Sports
Amateur versus Athlete: My first time on a horse
By Ting Cui | December 4, 2025My introduction to the horse world began with teeth marks on my hand.
Ting Cui
Ting Cui '25.5 (she/her) is the Business Director.
Ting previously worked as Senior Sports Editor and Staff Writer and continues to contribute as a Sports Editor. A political science major with a history minor, she interned at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. as a policy analyst and op-ed writer. She also competed as a figure skater for Team USA and enjoys hot pilates, thrifting, and consuming copious amounts of coffee.
Sports
2026 Winter sports previews
By Kanan Clifford, Theo Maniatis, Ting Cui and Simon Schmieder | November 13, 20252026 Winter sports previews.
News
Speakers narrate roots and reach at TEDxMiddlebury
By Ting Cui | November 13, 2025By 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, Robinson Concert Hall was busy with students, professors and community members settling in as the lights dimmed for TEDxMiddlebury 2025. This year’s theme, ‘Roots and Reach,’ inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk, invited speakers to reflect on where they come from ...
Local
Middlebury hosts fourth annual car show
By Ting Cui and Simon Schmieder | October 23, 2025People say a dog resembles its owner, and a similar relationship often holds true for cars. At the Middlebury Car Show & Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, Middlebury resident Diane Mott, the owner of an orange 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 camper van, wore a peace sign baseball cap of a matching shade, ...
News
“Ladder or Lottery?”: Gary Hoover asks Middlebury to rethink economic promises
By Ting Cui | October 9, 2025Approximately 50 students filled Twilight Auditorium last Thursday afternoon to hear economist Gary Hoover argue that America's promise of economic mobility may be more of a lottery than a ladder. The talk, part of the D.K. Smith Economic Lecture Series, featured Hoover promoting his book “Ladder ...
Opinion
The AI conversations we’re not having
By Ting Cui | October 9, 2025As a super senior graduating this coming February, my college experience has spanned two distinct eras: before artificial intelligence (AI) and after AI. My introduction to AI came over Christmas break in 2022, when my tech-obsessed father showed me ChatGPT. My family crowded around my laptop, collectively ...
Sports
The Side Hustle: College climbing wall gets a makeover
By Ting Cui | October 2, 2025Middlebury’s climbing community returned this fall to find a brand-new wall towering over the indoor tennis courts in Nelson Recreation Center, complete with shiny holds, flat panels, and fresh, cushy mats. The first thing wall veterans noticed was what was missing: the cave. The steep and storied ...
News
Clifford Symposium examines AI’s impact beyond hype and fear
By Ting Cui | September 25, 2025On Sept. 18–19, students, faculty, scholars and community members gathered for “AI Unboxed: Moving Beyond Hype and Fear” to explore the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Symposium offered 11 events over two days, spanning topics including climate change, higher education, computer science, ...
Sports
2025 Fall sports previews
By Kanan Clifford, Theo Maniatis, Ting Cui, Simon Schmieder and Brooke Friberg | September 11, 20252025 Fall sports previews.
Sports
Historic double victory: Middlebury tennis teams capture NESCAC championships
By Ting Cui | May 8, 2025In a rain-soaked weekend that will go down in Middlebury athletics history, the women’s tennis team finally broke through with their first-ever NESCAC Championship, defeating four-time defending champion Wesleyan University 4–1 on their home turf. An hour later, the men’s team completed an improbable ...