Direct Your Attention: An insider’s look at America’s outsiders
September 17, 2020
Upon first glance, Andrew Callaghan is like any other news anchor: he wears a suit, holds a mic and stands in front of an ever-present cameraman.
The sun doesn’t set on climate justice: Sunrise Middlebury hosts summer study sess
September 17, 2020
In an uncertain time, Sunrise Middlebury managed to find a way to continue to energize and educate its members.
Reel Critic: ‘Boys State’
By Nina Ng
September 17, 2020
It’s hectic, clamorous but riveting. This is "Boys State."
The Librarian is in: ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ by Marlon James
September 17, 2020
“A Brief History of Seven Killings” is the most enrapturing audiobook vocal performance I’ve ever encountered.
Jay Parini’s “Borges and Me”: Beyond Just a Memoir
By John Vaaler
September 10, 2020
I recently chatted with Parini about “Borges and Me," reconstructing memories, an upcoming film adaption-- and even Donald Trump.
The only dating guide you’ll need this fall semester
By EDYTH MOLDOW
September 10, 2020
Has quarantine loneliness got you down? Since many of us have now returned to campus, here is a list of ideas for your Phase I romantic endeavors.
Direct Your Attention: Malcolm Gladwell’s perfect hi(story)
September 10, 2020
I can think of no better subject for the inaugural issue of Direct Your Attention than Malcolm Gladwell’s “Revisionist History” podcast.
Museum of Art shuts its doors for reorganization, plans to reopen in spring 2021
By Haeun Park
September 10, 2020
The Middlebury College Museum of Art will be closed to all visitors for the fall semester as it undergoes a complete reorganization.
Reluctant journeys: International students traverse a world of obstacles as U.S. limits entries
By RAIN JI
September 10, 2020
Normally, it takes at most a day for You Tao ’22.5 to travel from Beijing to Middlebury College. This year, it took him almost a month.
The Librarian is in: ‘100 Times’
September 10, 2020
“100 Times” by Chavisa Woods is a compilation of autobiographical vignettes in which the author tells of the many times she has been sexually harassed, assaulted and/or discriminated against.
The sew must go on
By EMILY BALLOU
June 8, 2020
The Middlebury College Theatre Department Costume Shop is accustomed to last minute alterations, so when the Covid-19 pandemic hit Vermont, employees quickly changed course from sewing costumes to sewing face masks.
The Librarian is in: ‘The Moment of Lift’
May 14, 2020
Melinda Gates' book dives into her work and the women she's met through it, whose lessons about women's rights and autonomy she shares with readers.
