Author: Daniel Roberts '09 I remember back when I was a junior in high school, and I was deciding which schools to visit. I would bust out my good old reliable Princeton Review Guide, and read up on the relentless detritus contained on each school's page. There were overall ratings for a school's academics ...
Author: Josh Carson Vermont liquor Inspector Michael Davidson confirmed this week that an investigation into underage drinking at local establishments has been launched. Because the investigation is ongoing, David son would not comment on specifics regarding both the impetus for and the method of investigation. ...
Author: ALEXXA GOTTHARDT Contemporary art is hot. Think lying on an asphalt high-rise rooftop, mid-day, mid-June; a 1920s forbidden French cabaret; or Sean Connery circa very early James Bond. Hot. Sizzling in fact. Just one step into a top New York, London or Paris gallery causes even the most expert ...
Author: Jake Cohen Last Sunday, Middlebury was home to the third New England climbing competition this year. Climbers from Bates, Colby, Dartmouth, UVM, RPI and Miami of Ohio came to represent their schools and display their talents on the rock wall. In pursuance with climbing competition rules, no ...
Author: Thomas C. Drescher The Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) recently confirmed that it has booked Los Angeles-based hip-hop group Jurassic 5 as the featured act for this year's spring concert, scheduled for Saturday, April 29 in Kenyon Arena. MCAB is also currently working to a secure ...
Author: Robbie de Picciotto Members of the Middlebury indoor track team traveled to Connecticut last Friday, March 3, for a meet hosted by Trinity that was held on Yale's campus. This was titled the "Last Chance" meet because it was the final opportunity for individual racers to qualify for the NCAA ...
Author: Julia McKinnon Looking for a clean slate? If you were in the Great Hall in John M. McCardell, Jr. Bicentennial Hall this weekend you would have been surprised to find two Tibetan monks clad in orange robes working on the creation of a mandala. A mandala is a meditative exercise in the impermanent ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN The Winter Olympic Games, filled with bright-eyed victories and unexpected defeats, will not come again for another four years. But just in case four years of curling training fails to win you a spot on the U.S. national team, you may wish to consider fulfilling your desires of ...
Author: Zmira Zilkha Alex Hay '05 recently received an exclusive internship opportunity at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Dc. The reputable institution, founded in the early 1970's, produces a variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, multi-media performances ...
Dana Morosini Reeve '84, a Middlebury alum and widow of the late actor Christopher Reeve, passed away on Monday night after a battle with lung cancer, which she announced she had contracted this past August. She was 44 years old and a lifetime nonsmoker. As chairwoman of the Christopher Reeve Foundation, ...
Author: KELLY BLYNN BOLIVIA - I've been in Bolivia for almost a month now, making my way through the challenges and excitements of being in a new culture, relearning and improving my Spanish and meeting new people. My program is based in Cochabamba, a city of 800,000 people or so, nestled in a valley ...
Author: Bille McKibben Many thanks to The Middlebury Campus for publishing Michael Jou's essay last week "Think about it, global warming does not exist, March, 3" asserting that the theory of global warming is a hoax; it's extremely important to air these kind of views because they are fairly widespread ...
Author: James Kerrigan For the second straight season, the Middlebury women's hockey team captured the NESCAC title with a victory over Bowdoin. Where the Panthers emerged from the Championship game with a 5-1 victory last year, they improved on the margin of victory this time around, winning 8-2 last ...
Author: [no author name found] To the Editor:Recently, Middlebury first-year and senior students received e-mail invitations to participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The NSSE is a questionnaire that is being given to students at hundreds of colleges and universities. Results ...
Author: [no author name found] The behavior of Middlebury students at Mr. Ups this past Wednesday night reflects poorly on the entire student body. Underage students who were at the bar illegally deserve to be reprimanded by local authorities. The arrival of Vermont State Liquor Investigator Michael ...
Author: Matt Kunzweiler The Cyber Space is the kewlest place on campus. Hands down. In case you're not privy, The Cyber Space is the Internet station located behind the Juice Bar. The décor couldn't be any more mid-90s. When I was 12, the mid-90s were in full swing - and I could've spent endless hours ...
Author: Penny Chen Walking out on stage in an oversized button-down shirt on top of a black t-shirt, dress pants and shoes, Vusi Mahlasela, seemed just as poised and at ease as any of the usual guests of classical music performing at the Middlebury College Center for the Arts. After settling in on the ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG AND DANIEL L. J. PHILLIPS MIT commits to matching grantsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced plans to provide matching money to students who have received federal Pell Grants, which are awarded based on financial need. The plans reflect MIT's concern that, ...
Author: Ashley Bell Last Saturday, The Wild Things romped and The Giving Tree shared with local children. McCullough Social Space was transformed into a delightful setting where children experienced the magic of reading. Page 1 Literacy's "Fun with Magic" reading carnival was deemed a success by Selina, ...
Author: Chris Dowd Jeff King '05.5, playwright and graduation speaker for this year's Feb class, sat down with The Campus to talk about his experience with "The Real World;" no, not the one we all dread, but that goofy show on MTV. King recently became a finalist for the upcoming "Real World: Boulder," ...