Reel Critic: ‘Apollo 11’
By Sofia Makarova | April 11, 2019Three men, one moon and a comical number of American flags.
Arts & Culture
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | April 11, 2019While it is not directly referenced in the book, I feel certain that the title of this graphic memoir refers to the common parlance phrase we use, “to lose one’s marbles.” It’s a euphemism used to avoid saying things like “schizophrenic episode,” “hormonal imbalance,” “depression,” ...
EVOLUTION Radiates Energy From Around the World
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Beyond the Vagina (Monologues) Speaks to Contemporary, Diverse Feminism
By Miyo Mcginn | March 21, 2019Empowering female and non-binary identifying individuals and breaking the silence were the goals of the Beyond the Vagina Monologues.
Reel Critic: ‘Zama’
By Sofia Makarova | March 21, 2019“Zama” follows the story of a Spanish officer, Don Diego de Zama, as he attempts to obtain a transfer letter from the King.
The Excellent Mediocrity, Mediocre Excellence of Franz Schubert
By Ben Beese | March 21, 2019Schubert’s piano pieces for four hands are so mediocre, in a sense, as to be especially excellent. Piano masters Alexander Melnikov and Andreas Staier, hailing respectively from Russia and Germany, performed a wide selection of these pieces by Franz Schubert last Friday as part of the Mahaney Performing ...
WRMC Meet Your DJ: Mikaela Chang
By Online Editor | March 21, 2019Student DJ Mikaela Chang discusses what makes radio special and shares her recent picks of music and campus events.
The Past is Not a Place for Strangers: Beer and Special Collections
By Ben Beese | March 14, 2019Middlebury’s Special Collections features a 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablet is amazing in its own right.
Techies Unite: Language Table Initiative Expands Its Options
By Yvette Yinuo Shi | March 14, 2019Tech Table provides a space for students to talk to professors in a non-academic setting.
Reel Critic: ‘Transit’
By John Vaaler | March 14, 2019Transit's shadowy fights in alleyways and white yachts floating across the Mediterranean perfectly capture the sheer fun of going to the movies.
PatchyTee: Student-Entrepreneurs Put Their Stamp on Midd
By Meredith Robertson | March 14, 2019PatchyTee specializes in custom, embroidered patches that are designed by various local artists.
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | March 14, 2019I was enchanted. I’m sure it was the book cover art that stopped me and attracted me to this work: a man is falling precariously but his only preoccupation is his writing. I needed to know more. The main character of this work is Arthur Less, a gay man approaching 50 who is, against his own design, ...
Rodney Rothman '95 Recounts Oscar Win
By Riley Board | March 7, 2019Have you ever wondered what it’s like to win an Oscar?“You feel like you’re playing a role; it doesn’t feel real,” Rodney Rothman ’95, the writer and director of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and a first-time Oscar winner, explained. Rothman, who credits his creative start to the ...
Walking Through Middlebury’s Past: An Intro to Special Collections
By Ariadne Will | March 7, 2019Middlebury’s Special Collections and Archive is an opportunity to learn about the past with the aid of physical objects.
Speaker Series Sheds Light on China’s Economic Rise
By Benjy Renton | March 7, 2019Changyong Rhee P ’21, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), asserted that Asia must not be ignored in the 21st century.
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | March 7, 2019It is a shame, is it not, that I was 32 before I came to place Audre Lorde within a literary and social context. Middlebury, of all places, gave her to me. Not my undergraduate institution. Not my graduate school experience(s). Not my travels abroad. Rather, my job, as a librarian, on this campus. In ...
Middlebury Alumni Win Big at Oscars
By Riley Board | February 28, 2019Brian Currie ’83 received his Oscars this Sunday after several awards for “Green Book” accumulated over the last several months.
Second Annual Spencer Prize Contestants Talk Privilege, Identity
By Riley Board | February 28, 2019This year's Spencer Prize finalists connected a concept they learned in a Middlebury class to something they cared about.
91st Academy Awards: No Host, No Problem
By Maggie Perrotta | February 28, 2019The first time in 30 years that the show has gone host-less, leaving the “Best of Hollywood” to lead themselves, crack their own jokes and be their own timekeepers.