All Middlebury students studying abroad in Chile are accounted for and doing well after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the region on Feb. 27.

The College plans to increase the student body by 50 students, lower the annual increase of the comprehensive fee and retain the current financial aid structure, according to an address given by President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz on Feb. 12.

The day before Vermont lawmakers debated the 21-year-old minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) on Jan. 21, two prominent researchers argued that the current law has been a success in an on-campus lecture.

Abilene publication  debuts on Apple iPad
The Optimist, the student newspaper of Abilene Christian University, is getting big press for being the first collegiate publication to debut on Apple’s iPad. Student and faculty researchers from many departments are working on the project, which should make the Optimist iPad-ready by March. The newspaper is already available in print, online and on the iPhone.
“This is yet another opportunity for our students to make use of a cutting-edge delivery system — the third version of mobile media delivery we have pioneered,” said Cheryl Bacon, …

Construction at Sunderland Language Center to make the main entrance compliant with regulations in the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was completed earlier this month. A handicap-accessible bathroom has also been built off the main lobby.

In the past week, a small group of Middlebury students has raised approximately $4,900 in donations for Haiti following the earthquake that left the country devastated on Jan. 12.

President Emeritus of the College and Professor of History John M. McCardell, Jr. will assume the position of vice chancellor at Sewanee: The University of the South, beginning July 1.

“We would often just sit on their porches, they would offer me cornbread and Coke, and we’d just talk for hours on end.”
For Sierra Murdoch ’09.5, this year’s undergraduate Environmental Journalism Fellow, this routine was the key to excellent reporting during her time in southwest Virginia this summer.