Uncertainty can be a scary thing, but the MiddCheer cheerleading squad knows how to roll with the punches with the greatest of ease. Led by co-captains Michelle Kirkman ’11 and Ginny Johnson ’12, the group must work hard to cope with a perpetually changing squad. “We’re undergoing a sort ...
Whether you rock out on the guitar or play a mean harmonica solo, whether you’re a seasoned pro or experimenting with a new hobby, whether you can belt out a song to break a heart or you just like to listen to some good-old fashioned blues, 51 Main has a place for you. Starting last May, the first ...
As an alum of Winter term yoga, my chat with yoga instructor Prem Prakash was hands-down the highlight of my week. It was a little like trying chocolate for the first time, then being invited to meet Willy Wonka. In my state of awe and admiration, I decided to start off with one of Middlebury’s favorite ...
I ran into an alum this weekend, and I asked him what he was doing come Monday. He said, “Making money. And making money for other people. Banking. You don’t want to do it.” While I was in my education class on Thursday, we discussed the “banking method” of education, in which a teacher basically ...
On Sunday, Sept. 19, over 500 bikers left the Shoreham Green for one of the most farm-friendly events in New England. The Tour de Farms is a biking event with routes through the Champlain Valley where bikers stop at farms to eat and learn important information about farming. This is the third year ...
For students, the image of Public Safety may be of the officer walking down a hallway on a weekend night or the Public Safety car circling campus during the day. However, an officer’s job is much more — telecommunicators dispatching officers, security protecting the art museum, unlocking cars, ...
Our very own Officer Jacob Chamberlain has seen quite a bit in his day. By the time he left the Navy he had been to 13 countries and all across the United States. So how could his journeys have led him to Middlebury Vermont, watching gaggles of drunken kids trip across Battel Beach every Saturday night? ...
A face less known to the student body, Director of Public Safety Lisa Boudah has brought Public Safety to its current high level of efficiency. A resident of Vermont since she was eight years old, Boudah explained how she had to grow up being told “I am not a Vermonter.” After college, Boudah, unsure ...
Public safety officers come from all walks of life, but it is probably safe to say that very few come from a background in dairy farming, like Officer Mike Dykstra. Although Dykstra no longer farms, he still sells horse hay all around Addison County and helps out a friend on his dairy farm. But, as ...
As one of the three female Public Safety officers on campus, not many expected Officer Marcy Gosselin to pursue a career in police work. “I learned that a lot of people didn’t expect me to become a police officer one, because of the way I looked and two, because I’m not this big, huge, tall female,” ...
About 60 percent of Middlebury students study abroad during their junior year. While most of these students spend only a semester in a different country, a sizeable amount is away for the entire year. The study abroad experience is formative, and students who spent considerable time away from the ...
This column is written as a reminder that our community transcends the physical boundaries of the campus and encompasses a beautifully diverse group of people; it’s written under the conviction that the ‘Middlebury bubble’ exists only if we let it exist. In each column, I relay the stories of ...
Unprompted, Fifelo Aganga ’13 turned to me and declared, “If I had to sum myself up in three words I would have to say black, British – and I’m torn between two words now: drunk or lackadaisical.” More than a tad off-color, Aganga definitely gets noticed at a place like Middlebury, a place ...
The first weeks of fall always seem to carry an air of relief. As students settle into their lives at Midd, it feels as though all things temporarily misplaced have suddenly been reclaimed. Along with yearnings for the magnificent landscape and warm atmosphere, there is yet another craving that ...
This summer, while sitting in a coffee shop in Montpelier, the most peculiar thing happened. A man touched my knee. It doesn’t sound that weird, I know, but I didn’t see it coming at all. He wore a wedding ring and he chatted idly about his wife of eight years. He looked only at my face despite ...
While I was sitting in my office this summer, my co-worker turned to me and said, “Hey. Did you know that nearly one in four couples in America sleep in separate bedrooms?” (He was obviously getting distracted on the internet). Surprisingly, he was right — even in 2005, the National Sleep Foundation ...
In today’s tough economic environment, it is nice to know that there is still a workplace where employees smile, laugh and make cheesy jokes. Welcome to the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory. A short drive up Route 7, in Shelburne, Vt., The Vermont Teddy Bear Factory and Bear Shop lies on a 57-acre spread. ...
During Orientation Freshman attended a variety of events. Here are some of their accounts: "Uncensored", The Square Dance, Registration. First-Year Orientation is an integral part of the Middlebury experience. It’s hard to forget the nervous excitement that prevails during the week. What’s most ...
The first few days of Orientation are filled with introductions and small talk, however ‘Uncensored,’ an event organized by the Commons, was created to enable first-years to push past superficial introductions and discover who their fellow students really are. The event began with a warm-up designed ...
“It was like a drunken night with mistaken steps and unnamed faces,” said Preston Peraota ’14. Many incoming Midd Kids agree with Peraota’s description of the first-year orientation square dance that took place September 1. Students donned plaid shirts, jeans and cowboy boots for the event, ...