Author: Derek Schlickeisen Middlebury's efforts to achieve sustainability in its campus operations and endowment investments have earned the College high marks from Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI), a national non-profit which recently ranked schools on their progress towards social responsibility. ...
Author: Andrew Throdahl Could it be possible that young concert pianists have so mastered technique that they have become oblivious to acceptable interpretation? The October 26th concert answered with a resounding, at times deafening, "yes" in response to this question. The concert, comprised of Bach-Busoni, ...
Author: Melissa Marshall Dressed in a cozy fleece and exuding an even warmer demeanor, Kelsey Eichhorn '08 does not fit the picture of a hot shot director, but she has the credentials. Her film, "What I Do Has to be Great" won Best Documentary by a Student and Overall Best Student Film at this year's ...
Author: Jeff Patterson Judging by both teams' records, the Middlebury football team can probably sit back, relax and still win the Old Rocking Chair Game with ease.Hamilton College comes into Alumni Stadium on Saturday at 2-4, having beaten Bowdoin and Colby, but it has lost road games to Williams and ...
Author: Joe Bergan The future. It is a daunting topic of conversation, especially for Middlebury students who can measure their remaining time at the College in months. The seniors holding this paper in the dining halls right now have just started sweating at the thought what happens in June 2008. Middlebury ...
Author: Cloe Shasha President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz and Dean of the College Tim Spears held the first of two meetings on Oct. 18 to discuss the "'4/2' Commons (Draft) Outline." Though students from four out of the College's five commons were present, the meeting was sparsely attended. Spears ...
Author: James O'Brien Consistently terrible television advertisements haunted my Sunday sports viewing this week. This worried me because, as you may well know, television advertisement excellence is the indicator that most accurately reflects the state of our nation. We may be at code red status. During ...
Author: [no author name found] Police presence on campus demands student responsibilityRapidly garnering a reputation as one of the most raucous parties of the semester, the VACA Halloween bash on Friday resulted, for the second year in a row, in a flurry of uniformed activity on campus. This year, ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes As Middlebury students, we are all a little stressed out. We attend classes, write papers, study for exams and still find time to work at the circulation desk in the library, play two or three sports and attend orchestra practices. Many of us have just reached the end of a very ...
Author: Denizhan Duran Ah, the dream job. With a bit of luck, it will bring you the "new car, caviar, four star day dream," or so Roger Waters of Pink Floyd claims in their hit song, "Money". But as countless seniors have discovered after graduation, dream jobs don't just fall from the sky. It is that ...
Author: Grace Close Imagine a blustery mid-January morning. The temperature is 10 degrees, the wind chill is negative 20. You strap on your rubber boots and wool hat to make your daily one mile trek through the stinging snow to Frog Hollow. Despite how unappealing this scenario sounds, it is currently ...
Author: Daniel Roberts As I write this, the Boston Red Sox have just finished off a World Series that, in truth, was a four-game joke. Sorry, Colorado fans, but even when it was close, it felt like watching a major league baseball team play a bunch of eighth grade Pony Leaguers.Ironically enough, I ...
Author: Dan Streitfeld Alex Garlick, Campus columnist, has, in a rather hastily written piece, spilled some ill-advised ink regarding Al Gore's recent receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize. The raison d'Ítre of the column is that Gore does not deserve the award because his actions cannot truly be seen as ...
Author: Tarsi Dunlop LONDON- Here are some instructions for the fine art of umbrella dodging. London is the place for them. Heretofore, they shall be referred to as brollies. When it rains, or mists, the bobbing heads become a sea of different sizes and colors. It is noteworthy that having a smaller ...
Author: [no author name found] "Aperture," the second show at the College's new Center Gallery in McCullough Student Center, opened Oct. 27th. The exhibition presents the work of three student photographers Emily Coles '09, Angela Evancie '09.5 Brian Korbelik '08 and was curated by Graduate Intern Stuart ...
Author: Tess Russell Theodore May '08 is a man with a plan. He is doing his part to correct what he sees as a drastic flaw in Middlebury's policy - namely, our escalating efforts to decrease the College's carbon footprint."Who wants to attend a school with such tiny feet?" May, a History major and Manhattan, ...
Author: Jeb Burchenal Women's soccer beats Amherst 1-0 in quartersThe women's soccer team was busy this past weekend, playing away games at both Trinity and Amherst. Middlebury fell to Trinity in a muddy affair that showcased both teams' defenses. The Panthers managed eight shots and three corner kicks, ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes If you are looking for a meal to set your taste buds ablaze with flavor, stop, drop and California roll on over to Asiana House and sushi bar at 191 Pearl Street in Burlington, Vt. While I am no connoisseur of raw fish dishes, I can safely say that the sushi that I sampled at this ...
Author: Alexxa Gotthardt This year, the College's Arts Council, a group of Middlebury alumni and parents who have positions and resources in the arts, is kicking of a three-year pilot program to fund student internships in the arts. The council will distribute the funding in $500 parcels for Winter ...
Author: Rachael Jenning You are waltzing out onto the grassy knoll sloping toward the library during a Middlebury reception. Noticing a server skirt by with a gleaming silver platter, you grab some crackers and cheese perched within your reach. Basking in salty deliciousness, you pause and chew.Feeling ...