Vermont Folklife Center finds unique voices

By Middlebury Campus | January 13, 2011

This September marks the 27th anniversary of the Vermont Folklife Center. Minnesota native Brent Bjorkman, an experienced folklorist who took over as executive director three years ago when Jane Beck stepped down, has three goals for the center: to validate voices across the state, to educate the public ...

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Study Break

By Middlebury Campus | December 2, 2010

Everyone deals with finals week in their own way. Some caffeinate, some go sleep deprived, some build a fort of books and never leave the library. We decided to comb the campus and find out the weird and wonderful study ways of Middlebury students. Location, Location, Location — Bi Hall — Studying ...

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Campus Character — Rhiya Trivedi

By Middlebury Campus | December 2, 2010

If you’ve ever been in Proctor Lounge, you’ve probably seen Rhiya Trivedi ’12. “I spend a disgusting amount of time here,” Trivedi said.  “People call it my office.” If you can’t find her in Proctor, you could probably find her coordinating youth organizations in her native Canada, ...

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Student starts ski tuning business

By Middlebury Campus | December 2, 2010

Middlebury Ski Tuning is a new business in the campus community, located at Old Stone Mill and founded by Tom Crocker ’11.5. It offers full tuning for skis and snowboards as well as door-to-door service. Crocker will sharpen base edge, side edge and add coat of wax that acts as a “buffer between ...

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Student-led plan to keep professor takes off

By Middlebury Campus | December 2, 2010

When Visiting Professor of Education Studies Professor Tara Affolter checked her inbox on Nov. 14, she was in for a big surprise. She was greeted by an e-mail from Jay Saper ’13 alerting her to the fact that he had embarked on a campaign to keep her at Middlebury. At that point, Saper had already ...

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Standard Deviations — 12/2/10

By Middlebury Campus | December 2, 2010

There are fantasies, and there are fantasies.  There is the fantasy where your loving partner sweeps you off your feet to your favorite restaurant, where you eat by candlelight, whisper sweet nothings and later return to a flower-strewn room where you make sweet, sweet love on the bed you share together.  ...

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Under the Raydar — 12/2/10

By Middlebury Campus | December 2, 2010

One thing that always comes into clarity when I am home for Thanksgiving is that vivid line between being a child and being an adult. This distinction is always reinforced due to the fact that, in my family, one is only allowed to graduate from the “kids” table upon marriage, so it becomes a strange ...

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Quidditch Tri-Commissioners discuss the World Cup and the future of Quidditch

By Middlebury Campus | November 18, 2010

Kate Olen '11 Senior Quidditch enthusiast Kate Olen ’11 is one of the veterans of the magical sport, as she has served as one of the Tri-Commissioners for two years and has been playing Quidditch since her first year at Middlebury. Olen plays the position of chaser, which as many Harry Potter fans ...

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Flying Panthers: Middlebury students take to the skies (sort of)

By Middlebury Campus | November 18, 2010

As if a handful of NESCAC championships were not enough, this past weekend, Middlebury snatched up another victory at the 2010 Quidditch World Cup in New York City. Middlebury’s Quidditch players, who recently returned from the first off-campus World Cup event, are an unusual bunch indeed. This year’s ...

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Students give contra dance a whirl

By Middlebury Campus | November 18, 2010

On Friday, Nov. 12, the McCullough Social Space was filled with students twirling, skipping and stepping to traditional folk music. Sponsored by the Middlebury Mountain Club (MMC), the contra dance brought Vermont’s favorite folk dancing tradition to students and faculty alike. Contra dance originated ...

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Professor likens "machismo" to the state of Mexico

By Middlebury Campus | November 18, 2010

On Friday, the Women’s and Gender Studies department hosted a lunchtime lecture by Visting Professor of Spanish and Portugese Giannina Reyes-Giardiello. Sitting with fellow students and faculty in the living room of the Chellis House, she spoke on machismo in Mexico, her native country. This week ...

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Food For Thought — 11/18/10

By Middlebury Campus | November 18, 2010

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the question, “Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?” and now having graduated from culinary school, I only hear the question more often. First, let me tell you one thing: going to culinary school didn’t help me answer this question and even after some ...

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The L-Word — 11/18/10

By Middlebury Campus | November 18, 2010

What’s the sexiest thing you can wear? Confidence. Your gender doesn’t matter, your sexual preferences don’t matter, even your looks don’t matter — if you want to be sexy, feel sexy, have somebody else think you’re sexy, you’ve got to have some modicum of confidence. And sometimes that’s ...

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The Interface — 11/18/10

By Middlebury Campus | November 18, 2010

When Jeanne Brink enrolled as a business student at the Vermont College of Norwich University in her late 30s, she never thought she’d graduate to become an Abenaki basket weaver. Balancing her job as a full-time secretary and mother of three children, Brink soon found her business courses unfulfilling. “Even ...

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“Mane” Event: New museum arrives in style

By Middlebury Campus | November 18, 2010

A new museum is bringing an old tradition to Middlebury residents. The National Museum of the Morgan Horse, located at 34 Main St., tells the story of the beloved Morgan horse, a breed known for its illustrious place in American history and characterized by its strength, endurance, arched neck and solid ...

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Staff Spotlight — Linus Owens

By Middlebury Campus | November 18, 2010

Linus Owens had a plan for his life. And then, things changed. We will start this story from the end: As many of you know, Owens is an assistant professor of sociology at Middlebury College. He teaches a large array of classes in this department, and is himself a sociologist. But how did he get here? “I ...

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Local dinner addresses poverty

By Middlebury Campus | November 11, 2010

Families and friends from the town of Middlebury and its surrounding area gathered at the Middlebury Methodist Church on Nov. 6 for the 19th annual Empty Bowl Dinner. All proceeds from the $25 tickets are split evenly and go directly to two local food shelves: HOPE and the Champlain Valley Office of ...

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Under the Raydar

By Middlebury Campus | November 10, 2010

I have been struck with a hyperawareness of awareness itself, and it has appeared in extremely polar forms. Please be warned, this is going to start with a bitter tone, but read on! What I have noticed that should be considered, and corrected: 1) The unstoppable group walkers. Groups of people who ...

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Senior gift goes to Solar Decathlon project

By Middlebury Campus | November 10, 2010

Every year since 1981, the members of the senior class have honored their time at Middlebury by giving a class gift to the College. “The senior class gift is a way for seniors to show their appreciation for their time at Middlebury and also help support the College mission of challenging students ...

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SGA initiates $5 vacation shuttle program

By Middlebury Campus | November 10, 2010

In past years, students’ options for airport transport have been limited to friends’ cars and expensive local transportation services. Due to these conditions, the SGA will now be offering $5 airport shuttle buses for the upcoming Thanksgiving vacation, and it is planning to offer the same for every ...

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