Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee As anonymous posters flooded public and residential facilities at Middlebury College in the past two weeks, their cries of "silenced" rape have proven pervasive in the minds of students, staff and faculty alike. One of the earlier posters claimed that "one in four college ...
Author: ELizabeth Logue In this week's column, I humbly acknowledge my discovery of a new art form. Had you asked me weeks ago my definition of acceptable arts discourse in The Middlebury Campus, martial arts would not have been among them. To steal a sentiment from Harry in "When Harry Met Sally" when ...
Author: Ann Hanson, Dean of Student Affairs There have been many letters and opinion pieces appearing in The Campus in the past two weeks that have focused on sexual assault or rape at Middlebury. I welcome this dialogue. The issue of rape is serious, and ending this type of violence will require the ...
Author: Craig Brown Emma Hart Willard, an early advocate and pioneer for women's rights, found her roots here in Middlebury, Vt. Born on Feb. 23, 1787 as one of 17 children, Willard grew up on a small family farm in Hartford, Conn. Her father, Samuel Hart, recognized his daughter's inquisitive and dynamic ...
Author: Cara Lovell The Student Government Association (SGA) clarified its stance concerning the changes being made in dormitory security as a result of the Nov. 29 armed robbery and assault at Hadley Hall last Sunday. The informal consensus of the senators was that they should keep in mind the strong ...
Author: Suzie Mozes Visiting Instructor in Theatre Claudio Medeiros '90 flaunted the strength of the Theatre Department this past weekend in "The House of Bernarda Alba," a Spanish play written by Frederico Garcia Lorca.Lorca, who challenged the oppression of women in the early 20th century, explores ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann The Middlebury Pranksters, better known as the College's Ultimate Frisbee team, are all business. Having come within one game of making the National Tournament last year and cracking the nation's top 16, the team is one that competes amongst the region's and nation's best. ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton I found out last night that an old friend had been found dead in New York City from a drug overdose. He was 18 years old. My mom spent this morning at his relatively poorly attended funeral, surrounded by anonymous elderly parishioners who seemed to have accidentally gone to ...
Author: Sean Hoskins The signs at the entrance to the Flynn Center's main stage Friday night read, "There will be a strobe light and a gunshot in the performance." The warnings were just the first indication of what was to come. Confrontational lighting effects and audio sounds marked this risky performance ...
Author: Sam Rodriguez As you might have noticed at the Student Activities Fair in the fall, an exciting new club was developed: the Procrastination Club. Plans for this organization were carefully engineered a few moments before the Activities Fair by Siddartha "Sid" Rao '04. The self-described "procrastinator ...
Author: Meghan Michelson I spent last weekend in New York City, a place that is as foreign to me as a physics textbook is to an English major. Being that this week marks six months since the tragic terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, I thought now was a better time than ever to reflect on my perception and ...
Author: Ingrid Erickson Despite recurrent technical difficulties, the fourth annual Christian A. Johnson Symposium in the History of Art and Architecture last Saturday was an engaging event featuring student and faculty artists alike.Co-sponsored by the Department of the History of Art and Architecture ...
Author: Bob Wainwright As I racked my brain tonight, searching in vain for a suitable topic for this week's column, I eventually began to despair. But my despondency was short-lived, however, when I realized that the lack of a topic has never stopped me from writing before. This is interesting though. ...
Author: Ben Gore On the far fringe of human thought, all divisions are meaningless. When you move beyond Democrats and Republicans, socialism and capitalism, punk rock and boy bands, you move into a realm where all facets of existence are simply about existence. Music is about life. Economics is about ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg The 2002 Middlebury women's lacrosse team has big shoes to fill, coming off a perfect 17-0 2001 season, including capturing the NCAA National Championship. The Panthers, however, seem ready to embrace the challenge of living up to their promising potential.Leading the way for ...
Author: Abbie Beane Little red berets, thin moustaches and other stereotypical articles of French costume were unnecessary last Sunday as the talent displayed by Matapat, a traditional Québecois musical group, provided more than sufficient entertainment. The band, which put on a free performance to ...
Author: Crystalyn Radcliffe Our society is afraid of what it does not understand. We call this fear by many names: racism, sexism, homophobia — fear of anything that is different. We do not understand because we cannot see the other side. We feel threatened by what lies outside the norm and prefer ...
Author: Jeff Martin The Middlebury Panther golf team is eagerly awaiting a spring thaw so they can pick up the bags and begin their spring tournament schedule. The Panthers had a strong fall season and with the renovation of the Duke Nelson facility they have been working hard in preparation for their ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief In a vote for sustainable government, the town of Middlebury joined 20 other Vermont municipalities in endorsing the Earth Charter, a document that lays out a basic vision of environmental conservation and social justice. Drafted by a committee chaired by Middlebury College ...
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 ...