quest to destroy the evil ring of Mordor. To this end, director Peter Jackson has done an admirable ...
Author: Yvonne ChenStaff Writer In our society men and women are continually talking about a so-called war of the sexes. Television shows such as "Men are From Mars/Women are from Venus" infiltrate their audiences with daily meditations of the gender differences that seem to divide us all into disparate ...