Author: Mary Lane and Derek Schlickeisen A growing number of elite U.S. colleges have begun offering "free tuition" to many of their applicants. On Feb. 25, Brown University joined Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Dartmouth in committing to completely eliminate the cost of tuition for students whose families ...
Author: Scott Greene The Concert Committee of the Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) announced over the weekend that alternative rock group Cake will headline its Spring Concert on April 19 at Chip Kenyon '85 Arena, a performance which will mark the band's first trip to the East Coast since ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner The Middlebury Campus: What inspired you to do this particular Benefit Bake? Was there a particular person or group who asked you to help raise the money or was it an individual decision? If it was an individual decision, what was it that made you believe it was a cause worth ...
Author: Denizhan Duran Minorities make up 24 percent of the Class of 2011, according to the Dean of Admissions Bob Clagett, up from 20 percent for the whole student body as a result of the effort to make Middlebury more racially and socio-economically diverse. This is similar to patterns in universities ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner What brings Vermonters together better than cheddar and apples? The answer is local. "Local food" was the theme which dominated Monday night's discussion at Ilsey Public Library of Barbara Kingsolver's latest book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle." The book tells the story of the ...
Author: Anthony Adragna The Kelly Brush Ski Foundation announced the launch of its national ski race safety program with $35,000 in grants to ski clubs across the nation on Feb. 14. Forty grants, ranging from $250 to $2,000 were given to ski clubs varying in location from Alaska to Vermont. The grants ...
Author: Rachael Carrasquillo BERLIN - One of the most difficult classes I took this semester at the Freie Universität in Berlin was Introduction to International Relations. I realized after the first two weeks that I was missing something that all of the other students in the class had - namely, years ...
Author: [no author name found] We have all heard it: the disappointment, dread or begrudging acceptance with which Middlebury students anticipate leaving the beloved "bubble" and entering the real world.For Febs, however, this experience common to all college students is made somewhat unique by the ...
Author: Brian Fung Representatives of the College's Community Council voted Feb. 18 to abide by recommendations made by the Subcommittee on Social and Academic Interest Houses regarding the behavior of three out of five campus social houses. While Xenia, The Mill and Omega Alpha were all approved for ...
Author: [no author name found] It is late into February and while the class of 2011.5 has only just started settling into Middlebury, Senior Co-Chair of Feb Orientation Patch Culbertson '08.5 has already started e-mailing back and forth with the Early Decision admits.Culbertson and fellow co-chair Becca ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes Three people were killed on Feb. 13 in a two-car collision on U.S. Route 7 just north of Middlebury. The near head-on collision occurred late Wednesday morning a little before 11 a.m., Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley said in a Feb. 14 article in The Rutland Herald entitled "Route ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Over 200 students, faculty and members of the community gathered for a vigil of hope Feb. 19, two weeks after Nicholas Garza '11 disappeared during February break. Those in attendance wrote messages to the Garza family and lit candles at the front of Mead Chapel, where the event ...
Author: Kelly Janis We serve as the gateway to rural Vermont's heritage," said Assistant Director of Billings Farm & Museum David Miles, straining to be heard over the insistent "bah"s of animals congregating at the edges of their pens following the "How to Keep a Sheep" workshop in which they starred.var ...
Author: Brian Fung The College's comprehensive fee could rise by at least five percent, and as much as 5.25 percent in the next academic year, officials familiar with the budgeting process say. While these numbers reflect a decrease over last year's growth rate of 5.3 percent, if the increase is approved ...
Author: Jean Falconer If I had to describe Pho Dang Vietnamese Café in just one word, I think I would go with SPICY! If I had a bald spot, it would have been shiny with sweat by the time I finished my meal, just like my dad whenever he eats any really spicy food. Looking back on this dining experience ...
Author: Denizhan Duran Various campus groups and students shared their projects and ideas at the second Synergy meeting, held on Feb. 18. Through this initiative, members of different groups were able to introduce and learn about several projects planned for the spring term. Many representatives of ...
Author: Adam Dede After the administration's fall announcement that this year's Winter Carnival will be the last to enjoy a three-day weekend, student organizers working behind the scenes on the Carnival hope that a stellar showing at this year's celebration will prove to the Calendar Committee that ...
Author: Cloe Shasha Middlebury College will be participating in a nationwide effort to develop and provide feedback on a proposed comprehensive rating system that colleges can use to evaluate their sustainability and compare their environmental practices to those of other schools. Although ratings themselves ...
Author: [no author name found] A Classy Rummage Sale in VergennesBeef up your wardrobe and benefit the Champlain Valley Christian School on Feb. 20-23 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. when the Your Turn Consignment Shop in Vergennes holds its "Classy Rummage Sale." Besides slashing every item in the store to rummage ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Princeton wants new students to study abroadPrinceton University unveiled a plan that would urge up to a tenth of newly admitted students to spend a year abroad doing foreign service work before they come to school as a freshman. The University's president, Shirley M. Tilghman, ...