Author: Shahan Mufti On Sept. 11 the world was offered a new lens through which to view the world. While Osama bin Laden's violent call to the Arab and Muslim world went unheeded and failed to gather much support, on this side of the Atlantic our local mad man George Bush managed to convince state after ...
Author: Jon Shapira For the last two years I have watched events unfold in the Middle East and witnessed radical, ignorant forces gain control over everything from national political agendas to opinion pages in college newspapers. There have been many times when I wanted to speak out, but, when I sat ...
Author: [no author name found] To The Editor:I write to thank the Middlebury College student body for its support for my candidacy during the election for Student Co-chair of Community Council. While the outcome of the election is a disappointment for myself and those who had supported me, it is yet ...
Author: Wasim Rahman For a little over a week now, I have been active with a group of students on campus who have been collecting signatures for petitions demanding a re-evaluation of United States policy towards Israel. I believe that the events of the past month in the West Bank demonstrate to us, ...
Author: [no author name found] Beyond the Parking Impasse"Think blue, act green." This modified version of a popular environmental adage, coined by the College's Sustainable Campus Coordinator Connie Bisson and Pam Fogg of College Advancement, is doubly significant this year. First, Sunday marked Earth ...
Author: Ben Gore Last year some intrepid activists hung a 10-story banner off of the front of the World Bank building on H Street in Washington, D.C. It denounced Bank funding of the Chad/Cameroon Pipeline, a project undertaken in two of the most corrupt countries in the world, which called for oil ...
Author: Nahal Batmanghelidj In last week's edition of The Campus, Bryan Goldberg claimed that I misinterpreted the law in my opinions piece. However, it is he who is misinterpreting the law. Indeed, the disclaimer on the back of the "Art of Kissing" ticket stubs reads, "We reserve the right to refuse ...
Author: Katie Simpson Editor's note: The author first submitted her article to The Campus last week but due to a technical problem, it was not printed. The Campus regrets the error.You may have heard some version of this story already. Yes, I am talking about "The Art of Kissing" protest. And yes, I ...
Author: Bryan Goldberg "We reserve the right to refuse admission or to eject any person violating facility rule, local, state or federal law or whose conduct is deemed illegal or disorderly." —"Art of Kissing" ticket disclaimerIn light of The Campus opinions articles blasting Public Safety and the ...
Author: Ben Adler I've never really paid much attention to the Student Government Association (SGA). I've always voted, but it's never been a priority of mine. All of a sudden this year, I've found myself very aware of the race. Undoubtedly, it is because I'm a rising senior, there are some exciting, ...
Author: Todd Metter I have protests on my mind. I'm not, although I could be, protesting something like having to attend class, indoors, during this recent spate of warm weather. I'm not protesting the dearth of performances lately by the amazing Brian the Juggler, although I, and all of you, should ...
Author: David Castonuovo, Assistant Professor of Italian I have taken some heat because a number of articles in last week's Campus imply that Gay and Lesbian Employees at Middlebury (GLEAM, of which I am coordinator this year), had somehow approved the presentation of the "Art of Kissing." Please let ...
Author: [no author name found] This year's candidates for Student Government Association (SGA) president and student co-chair of community council (SC-COCC) are all highly motivated and have broad visions for the future of Middlebury College. They have both demonstrated their desire to lead the student ...
Author: Adam King Could you ever imagine Abercrombie selling a shirt depicting racial stereotypes with a caricature of a Jewish person complete with an enlarged and crooked nose and bloody hands, under the heading of "Jewish Banking?" Or one depicting a caricature of an African-American complete with ...
Author: [no author name found] Wished She'd Been ThereTo The Editor:The article "Soup and Art" about Sara Garland's one-woman show suggests that Ms. Garland wrote the play she performed. From the description, the play is clearly either part or all of "The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe," ...
Author: Shahan Mufti A wall outside the Dachau Nazi Extermination Camp reads the following:"Do not look inside: By looking inside you put yourself in grave danger"It was signed by the SS. And I realized looking at it how Adolf Hitler was able to continue his agenda of murders and killing for years. ...
Author: [no author name found] By Dana AllenI want to talk about spanking. I'm pretty new to it all and I have to say I really don't know that much about it. I mean, I got the occasional punitive tap from my parents when I was younger, but I have never really been on the giving end until this weekend ...
Author: Samantha Stevens I am disappointed in Middlebury College. I am disappointed in Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB). I am annoyed at William Cane [stage and pen name for Michael Christian], author of the international best seller "The Art of Kissing." Lest anyone misunderstand the purpose ...
Author: Vanessa Wong Our campus vibrates with discussion about the protest lead by five females during "The Art of Kissing" performance, a Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) sponsored event held on Saturday evening in the McCullough Social Space. As a member of the audience, I was appalled by ...
Author: [no author name found] The past few months at Middlebury College have witnessed a growing awareness on campus about issues of gender disparity, sexual assault and the availability — or lack of thereof — of on-and off-campus resources for victims of these social problems. "The Art of Kissing," ...