Author: Tim McCahill Assistant News Editor With less than two weeks left of the Muslim holiday Ramadan, members of the College's Islamic Society have taken a step back to re-examine a year that has been a trying one for practitioners of the faith.The holiday, a period for reflection and meditation, ...
Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee Reverend Paul Bortz did not believe that last Saturday's 50-degree weather was a fluke. Neither did the 20-some others at the third planning meeting of the Multifaith Global Warming Action Coalition. On Nov. 29, the group met at St. Stephen's Church and brainstormed a wide ...
Author: Brittany Gill Saturday evening's Night of Black Culture was dynamic. It literally breathed life into its title, "Kaleidoscope: 'A Spectrum of Color.'" At 6 p.m. tin foil was removed from a row of fine fresh food for the soul from Taste of Dixie in Burlington. The crowd grew slowly, performers ...
Author: Mike Csazar When one thinks of reggae music, the first group that comes to mind is most certainly Bob Marley and the Wailers. The band has been through more than most, considering the famous breakup in the early 1970s when the founders of the band, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh and Maley split up. ...
Author: Jasim Johnson "Student teaching is a daily dose of inspiration," said Peter Day '01, who is currently completing the student teaching program at Middlebury Union Middle School and High School. Day is one of 12 members of the Teacher Education Program at the College who are student-teaching at ...
Author: Allison Quady Arts EDitor "Bright Flight," the Silver Jews' new album recently released on Chicago-based Drag City simmers with warm, ready to eat, poetic Americana. Singer/song write and frontman David Berman brings the album to melancholic life with his lyrics and a new emphasis on instrumentals. ...
Author: Rachel Cotton '03 We're the people who ticketed everyone's Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) last year. We also fixed up a bunch of bikes, hoping that they would be taken for rides, loved and left in appropriate locations after use. With the introduction of "the yellow fleet," our plan was to memorialize ...
Author: Alison Hertel In competition last weekend the women's squash team tasted vicory, and the newcomer men's team faced defeat.The women's squash team played their first matches of the season at the Wesleyan Round Robin last weekend. The women beat St. Lawrence 7-2 and lost to Bates 3-6 on the first ...
Author: Elizabeth Logue Managing Editor The assault and robbery of a sophomore Hadley student prompted administrators at Middlebury College to mandate the locking of the exterior entrances to dormitories and college-owned houses. Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Public Safety Elizabeth ...
Author: Dan Russel The Middlebury College men's basketball team began their season at the Lopata Classic in St.Louis (Mo.) against the sixth ranked team in Division III, Washington University in St.Louis. The Panthers were able to keep stride with the Bears at first, holding the lead with eight minutes ...
Author: [no author name found] BOOYAH!Midd-kid Katie Samson '02 to make us proud carrying the Olympic Torch.BOOHOO!Where's the snow? Our Reef Sandals are getting stuck in the mud.BOOYAH!Old Storrs Ave. duplex relocated to make room for new library. Confused residents wake up with a new backyard.BOOYAH!Weekend's ...
Author: Becca Kaufman Most Americans can make immediate associations when hearing the term jazz. It rouses feelings of musical freedom, artistic liberty, improvisation and experimentation that, in its creation, tested the boundaries of what music could be and do. Perhaps more than other styles of music, ...
Author: Craig Szela Middlebury College boasted a record 583 early decision applications this year, compared to last year's record number of 550. Dean of Enrollment Planning Mike Schoenfeld stated, "It's about the eighth or ninth record in a row [and] reflects a national [early decision] trend." He ascribed ...
Author: Lanford Beard For anyone who has ever been to a Riddim show, the fact is that it is not just about dance. Sure, the pumping beats, synchronized steps and flashy costumes all emphasize the troupe's gyrating bodies, but more than anything, the event's significance rests not solely in the evening's ...
Author: Yvonne Chen Every year students walk into McCullough Social Space to watch the highly anticipated variety show by Middlebury College's International Student Organization (ISO). This year, McCullough Social Space was transformed into a starry wonderland with metallic star-shaped balloons and ...
Author: Alison Hertel Associate Editor Just as the end of the semester approaches, I finally feel settled in, back in the swing from my semester spent abroad. I would like to hang out and enjoy college, but no; they want me to write lots of very long papers. I know I'll get them done, but I just don't ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor The Middlebury men's and women's swim teams traveled to Amherst this weekend. Both teams swam well, but neither could come up with a win, as the men fell by a score of 143-93 and the women lost by an almost identical score of 150-93. Both teams are now ...
Author: Drew Bennet '02 Congratulations America, you finally found a new enemy! Now it's time for another one of those wars that's not really declared, but lots of people are gonna die, and there's a red scare — I mean there's terrorists, there's a good and an evil-doer, and we must win, although ...
Author: Kevin King '02 A little over two months ago the Student Government Association (SGA) completed highly successful and contested fall elections, and held its first meeting of the year. I write today to reflect on what the SGA has already accomplished this fall term, the progress of my initiatives ...
Author: Devin Zatorski News Editor In an event designed to ignite the Olympic spirit for the 2002 Winter Games, Katie Samson '02.5 will join the 7,200 torchbearers selected to carry the Olympic Flame on a 65-day, 13,500-mile journey spanning 46 states. The route begins in Atlanta, Ga., where the torch ...