Author: Campus Editor in Chief Fundraising executives across the nation worried that the generosity that followed Sept. 11 would siphon charitable dollars away from other nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education, dipping into annual giving totals and placing added pressure on groups ...
Author: Anne DeWitt "Working towards elimination of physical, sexual and emotional violence against women and children through direct service, education and social change."Thus reads the mission statement of WomenSafe, formerly known as Addison County Women in Crisis. The private non profit agency recently ...
Author: [no author name found] Prolonging the LockdownA compromise has been reached between Middlebury College administrators and representatives of the student body in the debate over the decision to lock all residence halls at night. Following the Student Government Association's (SGA) student referendum, ...
Author: Cara Lovell Even Dr. Deborah Tannen herself was surprised at the number of students, faculty and community members who braved the blowing snow last Thursday night to hear her popular lecture, "She Said/ He Said/ They Said: Communication Across Genders and Cultures." Within seconds, all seemed ...
Author: Chesley Thurber ’04 President John McCardell ended his opinion in last week's issue of this paper with the sentence, "And let it begin now." He was referring to discussion he wanted to promote over his proposed policy of shifting classes later into the day and holding athletic practices in ...
Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee "We did not save the world," said Brittany Gill '02. Yet 15 Middlebury College students joined about 2,500 protesters from around the world in November 2001 on the streets of Ottawa, Canada. They marched, chanted and even danced for global causes like social justice and ...
Author: Raam Wong We're all familiar with the "church lady" stereotype: the faithful organizer of suppers and pageants, she never misses a Sunday. Until recent reforms, Jewish women were traditionally relegated to the back of the synagogue. In news reports following the September terrorist attacks, ...
Author: Jasmin Johnson and Nicha Rakpanichmanee Sunday, Jan. 20: Chapel ServiceWarm light flooded Mead Chapel on a snowy Sunday morning. Approximately 80 alumni, students, staff, faculty and community members gathered for a service to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. and celebrate the Alumni of Color ...
Author: Tim McCahill Tibetan music scholar Ngawang Choephel, who taught at Middlebury College between 1993 and 1994 under a Fulbright scholarship, arrived in the United States on Jan. 21 after spending six years in prison in China. Choephel, 34, was sentenced in 1995 to 18 years in prison for espionage. ...
Author: David Lindholm The Middlebury women's hockey team's 4-1 loss to Manhattanville on Saturday signified the beginning of a new challenge for the team; the Panthers' loss, like the tie with Bowdoin last year, shows that the team is not invincible. Every team will be gunning for the Panthers now, ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann Over the past two weekends the Middlebury ski team has kicked off its season with a fourth and a third place finish respectively. The nordic team has played an integral role in the strong early season start and looks to improve as the winter wears on. On Jan. 19 and 20 the ...
Author: Nina Cotton '04 After reading President John McCardell's proposition for starting the school day later and having sports teams' practices in the mornings before class, I considered what an average fall day would be like for me, a member of the varsity field hockey team. This is what it would ...
Author: SHannon Egan Last weekend the swimmers and divers took on both Union and Dartmouth colleges in an exciting pair of home meets. Both teams powered through and defeated Union, but Middlebury fell to Dartmouth on Sunday. Against Union, the women dominated the meet, ending in a score of 219-78. ...
Author: Margaret Aleks '03 In many ways, I'm being a hypocrite by writing this. But I'm proceeding to do so anyway. While coming back from Bicentennial Hall to my dorm this afternoon, I walked past numerous signs protesting the College's current 'lockdown' policy. I don't know how many; I have better ...
Author: Gale Berninghausen At the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on Sunday, the Comprehensive Fee Committee issued a preliminary recommendation to set next year's comprehensive fee at approximately $36,000.Committee members were appointed by SGA President Brian Elworthy '02.5 to formulate ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann For the second time this season Middlebury College women's hockey player Amber Neil '03 has won the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) player of the week honor. The junior defensemen earned the distinction last week in three Panther wins in which she scored ...
Author: Meghan Michelson Looking for organic, locally grown foods? Prefer to avoid artificial preservatives and colors in food products? With an increasingly health conscious nation determined to purchase natural foods, such items can be found at nearly any grocery store in the United States. The stores ...
Author: Kate NerembergStaff Writer It has been a long time since a Division III women's hockey team has been able to overcome the consistent superiority of the Middlebury Panthers. On Jan. 26, Manhattanville College snapped Middlebury's 136-game winning streak, with a 4-1 victory. The Panthers had not ...
Author: David Lindholm As the netminder for the Panther hockey program, Christian Carlsson '02 has owned opposing offenses for the past two seasons. By posting the best goals-against average (GAA) in college hockey during his junior year, he attracted attention and recognition for both himself and ...
Author: [no author name found] Discussing the digital revolution in the news industry, Frank Sesno '77 participates in a panel discussion during the 2002 Digital Bridges Conference on Sunday.