Author: Kelly Janis On Oct. 6 and 7, the Robert E. Miller Expo Centre in Essex Junction, Vt. boasted the highest concentration of Navajo wedding sets, 19th century hand-cut doll dresses and vintage sewing machines for miles as it played host to the annual Champlain Valley Antiques Festival. The two-day ...
Author: Brian Fung Cook Commons found itself under fire from College community members last weekend after sponsoring a "Surrender Your Booty" party on Oct. 5 that included the screening of a pornographic film. An R-rated version of "Pirates," the highest-budget pornographic movie ever made, was initially ...
Author: Mary Lane MacPherson When local artist Doug Lazarus first started holding major art shows in 1976, he had a little inkling that the major theme of his displays during the 21st century would be water.Lazarus, whose art gallery and studio, The Great Falls Fine Art Center is located in downtown ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe Around noon on Saturday, Oct. 6, a procession of dog lovers and their four-legged friends took to the streets in a great jingling of collars and wagging of tails. Passersby grinned at the puppy parade as it marched a half-mile loop around town, finally returning to the town ...
Author: Hannah Wilson In true Vermont fashion, on the first Thursday in October, restaurants, co-ops and stores around Vermont donated some of their sales to the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA). NOFA uses the money collected from Share the Harvest to help fund its Farm Share ...
Author: Denizhan Duran The Department of Public Safety introduced the Residential Life Helpline this fall in a response to organizational reshuffling in the College. The hotline is available after 5 p.m. weekdays and all-day on weekends and staffed by student dispatchers who try to find a solution to ...
Author: [no author name found] Every year, you - or your parent's fully-matured trust fund - gets drained about $46,910. As students, this number is justified through the friendships we foster in these increasingly cold days as we explore our intellectual pursuits and toast up cheesy panini. But where ...
Author: Cecilia Goldschmidt Based on a survey last year conducted by the Student Comprehensive Fee Committee and completed by 430 students, half of the students here do not know that the actual figure for tuition is close to $30,000 more than what you see on your twice yearly bill. So you think $46,910 ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed Joseph C. (Joe) Doria passed away on Oct. 2, 2007 at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. at the age of 86. Doria, who had been employed at the College for over 40 years, succumbed to injuries sustained seven weeks prior in an automobile accident.Doria, who was born in Winooski, ...
Author: Adam Dede The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate convened on Sept. 30 to discuss a bill proposed by First Year Senator David Peduto '11, whose goal is to organize students across the country and possibly around the globe in a demonstration for peace. At an agreed upon time, they would ...
Author: Jaime Fuller, Andrew Fuller and Anthony Adragna Blood drive suffers lower donation levelsAtwater Commons sponsored its biannual Red Cross Blood Drive in the McCullough Hall Social Space on Sept. 26. Altogether 106 students donated blood, but some potential donators were deferred because of low ...
Author: Bryant Cobb Last year, the much-anticipated new student-run nightclub, Xanadu, opened its doors to the general student body in a bid to liven up social life on campus. After moderate success in the spring, the nightclub's management plans to address challenges it found during the club's inaugural ...
Author: Rachael Jennings "When we wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night, there is a genocide going on," said Brian, one of the collegiate coordinators for the Dream for Darfur Torch Campaign, as a local band, Fall Line, hit a striking chord. His bright eyes reflected his astonishment as he ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe The Community Council held its second meeting of the year on Oct. 1 to consider the reinstatement of Delta House, a social house that has been suspended since the spring of 2006. Chris Angelini '08.5, president of Delta House, and Tarrah Bowen '08.5, vice president of the ...
Author: Kelly Janis When was the last time you petted an alpaca? On Sept. 29, Maple View Farm Alpacas in Brandon, Vt. held one of several annual open houses to allow visitors to satiate their curiosity about these fuzzy, little-known creatures who roam more than 45 farms in Vermont alone.According to ...
Author: Joseph Bergan and Thomas Brant Keeping up with the Ivy League?For many students at the College, programs like paying for visitation trips for the Top 100 students spell the downfall of the liberal arts. Last spring, Dean of Admissions Robert Clagett had to field many questions about the program ...
Author: Cloe Shasha Stewart book ignites merit debate at CornellDebate over source legitimacy, similar to the Wikipedia debate at Middlebury last year, is occurring at Cornell University. Professors at Cornell have expressed skepticism in response to the integration of Jon Stewart's 2004 bestseller ...
Author: Brian Fung The College's McCullough Student Center could see extensive renovations to its internal structure completed by as early as 2010, according to administration officials familiar with the project. Though the proposal has yet to be confirmed in any final form, College officials say the ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes Na's House of Thai - mediocre excuse for Asian cuisine or spicy ambrosia from the Far East? Sadly, I will never know. If you have seen the sign for Na's House of Thai on Route 7 as you head toward Lake Dunmore, do not be fooled as my friends and I were this past Saturday. Less ...
Author: Joseph Bergan and Thomas Brant Last spring, Middlebury admissions conducted an experiment - fly in 100 stand-out admitted students who may choose another school for one final presentation on why they should choose Middlebury. The College planned to attract "truly fabulous" students following ...