Author: Rachel Durfee, Francesca Filippelli Looking to avoid that awkward morning-after confrontation in the dining hall? Tired of holding your cumbersome tray as you wait for your made-to-order Ross omelet? Turned off by the prospects of yet another cup of acidic "Central Highlands Brew"? Might we ...
Author: Rachel Durfee In the wake of two of the most destructive hurricanes this nation has witnessed, a group of volunteers from the Vergennes Volunteer Rescue and Middlebury Ambulance squads recruited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) responded to a nation-wide call for outside support. ...
Author: Zoey L. Burrows On Friday, Oct. 28, Sarah Bray '08 won the 27th presentation of the Paul Ward '25 Prize for excellence in writing by first-year students for her art history essay, "The Erotic Drawings of Augustine Rodin: A Feminist Approach." This year a record 37 students were nominated. Students ...
Author: Annie Onishi On Sunday, Oct. 30, the Student Government Association (SGA) met to discuss Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, grade inflation, lowering the temperature of all buildings on campus and installing printers in residence halls. Isabel Yordan '07 provided the SGA with an update on the ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel The Strategic Planning Committee held a town meeting in the McCullough Social Space last Thursday in an attempt to present its completed work and gather feedback from the College community.Addressing a sparse crowd of around 15 or 20 people - about one-third the number who had ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Last Tuesday, instead of the daily dose of rain that had been dousing the Northeast Region for the past two weeks, the skies opened up and surprised Vermonters with an unseasonably early snowstorm. Though Middlebury residents only saw flurries, which melted before they even ...
Author: ANNABELLE CAZES PARIS-Though the Monoprix - France's most unpleasant and aggravating excuse for an American grocery store - might have everything from Princesse Tam-Tam lingerie to Nutella, the aisles are too narrow, there are always too many people and worst of all, the checkout lines are never-ending. ...
Author: Jennifer Shapland Erica Goodman '06 was named Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) volunteer of the year for her work to maintain one of the area's prized recreational assets. The Trail Around Middlebury (TAM) is a great link between the town, the College and the countryside and is open to the ...
Author: By Kathryn Flagg and Ben Salkowe In a score for Brainerd Commons, a steady crowd of over 200 turned out last Friday night for a late October pool party, complete with more than $2,200 worth of inflatable tubes and rafts and a two-story high projection screen showing "Jaws." Telling students ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are. - Wendall Berry The sun has (briefly) emerged after weeks of hiding dormant behind layers of rain and clouds. A few maples and oak have maintained their colorful leaves but unfortunately, the peak of fall foliage has ...
Author: Julie Ellenberger, Jason F. Siegel & Daniel L. J. Phillips Students targeted in recording suit Last week, yet another set of lawsuits was brought against 745 college students by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the illegal downloading of music on peer to peer networks. ...
Author: Liz Campbell In June 2005, the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees elected to partner with Investure, LLC, an asset-management company specializing in small colleges and nonprofit organizations, in order to more effectively manage Middlebury College's endowment and assets. The new ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg President Emeritus John M. McCardell, Jr., has been commissioned by the Robertson Foundation in New York to produce a thorough analysis of the effect of the 21-year-old drinking age on underage alcohol consumption. The research is tied intimately to McCardell's own convictions, ...
Following a unanimous vote on Sept. 30 by the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) Board of Trustees in favor of affiliation with Middlebury College, the Middlebury College Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of the affiliation during its October meeting on campus. "In approving ...
Author: Laura Barrett Jill Abramson, managing editor of The New York Times, gave a lecture entitled "The Assault on Journalism" on Monday, Oct.17 in Twilight Auditorium. Abramson spoke about the consequences of legally requiring journalists to break confidentiality agreements with anonymous sources. ...
Author: Joshua Carson and C. Gregory Lazerus If you're looking for a small, cozy, English-style pub, look no further than Main Street in Bristol, Vt. The Bobcat Café is nestled amongst local business in the heart of this quaint town 20 minutes from Middlebury. With a large bronze bobcat hung across ...
Author: Daniel L. J. Phillips The Faculty Council completed the third and final open meeting on Tuesday to discuss an Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) proposal that would establish a department and major in English and American Literature and a new interdisciplinary program and major in American ...
Author: Chris Knapp In an effort to educate the College community about Middlebury's judicial system, the Judicial Board hosted a mock hearing of a plagiarism case in the Redfield Proctor Room on Tuesday night."In a real hearing, all deliberations are confidential," wrote Associate Dean of the College ...
Author: LIZ CAMPBELL AND BEN SALKOWE Personnette appointed VP for Facilities Services Susan R. Personette, previously a project executive for the planning and project management group Genesis Planners, recently joined Middlebury College as associate vice president of facilities services. In her new ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Middlebury College President Ronald D. Liebowitz and Board of Trustees Chairman Frederick M. Fritz '68 will attend a Nov. 10 meeting of the College's alumni chapter in London. On the agenda will be discussions of Middlebury's growing international network of alumni and its ...