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COLUMN What About Bob?

Author: Bob Wainwright Dr. Seuss Visits MiddleburyDr. Seuss: Here am I at Middlebury. Who is this in such a hurry?Mark: My name is Mark as you can tell. It's written on my North Face shell. You're awful old. You look just like my teacher from Intro Psych.A teacher I am surely not. What's that you hide, ...


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Student Recounts Day in Wheelchair

Author: Todd Falcone 8:20 a.m. Left Jewett House and wheeled across the street and up the ramp into Twilight Hall for an 8:40 a.m. class. Besides taking 20 minutes to essentially cross the street, the icy and snow-covered path did not make it any easier. The handicap ramp didn't look too steep but it ...


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Dean to Vie for Presidency in 2004

Author: Kathleen Fleury In May 2002, Vermont Governor Howard Dean announced his intention to run for president in the 2004 election. Having governed Vermont for 11 years, Dean has acquired an impressive list of achievements in the areas of environmental protection and health care.Dean's young campaign ...


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Commons Expert Signs On to Middlebury at the Perfect Time

Author: Charlie Goulding Students in "Genetics and Evolution" know Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Robert J. O'Hara as "the new biology professor." Since joining the College this fall, however, O'Hara has provided Middlebury with more than his expertise in science and his acclaimed teaching ...


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The Ultimate Guide to Vermont's Slopes

Author: Michael Stahler Winter is here at Middlebury, and so are the skis and snowboards. As a Vermonter, I learned to ski when I was nine years old. If I hadn't learned, I probably would have died of cabin fever long ago. Let's face it: winters here are cold, snowy and often as gray as the buildings ...


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Midd Briefs

Author: [no author name found] Helping the Homeless and Hungryby Andrea GissingOver fall break, five members of Middlebury's Volunteer Service Organization (VSO) attended the 15th Annual Conference of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness held this year at the University of Pennsylvania. ...


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COLUMN What About Bob?

Author: Bob Wainwright I was sitting down, obeying my thirst with a nice refreshing Sprite yesterday, when I began to wonder if advertisements actually hold power over consumers. The only example I could think of was when I drank a gallon of Gatorade and then ran 10 miles in order to see if my sweat ...


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College Shorts Of Free Speech and Security

Author: Andrea Gissing Protests Arise Over NYU Guard's SuspensionResidents of Alumni Hall, a New York University (NYU) residence hall, are protesting the university's decision to suspend the security officer on duty the night before a student was found dead in his dorm room last week.The university ...


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Fletcher Allen's Costly Rebirth May Give Porter Labor Pains

Author: Megan O'Keefe Edwin Colodny, interim chief executive officer of Fletcher Allen Health Care, announced on Nov. 8 that the hospital had overspent on its Renaissance Project construction budget by $81.3 million.State regulators had approved $228.4 million in spending for the construction of new ...


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Creating Reality in a Cross-Cultral Interplay

Author: Alex Castillo-Kesper How does the modern artist engage tradition in his or her realm of personal expression? The term "individual artist" was a foreign expression to India during British colonialism, and still remains an ambiguous phrase in modern Indian painting. As India tried to break away ...


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College Hosts Debate Tournament

Author: Nicole Maddox Last weekend, the Middlebury Debate Society hosted the annual Edwin R. Lawrence Debate Tournament, which began on Friday afternoon and ran late into Saturday evening. Almost 50 teams gathered in Bicentennial Hall, including representatives from Amherst, Vassar, Trinity, Wesleyan, ...


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Dolci Continues to Satiate Salivating Students

Author: Chelsea Coffin Tired of the dining hall scene? How does a free gourmet dinner, complete with candlelight and full service sound? Try the Chateau dining room every Friday evening, when Dolci, a student-run organization, transforms the space into a full-blown restaurant. The student head chef ...


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Smoke-Free Initiative Sets Off Alarms

Author: Edward Pickering The development of a proposal to ban smoking in and on the perimeters of residence halls has sparked heated debate throughout campus. The proposal will go before the Community Council and the Student Government Association (SGA) in early December. If approved, the proposed changes ...


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'Mars and Venus' in Orbit at the ISO Cultural Show

Author: Khairani Barokka "You need culture, 'cause you're in the mountains!" emcee Damian Washington '03 said to a packed and cheering McCullough audience at the annual International Students' Organization (ISO) Cultural Show last Friday. If they needed it, they certainly got it — with a twist. The ...


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Finance Reform Bill Passed by SGA

Author: Caroline Stauffer As a result of repeated complaints from student organizations concerning the procurement of funds, the Student Government Association (SGA) finance guidelines have undergone drastic revision. According to the Student Co-chair of the Community Council Ben LaBolt '03, specific ...


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Photographs from Abroad Capture Prizes, Domestic Attention

Author: Alison Damick During the week of Nov. 10, a colorful assortment of 8"x10" photos dominated the stage in the Juice Bar. These photos, part of the fifth annual Middlebury College Study Abroad photo contest, depicted images varying from sweeping sunset vistas to a young boy casually holding a cigarette ...


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COLUMN Sex and the College

Author: Andre La Rocca "Midd-woman seeking Midd- man: I am intelligent, fun, beautiful and from just outside of Boston. Looking for Midd-man to keep me warm during the long winter nights and to have a committed relationship with. Find me on People Finder under N. E. Female.""Midd-man seeking Midd- woman: ...


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Annual Conference for Minority Males Promotes Exchange

Author: Dan Polifka Middlebury College hosted the second annual Work Group on the Retention, Success and Satisfaction of Black and Latino Male Students this weekend, a conference designed to serve as an open forum for the exchange of ideas among students, faculty and administrators.Nine colleges attended ...




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