Author: Lindsey Whitton College life is one desparate leap from days of caffeine-fueled production to days of rest and recuperation. If the Middlebury credo is work hard/play hard, then there seems to be very little fusion of the two extremes. For me, Sunday through Wednesday are my grueling, sleep ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer The Middlebury College faculty voted nearly unanimously in favor of recommended revisions of College athletic policies this Monday. An Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of Athletics presented the "unintended consequences" of the role of athletics at Middlebury. The committee recommended ...
Author: Yvonne Chen The annual Paul Ward '25 Prize in Writing was presented to Allison Williams '05 and Joshua Axelrod '05 on Oct.4. For nearly 25 years the prize has been awarded annually to a first-year student who exhibits excellence in writing. This was the first year since 1990 that the prize was ...
Author: Khairani Barokka On the evening of Oct. 7, Ben Scotch, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, gave a passionate lecture entitled "Liberty vs. Security? Progress Report on the USA. Patriot Act in the Robert A. Jones '59 House conference room. Scotch is part of a ...
Author: Julie Shumway Speculation Surrounds Second Circuit Court DecisionThe Associated Press reported that the same Second Circuit Court which reversed U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions' ruling on Vermont's campaign finance reform law has now put a hold on its decision, with the intent to ...
Author: Andrea La Rocca Girlfriend. Boyfriend. Girl friend. Boy friend. These words win for the most heartbreaking homonym in the English language; they sound the same. But oh, if you ever mistake them to be the same (and we all have), then you quickly learn their differences with that dreaded line, ...
Author: Charles Goulding Since 1994, the Committee for Arts in Public Places (CAPP) has had a significant influence on the artistic and aesthetic appeal of the Middlebury campus. The committee, composed of trustees, administrators, faculty, students and members of the community, has acquired numerous ...
Author: Bob Wainwright This could have been a big day for me. In fact, it was supposed to be just that. The first thing I said to myself when I woke up this morning was, "This is a big day for you, Bob." So in hindsight, at least the groundwork was all there. But of course, just like everything in life, ...
Author: Chelsea Coffin Most Middlebury students wonder about their career path. What happens after four years in the "Middlebury bubble"? Students looking for an answer can visit the Career Services Office (CSO). Jaye Roseborough, executive director of CSO, recommends early involvement through internships, ...
Author: Deborah Jones "Get on board, the train has left the station!" Dean of Advising and Assistant Professor of American Literature Karl Lindholm doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to discussing one of the school's most controversial initiatives. "The College is committed to the commons."Lindholm's ...
Author: Kathleen Fleury Have you ever been too lazy to walk into town for dinner, or been left behind on a run to Ames? Worry no more. Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) has come to the rescue.Very few Middlebury students are aware of the public transportation system, namely the Middlebury shuttle, ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer Many Americans see torture in prisons as an institution of the past — something that is not relevant to modern society. However, Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk who spoke in Bicentennial Hall on Sunday night, insisted that exactly the opposite is true. Gyatso offered stories ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Explosive Discovery at U. MontanaA sophomore at the University of Montana was arrested last Wednesday night after Public Safety officers discovered explosives in his dorm room. The student, Dereck Stairs, has been charged with felony possession of explosives. Public Safety officers, ...
Author: Julie Shumway Amtrak has announced that, beginning Oct. 4, it will no longer employ ticketing agents in any of its Vermont stations. The closing of these ticketing offices will result in the loss of six jobs, a number that belies the reality of a company already in financial trouble.The decision ...
Author: Andrea LaRocca During those two weeks of eternity at the end of the summer - you know, the weeks when everyone else has gone back to college and we Midd-kids are left still counting the days - my summer fling ended in a dramatized version of "Well, um, since we're both going to college in opposite ...
Author: Devin Zatorski Edinburgh — Call it Take Back Vermont, only Scottish style. Edinburgh may sit an ocean's distance from the polarizing civil unions bill, but the late nineties saw an equally charged debate unfold here. Three hundred years after Scottish Parliament was merged with Westminster, ...
Author: [no author name found] Certain student issues and concerns emerged in multiple candidate platforms, spanning the different classes and commons. These platform features indicate the pivotal student concerns in the fall of 2002. Many senate candidates mentioned the current dining situation in ...
Author: Julie Shumway On Sept. 24, the Hon. William K. Sessions III, U.S. District Court Judge for Vermont, ruled that the Federal Death Penalty Act (FDPA) of 1994 was unconstitutional. Sessions' ruling has attracted a great deal of media attention in the last week, due largely to the acknowledgement ...
Author: Julie Shumway Middlebury alumnus and U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions III spoke at the College on Monday evening to a mixed audience of faculty, students, town residents and local political candidates. Sessions joined a lecture/question-and-answer session sponsored by the Political ...
Author: Samuel Wilson The current economic recession in the United States is making it harder to fund a college education for many students and families. Middlebury College has seen an increase in financial aid requests, but the administration is still firmly committed to a need-blind admissions policy. ...