Author: Raam Wong Opinions Editor Increasingly I've been aware of the dichotomy between the image of the College that the administration seeks to portray to alumni—that of serious liberal arts achievement—and the reality of rowdy drunkenness that is typical at McCullough dance parties, social houses ...
Author: Jen LaRosa Staff Writer Oftentimes students will find themselves waiting until the last minute to plan their Halloween attire and, as a result, costumes end up lacking in creativity and being of the same old generic genre as last year's disguise. However, here is a last minute guide to planning ...
Author: Deborah Jones Features Editor "What feminist movement?" Betty Friedan, famed women's rights activist of the 1960s and 70s struck a nerve in the Middlebury community yesterday afternoon when, in a question and answer forum in Dana Auditorium, she suggested that a cohesive feminist agenda is ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Staff Writer At this particular moment in time, I highly doubt my life could be much worse. And yet, despite my immense fury over my current situation, I cannot help but be at least a tiny bit amused over what I have managed to do. For all express purposes, I should not be writing ...
Author: Amy Brais Staff Writer It's 8 a.m. While most of the Middlebury College campus is probably still fast asleep or just waking up, three students sit in the WRMC studio on the third floor of Proctor, preparing to conduct a radio show as Dave Brubeck's "Take 5" fades into the background. For four ...
Author: Matt Klein Staff Writer College students often find themselves nearly broke, sick of cafeteria food and annoyed by the inadequate kitchens in dormitories. At least in Gifford, where I live, there are several two-burner electric ranges on each floor. An oven would be nice, but I can live without ...
Author: Julie Samara Staff Writer At around midnight Wednesday, the official start of fall break, panic swept the hungry crowd seated in our room—-where could we go for food without our beloved Grille? First Proctor closes, now this? Without our regular meal sources and late-night snack saviors, ...
Author: Venessa Wong Staff Writer As the boxy white Middlebury Recycling truck backs into the dimly lit recycling center behind McCullough Friday afternoon, two employees, emerge from the front seats to unload and sort through hundreds of bags of waste collected just that afternoon. "We only have ...
Author: Amy Brais Staff Writer Middlebury College possesses an indisputably multi-talented student body. One particularly accomplished individual is Betsy Tawresey '04.5. Tawresey, a champion team jump-roper, has jump-roped competitively for over 11 years, won national and world titles with her team ...
Author: Alison Hertel Associate Editor Senior year is often associated with lasts: last fall in Vermont, last Winter Carnival, last Homecoming as a student; you get the point. Instead, I want to focus on some firsts. Not all of these are specific to seniors; actually I don't think any of them are. ...
Author: Cragin Brown Staff Writer College Bowl has been coined "the varsity sport of the mind" and at Middlebury College, the College Bowl team is striving toward the same honorable standing as many of Middlebury's other successful varsity teams.College Bowl is a historically famous and complex game ...
Author: Megan Michelson Features Editor At a time in American history in which people of all ethnicities, ages, gender and geographical origins have come together to celebrate being Americans, I have noticed that the previously well- defined lines between east coast and west coast are blurred. Recently ...