Author: Lisie Mehlman 104 South Main Street serves as both François Clemmons' house, still adorned with all the trappings of Christmas despite the rainy April weather, and his studio, where the editing of Studio 104 -- the television program he both produces and directs for MCTV -- takes place.Even ...
Author: MATT KUNZWEILER (Quick disclaimer: the following column is intended for the enjoyment of the 80 or so Middlebury College students who don't sing in an a cappella group. I feel obligated to say this because a cappella is a dangerously popular extracurricular activity and the following could turn ...
Author: Addason McCaslin Middlebury College offers its students a nearly inexhaustible list of activities, organizations and opportunities that enrich both the mind and body. Yet there is only so much enrichment that one can take without falling asleep or collapsing from exhaustion. Sitting down in ...
Author: Caroline Vial Heavy, verbose and arrogant, such is Charles Moore's view of the newly installed European Constitution, the set of laws that must be followed as a fundamental political principle by the European Union's (E.U.) affiliated governments. Moore, also known as a British "Eurosceptic" ...
Author: Nick Fager Last Friday, Middlebury's McCullough Student Center hosted three prestigious comedians in a sparsely attended but successful night of laughs. The African American Alliance (AAA) Comedy Jam's three visiting comedians, who go by the names of Spank, Mike Bonner and Shang, touched on ...
Author: Caitlin Taylor Imagine your name is Jorge. You come from the highlands of Guatemala where, although the civil war has ended, violence is still occurring. Your home, along with many others, was burned when the military suspected that there were Communists living in your village. You left for ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman Nikko Arger '07 is somewhat of a legend to gym-goers and it is high time that the rest of the Middlebury community get to know him. Nikko's known for his...umm...energized treadmill running. It is inspirational to see him whipping out intensely crazy dance moves while sprinting ...
Author: [no author name found] Tsunami Theme Park Making a tourist attraction out of the Tsunami events - such is Thailand's new governmental project, which entails creating a simulation out of the tremendous breaking wave in Phuket. Their objective is to "educate" the tourists who are visiting the ...
Author: Nura Suleiman And I'm back. From Cairo, that is, thrust back into the bubble of Middlebury. It seems only logical to begin getting re-assimilated at the heart of Midd - the gym. I seem to have developed an extreme case of amnesia while in Cairo and have forgotten not only the frigid temperatures ...
Author: MATT KUNZWEILER Every once in a while, I or someone I know asks the question, "Why do we do this to ourselves?" This question is usually posed over Sunday scrambled eggs and seasoned potato cubes - "hangover brunch." I might try to justify my previous evening's carnivalesque B.A.C. by saying ...
Author: [no author name found] On Friday, March 11 a group of students, faculty and community members gathered in the Gamut Room to promote awareness of and to celebrate hope for those with or recovering from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. The program, aptly entitled "Hope," included ...
Author: MATT KUNZWEILER As much as I try to avoid falling into the typical college student stereotype (a.k.a. yuppie-in-the-works), I recently came to the realization that this shameful label might just fit me better than I would like to think. I write fiction, talk on my cell phone while driving my ...
Author: Noelle Bullion Children entered a new world filled with underwater excitement upon entering the McCullough social space in the afternoon of Saturday, March 5. The "Dive Into Reading" Carnival 2005, which was co-hosted by Page 1 Literacy and MIX, let kids explore books with 12 stations of crafts ...
Author: Addason McCaslin "Sometimes I cannot imagine how much we can take as human beings," said Aftaba Mezetovic, former Bosnian refugee, current representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and author of "Refugee: The Ugliest World," describing the horrors inflicted ...
Author: Angelica Towne Six months ago, six diverse students came together with some questions - Why is there poverty? What is being done to eliminate poverty? How can one get involved in the fight against poverty? Perplexed, intrigued and enthused by these inquiries, Olivia Kenna '07, Sarah Lauing ...
Author: Nick Fager We all know that dating on college campuses is nearly extinct. Think about how many times in the last year you have seen a couple out to dinner or a movie, or even heard of a couple going out to dinner or a movie for that matter? The number is surely incomparable to the staggering ...
Author: Isabel Yordan It's very nearly here. My mental countdown has already started and I hope yours has too. All I can think about lately is spring break. Maybe that's because there is a pool in Palm Springs that is calling my name, but more likely it's because I would rather not think about the ...
Author: Ethan Lake The Office of Campus Sustainability has sent campus wide e-mails announcing this spring's environmental competition. The challenge has been issued to Middlebury students - how can they improve campus sustainability using a frugal budget? Before this question is answered (the revealing ...
Author: Matt Kunzweiler The '80s cover band Orange Crush took to the stage of the McCullough Social Space last Thursday night, inviting hordes of retro-clad students to crowd onto the humid, confused and notorious dance floor. The scene was a claustrophobic's nightmare but the ideal situation for anyone ...
Author: Matt Kunzweiler Living in the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia - a snap-together wonderland designed for the explicit purpose of making American tourists spend their newly acquired, multi-colored, wildlife-adorned Canadian currency - one's morals can get a little mangled and bizarre ...