Zeitgeist 4.0
May 5, 2022Read the fourth iteration of our annual Zeitgeist student body survey.
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Native American tribes to no longer pay property taxes in Vermont
By Susanna Schatz | May 5, 2022Governor Phil Scott recently signed legislation that exempts Vermont Native American tribes from property taxes. This comes as a relief to many tribe members, who say that their communities struggle with the financial burden of these taxes.
Cliff Hanger: The Outbound Collective films a modern outdoors
By Maggie Bryan | May 5, 2022The most successful outdoor films tend to focus on the “firsts” of the outdoor world: first ascents, remarkable survivals, free solos. In reality, the ability of ordinary people to thrive in outdoor spaces is just as remarkable.
Kick Start Grant Helps New Businesses to Success on Main Street, in Marble Works
By Maggie Reynolds | May 5, 2022A grant aimed at bringing vibrant businesses to Main Street has re-opened for a second round of applications, which will close on May 13. The Kick Start Middlebury Grant, sponsored principally by the Town of Middlebury and the Better Middlebury Partnership, awarded between $15,000 and $20,000 to six ...
Milk With Dignity campaign pressures Hannaford on International Workers’ Day
By Charlie Deichman-Caswell | May 5, 2022On Sunday, May 1 — on the holiday known as May Day and International Workers’ Day — a large crowd gathered outside Hannaford supermarket in Middlebury to promote Milk with Dignity, a Migrant Justice program in support of migrant dairy workers.
Women’s tennis sweeps weekend, charges toward NESCAC tournament
By Lexi Linafelter | April 28, 2022Women’s tennis (11–4) kept its foot on the gas pedal this weekend, recording consecutive shutout victories against Connecticut College (2–13) and Trinity College (5–10) in Connecticut.
Seven Questions with Audrey Tir ’25, women’s golf
By Blaise Siefer | April 28, 2022Audrey Tir ’25, from Wilmette, Illinois, is a first-year on women’s golf. In the NESCAC Qualifier last October, Tir recorded an 18-hole score of -1, 70, the first golfer in program history to complete an under-par round.
PFL Weekly Ep. 9: Softball breaks home run record, men’s golf records second-place finish, women’s tennis sweeps weekend
By Blaise Siefer, Captain Rudolph, Marco Fengler and Eli Dibari | April 28, 2022The school records keep coming! Baseball and softball both shattered program home run records this past weekend, recording dominant victories in the process.
Alec Ritch ’23 helps baseball set program record with 11-game win streak
By Ryan Heinzerling | April 28, 2022If Alec Ritch ’23 could pick a signature moment from this season, it would be Middlebury’s doubleheader sweep of Williams on Sunday, April 17. Not only did the wins help Middlebury to their record-setting win streak, but the victories were also fueled by Ritch’s heroics.
Alum Conversation with Nathaniel Brown ’13, Freelance Filmmaker and Photographer
By Yinuo Wang | April 28, 2022Nathaniel Brown ’13 majored in International Politics and Economics with an East Asian focus and is now a freelance filmmaker and photographer. He received a Fulbright Scholarship after college. He has since traveled around the world making documentaries with subcultural communities, including in ...
Photo of the Week: Sunset Over Chapel Hill
April 28, 2022Photo of the Week: Sunset Over Chapel Hill by Zeyi Tong '25
Spring Student Symposium returns in person
By Emmanuel Tamrat | April 28, 2022The Spring Student Symposium returned in person for the first time since spring 2019 on Friday, April 22.
TEDxMiddlebury finds growth in failure
By Eliza King Freedman | April 28, 2022“Maybe failure is worth dwelling on,” began two TEDxMiddlebury organizers Kian Lalji 23’ and Liv Cohen ’23 to a full Dana Auditorium. On April 22, TEDxMiddlebury hosted Failing Forward, an event encouraging Middlebury speakers to share stories of failure, and how they grew from these trying ...
How the course schedule comes together: Faculty, departments and coordinators plan for hundreds of classes
By Sabrina Salam | April 28, 2022Every semester, students piece together a schedule of courses from hundreds of offerings across every department at the college — the product of a long scheduling process that involves all faculty, academic departments, the Dean of Curriculum’s office and the Registrar.
‘Full and Equal Participation’: Rethinking Middlebury’s financial aid
By Editorial Board | April 28, 2022On April 13, fellow NESCAC institution Williams College announced its commitment to move to a fully-grant based financial aid system, effectively eliminating loans and work study packages. This shift is said to benefit the 53% of students who are on financial aid, at a cost of 6.75 million dollars per ...
“Ophelia Underwater” rewrites a Shakespearean classic
By Sophie Butler-Rahman | April 28, 2022This past weekend, “Ophelia Underwater,” a play by Janielle Kastner, had its run in the Hepburn Zoo theater. Set in her dying moments, Ophelia uses the last minutes of her life to share her story.
Jack Clarner ’24 founds Equipme, an online rental marketplace for outdoor equipment
By Blaise Siefer | April 28, 2022A life-long Vermont resident, Jack Clarner ’24 grew up outdoors. When the sun was out, you could find Clarner surfing, sailing, mountain biking — you name it.
Think tank accuses 10 Middlebury alumni of fraudulent voting, officials say claims are unfounded
By Emily Hogan | April 28, 2022EAI alleged that ten Middlebury graduates had not been removed from the voter rolls upon graduating, and had voted in multiple places in the 2020 election. Officials verified that at least some of these students lived abroad, and were still eligble to vote in Middlebury.
Let’s show up in solidarity with farmworkers: May 1 action with migrant justice
By Molly Babbin and Andrés Oyaga | April 28, 2022Join us outside the Middlebury Hannaford this Sunday May 1 at 11:30 a.m. alongside farmworkers demanding humane labor standards.