Author: Peter Yordan Like the seasonal blight of mosquitos or the fresh coat of manure farmers spread across their fields, the oppressive stench of Red Sox mania descends annually upon Middlebury just as spring starts to win back its rightful title to the month of April. There is no greater bane upon ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg This past week, the Middlebury softball team continued to turn away opponents on its way to a number one ranking in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) West division. The team is now 14-7 overall, boasting a school-record number of wins, and has extended ...
Author: Gillian Wood When one thinks of cheerleading, young girls with curly hair and lots of make-up in short skirts may come to mind. One never imagines the bruises, black eyes, nail scratches, broken noses and bruised ribs, that go on behind the scenes. When I walked into my first cheer competition ...
Author: Daniel Shea Middlebury students love to hate their counterparts down at Williams College. It's a phenomenon that leaves many outsiders a bit confused, given the not insignificant distance that separates the two schools and the existence of a more proximate (and more bitter) rival to Williams ...
Author: Peter Yordan The Middlebury men's rugby team roused itself out of its hibernation from this year's harsh and extended Vermont winter for its one brief moment in the spring sun, traveling to Texas for the NCAA Division II National Championship tournament. The Panthers, though valiant in their ...
Author: Jacob Heller Nothing builds confidence like a winning streak. After six straight victories the Middlebury baseball team is loaded with confidence. Coming off a sweep of Hamilton, Middlebury maintained its high level of play by defeating a veteran Wesleyan team in three close games: 6-5, 6-4, ...
Author: Erich Kahner The Middlebury track and field teams ended the pre-championship season with two home meets last week at Dragone Field. The meets, one on Tuesday and the other on Saturday, brought light competition from surrounding colleges, leaving Middlebury athletes to compete mostly against ...
Author: Zach Foster Chalk up two more convincing victories for the Middlebury women's lacrosse as they continue to make opponents look silly in the wake of their superiority. The two most recent thumpings, which pushed the Panther winning streak to a remarkable 44 games, came against in-state nemesis, ...
Author: David Freedman The Middlebury men's lacrosse team earned its sixth straight win on Saturday with an 18-7 rout of Trinity College at Robin L. Sheppard Field. Coming off a week with stiff competition, Middlebury had previously relied on the offensive starters for point production. The Bantams, ...
Author: Andreo Niccolo Zimmermann Jody Kramer '03 will be one of only four starters on the rugby team to graduate this May. That means one of Middlebury's most successful intercollegiate athletic teams will continue its dominance yet it also means it will be losing a leader and one of its smartest and ...
Author: David Freedman The fourth-ranked Middlebury men's lacrosse team put away three close games over top-20 opponents this past week to keep its unblemished conference record intact. The Panthers went on key second-half runs in each game to beat Tufts 12-7 on Wednesday, Bowdoin 13-11 on Saturday ...
Author: Zach Foster Success often leads to the willing disappearance of superfluous individual recognition. However, at other times certain athletes remind us that some recognition is not only necessary and well-deserved, but imperative. This past weekend, on the campus of Bowdoin College, Kristin Hanley ...
Author: [no author name found] The Middlebury track and field teams traveled to Williamstown, Mass., to compete in the Williams Relays last Saturday on April 12. The previous weekend's heavy snowfalls led to the cancellation of the Panthers' home meet on April 5, but aside from a stiff breeze, the weather ...
Author: David Lindholm Nine years ago, the Amherst College men's tennis team beat to their closest rival, Williams, 5-4. After that loss, the Ephs set off on a 53-match New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) winning streak that continued from 1994 until last Wednesday, when they traveled ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg Someone lit a fire underneath the Middlebury softball team. The Panthers have won eight of their last 10 games and six in a row. This past week, the squad dominated state rival Lyndon State and dismantled two New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foes, Wesleyan ...
Author: Jacob Heller The estimated driving time from Middlebury, Vt., to Clinton, N.Y., is four hours. This weekend the Middlebury baseball team ensured that drive would be a long four hours for the Hamilton Continentals. Middlebury won all three games by scoring a run in the final inning - 7-6, 8-7, ...
Author: Dan Shea While its male counterparts trekked to Maine, the Middlebury women's tennis team made the time-honored Grand Tour of Southern New England this past weekend, making stops at Amherst College and Connecticut College. The group called upon Amherst as their first destination. Foregoing the ...
Author: Andrew Niccolo Zimmermann Senior Peter Hennessy is a Prankster with a capital "P". For those who don't know, Pete isn't the only one. There are more and they share a passion here at Middlebury. "We're in our 25th year," the Chicago area native says. "The Merry Pranksters was a group that traveled ...
Author: Zachariah Allen Well, it has been some time since I have gotten the privilege of appearing in The Campus. A whole world of things has gone on since then, and I don't think I have space to deal with it all, but we'll see what we can get to.Firstly, I'd like to offer praise for playoff hockey. ...
Author: Andrew Nicolo Zimmermann The 2003 Middlebury women's hockey roster reads like a who's who of eastern U.S. All-Stars. Almost all hail from prep or prestigious private high schools and all are very talented. The success of the hockey team speaks for itself. Yet when your eyes cross 5'0" senior ...