Author: Kerren McKeeman Beginning next year, Junior Counselors (JCs) will receive a stipend of $2,500 instead of an extra room draw housing point, according to a Feb. 26 e-mail to sophomores and juniors from Dean of the College Tim Spears. In addition, the position will be renamed "First-Year Counselor" ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Middlebury raised more money than any other liberal arts college in 2006, signaling a robust start to the likely $500 million Middlebury Initiative to be announced next fall. The $61.5 million total exceeded the College's fundraising goal by more than $10 million.The year's ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner The notoriety associated with Mardi Gras in the United States has given the pre-Lenten holiday a bad rep to say the least. Tales of debauchery, lewd conduct and women flashing their assets up and down Bourbon Street have made the annual event in New Orleans an X-rated affair ...
Author: Tom Brant When Dean of Admissions Robert Clagett took the floor for questions at last week's faculty meeting, one professor raised his hand to ask about the scaleback of the College's February (Feb) admissions program. Specifically, the professor asked, is the program being scaled back to zero?While ...
Author: [no author name found] Gargeya, Stephens, Nardini win SGA electionsIn the Student Government Association (SGA) elections held last week, Ashwin Gargeya '08 took the Junior Half-Year Senator position, Emily Stephens '10.5 became the Feb Senator and Max Nardini '08 was elected Wonnacott Commons ...
Author: George Heinrichs In recent years, colleges and universities across the country, including Middlebury, have been under siege by the music, television and film industries because of the use of their servers by students to illegally share files. In order to fight back against illegal downloading, ...
Author: Kelly Janis When the Vermont Electrical Power Company (VELCO) scoped out the proposed site of its new line easement corridor on the banks of South Slang Creek, near Vergennes, it found its desired transmission pole structure already occupied. But it was not another utilities company that had ...
Author: Sara Black A grassroots student initiative promoting the foundation of a Korean language program at the College was launched last week. In a campus-wide e-mail, Ilhan Kim '07 outlined the first stage of a campaign to garner support for his movement: a petition. "I would like to set in motion ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes I was speed walking toward the bank to deposit a check in between classes when a bright purple and fuchsia sign caught the corner of my eye. It read "Vermont Beads and Fibers." I slowed down just enough to catch a glimpse of a room with walls lined with brightly colored yarn. Inside, ...
Author: [no author name found] Union Institute to sell Montpelier campusUnion Institute & University has announced plans to sell its Montpelier campus to the recently formed Vermont College of Fine Arts, the Associated Press reported Monday. Union Institute acquired the 34-acre campus overlooking ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Following an announcement at last week's faculty meeting that the College would provide free trips to campus for highly qualified applicants, the Office of Admission explained how the program would benefit Middlebury, and said that free visits are already offered at a number ...
Author: Sarah Pickering The Student Government Association (SGA) voted to increase the student activities fee to $360 for 2007-2008, up from $240 this year at its meeting on Sunday. The 50 percent increase was proposed by the SGA Finance Committee to give student organizations more money and ultimately, ...
Author: Dina Magaril Getting robbed at gunpoint is some awful story you hear happen to one in a million people, but unfortunately, I was left to experience this first hand my first Friday night in Buenos Aires. After trying to get over the lack of feminist response in this city - I'm referring to the ...
Author: Tom Brant In an effort to more effectively recruit highly qualified applicants, the Admissions Office will soon begin notifying more than a hundred top applicants to the Class of 2011 of their likely acceptance and offer them a free trip to Middlebury, Dean of Admissions Robert Clagett announced ...
Author: James Kerrigan PRAGUE - America has got a lot of things figured out, but not everything. I grew up going to the Hanover Co-op, our neighborhood grocery store which doubled as the gossip headquarters for local mothers. It had just about everything one could want, but after one trip to Albert, ...
Author: Ben Salkowe University of Wisconsin to require drug testingThe University of Wisconsin-Stout will require all 100 of its Division III football players to undergo drug testing this spring for commonly abused drugs, and will randomly test 25 players for steroid use, the Associated Press (AP) reported ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes PeekVid and YouTube may be offering students free, criminal access to tv shows and movies online, but for those who tire of watching films in small, three-inch boxes, there's still the video rental store.Whether you are looking for the complete second season of "Lost," a sophisticated ...
Author: [no author name found] Relay for Life aims high with fundraising goalsThe second kickoff event for the College's Relay for Life was held Feb. 17 in McCullough Social Space. The event raised awareness about the relay and other related events, all of which benefit the American Cancer Society (ACS).As ...
Author: Brian Fung Members of the Student Comprehensive Fee Committee recommended raising next year's comprehensive fee to $46,768 in a presentation before the Board of Trustees last Saturday. While the official amount approved by the Trustees will not be announced for several weeks, the student Committee's ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner It was a blustery day when I first spotted Otter Creek Yoga on my way to the neighboring Chinese restaurant. I had a rough day at school and decided a little comfort in the form of hot and sour soup and some Kung Pao chicken would certainly boost my spirits. As I rushed over ...