Author: Sage Bierster Screwing, nailing, pounding - no, we're not talking about building a house. We're talking about sex - specifically, an aggressive form of sex that is for and by men, and where women are passive. A quick search for synonyms of "copulation" on the Internet Web site sex-lexis.com ...
Author: Rachael Jennings During their initial months at the College, many first-year students struggle with the transition to a different environment, with new friends and new responsibilities. Luckily, they can rely on a group of silent supporters who are there to help comfort them through these bouts ...
Author: Tess Russell Theodore May '08 is a man with a plan. He is doing his part to correct what he sees as a drastic flaw in Middlebury's policy - namely, our escalating efforts to decrease the College's carbon footprint."Who wants to attend a school with such tiny feet?" May, a History major and Manhattan, ...
Author: Grace Close Imagine a blustery mid-January morning. The temperature is 10 degrees, the wind chill is negative 20. You strap on your rubber boots and wool hat to make your daily one mile trek through the stinging snow to Frog Hollow. Despite how unappealing this scenario sounds, it is currently ...
Author: Amanda Greene Halloween gets college students excited. Really excited. The ability, for a few hours, to dress up as something else, to indulge childhood fantasies and to become an object or a person that is usually off limits is undeniably enticing. Halloween, as a holiday where you are encouraged ...
Author: Aylie Baker It's nearly 2:00 a.m. You've done well. Your wig is still in-tact and the polka-dot umbrella is only marginally tattered by the latest hail of water balloons. Suddenly, "Monster Mash" hits the speakers and you find yourself wedged between Ronald Reagan and some sort of spiny crustacean. ...
Author: Rachael Jennings Who knows what "Ratty" really stands for? But at around 10:30 p.m. during Saturday night's Tent Formal, the lead singer from the band the Grift beckoned "Ratty" '93 to the stage, at which point a middle-aged man in his formal attire entertained the crowd with a rousing rendition ...
Author: Tess Russell Next time you are standing in line at the mailroom, desperately waiting for that contraband electric blanket from Mommy Dearest, take a random sample of the people around. You will likely find representatives from different nations, races and socioeconomic backgrounds. And yet, ...
Author: Sara Black Associate Professor of English Kathleen Skubikowski's voice called out from the podium, climbing through the clouds of hope and anticipation that filled the air above the anxious crowd, "Every year faculty watch for outstanding writing by first-year students in every course they teach..." ...
Author: Amanda Greene I'm always amazed by the transformation that Midd students undergo during exam time. The environmental activist who has no problem organizing a multi-state protest is suddenly thrown off her game by a ten-page research paper and a macrotheory exam. The athlete who never loses ...
Author: [no author name found] Childhood Dream: To have magical powersFirst Crush: Bill Neidermeyer, KindergartenOn your iPod: Country, work out tunes (but not much rap)Last purchase: A fish for our houseGreatest indulgence: Patagonia outerwearSecret hideaway: My bedPet Peeve: When people make class ...
Author: H.Kay Merriman From the ability to attach "What's your stripper name?" to a Wall Post to the online casting of Harry Potter spells, the myriad of new Facebook applications are easy to glaze over when you are trying to stalk the "recently tagged photos" of the cute a cappella singer in your Psych ...
Author: Sage Bierster Another Fall Family Weekend has come and gone and everything has returned to normal. Most of the changes that take place over this October weekend are designed to make our parents believe that Middlebury is actually like this all the time. It's scheduled at the most beautiful time ...
Author: Rachael Jenning You are waltzing out onto the grassy knoll sloping toward the library during a Middlebury reception. Noticing a server skirt by with a gleaming silver platter, you grab some crackers and cheese perched within your reach. Basking in salty deliciousness, you pause and chew.Feeling ...
Author: Tess Russell Even if you do not know him by name, you probably recognize Livingston Burgess '10 when you see him. He is the guy not wearing any pants.Now, I do not want to give you the wrong impression - he is attired quite properly. It is just that he prefers to wear a kilt.While Burgess's ...
Author: H. Kay Merriman Glass shattered and metal crumbled. No, Public Safety isn't impounding your car for the mass amounts of parking tickets you have acquired for leaving it behind Proctor overnight for the twentieth time, but a car is getting smashed. It's Saturday, and Kappa Delta Rho (KDR) is ...
Author: Cecilia Goldschmidt Everyone is familiar with some of the old standbys of dorm room decorating. Chances are, at least a few people on your hall have tacked up that famous image of John Belushi in his "College" sweatshirt from "Animal House," or that neon "Endless Summer" surf shot. Then there ...
Author: Amanda Greene This past weekend I was at Orange Crush, dancing to Jesse's Girl when a friend of mine (Girl) was approached by a boy (Guy) from her economics class. "Approached" is probably not the most appropriate word to use, as accosted more accurately describes the nature of their interaction. ...
Author: Dicky Redmond This past weekend I traveled down to Amherst College to celebrate my cousin's 21st birthday. Both day and evening were packed with fun events a football tailgate on a beautiful fall day, a French dinner at one of the town's finest restaurants and a celebratory birthday-bash at ...
Author: [no author name found] Childhood dream: I wanted to play shortstop for the L.A. DodgersFirst crush: Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years.On your iPod: Wilco, The Velvet Underground, The Talking Heads, A Tribe Called Quest, and Manu Chao.Last purchase: I bought a lot of cheese from the cheese ...