Author: Amanda Greene Most of the time, I think that Middlebury students are friendly. If I were a tour guide I know I would rave about how easy it is to get to know your classmates, how Middlebury feels like an extended family and how students are eager to help each other out with schoolwork. But what ...
Author: Aylie Baker Reaching the end of that wonderful grace period between a bountiful summer and icy November chills, the Middlebury Organic Garden is still going strong. Director Jay Leshinsky and a dedicated group of students keep the harvest thriving even with winter fast approaching. This year ...
Author: Rachael Jennings After the flood of Web pages directly linked to the College, www.google.com brings up a few interesting search results on Middlebury: a New York Times article on Neil Waters' history class and the banning of Wikipedia as a relevant source of research, a variety of sites describing ...
Author: Amanda Green Would you leave your garbage on the floor of the reading room in the Axinn Center? I would venture to say no. Why then do students think it's ok to litter on pathways? Granted, the walk from Bihall to Ross is not complete with dark wood flooring, but Middlebury employees work ...
Author: Jesse Davidson What do babies and rioters have in common? Yep, they both deserve to get put behind bars when they act up - either in cribs or in jail cells. But more importantly, rioters also find themselves crawling, drooling, and boo-hooing, thanks to the College Chemistry Department. In 1928, ...
Author: Eric Bartolloti On Friday, Oct. 3, Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely - the author of Predictably Irrational - spoke to students (and some parents) in Dana Auditorium about the "hidden forces that shape our decisions" in the marketplace.Five things struck me about the first 15 minutes of his talk.1. ...
Author: Dina Magaril I spent this past weekend surrounded by beautiful, intelligent and driven women - the fact that they happen to be my closest friends is just an added bonus. Yet, on any given night, rather than being whisked away to Black Sheep by one of their many suitors or having their mailboxes ...
Author: Rachael Jennings In the midst of election hype and political debates and forums, the memory of Middlebury's past elections may seem distant. But the College has known its share of heated decisions and close calls in its own personal way.Last April, Bobby Joe Smith III '09 emerged as the new ...
Author: Tess Russell Subject: All Student Email Procedures - Cutting the CrapLooks like the guys in charge want to put us out of a job. As part of President Bobby Joe Smith's promise to streamline communications at the College, the SGA recently admonished student organizations to "respectfully cut down ...
Author: Eric Bartolloti Swords are cool. Everyone knows this, but the only group that knows just why is the Middlebury Fencing Club. Stuck for a time in the pupa (or "cocoon") phase of student club metamorphosis, the group took flight just this past spring, and club captain Spencer Church '10 assures ...
Author: Miles Abadilla Going to college in rural Vermont, Middlebury students are rarely exposed to the same extremes of poverty and homelessness as their counterparts on urban campuses. Friends of John Graham Shelter, a Volunteer Services Organization which gained official club status last year, is ...
Author: Catherine McCarthy "What am I supposed to do with this trash bag full of cabbage?" asked Weybridge House R.A. Leah Bevis '09 aloud, as she and her other fifteen housemates scurried to put finishing touches on their annual Weybridge Fall Feast this past Friday, Sept. 26. Around her, the house ...
Author: Amanda Greene Parents' Weekend is just around the corner. The real world is coming to Middlebury! Students will (most likely) be unnerved by the juxtaposition of their two worlds coming together and images of parents sitting on twin extra long beds will arouse smiles and anxiety. The introduction ...
Author: [no author name found] This past Friday Sept. 26 marked the anniversary of the first televised presidential debate. On that day in 1960, presidential hopefuls John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon took the stage to debate domestic policy. It was the first time in U.S. history that the majority ...
Author: Dina Magaril Of the various skill sets Middlebury may attempt to provide you with, interviewing well is not one of them. You could be a fantastic essay writer, get every question right on your biology lab, rock at cartography and even find a cure for the common cold, yet you could leave here ...
Author: Cecilia Goldschmidt On Sept. 17, five Middlebury students shared stories about their participation in the Shepherd Poverty Alliance internships, sponsored by Washington and Lee University and awarded annually to approximately 50 students making strides to assist poor people in achieving higher ...
Author: Amanda Greene I arrived on campus early this fall because I was a MiddView orientation leader. The student parking stickers had not yet arrived and public safety was giving students temporary parking passes. The temporary passes expired on Sept. 10 and students were notified via e-mail of the ...
Author: Dina Magaril I haven't slept in over three days. I have bags under my eyes, a pallid complexion, and I buy the ends of cheese at the supermarket because I can't afford the real thing. I've been working two jobs, applying for grants, calling in favors from family, friends and from friends of ...
Author: Rachael Jennings Two years ago, the top hiring industries for Middlebury's Class of 2007 were Education and Finance, with Teach for America and Lehman Brothers scooping up more graduates than any other employers. Particularly in the wake of Lehman's recent disintegration, many students are ...
Author: Jesse Davidson I think the lack of social excitement that I experienced on campus this past weekend had little to do with a shortage of parties, or the usual whip-cracking by Public Safety. And it certainly had nothing to do with playing chess and listening to National Public Radio last Friday ...