Author: [no author name found] College in battle to save oldest tree on campusEfforts are being made to prolong the life of a Norway spruce believed to have been struck by lightning this past summer. Located in front of the new library, the tree is the oldest on campus, with a plaque attesting to its ...
Author: Brian Fung Faculty members of the College's Department of History recently passed a resolution forbidding students from using online interactive encyclopedia Wikipedia for academic assignments. The motion was passed unanimously on Tuesday, Jan. 9 after brief debate and is expected to take effect ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The foundation of the C.V. Starr-Middlebury School Abroad in the Middle East marks the first such language school to be opened by any American institution, the College announced on Jan. 18. The school, located in Alexandria, Egypt and affiliated with Alexandria University, will offer ...
Author: Leslie Lim During the latest meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA), President Alex Stanton '07 stated that this winter term has been a busy period, as meetings pave the way for spring projects. The SGA's highest priority, Stanton said, was "the reformation of the budget to create ...
Author: Tom Brant On Sunday afternoon, a peculiar chant echoed throughout McCardell Bicentennial Hall. "It's too hot in here! Carbon action, lets get some satisfaction!" The chant was the closing flourish of the Carbon Neutrality Summit, which ended Sunday, leaving its excited participants informed ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes The Middlebury community recognized some of its most avid contributors on January 9, when President Liebowitz awarded medals to four devoted Addison County volunteers. The ceremony, which is held annually, began at the College during the Bicentennial, and recognizes citizens who ...
Author: Kelly Janis Blossom Basket owner Sandy Burkholder is enamored with all the trappings of Valentine's Day. "It's an old, old, old tradition that just lives on," Burkholder said. "It's a time of love, sharing and people thinking of other people." Fortunately for retailers like Burkholder, that ...
Author: Dina Magaril The Vermont based Specialty Filaments Inc. (SFI), a manufacturing company specializing in synthetic monofilament design, closed its doors to over 175 workers on Jan. 11 when it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Bill Haynes, the company spokesperson, cited a combination of outstanding ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Renovations to Proctor Dining Hall will be delayed for at least one year while the College reconsiders whether to invest in updating the building or start over with a new facility. Though planners ultimately balked at the $10 million price tag of the "bare bones" design developed ...
Author: [no author name found] Faculty, students voice protest to Bush libraryPlans to build a George W. Bush presidential library at Southern Methodist University (SMU) have been met by opposition from students and professors critical of the Bush administration. According to the Associated Press, some ...
Author: Ben Salkowe Less than a day after students learned of Former President Bill Clinton's commitment to deliver the 2007 commencement address, rumors were flying as to how it happened. Some speculated there was a cozy golf match between Clinton and College trustees at a posh country club. Others ...
Author: Tom Brant Protest urges Columbia to discipline studentsSupporters of immigration control protested Thursday at Columbia University in an effort to get the school to sanction students who interrupted an October speech by Jim Gilchrist, the founder of the anti-illegal immigration Minuteman Project. ...
Author: Ben Salkowe Former President Bill Clinton will deliver Middlebury's 2007 commencement address on May 27, marking the first address by a modern president to the College. The 42nd President of the United States will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the commencement and address ...
Author: Brian Fung A motion reaffirming the College's commitment to diversity was narrowly passed, 52-43, by secret ballot at the Dec. 11 faculty meeting. Arguments for and against the resolution were among the latest volleys to be exchanged in the debate over a controversial professorship dedicated ...
Author: Kelly Janis When the doors of the funky Eat Good Food restaurant first swung open in February of 2006, Middlebury food aficionados raved about the Main Street grill, bar and deli's knack for churning out quality cuisine. The eatery, an off-shoot of Eco Food, an organic establishment which opened ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg The Board of Trustees granted three professors tenure in December, approving all candidates up for the promotion last semester. Although this year's tenure pool is uncharacteristically small - only two professors will be up for review this spring - the decisions reaffirm the College's ...
Author: Rachel Schiffer When I stepped into the refurbished one-room schoolhouse on the corner of Route 7 south and Foote Street, the smell of a hot grill pan housed in a glorified wine cellar didn't seem to match up. However, at the Grapevine Grille, where grilling and wining take center stage, it ...
Author: Sonja Pedersen-Green Senator Robert T. Stafford '35, died in Montpelier on Dec. 23, 2006. The 93-year-old Vermonter was known as a champion for education and the environment during his four-decade-long career in politics, and will be fondly remembered by friends, family and colleagues. Despite ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner With spectacular views and miles of forest right in their backyard, residents of the quaint Ripton community seem to have little to grumble about. But in their peaceful mountain oasis, the 566 residents struggle to stay connected with the rest of the world. Sure, there are televisions ...
Author: Claire Neilson and Lisie Mehlman Nothing says J-Term quite like seven trailer girls sprawled out on the broken futon of their modular home surrounded by sixteen mouse traps (there was a rather entertaining first encounter with Peary Little, Mouse We Murdered Number One) watching nine straight ...