Author: Julia McKinnon When climatologist Michael Mann appeared at Middlebury to give this year's Margolin Environmental Affairs lecture, Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics Richard Wolfson mysteriously presented him with a Middlebury College hockey stick.Why? Because Mann is nationally renowned ...
Author: Mike Murali On Thursday, March 9, two teams battled for the right to be the official Middlebury Iron Chefs in Ross Commons Dining Hall. Cook Commons' team, led by Jay Yonamine '07 with assistants Andrew Bermudez '07 and Charles Cavness '09, defeated the Wonacott Commons team, led by Maggie Higgins ...
Author: Gretchen Schrafft Literary editor and political activist Anthony Arnove will visit Middlebury next Wednesday to discuss his book, "Voices of A People's History of the United States." Arnove co-edited Voices with Howard Zinn, the celebrated historian and political scientist whose "A People's ...
Author: Zooey Burrows Whether you are a staunch environmentalist, a politically-minded Democrat, or are simply tired of seeing Bush and his party's majority in Congress make poor decisions on so many environmental issues, you should get involved this summer and help break the "conservative monopoly."May ...
Author: Chris Dowd Jeff King '05.5, playwright and graduation speaker for this year's Feb class, sat down with The Campus to talk about his experience with "The Real World;" no, not the one we all dread, but that goofy show on MTV. King recently became a finalist for the upcoming "Real World: Boulder," ...
Author: Ashley Bell Last Saturday, The Wild Things romped and The Giving Tree shared with local children. McCullough Social Space was transformed into a delightful setting where children experienced the magic of reading. Page 1 Literacy's "Fun with Magic" reading carnival was deemed a success by Selina, ...
Author: Matt Kunzweiler The Cyber Space is the kewlest place on campus. Hands down. In case you're not privy, The Cyber Space is the Internet station located behind the Juice Bar. The décor couldn't be any more mid-90s. When I was 12, the mid-90s were in full swing - and I could've spent endless hours ...
Author: Julia McKinnon Looking for a clean slate? If you were in the Great Hall in John M. McCardell, Jr. Bicentennial Hall this weekend you would have been surprised to find two Tibetan monks clad in orange robes working on the creation of a mandala. A mandala is a meditative exercise in the impermanent ...
Author: [no author name found] INDIA, PAKISTAN TALKSPRESIDENT BUSH LEFT THE REGION ON GOOD TERMS AFTER LENGTHY NEGOTIATIONS WITH BOTH PAKISTANI AND INDIAN LEADERS. INDIA EMERGED AS THE BIG WINNER AFTER THE WEEKEND VISIT, GARNERING BOTH A U.S.-LED INITIATIVE FOR CIVILIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND ...
Author: Derek Schlikeisen MEDIA CONFLICTSLeading German politicians accused U.S. media agencies on Tuesday of smearing the German government, citing reports that German intelligence aided American forces in their 2003 invasion of Iraq. Heads of the ruling and opposition parties attacked as inaccurate ...
Author: Aylie Baker Dan Ahdoot, a comedian hailing from New York City, had students howling during his two performances last Friday night, Feb. 24, in McCullough's social space. His jokes - ranging from digs at Public Safety to the absurdity of common stereotypes - provided a fresh, hilarious routine ...
Author: Austen Levihn-Coon A four-year-old battle over the construction of the United States' first offshore wind project comes to the forefront this week as Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) proposes an amendment that would prohibit the construction of any major offshore wind farms within one and a half nautical ...
Author: Matt Kunzweiler I attended high school in Canada, where a "university" is a four-year institution and a "college" is a two-year community college. So on the day I graduated from high school, when asked by my friends' parents about my post-secondary plans I told them I'd be attending Middlebury ...
Author: Emily Feldman It is difficult to believe that two years ago, when Ross Lieb-Lappen '07 decided to bring Relay for Life to Middlebury, he envisioned it growing into the phenomenon it has become. Not surprisingly, Middlebury students embraced the concept of an all night walk for Cancer research ...
Author: Julia Mckinnon Like many students at Middlebury, Sean Breen '06 went abroad during his junior year, made phenomenal friends and gained life experiences and new skills. But instead of becoming fluent in Arabic or Russian, Breen became fluent in another language - the language of wine. Breen has ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Catholics v. South ParkLeaders of the Catholic Church in New Zealand are urging a boycott of broadcaster C4 after the station announced it would air a controversial episode of "South Park." The installment, "Bloody Mary," shows a statue to the Virgin Mary covered in blood. ...
Author: Dina Magaril Fans of the Vergennes branch of the delicious panini eatery Eat Good Food, which opened in 2001, will be excited to note the newest addition to downtown Middlebury - the opening of a new Eat Good Food venue that will function as a grill, bar and deli. Though the space is still being ...
Author: MATT KUNZWEILER So I finally moved off campus and into an apartment in town. I did it for one reason: to escape the wrath of BannerWeb, which is a threat to Liberty and our very way of life.Anyone who's watched a sci-fi movie (not that I'm "into the genre" - don't judge me) knows that in the ...
Author: Mike Murali On Saturday, March 4, a silent auction will take place in the Grand Salon of Le Chateau to raise money for charities responding to food shortages in the African nation of Malawi. Items will be donated by local Vermont businesses and artists, and all proceeds will benefit the World ...
Author: Matt Kunzweiler Over the years Carlo Rossi - the world's most beloved jug of wine - has convinced me to pull some outstandingly humiliating stunts. He's whispered sweet-nothings into my ear and massaged away my inhibitions until I've been midair between my trampoline and hot tub, moments away ...