Author: Jeff Klein I am utterly disappointed by the lack of upsets in this year's March Sadness. The lowest seeds to advance past the first round were 11th seeds Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) and Winthrop, who both lost in the next round. It marked the first time since 2000 that a number-12 seed did not ...
Author: Annabelle Fowler, Nathan Zucker, Cecilia Goldschmidt Revisiting the Huricane Katrina disaster that began two summers ago and continues to this day, Jennifer Williams '08 and Matthew Amoss '07.5 coordinated a spring symposium entitled "New Orleans, Revisted" from Apr. 3-6. The symposium included ...
Author: Leslie Lim In response to homophobic graffiti found in the hallways of Ross Commons over Spring Break, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz sent a campus-wide e-mail over the break condemning the acts. Students and administrators met last Tuesday to discuss the incidents, and a student ...
Author: Melissa Marshall "When men's minds seem narrow to you, tell yourself that the land of God is broad; broad His hands and His heart. Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs." I closed the cover of a now worn copy of Leo Africanus - some of its ...
Author: Sara Jameson Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, the Middlebury College Musical Player's performance of "Little Women" displayed not only the musical talent of the cast, but also proved their theatrical aptitude by the authentic ease with which they played their roles and the sincere relationships ...
Author: Sonja Pedersen-Green Choose Responsibility, the local non-profit organization founded by President Emeritus John M. McCardell, Jr. to study the 21-year-old drinking age, officially launched its website (www.chooseresponsibility.org) this week. Although Monday, April 9 was the official launch ...
Author: Neil Waters It seemed like a no-brainer. Several students in one of my classes included the same erroneous information in final examination essays. Google whisked me immediately to Wikipedia, where I found the source of the erroneous information in under a minute. To prevent recurrences of the ...
Author: Thomas Newton It's the fourth day of spring break and the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City is breathtaking. The space is unrestrained, expanding four stories upwards and glowing with bright light. The exhilaration of the moment is amplified in my knowing that original ...
Author: Kelly Janis In spite of its puny stature, the Green Mountain State wields mighty political brawn, which has made it an alluring attraction for some of history's most remarkable figures. On a snowy Wednesday night, Middlebury residents flocked to Ilsley Public Library's community meeting room ...
Author: Kelsey Smith, arts editor Despite their beauty, numbers don't explain much - 15551 might be a darling little palindromic prime to look at, but looks aren't everything, after all. This seems to be the point that Rinne Groff, author of "The Five Hysterical Girls Theorem," was getting at. One of ...
Author: Aylie Baker When Aron Holewinski received a letter two weeks ago inviting him to visit Middlebury College in the United States on an all-expenses paid trip, he was incredulous. "My parents couldn't believe it," said Holewinski. "I had to call up and check with the College."Sure enough, the letter ...
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Author: Andrea Glaessner Vibrant, charming woodcut prints of four-legged friends deck the walls and a six-foot wooden dog looms in the entrance, welcoming visitors with puppy dog eyes that laugh merrily, despite its statuesque, vertical posture. The multitude of cartoon-like images of dogs clustered ...
Author: Michelle Constant The introduction this past fall of a newly developed vaccine that prevents the contraction of human papillomavirus (HPV) has been met with success, according to Parton Health Center staff, with approxiamately 25 female students receiving the vaccine per week since September. ...
Author: Thomas Newton What do George Orwell, Porsche and insurance companies have in common? Porsche and insurance companies are doing what George Orwell predicted almost 60 years ago: they're watching us. Privacy has become a serious concern for many Americans with the advent of new technologies and ...
Author: Editorial Board The jolt of energy the new Febs usually bring still has not pulled Middlebury out of a social life slump that seemed to begin early last year. To be sure, the twin evils of a snowy St. Patrick's day and midterm exams have added to this current sentiment. But it seems that more ...
Author: Matty Van Meter There has been quite enough wishful thinking from Old Chapel and from the various Commons offices about the "integral role" which the Commons are supposed to be playing in students' lives. It is pervasive. It is in e-mails, spoken about on tours, evoked defensively by Residential ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed, Associate Editor New York AG alleges impropriety by lendersAn investigation of student loan providers has found that a number of lenders bribed college officials in exchange for steering business their way, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced in a press conference on ...
Author: Tom Brant Do you ever get the feeling that time is moving really slowly? I do. All the time. That's why I figured that there was nothing out of the ordinary when I finished my midterm essay last Wednesday at 11:45 p.m., according to the clock on my library computer. I figured that I had been ...
Author: Brooke Farquhar A fear of chipmunks is not a quality commonly attributed to athletes.The appearance of chipmunks is, however, Leslie Moffat's '10.5 biggest fear since chipmunks serve as her sled-dogs' biggest distraction. But at this year's Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby held March ...