Though Middlebury students are known to joke about living in a bubble, the earthquake that devastated Haiti in January was a catastrophic wake-up call. The quake, which registered at 7.0 on the Richter scale and led to the deaths of 230,000 (and the displacement of countless more) by February, clearly ...
While Middlebury is without a Greek system, it has been lucky enough to benefit from the best of Greek traditions with the addition of Middlebury’s very own step team, Kadence. The name, a spin off of the word “cadence” meaning a recurring rhythmic pattern, “was given to me by my friend Darryl,” ...
With Winter Term long gone and the last traces of snow finally melted, it would appear that spring has arrived once again at Middlebury College. And we all know what that means: finding summer internships, navigating room-draw, preparing theses and final papers and trying not to think about how little ...
This week’s theme is: weird crap. It pops up in The Campus every once and a while. The first two sections of the 1954 article shown are a prime example. The author chooses to introduce a somewhat informative, plain article about a professor’s research with a fictional anecdote. He leads into the ...
At Middlebury College, we are constantly aware of value: the value of an education (whether in thousands of dollars or in worthwhile experiences), the value of a course and curriculum, the value of friendship. Endowments, ranking and affiliated pride construct value placed on the College, but it also ...
While the Girl Scouts of America may be most commonly associated with Thin Mints and Caramel deLites, young women of the Vermont branch are working to craft an impression that is a little less about cookies and a little more about public policy. “Girls Rock the Capital,” a program funded by Girl ...
“Teach For America (TFA) has been a challenging but incredibly rewarding experience. I don’t think it is the solution, but it’s part of a movement to help address a crisis in our education system,” said Hallie Fox ’09, reflecting on her first year in the program. Since its inception in 1990, ...
So much for the T.A.M. Last week, Middlebury cyclists spent their workouts biking to Uganda! Not literally, of course. Proctor Terrace played host to several exercise bikes last week as part of the campus-wide Bike to Uganda fundraiser. Hosted by Middlebury’s chapter of Building Tomorrow (BT), a ...
Alcohol and sex. They’re probably the two biggest conversation topics at Sunday brunch in Proctor, and the most interesting stories involve both of them. The Health Center, and the administration in general, are obligated to stress that sex and alcohol don’t mix — for good reason, considering ...
In the last week or two, I’ve been thinking a lot about the pros and cons of melted cheese. The pros seem obvious: melted cheese makes just about everything taste better. My dad’s solution to failed cooking attempts was always to add bacon; mine is to add cheese. I melt it on just about anything: ...
Alexander Twilight Artist-in-Residence Dr. Francois “DivaMan” Clemmons concluded his 65th birthday concert on Sunday with a rousing rendition of “This Little Light of Mine.” Throughout his performance, Clemmons’s “light” shone brightly, both literally and figuratively. As he joked with ...
Shelley Payne, an athletic equipment manager at the College, knows full well the value of a good work ethic in making your own way through life. Born right in Middlebury, Vt., Shelley attended Middlebury Union High School, where she was a three-sport athlete — she played field hockey, basketball, ...
Not many people have the ability or the confidence to befriend just about anyone and feel comfortable at any table in the dining hall, but sophomore Alyssa Limperis ’12 undoubtedly has a gift for socializing. “I come from a loud family — my mom is a 4’11” energetic jumping bean and my dad ...
On Friday, April 9, a full-to-capacity conference room of students, professors and community members were given a vivid reminder of the freedoms and privacy we take for granted in the United States every day. Michael Kraus, Frederick C. Dirks Professor of Political Science and director of Russian and ...
The weeks following Spring Break are a time when Facebook albums abound with pictures of extravagant vacations. Students celebrate their return to “Club Midd” with a few trips to the Grille, enjoy the warm weather at the shops in Burlington and begin to look forward to summer plans: language school, ...
This article is a real doozy – I pulled it from the microfilm a while ago and lost the date, but it was definitely from 1971 or 1972. I wonder what became of David. Any current student could read his statement in two ways, immediately: first, that after 25 days at Middlebury, he lacked the perspective ...
The annual Spring Student Symposium kicks off tomorrow with a myriad of presentations running all day in McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Since the symposium’s inception in 2007, participation has skyrocketed — 220 students are scheduled to showcase their work this spring. “Conducting a significant ...