Author: Ian Fleishman Since the end of the last school year, the Career Services Offices (CSO) has experienced a marked decline in student interest in certain services offered, particularly on-campus interview opportunities. The CSO has been forced to turn away firms and businesses interested in interviewing ...
Author: Dan Phillips The New Left, the College Progressives, Middlebury United for Peace, Environmental Quality and Amnesty International presented an anti-war petition to the Sudent Government Association on March 3 in hopes of gaining the body's approval for a resolution opposing a pre-emptive U.S. ...
Author: Nicolas Emery Bruce Young, a former member of the Department of Public Safety's special events staff, passed away suddenly on Sunday night. Well-known in the local Middlebury community, Young served for 37 years on the Middlebury Fire Department and nine years on the Middlebury Rescue Squad. ...
Author: Tom Drescher The Community Council recently completed a review of all academic interest houses at Middlebury College and reported its positive results to President John McCardell.Composed of students, administration, staff and faculty, the Council is one of the College's most influential governing ...
Author: Josh Carson Last Thursday, we all lost a neighbor.Fred Rogers, popularly known as "Mister Rogers", died of stomach cancer at his home in Pittsburgh, Pa., at the age of 74. Ordained a Presbyterian minister, Rogers' mission was to work with children and families through mass media. The popular ...
Author: Thomas McCann The newly created Student Health Liaison Program, led by Director of Health and Wellness Education Yonna McShane, is revolutionizing the way students at Middlebury address health issues. The program gives students the opportunity to discuss health concerns with knowledgable peers, ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Four hundred Addison County residents took part in "A Patriotic Response on Main Street" on Saturday, gathering in downtown Middlebury to demonstrate their opposition to United States military action in Iraq. The demonstration was organized by Netaka White, a Salisbury resident, ...
Author: Leyla Kattan Middlebury College community members with relatives in the military gathered Friday for a non-political discussion revolving around the possible war in Iraq and how best to deal with ramifications of personnel buildup in the Persian Gulf.Organized by the Office of the Chaplain ...
Author: Ryan Gamble Recent surpluses in the state's education fund have prompted attempts to reform Act 60, the bill that regulates the way Vermonters pay for public schools. On Feb. 26, the Vermont State Senate unanimously passed a reform bill that would return surplus money from previous years to ...
Author: Greg Duggan With the growing possibility of U.S. action in Iraq, debate over a possible war has been intensifying around the world. Last Wednesday, hundreds of high schools and colleges across the country staged a protest called "Books, Not Bombs" to express opposition to military action against ...
Author: Mallika Rao The Angels Award -- given annually to a sophomore woman of color who in her first year at Middlebury excelled socially and academically while exemplifying strong leadership qualities -- was awarded this year to Dena Simmons '05. The award is given in remembrance of the Class of 2003's ...
Author: Ian Fleishman The Senior Class Gift Committee is currently at work on this year's installment of a 20-year tradition of giving to Middlebury College. Each year the senior class selects a gift to be given to the College. The gift must be self-sustaining and is intended to help relieve budget ...
Author: Elizabeth Braunstein On Feb. 26, Gov. James Douglas '72 announced his opposition to legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. Douglas said, "I have tremendous empathy for those who suffer from chronic pain and who feel they would benefit from medical marijuana. But I think it would be awkward ...
Author: Grag Duggan Two Brothers Tavern, which opened for business in Middlebury just four and a half months ago, has decided to give something back to the community. Teaming up with Otter Creek Brewery, an older Middlebury business, Two Brothers will host a fundraiser for the Addison County Food Shelf ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Walter Van Price, a former employee of Middlebury College, passed away Sunday night at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington due to injuries he sustained in a car accident last December. Van worked in Dining Services as a sous chef from January 1996 to August 2002. "Van was ...
Author: Claire Bourne Faced with the tightest job market in over a decade and increasingly competitive graduate school applicant pools, Middlebury College students are looking for new ways to enhance their rÈsumÈs. A strong grade point average, summer internships, jobs, extracurricular activities ...
Author: Pete Faroni Vermont, home to several prominent civil and political advocacy groups, is also the home of Ecologists Linked for Organizing Grassroots Initiatives and Action (ECOLOGIA), an international environmental organization based in Middlebury. The Middlebury Campus recently caught up with ...
Author: Andrea Gissing E-mail Error Embarasses CornellFive-hundred-and-fifty high school students were given the gift of a second chance last Wednesday. Unfortunately, it was the result of an accidentally sent e-mail message from Cornell University's college admissions office and was quickly retracted. ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart From Feb. 28 to March 2, thousands of flower fans flocked to the Sheraton Conference Center in Burlington for the annual Vermont Flower Show. The Vermont Association of Professional Horticulturists and the University of Vermont (UVM) sponsored the show, which was rated one of ...
Author: Nicolas Emery Beginning in the fall semester of 2003, Middlebury College will offer Arabic language classes to undergraduate students as part of a planned expansion of the International Studies Department to include a Middle Eastern Studies track. Previously, Arabic has only been offered at ...