Author: Aylie Baker, Features Editor "What is my responsibility? What is the universe of my obligation?" -Rabbi Ira Schiffer, Associate ChaplainJews, Jehovah's witnesses, Polish citizens, homosexuals, the mentally and physically disabled, Soviet prisoners and citizens, political opponents, Roma en shinti. ...
Author: Sara Black "That graffiti does not represent some isolated incident that one can respond to by scolding whoever committed the crime," Middlebury Open Queer Alliance (MOQA) co-President Nick Ballen '08 wrote in an e-mail, regarding the recent indecent slurs tattooed on the walls of Ross two weeks ...
Author: Thomas Newton We grew up with the story of Napster. And most of us at one point used Kazaa. When Kazaa fell several options sprouted up, including Limewire, Soulseek and Bittorrent. This rather long list of software goes to show the popularity of what the music industry hates about technology ...
Author: Sage Bierster No sex column would be complete without an article on pornography. It is in-your-face sexuality taken to extremes. It has infiltrated every media available, and everywhere it appears it generates controversy. It is a $10 billion industry that is forever caught between our most ...
Author: H. Kay Merriman "This is The Grille. It is a great place to meet with professors over lunch," said student tour guide Angelo Fu '10 to wide-eyed prospective students on a tour last week. Upon matriculating to Middlebury, however, many Middlebury students see the Grille as something else: a drunken ...
Author: Aylie Baker When Aron Holewinski received a letter two weeks ago inviting him to visit Middlebury College in the United States on an all-expenses paid trip, he was incredulous. "My parents couldn't believe it," said Holewinski. "I had to call up and check with the College."Sure enough, the letter ...
Author: Thomas Newton It's the fourth day of spring break and the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City is breathtaking. The space is unrestrained, expanding four stories upwards and glowing with bright light. The exhilaration of the moment is amplified in my knowing that original ...
Author: Annabelle Fowler, Nathan Zucker, Cecilia Goldschmidt Revisiting the Huricane Katrina disaster that began two summers ago and continues to this day, Jennifer Williams '08 and Matthew Amoss '07.5 coordinated a spring symposium entitled "New Orleans, Revisted" from Apr. 3-6. The symposium included ...
Author: Sage Bierster "Fag, slut, dyke, prude." Why is it that insulting someone's sex life is an acceptable form of discrimination? Whether it's who you like, who you sleep with, how often and with how many people, if you're gay, straight or somewhere in between, many of us use these and other derogatory ...
Author: Aylie Baker, Features Editor "I've been hearing about Midd forever," said Dave Eggers upon ascending the podium to read an excerpt from his new novel, "What is the What," this past Monday night. "Good Lord," he said. It's no wonder. Eggers met his wife Vendela Vida '93 through a mutual friend ...
Author: Joseph Bergan "Anybody can throw some ingredients in the panini machine, but only a master of darkness can concoct a true panini," says Zach Maxwell '07 as he carefully saunters around Proctor Dining Hall, dipping and diving into different salad bars, combining everything the dining hall has ...
Author: Sara Black Both the Easter season and Passover are emotional celebrations that involve mental and physical challenges designed to strengthen and renew the spiritual devotion of their respective participants. The main differences between the Orthodox and Western Church during Lent arise during ...
Author: H. Kay Merriman "Suspended reefers in Chacos" is how Brittany Burnett '09 describes the types of people who frequent the climbing wall. "Definitely crunchy granola types with rolled pant legs, but undeniably sexy," says Dave Birr '09. Alex Fisher '10 agrees that the climbing wall is a magnet ...
Author: Katie Washburn On a drizzly morning in downtown Middlebury, several customers lounged at Carol's Hungry Mind CafÈ. Shortly after 8 a.m., a familiar customer, Axinn Professor of English & Creative Writing Jay Parini, enters, proceeds to order a coffee and drifts toward the back of the room. ...
Author: Sage Bierster Spring Break is coming and that can mean only one thing - spring break sex. Glorious, commitment-free, wild, spring break sex. Of course there are those who will go home and sit on the couch downing mom's cooking and won't see the light of day for a week, but for much of America's ...
Author: Miranda Tsang Each dining hall has its fanatics. Atwater Commons students seem to love Atwater's dining hall so much that they never leave the grass-roofed building. Their dining hall boasts a piano, a comfortable sitting area, delicious garlic bread, pizza and fresh pasta. Ross residents come ...
Author: Joseph Bergan, Features Editor Library CafÈIn many ways, the Library CafÈ is a hidden gem of a study spot. The CafÈ offers Odwalla juice, Coffee, Espresso, finger foods, salads and sandwiches from 7:30 a.m. -10:00 p.m. At ten, you can stock up and stay because unlike the New Library, the ...
Author: Sara Black You just finished your economics midterm. Being 20 years old, you solicit the services of your friend in the senior class to go to the liquor store with a truly collegiate shopping list. One handle of Popov Vodka: $12.99. One 30-rack of Bud Light: $17.00. One bottle of Andre: $4.00. ...
Author: Annabelle Fowler The weekend is a perfect time to do laundry. On Saturdays at around noon, the laundry room in Forest fills with piles upon piles of freshly washed clothes, students loading and unloading washing machines and a slew of others waiting - sometimes impatiently - for dryers. Although ...
Author: Thomas Newton What do George Orwell, Porsche and insurance companies have in common? Porsche and insurance companies are doing what George Orwell predicted almost 60 years ago: they're watching us. Privacy has become a serious concern for many Americans with the advent of new technologies and ...