Author: Nick DeSantis A few weeks ago, after the incidents of homophobic graffiti sprang up around the campus, I felt a tangible amount of positive energy stemming from the community's response to hate speech. However, I'm a little nervous about the devolvement of the discussion into value judgments ...
Author: Beth Connolly What if dancing were banned at Middlebury? Students would respond with a series of ten dances, with bright costumes and a bit of glitter. That is, according to the MIddance Spring Show last Saturday night. The show opened to a packed audience in the McCullough Social Space with ...
Author: Brian Fung In an effort to streamline event-planning processes, to encourage student involvement in the Commons next fall and to discuss obstacles to those objectives, the Brainerd Commons Council met in a special convention on May 2. The Council resolved to improve its relationship with Brainerd ...
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Author: Simon Keyes Women's tennis will head to the NCAA quarterfinals againFor the second time in three years, the women's tennis team will play in the quarterfinals at the NCAAs. This year's appearance is especially special, as Middlebury needed an at-large bid after bowing out of the NESCAC tournament ...
Author: Jeff Patterson Recently-named NESCAC Player of the Year Alex Scott '07 and the rest of the Middlebury tennis team walked onto the Proctor tennis courts on Saturday and Sunday and twice they walked away the winners. Hosting one of the NCAA Tournament's eight Regionals for the sixth straight ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner A grey sky looms over the charred skeleton of a building with white letters spelling out "Vermont Field Sports," barely hanging on to the slanting faÁade. Still damp from gallons of water firefighters used to douse the flames that engulfed the outdoor sports store for nearly ...
Author: Kelly Janis It is not every Saturday morning that the streets of Rutland swell with chatty, energetic crowds, winding their way through crosswalks, intersections and parking lots, their gaze fixed upon a noble cause. This Saturday, however, was the exception, as dozens laced up their sneakers ...
Author: Sage Bierster As Middlebury's resident "sex sage," I am always open to all kinds of questions and am happy to impart my (real or imagined) expertise in all matters sexual. One such question I recently encountered was where the best places are on campus to, ahem, practice what I preach. Of course, ...
Author: Dave Lee For the last two weeks, the issue of homophobia and hate speech on the Middlebury campus seems to have taken center stage. After recent graffiti in Ross, Starr and other college spaces, I truly commend the administration and student body for their immediate reaction to the onset of ...
Author: Cecilia Goldschmidt "In my personal opinion, the planet needs saving," declared Kathy Callahan, Deputy Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in her lecture on Thursday entitled, "Expecting Government to Save the Planet? The Evolving Federal Role." Since its ...
Author: David Infante Two weeks ago, coming off the thrill of Rites of Spring, I couldn't help but get excited when I heard about another off-campus party. For the first time in a while, the social scene here at Middlebury had picked up. Instead of the morbid curiosity with which I approach most weekends ...
Author: Matty Van Meter At the risk of seeming overcritical, I would like to remind a certain campus group of the final letter of its acronym: "A," as in alliance.MOQA, the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance, has been unusually visible in the past weeks, and with good reason. An active response to events ...
Author: Sam Morrill HAVANA - As the first month of Major League Baseball comes to a close, 90 miles south of Florida the champion has already been decided. Santiago de Cuba beat the defending champion Havana Industriales last Wednesday in the decisive sixth game of the Cuban Baseball Finals. Although ...
Author: Andrew Schlegel After losing a crucial three-game set with NESCAC West rival Amherst last weekend, the Middlebury baseball team rebounded when it took the field against Hamilton on April 27 and 28. The Continentals came to Forbes Field at the bottom of the division standings, with a 2-7 record, ...
Author: Maeve McGilloway The Middlebury women's tennis team fell to Williams College in an 8-1 loss on Saturday in the semifinal round of the NESAC Championship, which was held at Amherst College. The Panthers entered the NESCACs on a strong note, having finished their regular season with a 5-1 conference ...
Author: Kim Walker As a senior who is getting nostalgic about leaving this wonderful institution, I feel compelled to note a few changes that I believe have negatively impacted Middlebury. I have spent four unbelievable years here, but in the process, I've seen a transformation of the social atmosphere ...
Author: Nathan Zucker Jared Diamond, author of the recent best seller "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed," delivered a dramatic lecture to a crowded Mead Chapel on April 24. In a sometimes frightening talk, Diamond discussed the reasons for which some civilizations flourish while others ...
Author: Thomas Newton It was a dark and stormy afternoon. I was on a mission: to deliver turkey, ham, veggie and roast beef grinders to hungry Super Bowl Sunday football fans. It was one of many fundraising programs I had to partake in for my high school crew team. I, along with teammates, had made ...
Author: Jeff Patterson "This used to be where the sleeping bags would dry," said Spencer Paxson '07, as he walked out of a back room in the College's new Bike Shop. The drying rope is no longer necessary, it is a just a remnant - but if you want to learn the ropes of how to fix a bike, the Bike Shop ...