Author: JACK LYSOHIR I propose cable television for all students' rooms. Students would tune in to CNN to find a Supreme Court nominee who may well decide the fate of abortion. We would channel surf across party lines to watch Fox News cover the Iraq War as the American combat death toll perilously ...
Author: MATT KUNZWEILER Fall break sounds like a great idea until you consider the fact that not all Middlebury students (believe it or not) live in the greater Boston area or somewhere else within driving distance. For those of us who don't live around here, we face the inevitable dilemma of "what ...
Author: Katie Glass Having been here only a little over a month, I am finally getting to know peoples' true characters as they gradually emerge and feel their weird quirks are becoming not only noticeable but also strangely endearing. The process of getting to know people is exhilarating, albeit overwhelming ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN A granite pad lays cracked and moss-covered over the old Colonel's remains, the stump of a diseased elm tree splitting the gravestone down the middle. In light strokes, the dedication across the top begins, "Here lies Colonel George Wray, who died in the year of our Lord 1804..." ...
Author: [no author name found] When the Middlebury College women's field hockey team ran into a rough stretch earlier in the year, the team did not panic. Instead, the team rode the ups and downs of the season, as all great teams do, and has bounced back strong since a stinging double-overtime loss ...
Author: James Kerrigan The women's soccer team surprised top-ranked Williams but also suffered two tough, division losses on its way to an even two wins and two loses over the last two weeks. The Panthers did their best to match the season high eight goal outburst against Castleton on Oct. 5 with a ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Treehouses are a childhood staple. As a kid, there is something liberating about having your own exclusive dwelling high up in the trees, far away from parents, chores and homework. But unlike playing with Barbie in high school, remaining fond of the taste of Play-Doh or sleeping ...
Author: Jennifer Shapland It's Friday night, and you walk up to the door of your favorite social house to find a long line of like-minded fellow students already tapping their party shoes impatiently against the pavement. "What's going on?" you inquire toward the crowd. A frustrated chorus of responses ...
Author: MAIA HOLLINGER ’06.5 A friend recently confessed the effect of the girl he's been seeing, "she's like taking a fifth class." I had to laugh, but there's certainly some truth to it. You start with the course catalog. You peruse your options and chose a few classes you might be interested in ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The Middlebury women's tennis team brought its fall season to a close at the New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament (NEWITT) on October 14-16. The Panthers were competing with a number of tough teams from throughout the region in six singles brackets and three doubles ...
Author: Dave Barker Let's forget Fair Trade Coffee, food waste and Free Tibet. There's a new cause worthy of protest on every college campus. Ever since Congress enacted the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, states have made it illegal for those under 21 to drink. Young adults can hold a bazooka ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer Vermont is likely to pass legislation that would permit the sale of Plan B emergency contraception in select pharmacies, though Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for over-the-counter sales of the drug is delayed indefinitely.Plan B, which consists of a pair of Progestin-only ...
Author: LINDSEY SELDIN MADRID - My curiosity got the best of me a few weeks ago when I decided to attend my first, and most likely only, bullfight here in Madrid. On a chilly Sunday afternoon, I headed off to the stadium, ignoring my nerves and avoiding excessive food consumption before witnessing the ...
Author: Jeanine Buzali The cries of the hurricane and earthquake victims could be heard, even within the College bubble, but some might not be aware of just how extensively the College has reacted to the recent disasters. News and calls for help filter in and out of our e-mail inboxes, but few people ...
Author: Annie Onishi On Oct. 10, Middlebury students may have noticed a change at the McCullough Student Center - what was once an unused coat closet had suddenly become home to the Center for the Arts (CFA) Box Office and a small branch of the Middlebury College Store.Over the summer, simple renovations ...
Author: Chris Cadwell Middlebury Bagel and Delicatessen has been a place where members of the Middlebury College community and local residents have been coming together to eat breakfast for years. Owned and managed by the Rubright family - Jim, Kathy and their two sons, Ryan and J.J. - the restaurant ...
Author: Emily Temple Stars is yet another of Pitchfork's Canadian darlings, but don't let that turn you off. Like their friends and collaborators Broken Social Scene and Metric, these guys are actually good. I know Pitchfork slams Ben Folds. I know. They're crazy. I know. But sometimes they get it right."Set ...
Author: Mallory Falk On the afternoon of Monday, Oct. 10, Middlebury College faculty members met at Kirk Alumni Conference Center for the first of three open meetings scheduled this month to discuss the future of the American Literature and Civilization Department, which may merge with the English Department ...
Author: Jeanine Buzali On Oct. 8, Kathy Skubikowski and a team of other professors received a cluster grant from the Mellon Foundation to start a project for faculty on social justice education, which is to be held simultaneously on the Denison, Furman, Middlebury, Scripps and Vassar campuses. The project ...
Author: Rural Banter Car making a funny sound? Should your mechanic not find the problem, perhaps you had best call animal control. Last week, my mother's sedan had a lonely stay in the garage without anyone taking it for a spin. Mom Goodman pulled out of the driveway for her Friday afternoon grocery ...