Author: Meghan Michelson I spent the February break in my home state of California. Contrary to popular belief and assumptions related to the Golden State, I was not sunning on the beach with my blond, surfing friends all week. There are common misconceptions surrounding California that are typically ...
Author: Emily Berg It has been exactly 30 years since the first Febs enrolled at Middlebury College. Over time, the growing population of Febs demonstrated students' desires to explore studies beyond the academic realm. Additionally, the continued popularity of the program reflectsthe mutual benefit ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Hey everybody. I hope you all had an incredible J-term, and for those readers of The Campus who happen to live in the real world, perhaps you can take solace in the fact that our month of watching movies and skiing is officially over. Meaning, if we were still to do those things ...
Author: Jasmin Johnson A spray-painted white welcome banner with blue and silver stars waved in the cold wind outside Proctor Hall on Feb. 6. Spencer Taylor '04.5 and Christopher Jennette '04.5, both leaders for the 2002 February first-year, or "Feb," orientation, enthusiastically greeted everyone outside ...
Author: Matthew Klein I just came to the terrifying realization that I am now a sophomore in college. Almost one year ago, I arrived at Middlebury for Feb orientation expecting little more than tacky name games and teamwork exercises. Name games, I knew, wouldn't help me remember anyone's name — ...
Author: [no author name found] 106 Feb students joined the Middlebury College community. Of the new students, 54 are male and 52 are female. They come from 26 states, with the most representation from Massachusetts, New York and Vermont. Six of the new students are international students hailing from ...
Author: Rose Boyer Walking past the community bulletin board in downtown Middlebury in late January, a sign caught my eye. "Scottish Country Dancing," it read, held at 7 p.m. at the Cornwall Town Hall that night. "Hmmm," I thought, and I tucked the idea in the back of my mind. As nighttime approached, ...
Author: [no author name found] How do you get into your dorm at 2 a.m.?
Author: Lindsey Whitton Cold weather, especially six months straight, is my worst enemy. I walk outside and no matter how many layers I am wearing, my body temperature plummets. I shiver uncontrollably, rapidly reaching a semi-convulsive state. Recently, walking from Bicentennial Hall to Hamlin, the ...
Author: Lynsey WaiteStaff Writer This week's Off Campus Corner is on campus. Mainly because my Winter Term class is college writing, so I don't have time to go anywhere. Usually, when I tell people that my class has that nasty CW next to it, they gasp in horror, imagining hours spent hunched over a ...
Author: Jasmin Johnson and Nicha Rakpanichmanee Sunday, Jan. 20: Chapel ServiceWarm light flooded Mead Chapel on a snowy Sunday morning. Approximately 80 alumni, students, staff, faculty and community members gathered for a service to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. and celebrate the Alumni of Color ...
Author: Raam Wong We're all familiar with the "church lady" stereotype: the faithful organizer of suppers and pageants, she never misses a Sunday. Until recent reforms, Jewish women were traditionally relegated to the back of the synagogue. In news reports following the September terrorist attacks, ...
Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee "We did not save the world," said Brittany Gill '02. Yet 15 Middlebury College students joined about 2,500 protesters from around the world in November 2001 on the streets of Ottawa, Canada. They marched, chanted and even danced for global causes like social justice and ...
Author: Cara Lovell Even Dr. Deborah Tannen herself was surprised at the number of students, faculty and community members who braved the blowing snow last Thursday night to hear her popular lecture, "She Said/ He Said/ They Said: Communication Across Genders and Cultures." Within seconds, all seemed ...
Author: Lindsey WhittonFeatures Editor Women who came of age in the 1970s were often told 'you can do it all.' Attend a newly co-ed top college, assume a leadership career position, pursue a graduate degree, raise at least two wonderful children, marry early and well, fully support the husband's career, ...
Author: Allison Hertel Wilson Phillips. Probably not a band you've thought about recently (unless you watch too much VH-1). Well, on my trip to Sunday River this past weekend my roommate Jess and I listened to a '90s mix CD, and it had a quality Wilson Phillips song on it ("Hold On" for those fans out ...
Author: Nicha RakpanichmaneeFeatures Editor "In 50 years, we will not be remembered for the resources we developed. We will be thanked for those we maintain and restore for future generations," said Christopher Wood, environmental studies visiting scholar, quoting a 1998 letter from Michael Dombeck ...
Author: Matthew ChristStaff Writer Skiing: Skiing developed over 4000 years ago in Scandnavia for military transportation purposes. The rise of skiing in the United States is mostly attributed to the Winter Olympics of 1932, which were held in Lake Placid, NY. Technology has greatly aided the modern ...
Author: Devin ZarkowskyStaff Writer Listening to our southern New England neighbors plan ski trips to Vermont usually involves words like "Okemo," "Killington," "Stratton" and sometimes "Mad River Glen." Infrequently, if ever, does such a list include the Middlebury Snow Bowl."We're a feeder area, not ...
Author: Compiled by Lindsey WhittonFeatures EditorStaff Writer The following are brief descriptions of the five ski mountains closest to Middlebury College and most popular with Middlebury students. The information was gathered from two websites, www.skivermont.com and www.vermontskiresorts.com. Mad ...