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(09/19/24 10:03am)
Middlebury has released the demographic information for the newly enrolled class of 2028 and the soon-to-matriculate class of 2028.5. These cohorts mark the first admissions cycle since the Supreme Court's June 2023 decision prohibiting the consideration of race as a factor in the admissions process. As a result, Middlebury has seen a shift from its recent trend of increasing racial diversity among each year’s incoming class. This year, 26% of the first-year class are students of color, down from 35% for the classes of 2027 and 2027.5, and the lowest percentage in at least seven years.
(09/19/24 10:02am)
The recording room at Summit Sound Studios, located in Southeast suburban Nashville, Tenn., looks like it could be the living room in your typical home: a worn leather couch against one wall, a piano by the other, with tapestries and houseplants for decoration. The only thing that gives away the room’s true purpose is the microphone standing on the center of the floor and the sound-proofing material lining the walls. Yet this homey feel can be incorrect. It is an intimate, vulnerable process. This past spring break, my a capella group, the Dissipated 8, recorded a four song E.P. in Nashville. This recording process, along with my past experience in singing, reaffirmed why music, and vocal music in particular, are supremely powerful artistic forces.
(09/19/24 10:01am)
I’m often incensed by my peers’ behavior here. My buddies all know how I love to rant— they probably wish I’d quit talking about it. What am I talking about? I’m talking about the fact that people have a remarkable lack of spatial awareness on this campus— a problem which is easily solved. I will now elucidate the common spatial offenses in their most common environments, pathways and dining halls, and then propose solutions.
(09/19/24 10:00am)
Sixty-seven million people watched the Presidential Debate last Tuesday, which is 15.8 million more than who watched the one with Biden. I was one of those 15.8 million. It did plenty to reinforce my sense of disillusionment with American politics. But, I am attempting to fight back against the pull to let this disillusionment slip into complacency. That is especially difficult now that the school year has started. However, these next couple of months will be some of the most consequential of our lives. The ramifications of the upcoming Presidential election could be immense. So I would like to urge you, as I am urging myself, to stay vigilant and engaged in this political moment. Change is going to come either way, and we have to shape it.
(09/19/24 10:03am)
‘Awe’ is an emotion many of us have felt throughout our lives, but one that has eluded a singular definition throughout its history. This concept has fascinated researchers since the 18th century, and has more recently undergirded Middlebury’s newest art exhibit: “An Invitation to Awe”, a project developed by Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture Katy Smith Abbott. Smith Abbott originally intended for the exhibit to premiere in the fall of 2020, however, the effects of Covid-19 delayed its debut until the fall of this year. On the evening of Sept. 13, Smith Abbott presented her opening speech for the exhibit to a crowd of over 150 eager attendees.
(09/19/24 10:02am)
As the sun set and a pinkish glow illumined the sky behind the chapel, doors opened to Friday’s fall concert featuring the bands Vundabar and LAUNDRY DAY, hosted jointly by the Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) and the college’s student-run radio station, WRMC. At 7:30 p.m., students poured onto the McCullough lawn, covering the grass as the openers, LAUNDRY DAY, took the stage.
(09/19/24 10:01am)
Crossword 09/19/2024!
(09/19/24 10:00am)
Warner Bros., a notorious graverobber of pre-existing IP, has brought its 1988 cult favorite “Beetlejuice” back to life in an outlandishly amusing sequel, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”. So long as Hollywood continues in its tradition of extending franchises, thankfully, a director with as much creative flair as Tim Burton is in on the scheme. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” manages to braid together corporate marketability with Burton’s signature quirk – a combination that marks a notable deviation from the trend of uninspiring sequels to beloved crowd favorites.
(09/19/24 10:02am)
This past Saturday, the men’s soccer team (5–0) routed the Trinity’s Bantams (1–3), continuing the Panthers’ undefeated start to the season with a 9–0 victory.
(09/19/24 10:01am)
The field hockey team (4–0) continued their undefeated start to the season after winning a 2–1 thriller against number four ranked Babson College on Sept. 15. Grace Keefe ’26 scored with just 24 seconds left in regulation to propel the Panthers to success.
(09/19/24 10:00am)
The football team’s defense of their NESCAC Championship title from last season started poorly, as Wesleyan University crushed them 43–7 in the season opener. The home loss was the Panther’s largest margin of defeat since a 48–0 loss to Trinity College in 2018.
(09/19/24 10:00am)
While some may view the Middlebury West Cemetery as just a spooky shortcut to the Fitness Center, or a smoke-stop before a night at the social houses, others treasure the grounds as a trove of local and national history. This corner of campus represents an obscure enterprise of Middlebury College and contains a multitude of buried stories that whisper quietly to those who listen.
(09/12/24 9:59am)
On Aug. 25, 2023, the American musician and collegiate debate coach Brian McBride died, and with his passing the world lost one-half of Stars of the Lid, an ambient drone duo formed in Austin, Texas in the early 1990s.
(09/13/24 4:57pm)
Crossword 09/12/2024 solutions!
(09/13/24 4:58pm)
Middlebury’s incoming classes of 2028 and 2028.5 are the first to be admitted in light of the Supreme Court’s decision to ban the consideration of race in college admissions. The new challenges posed by the elimination of affirmative action were reflected in a sharp decrease in students of color and a smaller drop in first-generation college students among the first year classes, prompting concerns from student leaders of affinity groups on campus.
(09/12/24 10:04am)
This fall, there are 2,774 students enrolled at Middlebury’s Vermont campus, an increase from 2,546 in spring 2024, but a slight decrease from 2,800 in fall 2023. Currently, 128, or five percent, of those students are living off campus, and the remaining 2,646 are living in on-campus college housing, according to Dean of ResLife AJ Place in an email to The Campus.
(09/12/24 10:03am)
This fall, Middlebury will add a new outdoor tennis facility along with throwing areas for the track and field teams to its athletics facilities. The new construction is planned to be completed in late September and will feature 12 new tennis courts on the corner of South Street and Porter Field Road, as well as enhanced areas for shot put, javelin, discus and hammer throw.
(09/12/24 10:02am)
Renovations began on the mailroom in McCullough Student Center on Monday, June 10, and concluded on Friday, July 19. These changes were part of a general overhaul of the downstairs of the student center, including a new locker system, updated flooring and an updated mail retrieval system.
(09/12/24 10:01am)
This semester students, faculty and staff have started off the fall semester with numerous changes in the dining halls and retail food operations. A new retail dining option, South East Asian (S.E.A.) Dinette by Sushi Maru, will exclusively operate the space in McCullough Student Center previously occupied by Wilson Café. The Grille also shifted its hours to accommodate the need for late-night food options and a new meal plan for faculty and staff was added.
(09/12/24 10:03am)
Dear Middlebury,
