Great Art Wednesday returns to Town Hall Theater
(11/14/24 11:00am)
Great Art Wednesday, the Town Hall Theater’s (THT) monthly film series on art and architecture, has returned for the November–May season.
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Crossword 11/07/2024: Solution
(11/07/24 11:01am)
Crossword 11/07/2024: Solution!
Middlebury Cross Country Competes at NESCAC Championship Meet
(11/07/24 11:00am)
“DIMOG.” The confused jumble of letters painted on their chests spelled out nonsense. “I thought Middlebury students were smarter than that,” one of the course officials joked. Eventually the final “D” ran across and the message was rearranged: “GO MIDD.”
Jewish-Israeli journalist Amira Hass reflects on three decades in Gaza
(11/07/24 11:01am)
As a Jewish-Israeli journalist embedded in the long-term historical conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, Amira Hass lives between worlds.
Jerusalem Quartet returns to campus with rousing program
(11/07/24 11:04am)
On Nov. 2, the Jerusalem Quartet flooded the Mahaney Arts Center with passionate string music ranging from classical to modern. Celebrating their 30th season, Jerusalem Quartet returned to Middlebury with a program of Haydn, Shostakovich and Dvorák.
The double dream of American Football
(11/07/24 11:03am)
Two Saturdays ago, I traveled to Brooklyn to see the band American Football on their tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of their first album’s release. “American Football” — sometimes nicknamed LP1 — was released on Sept. 14, 1999, and changed emo music forever.
Shawn Ryan ’88 is rooting for you
(11/07/24 11:02am)
If Shawn Ryan ’88 has anything in common with the hard-nosed shows that make up his acclaimed career, it’s that he’s as easy to talk to as a seasoned officer by the water cooler.
“Far Out” empowers student landscape of visual art
(11/07/24 11:05am)
Mark McGoey ’26.5’s visual art exhibit “Far Out” opened on the evening of Oct. 25 to a warm crowd of friends and faculty. The collection is modest, and each individual work is made all the more memorable for it.
Crossword 11/07/2024
(11/07/24 11:00am)
Crossword 11/07/2024!
Talking Trash: How much does Middlebury really recycle?
(11/07/24 11:00am)
The inner workings of Middlebury’s 30-year-old Recycling Center on College Street is a mystery to much of the Middlebury community. Whether Middlebury actually recycles, how it recycles and how one should effectively recycle on campus remain common questions even 30 years after the Recycling Center opened.
Students, community members gather to celebrate Día de los Muertos
(11/07/24 11:02am)
On Saturday, Nov. 2, the college hosted its third annual Día de los Muertos (DDM) celebration. The procession began in front of the Anderson Freeman Center (AFC), where a group of about 30 Middlebury students, faculty and residents from the town gathered to learn about and celebrate the holiday. Programming for the celebration included a Catholic Mass at St. Mary’s Church, a trio of songs by the college choir and a number of small art projects and performances located throughout campus.
New solar panel array to provide 40% of college’s electricity
(11/07/24 2:36pm)
Middlebury College President Laurie Patton cut the ribbon to officially open the South Street Extension solar array on Thursday, Oct. 24, unveiling a project that will now provide 40% of the college’s total electricity. The college hosted the event along with the developer, Encore Renewable Energy, and owner and operator, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company.
PFL Weekly
(11/07/24 11:03am)
Welcome back to PFL Weekly! We had a great episode this week, discussing NESCAC playoff excitement, the upcoming Saturday of all Saturdays and the Battell Bike Bandit strikes again! We talked with Ally Kennedy ’27 and Megan Fuqua ’27, sophomores on the no. one nationally-ranked field hockey team, and learned about coaching, recruiting and how it feels to be a part of a dynasty. We finished with a riveting Mount Rushmore of cereals, which resulted in some heated debate. Who do you think won? Thanks for listening!
Seven questions with Madaket Rzepka ’26, field hockey
(11/07/24 11:01am)
Madaket Rzepka ’26, originally from Reading, Mass., is in the midst of her third season on the Middlebury field hockey team. In this edition of Seven Questions, she explains how she landed at Middlebury, what it’s like to be part of such a successful program and how Middlebury has changed the trajectory of her life.
The Side Hustle: Log Rolling
(11/07/24 11:00am)
Welcome to The Side Hustle. Inspired by ESPN8: The Ocho — ESPN’s annual segment where the sports network highlights more obscure sports — this column highlights the sports that The Campus typically reports on less frequently… until now.
Vermont bats, facing serious decline, thrive in Middlebury area
(11/07/24 11:03am)
Vermont’s bat population, like many across the country, is in trouble. For over a decade, a fungal disease called White-nose syndrome (WNS) has devastated bat populations nationwide. The disease has spread from the east to west coast in both the U.S. and Canada, killing 90% or more of certain bat species, according to Alyssa Bennett, a small mammal biologist with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Buy Again Alley aims to bring young people into the world of thrifting
(11/07/24 11:01am)
In the center of downtown Middlebury, the thrift store Buy Again Alley caters its clothing selection specifically to young people, distinguishing it from the town’s four other thrift stores. As a nonprofit, its mission is to support young people in their creative endeavors and bring them into the world of thrifting.
Middlebury Congregational Church celebrates 100th annual Holiday Bazaar
(11/07/24 11:00am)
Community members gathered at the Congregational Church of Middlebury (UCC) to celebrate the 100th annual Holiday Bazaar, which ran from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2.
A message to faculty voting in tomorrow’s credit reduction motion
(11/07/24 11:04am)
Tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 8, faculty members will vote on whether to decrease the credit requirement needed to graduate from 36 credits to 34 credits. Additional changes would allow students to declare their majors later in their Middlebury careers and prevent future classes of students from using AP and IB courses for credit here. The proposal, which originated with the Student Government Association (SGA) last spring and is now being considered by the full faculty, merits more attention by our community than it has received so far.
The search for Middlebury’s next president starts with its staff
(11/07/24 11:03am)
Up front, to address the orange elephant in the room after Tuesday: It has never been more critical for Middlebury to properly invest in the staff that calls our college on a hill home.