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Photo of the Week: Twilight over Twilight

By Delphine Wu | October 10, 2024

Delphine Wu ’28 captured a gloomy autumn evening over Twilight Hall, with autumnal colors in full display. On Oct. 10 through Oct. 16, the Green Mountain State will be flushed with warm foliage, when the changing of the leaves is expected to crest before subsiding into late October and November.

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The Closet Report: Abeera Riaz ’27

By Aren Lau | October 3, 2024

In a place like Middlebury, it can be hard to sift through the flannels, jeans and hiking boots that serve as the state’s style monopoly — not that there’s anything wrong with embracing the maple. Still, every once in a while, a splash of something different draws attention amongst the waves of ...

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West Cemetery: An overlooked corner of campus

By June Su | September 19, 2024

While some may view the Middlebury West Cemetery as just a spooky shortcut to the Fitness Center, or a smoke-stop before a night at the social houses, others treasure the grounds as a trove of local and national history. This corner of campus represents an obscure enterprise of Middlebury College and ...

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Outraged at Middlebury’s complicity in genocide: Community, movement, education at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment

By June Su and Kana Decoste | May 2, 2024

A bubble of frustration and grief among the student body burst when the Middlebury Gaza Solidarity Encampment began on Sunday, April 28. The momentum grew as many students felt that the ongoing genocide in Gaza — with 35,000 dead, 8,000 missing, and 7,000 injured has been swept under the rug on the ...

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Get to know the Middlebury Anime scholar: Film & Media Culture Professor Nikolina Dobreva

By Ross Davis | April 25, 2024

How well do you truly know this film professor? Find out the history and in-depth opinions of Professor Dobreva in this video expose!

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Proctor Dining Hall: community, cooking and connection

By Amelia Colder | April 18, 2024

Both college staff and students have long enjoyed the sense of community within Middlebury dining. However, policy adjustments that affect staff employment and autonomy represent a steady shift in dining over the past 15 years that is changing this pillar of campus life.

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The Creperie: Providing you a Wednesday night treat

By Maya Alexander | April 11, 2024

If you’re near Gifford Hall on a Wednesday night, you are likely to stop and wonder what that delectable brown sugar, buttery scent is — the irresistible smell of crêpes. The Creperie at Wednesday Night Open Mic Party (WOMP) has been providing dessert to fulfill students’ cravings when the dining ...

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Into the Archives: the staff at the heart of Middlebury Special Collections

By Ryan Mcelroy | April 4, 2024

The Special Collections Reading Room is, by design, a quiet space. Researchers pore over the college’s archives, marking discoveries in an excited, hush tone only possible in a library. The space — frequented by college students and varied visitors — is marked by a single glass door as the threshold ...

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All walks of life, All for ceasefire

By Aren Lau, June Su and Kana Decoste | January 25, 2024

They had most likely seen our own keffiyehs as they passed by. Instantly, a connection was made between strangers all intending to confront our nation’s leaders over continuing to fund Israel’s genocide with our tax dollars. It was January 13th and the weekend of 100 days of war in Gaza, an anniversary ...

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Through our lens: foliage, fall, and the unexplored

By Dylan Taylor and Sam Roubin | October 26, 2023

Middlebury is a school that is largely defined by its outdoor access and culture. Yet, after four years of photographing Middlebury, as seniors we feel like the beautiful landscape surrounding the college is still underappreciated. If not underappreciated, then it is certainly underutilized.

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Getting up, falling down, and doing it all over again: A comprehensive look at Middlebury College’s skateboarding scene

By Devin Santikarma | September 21, 2023

The thunderous rolls of tiny urethane wheels down Middlebury’s hills can be heard from dorm room windows across campus at virtually any time of day. Balancing precariously on top of an eight inch wide wooden plank while going down rails and jumping down stairs whose architects never envisioned them ...

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Staying rooted: a guide to Middlebury wildflower identification

By Dorian Lamb | April 27, 2023

These past few weeks have been especially stressful at Middlebury, from false alarms and reduced dining options to upcoming final exams. One of the many outlets that has helped me maintain peace during these times has been grounding myself in the natural world, looking above these difficulties and down ...

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Stone Leaf Teahouse: a bridge between two worlds

By Katherine Michaelson | April 20, 2023

I’m a very big fan of tea, and the Stone Leaf Teahouse is one of my favorite places in Middlebury. I visit the store regularly, as I find it to be the best place to spend some good, quality time with my school work or friends (or both). With this in mind, I can’t quite tell if my motivations behind ...

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Conversations with custodians

By Annalise Johnson | March 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, custodians have been faced with new challenges, from shifting hours, shifting staff, and decreased connection with students. Members of the custodial staff share their experiences.

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