On Friday afternoon, Sept. 3, the atmosphere at Kenyon Arena was tense as the Class of 2014 anxiously gathered for fall registration. In the days preceding, first-years poured over the course catalogue to create countless possible schedule options and met with their advisors to outline potential courses. ...
While most of campus packed up and left Middlebury in May, others packed their bags and moved all the way to… Battell? For some Middlebury students, the dawn of summer meant back to school (and, for most, living in a modest Battell double). About 300 Middlebury students live and work on campus every ...
It was 8:30 a.m. in San Francisco, and while most of the city was just waking up, Charlie Koch ’13 had already put in a full day’s work. Less than an hour before, he’d already run about 20 miles with a pack led by a 3:10 pacer in the San Francisco marathon. But with only six miles to go, he decided ...
I have a love-hate relationship with the term “hook-up.” On the one hand, as someone who loves discretion, it’s a perfect phrase to describe a physical encounter without press-ganging your conversational partners into envisioning your sordid life. On the other hand, as someone who loves ...
Taking part in orientation meetings as a senior has been: hilarious, exciting, redundant, but above all else, eye-opening. It is surreal to be back on campus as an FYC to watch the sweaty move-in-day-goodbyes, the excitement of new connections, the awkward lulls in conversation, the name games and the ...
While students have spent their summer months traveling and tanning, Middlebury has been busy at work. The town, which has had little time to relax since construction began over a year ago, has transformed. New roads, roundabouts and bridges now dominate the 39.2- square mile landscape. Joe Colangelo, ...
On Saturday, May 1, GlobeMed held a 5K Fun Run on the Middlebury Cross Country Course. GlobeMed is a network of university students wthat works to improve the health of the impoverished. Each GlobeMed chapter partners with a grassroots health organization in a developing country to collaborate on ...
It is the last week of classes, and the highly anticipated “crush lists” are starting to be posted on the Proctor bulletin board and in the entrance to Ross. There, seniors list their past indiscretions and their plans for future ones. Yet not all ‘love’ at Middlebury is reserved to late-night ...
I’ve been thinking recently about where people hook up (have sex, make out, whatever your definition is). Since sophomore year, I personally haven’t been doing it anywhere interesting — ah, the benefits of a single room. Before that, however, I graced half the campus (or at least most of the ...
This summer, students plan to embark on myriad adventures across the globe, from London to Nevada, Florida to Israel. The Campus talks to students about their upcoming plans. Josh Johnson ‘13 Nevada Research Expedition “Geology rocks,” Josh Johnson ’13 quipped when asked about his plans for ...
Back in the 1970s, when many of our parents were in college, a major controversy broke out on campuses nationwide. Male and female students were living in closer quarters than ever before, sharing dormitories. While many expressed concerns about these unprecedented housing reforms, the uproar eventually ...
One of the last speakers of “Gaypril,” which ended last week, was Faisal Alam, a Queer identified Muslim activist. He spoke about the struggle LGBTQ Muslims go through in trying to reconcile their faith and sexuality. The event was well-attended and had a diverse audience. “I came here to find ...
Between endless schoolwork, extracurricular commitments, athletics, student organizations and social engagements, when was the last time you stopped to say a simple “thank you?” It goes without saying that many MiddKids are running on overbooked schedules, leading us to forget to express our gratitude ...
If you are unfamiliar with McSweeney’s “Open letters to people or entities who are unlikely to respond,” please visit http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/openletters/. Afterwards, you cannot help but feel compelled to write at least one. So, in my final stint as the 2009-2010 senior columnist, here ...
On Wednesday, April 28, Dana Auditorium filled to capacity as students gathered to hear from Ariel Levy, author of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. Levy is savvy, witty and brazen, and her powerful message about the prevalence of raunch culture in America captured the audience’s ...
The rumblings of construction have become almost white noise to Middlebury residents since crews broke ground on the Cross Street Bridge project in the fall. But cross-town commuters will be happy to know that construction is taking strides, and the progress is keeping with the anticipated completion ...
On April 23, the Robert A. Jones ’59 Conference room hosted presentations by the fall 2009 Sustainable Study Abroad Grant recipients. As the Dean of International Programs Jeff Cason explained, the Sustainable Study Abroad Grants began in the spring of 2008 as part of a cooperative effort between ...
“I’m distrusting of everything around me, yet extremely perceptive,” said Chris Wood ‘10. “I’m a professed cynic.” Surrounded by the trappings of an affluent East Coast culture where the number of BMWs seems to exceed the population of students on financial aid, Wood provides a much needed ...