Author: Emily Temple So here's some of what I expect will be cool this fall. Check it out, kids.The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America. Vagrant Records. Release date: October 3. If you've heard the first two Hold Steady albums, you're probably thinking (or you should be thinking, if you have any ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed Man opens fire on Montreal campusOne person was killed and 20 others were wounded after a 25-year-old man opened fire on the campus of Dawson College in downtown Montreal on September 13. The gunman later shot himself in the head after a shootout with police.Witnesses say that Kimveer ...
Author: Alexxa Gotthardt Last Thursday, the Middlebury College Museum of Art (MCMA) threw open its doors to reveal an exhibition of dazzling, epic proportions. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur, traveling from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, presents nearly 200 ...
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Author: James Kerrigan Senior co-captain Jamie Staples and the Middlebury football team are eager to build on the success they saw at the end of last year's season. After winning three of their final four contests, Middlebury is eyeing the top of the NESCAC standings for 2006.The Pacific Grove, California-native ...
Author: Katie Hylas Five months after convening, Middlebury's Social Life Task Force - a student-run group billed as a potential solution to last year's frustration at organized social life on campus - has yet to produce any substantive recommendations. Plagued by sporadic student participation, the ...
Author: Jeff Klein 33-20 Oklahoma. Just under three minutes left. Oregon with the ball on their own 35. You could sense the feeling of disappointment and surrender in the Duck faithful at Autzen Stadium. The Oklahoma Sooners were about to defeat Oregon for the third straight time. Then, in a flash, ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Autumn is just around the corner, and this year, Americans may be witnessing more than the usual turning of the leaves on Capitol Hill. With Bush's approval ratings dipping to a 31 percent in May, things seem promising for Democratic candidates across the country. Though the ...
Author: Andrew Herzik and Joseph Bergan John McCardell Bicentennial HallThis is perhaps one of the finer designed bathroom spaces in the school. The location is central but refreshingly secluded. Upon entering, you are faced with a nice foyer, leading to a terrific full length mirror. The first thing ...
Author: Justine Katzenbach Making the move to New York City, The Potomac Theatre Project hopes to take on a new location with as much power and professionalism as they did in the District of Columbia. Constantly striving to better Middlebury's already nationally recognized Theatre department, both Professor ...
Author: Anthony Adragna SGA President Alex Stanton '07 will focus on the implementation of his SafeRides program and increased involvement in the student body this semester, he said in an interview on Sunday. Stemming from a campaign promise last year, Stanton will make the creation of SafeRides, a ...
Author: Emily Kilborn The recent hysteria over West Nile Virus (WNV) in the American media has been largely unfounded, and last week's sensationalist Middlebury Campus article ["Blood-thirsty bugs out of control"] was no exception.In truth, only 119 Americans died of WNV last year, out of a national ...
Author: Polly Johnson It was a beautiful Monday morning in September. Being an enthusiastic MiddKid, I decided to wake up at 6 a.m., fix myself a steaming mug of hot chocolate, and sit out on the porch of the beautiful house I am fortunate enough to live in as the result of my seniority and take in ...
Author: Ben Salkowe Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. will deliver Middlebury's Fulton lecture next month, College President Ronald D. Liebowitz announced in an all-campus e-mail on Friday. While not an official part of the strategic plan's proposed college-wide convocation series, Liebowitz wrote ...
Author: Emily Thompson Moving in last weekend, first-year families and returning upperclassmen faced ongoing construction not only on-campus, but off as well.Construction accidents on College Street this summer caused disruptions in local telephone and water service, and delayed the project's anticipated ...
Author: [no author name found] Men's SoccerAfter a strong season in 2005 where the men's soccer team ended with a record of 10-4-1 and a devastating 1-0 semifinal loss to Amherst in the NESCAC tournament, Coach David Saward's team appears to have the potential for another successful season. Twenty-two ...
Author: Dina Magaril Forgoing the usual Atwater dinner my first Saturday back on campus, a couple of friends of mine decided to take ourselves out somewhere a bit fancier for the commencement of our junior year. After a short drive we found ourselves at the door of the 'Bangkok Bistro's' in Burlington. ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Revered for apples and fall, and notorious for frigid winters, Vermont seems an unlikely habitat for swarms of mosquitoes. Yet this year, a second wet summer yielded the perfect breeding ground for these pesky summertime insects. Now that exotic species have immigrated to the ...
Author: Jeff Klein The race for the National League wild card looks messier than an unshaven Johnny Damon. As of this Sunday, seven teams were within five games of the wild card lead. Call that parity, but it also reflects a lack of quality teams in the National League (NL), mockingly dubbed "Quadruple-A" ...
Author: [no author name found] President Ronald D. Liebowitz cleared his schedule on Tuesday for a series of seven open lunch meetings with students in the coming weeks. The President's invitation came only hours after Student Government Association (SGA) President Alex Stanton announced the creation ...