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Panthers suffer overtime defeat
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Peter Baumann With a crucial NESCAC weekend looming on the schedule, the talented Middlebury men's hockey team received a proverbial wake-up call this weekend, squeaking by Babson 3-2 on Friday, Feb. 13 before falling to UMass-Boston by the same score on Saturday, Feb. 14. The games resulted ...
Men's basketball ready for postseason play Panthers set to host NESCAC tournament for first time in school history
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Jeff Klein The storybook season the Middlebury men's basketball team has put together so far has been almost entirely the result of hard work, clutch performances and a strong team bond. So you'll have to forgive the Panthers if they got a little lucky this past weekend.After a thrilling 78-76 ...
Chili contest to spice up town's winter carnival
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Liz Scarcini The Middlebury Fire Department recently turned up the heat at one of their bi-weekly meetings by sampling eight different homemade chilis. Eight firefighters aim to compete with several other chefs in Middlebury's first annual chili contest. The Better Middlebury Partnership, formerly ...
Brooker, Palmer remain super blocks
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Cloe Shasha Brooker House and Palmer House, Middlebury's two "super block" houses, will continue to be used to house students united by a common interest in the fall of 2009. This year Brooker is themed as an outdoor interest house and Palmer houses students interested in arts and architecture. ...
Behind Enemy Lines Green eggs and porn
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Andrey Tolstoy When they're not busy polluting our server with oversized miscreants from Photoshop (a.k.a. seizures in a crayon box), staff at the Center for Health and Wellness Education are busy polluting our minds with propaganda most prepubescents would find intellectually offensive. When ...
Smith pushes most of agenda to spring
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Hillary Hall Last April in a tight election, College students elected Bobby Joe Smith '09 as the Student Government Association's (SGA) president for the 2008-2009 school year. Voters responded to the three platforms he called his most important: communication between the SGA and the community, ...
Middle distance track squads go all the way
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: James Schwerdtman MIT hosted the final meet of the indoor season for the Panthers and the team continued to look strong against the rest of the NESCAC. It has been a long winter of preparation for the outdoor season, and the squad seems to be peaking at exactly the right time."The team is really ...
The Recessionista
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Christian Morel I believe I speak for everyone when I say that spring can be a very liberating time of year. We will be shedding the coats and sweaters that have swallowed our shirts and belts. I personally look forward to leaving my woolen items at home and putting together glorious combinations ...
Local camp seeks counselors
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: [no author name found] Stephanie Loscalzo is the recruiter from Camp Morty, a residential summer camp that runs for six weeks in New York State. Camp Morty is looking to hire approximately 20 to 24 students for a variety of positions. The camp will run from June 28 to Aug. 19 and applications ...
OP-ED The Future of the Republican Party is in the States
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Bert Johnson Six years ago at another institution, I invited a guest speaker to my state and local politics class who happened to be in the area, and who seemed like an interesting guy. Even then, Bobby Jindal had an impressive resum
College Shorts
February 18, 2009Author: Dana Walters KRISPY KREME CHALLENGE BOASTS SWEET REWARDSOn Feb. 7, North Carolina State University hosted the "Krispy Kreme Challenge" for the sixth time, and the smell of success wasn't so sweet. Duke University sophomore Zach Hing competed in the challenge, which asks people to run a four-mile ...
The College Celebrates Darwin's 200th Birthday
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: [no author name found] Helen Young, associate professor of Biology, joined with evolution-loving students in McCardell BiCentenial Hall on Thursday, Feb. 12 to celebrate Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. Participants, including Dan Kane '09, Hannah Day '10 and Ian Evans '10 (all pictured, top ...
Mezzo-soprano serenades for V-day
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Andrew Throdahl It seemed auspicious that mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn, with her Botticellian locks expressively scarfed over her gown, performed for the Middlebury community on Valentine's Day at the Kevin P. Mahaney '84 Center for the Arts. Her program was as befitting as her appearance, ...
Negotiating budget cuts artfully
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Melissa Marshall Students are probably more upset by a locked door standing between them and a Saturday afternoon Dr. Feelgood than the postponement of a Museum of Art exhibition, but whether they are aware or not, the vibrant Middlebury arts community must stare down the black-and-white margins ...
Looking ahead Carnival calendar
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: [no author name found] [no story text found]
Women's hockey falls to Lady Jeffs
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Alex Lovett-Woodsum The seventh-ranked Middlebury women's hockey team was on the road again this weekend, dropping its first game on Saturday, Feb. 14 with a tough 5-0 loss to the fifth-ranked Amherst College team. The Lady Jeffs' wins this weekend as well as their unblemished NESCAC record ...
Women's basketball ends facing Amherst
By Middlebury Campus | February 18, 2009Author: Brian Sirkia The Middlebury women's basketball team saw their postseason hopes come to an end after splitting the weekend's games. The team hosted Trinity and Amherst on Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14, respectively. The squad wound up coming away with a 65-54 win against Trinity and a ...
For the Record
February 18, 2009Author: Jason Gutierrez What a difference a year makes. I know a lot of people who were rather unimpressed with the musical output of 2008. Well, it's good to see that 2009 is starting off promisingly. I mean, Antony & the Johnsons, Animal Collective, Morrissey and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart ...