This past Tuesday, Mar. 12 members of the College and Middlebury community gathered in Mead Chapel to hear Dennis Ross, Washington’s ambassador to Israel under the George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, discuss “Israel, the Peace Process, and the Arab Awakening.” Ross gave a nuanced account ...
On April 5, WRMC-FM, the College’s radio station, will be hosting Sepomana, the station’s annual spring concert, in the McCullough Social Space with headliners Delicate Steve, Baths and Rubblebucket. Founded in 1993, the WRMC Concert Committee works to bring unique and entertaining lineups ...
Throughout the spring semester, the Middlebury College Organic Farm (MCOF) will be making several changes to its current operations, including the introduction of chickens for eggs and meat, the allocation of plots of land to different student organizations and the incorporation of new seeds ...
On Monday, March 4, the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) hosted a post-graduation immigration workshop led by immigration lawyer Dyann DelVecchio ’78 of Seyfarth Shaw Attorneys in Boston. The workshop, “Where do I go from here?: US Immigration Options for Graduating Seniors” was ...
Four students were arrested by police on Monday, March 11 at the northeast U.S. office of the TransCanada Corporation in Westborough, MA during a protest of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The students — Anna Shireman-Grabowski ’15.5, Jay Saper ’12.5, Sam Koplinka-Loehr ’13 and ...
In today’s age of rapid innovation and discovery, there is no shortage of female doctors and scientists gracing the headlines and receiving recognition for their successes. One such woman, Dr. Deborah Persaud, is at the forefront of pediatric HIV/AIDS research and is known most recently for her role ...
On Monday March 5, Community Council met to review a set of recommendations that will be proposed to Gus Jordan, executive director of health and counseling services, and the administration. The recommendations propose providing greater access to health services and education to students, expanding ...
Last Tuesday, March 5, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, who was infamous for his fervent anti-Americanism and socialist leadership, died of respiratory failure due to lung cancer at the age of 58. His vice president, Nicolas Maduro, had primed the nation on television in the hours leading up to ...
Oberlin Cancels Classes After Hate Crimes Classes were cancelled at Oberlin College on Monday, March 4 as a “Day of Solidarity” after a string of hateful vandalism incidents during the month of February. Incidents targeting LGBT, black and Jewish communities on campus were reported, the most recent ...
When I told my relatives, friends and acquaintances that I was studying abroad in Italy, they usually gave me a cliché response along the lines of, “Take pictures while you’re riding a Vespa and sampling wine!” or, “You’re going to have the time of your life eating gelato and drinking cappuccinos!” ...
In late February, a high-profile report from cyber security company Mandiant documented in detail what appears to be a coordinated hacking campaign from the Chinese military, which has long targeted not only U.S. government networks but those of large corporations and media outlets. The New York Times ...
On Feb. 24, the Student Government Organization (SGA) held their weekly meeting. The Senate was informed that the “’Merica Dance” held the Friday before the meeting had been fairly successful. Senators Graham Shaw ’16 and Hasher Nisar ’16 had led the efforts in promoting the event. At its ...
WRMC, the College’s student-run radio station, is launching its new website today. The website, which provides many new features and is designed to become a concentrated source of information for music culture on campus, is coming out in conjunction with a new look for WRMC. Moss Turpan ...
On Thursday, Feb. 28, Core and Change in the Liberal Arts, a committee formed by the office of Academic Affairs, hosted a panel discussion titled “Technology & The Liberal Arts.” The discussion was meant to explore how new technologies can be used to advance the College’s mission. The panel ...
Two members of the Korean American Student Association (KASA) are offering a free weekly Korean language class every Thursday evening from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Gifford lecture hall. Class instructor Robin Cho ’15 and KASA president Eun-ah Choi ’15 have been teaching impromptu Korean courses through ...
Alumni Appreciation week kicked off with a dinner on Monday, March 4 in Atwater Dining Hall hosted by Mark Benz ’56 and Eric Benz ’88. Throughout the week students are encouraged to head to the Davis Family Library to write thank-you notes to donors. This initiative is part of the annual giving ...
On Wednesday, Feb. 27, Dean of the College and Chief Diversity Officer Shirley Collado sent an all-student email announcing the College’s participation in the Diverse Learning Environments (DLE) survey, conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at the University of California, Los ...
On Thursday, Feb. 28, five students and two faculty members represented It Happens Here (IHH) at a White House event to mark the culmination of the first National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention month. Luke Carroll Brown ’13.5, Caitlin Waters ’13, Addie Cunniff ’13, Kristina Johansson ...
The Residential Life Committee, a subcommittee of Community Council, has recommended that Delta house be disbanded due to failure to comply with Inter-House Council (IHC) and college regulations. On Tuesday, March 12, Community Council at-large will vote on the passage of the report that could ...
In the midst of a heavy snowfall on Monday, March 4, over 125 students marched from Proctor terrace to the College’s administrative center in Old Chapel, carrying signs, chanting and wearing orange squares, during what organizers called “a national day of action” for divestment. The event was ...