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Student Organizations Start Strong This Year
Baseball Analytics Club Mason Hinckley ’17 is a self-described statistics junkie.
A New Look at Americana
It is easy to discount “American Culture” as a loose, insufficient, reductionist term for the patchwork heritage of the U.S. As we all know, America[…]
Confronting Life’s Big Questions
“Oh, I’ve spent my time pondering my existence, contemplating life and death, wondering what it all means.” It’s the cliché joke about intellectuals – sitting[…]
The Value of Doing Less While Abroad
The end of my second week in England is coming to a close. I have started getting into a routine. I finally know how to[…]
Enjoy The Moment
It’s been a hard winter and a hard spring semester. We grow restless as the cold weather drags on long into April, and we’re given[…]
One Life Left: Hotline Miami 2
Alright. Four guards patrolling the room to the right, one guard in an alcove to the left. Shoot forward and they’ll all come running. But[…]
Why I am an Objectivist
Often I find myself debating against people who argue that it is impossible to know the best way to live a life, or the best[…]
One Life Left: Journey
It opens with a view of sand. Dark tan and flashing in the sun’s rays — this is clearly the desert. The camera pulls up[…]
On the Path to Transhumanism
Every day we accelerate toward longer life, healthier life, fewer diseases, and better recovery from those diseases we can’t cure. Every single day our technology[…]
The Arrogance of Youth
Most of us probably came to Middlebury in order to have our beliefs challenged. We wanted to confront situations that would make us think and[…]
One Life Left: The Last of Us
How do you confront the unthinkable? How do you persevere in the darkest situation imaginable, when everything familiar and comforting is warped and erased? How[…]
Finding the Constant in Your Life
Recently I’ve found myself describing my life as a runaway freight train. At some point in the last year, it began changing so rapidly and[…]
Nothing is Above Criticism
Each horrifying act of violence that occurs in the world cuts at us. Each example of cruelty takes our conceptions of security and turns them[…]
One Life Left: The Swapper
I’ve experienced my share of existential crises in my life, not surprisingly. But rarely have I had to confront questions of my own physical and[…]
Beating the Winter Blues
The cold has finally arrived. Snow has carpeted the grass and framed the buildings with a border of white. Temperatures are dropping and freezing drizzles[…]
A New Form of Literature
For decades, video games served one main purpose. From “Pong” to “Space Invaders” to “Super Mario Bros.”, games were created and shared to entertain. People[…]
Choose Not To Party
This year, I have not gone to a single party. I have not been involved in any of the party culture, I have only once[…]
Reorient Yourself
Over the last few weeks, an internet blog has been making the rounds throughout Middlebury students. At this point, you’ve probably heard of it. Called[…]
Breaking Out of The Bubble
It’s often said that we at Middlebury live in a bubble. Our little college sits deep in the Vermont woods, hours from the nearest major[…]
We Need Progress
The United States is growing, in general, increasingly liberal with each passing year. With this liberalization comes greater equality, but perhaps more importantly, a greater sense and understanding of how unequal our society remains.
No Thank You for Smoking
I love to leave my window open in my room. The cool breeze, the smell of the trees and the rain, and the soft white[…]
A Critique of Pure Reading
In my short time here at Middlebury, I estimate that on average, I read about 400 pages a week for class. This guess takes into[…]
Doesn’t Mean I’m Lonely When I’m Alone
I love to be alone. There is something so valuable about solitude, something so unique and singular, that I make a point to find it[…]
Choose Your Words Carefully
We need to change the way we interact with each other. Words are disconnected from speech, and the subsequent loss of emotion, rationality, and intent[…]
No Ambition? That’s Ok
My parents often ask about my future and about what I’m doing to prepare for a career. Most of these conversations descend into arguments, during[…]