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The Setonian

The Devil Wears Patagonia

Author: Jordan Nassar I never said that looking good was easy. If you're lazy, it will be visibly evident, both in terms of your body and your clothing - exercise and careful shopping are necessary. If that's too much to ask, stop reading now. As I've stated before, apparently not everyone cares about ...


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Classes expand Winter Term offerings

Author: Michelle Constant The College will utilize its affiliation with the Monterey Institue of International Studies (MIIS) to offer new Winter Term courses consistent with the international aspirations of the Middlebury Initiative. Many students have decided to take advantage of the new courses, ...


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M.L. on the N.F.L. "Effective as a chaste prostitute"

Author: Mary Lane Yesterday I succumbed to a pop-up and started watching Peyton Manning's MasterCard "Priceless Pep Talks." The fun thing about the site is that you enter a name and, voila, Peyton uses that name in a pep talk. I picked "My New Job Scares Me." Oh, this is too good. "Eli, the game of ...


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middbriefs

Author: Michael Suen and Brian Fung "Cosmic cannonball" research publishedNASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has discovered a star hurtling at very high speeds through space. Gamaliel Painter Bicentennial Professor of Physics Frank Winkler co-authored the research on this phenomenon with Robert Petre ...


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for the record

Author: Melissa Marshall So, this is the New Year and I don't feel any different. Okay, maybe it's not quite the New Year yet, and even though you may not feel any different, the music scene has experienced more break-out releases than Angelina Jolie has had covers on tabloids in these past 12 months. ...


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Union unites to upend Middlebury

Author: Dan Stevens The sensational shooting of the Dutchwomen from Schenectady, N.Y. was too much for the women's basketball team, as Middlebury fell 73-57 to Union College in a non-conference match-up on Saturday, Dec. 1. In what was an intense meeting for the two teams, Union outshined the Panthers, ...


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Holiday hustle and bustle fosters good cheer

Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe It is the most wonderful time of the year, and the town of Middlebury is ready to celebrate. Wreaths ring the lampposts on Main Street, lights adorn the rooftops of the buildings in Marble Works and a combination of the two have decked out the gazebo on the town green. Add ...


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sportsbriefs

Author: Jeb Burchenal Women's hockey ties, then wins on road tripWomen's hockey took to the road this past weekend as it traveled to Amherst and Connecticut College. Last year's runner-up in the NCAA championships, the Panthers entered the weekend on a two-game winning streak. On Friday, Nov. 30 the ...


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college shorts

Author: Chelsea Utterback Border film debuts in film festivals nationwideJustin Mashouf and Jordan Fuller, seniors at the University of Arizona, have been selected by film festivals across the country to show their film, "The Runners." Originally an assignment for their film class, Mashouf and Fuller ...


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Students find value in schools abroad

Author: Andrew Fuller As the number of U.S. college students seeking to study abroad continues to increase, so does the number of programs designed to accommodate that interest. But legislators and educators have been debating lately just how expensive those programs - now big business for many - should ...


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Shenanigans Concerns about the BCS

Author: Alex Garlick No matter how loud the debate becomes regarding Matthew Biette's threat to cancel midnight breakfast, it seems to fall on deaf ears. The Campus' editorial board can chip in its two cents and the SGA can organize a lunch with Biette, but the student body is taking the apathetic route ...


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notes from the desk An obituary for some old friends

Author: Joseph Bergan The following is a list of all the things that have vanished from my life as a Middlebury student, calendar years 2004-2007:The "New Faces" bookThe "New Faces" book died three years ago. The now-defunct publication is predeceased by Facebook.com, which is in living color, has tagging ...


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Sarwary's photo exhibit inspires students

Author: Grace Close Entering the room of Bilal Sarwary '10, I was immediately struck by the unusual dÈcor - dozens of press passes hang from the walls, Afghan carpets cover the floor and Post-It notes of Farsi-English word translations are scattered above his computer. Coming to Middlebury College ...


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letters to the editor

Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:I have been aware of the lack of socioeconomic diversity since the day that I arrived on the pristine green $50,000 a year campus. I support diversity on campus, but with all of this attention given to socioeconomic diversity within the ethnic and racial ...


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Council hears new house proposal

Author: Patrick Jobson Members of the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance (MOQA) proposed a "Queer Studies House" at the Community Council's weekly meeting on Dec. 3. Christine Bachman '09, Ryan Tauriainen '08 and Molli Freeman-Lynde '08, co-presidents and treasurer respectively of MOQA, led the discussion ...