Author: Andrew F.X. Gustafson It was an interesting pair of gentlemen who brought blues to the Gamut Room on Friday night. John-Alex Mason and Jerry Hunt play just about as pure a form of blues as you'll find anywhere. This was music straight from the South, drawing on the century-old tradition of the ...
Author: Barbara Doyle-Wilch I need your help in developing the "library of the future." Planning for the library of 2004 often feels like a crystal ball exercise. The physical structure of the new library is only half of the job; what goes on inside the library is the other. Both require seeing into ...
Author: Karen Acheson Staff Writer On Thursday, several faculty members, parents and a few students gathered in the Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Center to hear Ronald G. Ehrenberg, professor of industrial and labor relations and economics and director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute ...
Author: Ashley Elpern Editor-in-Chief Putting our Resources to WorkMore than a month after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, life in America and across the globe has yet to return to normal. With the advent of bio-terrorism, manifested in the infiltration of the United States Postal Service, perhaps ...
Author: Anne DeWitt Local News Editor Despite its rural location, Middlebury is a great place to eat. From whole-wheat pretzels and glazed fruit tarts at Otter Creek Bakery to raw milk cheddar at the Middlebury Co-op to a nearly all-organic farmer's market, unusual and sophisticated items are surprisingly ...
Author: Kate DeForest Arts Editor Poetry is, as William Meredith so thankfully admits, "hard to read." However, some poetry (think T.S. Eliot) is harder to read than others. One of those newer poets, a young man named Spencer Short, falls into the latter category. However, Short loses none of Eliot's ...
Author: John Condon Staff Writer "It was a rush to hear the thousands of spectators cheering for Midd just as hard as they did for the US National Team," said men's captain and lightweight 4+ stroke Brian Ambrette '02 after competing with the finest of American rowing.Last weekend, Middlebury Crew ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor The growing consensus around the media is that this is the strangest season ever in the NFL. Ever! I found it hard to believe, especially only six weeks in, but since I don't follow football too much I had to check it out for myself. Here's what I've ...
Author: Megan Michelson Features Editor At a time in American history in which people of all ethnicities, ages, gender and geographical origins have come together to celebrate being Americans, I have noticed that the previously well- defined lines between east coast and west coast are blurred. Recently ...
Author: David Lindholm Assistant Sports Editor The Middlebury men's soccer team continued to struggle with non-conference teams but also continued their run of good form within the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) this week. On Thursday the men traveled to St. Michael's to meet ...
Author: Claire Bourne News Editor In the weeks since Sept. 11, a handful of Middlebury College faculty members have been sought out by local media to provide commentary on a broad range of topics related to the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. Associate Professor of Biology Grace Spatafora was featured ...
Author: Doug Haber Staff Writer This past Saturday, the Middlebury Rugby team annihilated an inferior Williams opponent 49 – 0, finishing the regular season undefeated, clinching the New England Western League title for the fourth consecutive year, and securing a spot in next weekend's New England ...
Author: Mariah McKechnie The Commons Administration Office would like to clear up any confusion or concern surrounding the College's fire safety policies and procedures. Every year, the College's Safety Officer Ed Sullivan reviews the College's fire safety policy and recommends any necessary changes ...
Author: Abigail Ward United We Stand." This phrase is all over since Sept. 11, and these three words are comforting for a shaken nation. However, I feel like this phrase is not representative especially of the college population and the younger generations that have never had to deal with full-blown ...
Author: Drew Pugsley As we sat in the Grille pondering a topic for our article this week, Estye Ross actually had a pretty brilliant idea, believe it or not. We conducted a poll of all of the people in The Grille at about midnight on Oct. 22. The Question: Are you satisfied with the way in which the ...
Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee While anthrax diagnoses headline national news, the Middlebury College community—particularly the student body—has responded with reserved concern. Daily routines appear undisturbed, except for some precaution at the mailroom and Recycling Center. Many people attribute ...
Author: Wasim Rahman Another Palestinian mother is grieving in Bethlehem tonight. Her 19-year-old son, Johnny Thaljieh, was shot in Manger Square, only a few yards from the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of the prophet Jesus, peace be upon him. The stray bullet that killed Johnny ...
Author: Jonathan Maziarz Old Science Center NostalgiaTo the Editor: It was with great sadness that I read of the imminent demise of the Old Science Center at Middlebury College. Nicha Rakpanichmanee's article, "Science Center's Complex Past Deconstructed Along With Building" in the Oct. 3 Campus illuminated ...
Author: Emily Berlanstein Staff Writer In the words of Joe Paterno, "the will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital." The Panther field hockey team certainly had the will to prepare last week, as they split a pair of games, falling to Vermont adversary St. Michael's 3-1 and defeating ...
Author: Peter Simon Staff Writer With October winding down, the College's annual inspection of dormitories for compliance with fire safety rules is under way. This year, two changes to fire safety policy are causing some controversy: the decision to add Christmas lights to the list of banned items ...