The Gaza Solidarity Encampment on McCullough lawn created the “The People’s University,” a tent space where professors can host their courses, and since its inception on April 29, some Middlebury professors and staff members have taken advantage of the opportunity. “The People’s University” ...
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Green initiative celebrates Earth Day and Growing Sustainability Efforts in Middlebury Athletics
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By Tejas Srinivasan | May 2, 2024The Heath Quartet has a longstanding relationship with Middlebury. The April 28 concert marked its tenth appearance with the Performing Arts Series. Previously, the British group was the series’ first ever quartet in residence, performed a full Bartok cycle and played a six-concert Beethoven cycle ...
Sarah Says: That’s Why They Call Them The Blues
By Sarah Miller | May 2, 2024Every April, when the days get long again and we shed our winter coats, I remember that I am an essentially joyful person and am, perhaps more importantly, committed to cultivating joy. This is the writerly way of saying I suffer from a low-grade form of seasonal depression. Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder ...
Zeitgeist 6.0
May 2, 2024Ah, the best four years of our lives. Middlebury College is supposed to be more than just a place we go to school. We are a community of students living together — we go to parties together, play sports together and this year, we experienced a total eclipse together. In its sixth year, Zeitgeist seeks ...
Outraged at Middlebury’s complicity in genocide: Community, movement, education at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment
By June Su and Kana Decoste | May 2, 2024A bubble of frustration and grief among the student body burst when the Middlebury Gaza Solidarity Encampment began on Sunday, April 28. The momentum grew as many students felt that the ongoing genocide in Gaza — with 35,000 dead, 8,000 missing, and 7,000 injured has been swept under the rug on the ...
Women’s track wins third straight NESCAC Championship
By Jack Mcguire | May 2, 2024The women’s track and field team won their third straight NESCAC Championship this past weekend at Tufts University. The men’s team meanwhile finished fifth place in their respective NESCAC Championship, and overall, the men’s and women’s teams combined for six individual victories.
WANAS showcase in solidarity with Palestine
By Mandy Berghela | May 2, 2024The Middlebury West Asian and North African Students Association (WANAS) hosted a fundraising showcase dedicated to celebrating the voices of West Asian and North African voices on campus at Wilson Hall on Friday, April 26.
Middlebury’s process of creating new student organizations requires serious structural changes to satisfy student needs
By Francesca Bradley and Rosella Graham | May 2, 2024For all the students who eagerly toured Middlebury College before committing, you surely heard some version of the line, “It is always possible to start a new club on campus if it doesn’t already exist! You just need ten or more interested members.”
Ilsley Public Library Expansion vote to take place on May 7
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Hundreds participate in pro-Palestine walk out from classes
By Charlie Keohane and Sarah Miller | May 1, 2024Dozens of students left their classrooms at 11:30 a.m. to unite on the McCullough lawn in solidarity with Gaza, calling for the college’s divestment from companies involved in Israel’s ongoing military campaign, among other demands. They were joined by faculty and other community members who participated ...
“We are in it for the long haul”: Students camp out on campus in solidarity with Gaza, demanding divestment
By Katie Futterman and Maggie Reynolds | May 1, 2024At 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, a group of about 40 students set up tents on McCullough lawn to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The students at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment — which continues to grow as more students bring their own tents — are prepared to remain on the lawn until ...
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By Maggie Reynolds | April 30, 2024Terry Tempest Williams, an author, naturalist and social justice advocate, will deliver the 2024 Middlebury Commencement address.
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Reel Critic: “I Saw the TV Glow”
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