While students learn countless lessons from their professors — often through hours absorbing lectures and taking notes of problem set solutions or discussion points — there are certain subjects that, over months and years of class, go unaddressed. Last Thursday’s installment of “It’s Not What ...
Just as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men playing company once toured England over 400 years ago to perform the plays of William Shakespeare, the First Folios of the man regarded as the most influential writer of the English language are about to embark on a grand tour of their own. As part of this yearlong, ...
If you haven’t eaten one yet, chances are you probably have seen the sweet cupcake creations of MiddCakes somewhere on campus. Perhaps you spied their icing coiffures standing sweetly in Wilson Café (their most popular selling post), or got a whiff of their sugary goodness at the Grille or Crossroads. ...
On Sunday morning, I watched time-lapse panoramas of rolling Utah skies and sunrises over looming, copper cliffs, before finally settling in the living room with award-winning CNN reporter Lisa Ling and Becky Jeffs, the daughter of the man who founded the Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). Ling ...
Late afternoon on Saturday, Wilson Hall erupted in cheers. The 130 students who had just participated in JusTalks, an all-day, student led discussion event that encourages social justice dialogue, were wrapping up a day of heavy exchanges with dancing, loud whoops and even a birthday ballad to one lucky ...
Last Monday evening, sitting in the small and stuffy newspaper office in the Hepburn basement, I found myself surrounded by lounging editors, writers and photographers listening to a steady stream of bluesy, jazzy soul played by Innocent Tswamuno ’15 and Mohan Fitzgerald ’14 of the student super-band, ...
After months of planning, the Socially Responsible Investment Club (SRI) and the Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) started the spring term with an event called Socially Responsible Investing Week, a speaker series focusing on investment as a tool for social change. “One of our major goals ...
It just so happens that every once in a while, the Middlebury community misses out on the opportunity to hear fantastic visiting speakers due to the distraction of spectacular glorious skiing conditions. This past weekend was one such opportunity. The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs sponsored the ...
After a year of news stories about Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers, Russell J. Leng ’60 Professor of International Politics and Economics Allison Stanger set the record straight on Jan. 10. Talking about the cases of Edward Snowden, the NSA, and Wikileaks, Stanger was critical of those she ...
Last week the Center for Careers and Internships joined forces with the Psychology and Theatre Departments to bring Dr. Tasha Eurich ’02, organizational psychologist, speaker and New York Times best-selling author, to campus. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, Eurich addressed students and professors alike in McCardell ...