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Racket-wielding women to host NESCACs
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Heather Wright After a decisive 9-0 victory against Bowdoin on Saturday, the Middlebury College women's tennis team finished out their regular season with a record of 12-2. The Panthers hosted the Polar Bears and sent them home without allowing them to capture a single match.Amy Roche '07 commented, ...
'Culture Shock' offers pleasant jolt
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Eliza Hulme "This is what we want to show you. An exploration." So went the production notes in the program of this past weekend's Zoo offering, "Culture Shock." The show, encompassing the senior work of Liz Hammett, investigated themes of language, isolation and connection using material that ...
College appoints Clagett to head up Admissions Office
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Thomas C. Drescher Robert S. Clagett, current senior Admissions officer and associate director of Financial Aid at Harvard College, has recently accepted appointment as Middlebury's new dean of admissions. As dean, Clagett will be responsible for supervising the operations of the Admissions ...
Ross thefts spark security concerns
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Andrea M. LaRocca A recent surge in the number of thefts outside Ross and Proctor Dining Halls, outside the fitness center and within the Peterson Athletic Center locker rooms marks the third time this academic year that a rash of robberies has plagued campus. In the past two weeks, eight dining ...
BLOWIN' INDIE WIND
April 26, 2005Author: RICHARD LAWLESS Oh, Canada, where would critically acclaimed music be without you? There would be no Arcade Fire, no Godspeed You Black Emperor, no New Pornographers and no Cowboy Junkies. And most importantly of all, there would be no Leonard Cohen or Neil Young. Yes, Canada, that mysterious ...
'Le Roi' unfolds in Chateau Students take French beyond the classroom
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Andre Estanislao Existentialism and the confrontion of death, two very somber and serious subjects, were rendered light-hearted and more palatable in last weekend's staged theatrical performance of Eugène Ionesco's "Le Roi se meurt" ("Exit the King") at the new Château Performance Space. The ...
Track stars turn attention to NESCACs Panthers turn in solid marks during Dartmouth Invitational
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Zamir Ahmed The Middlebury outdoor track team wrapped up a successful regular season on April 23 at their sixth meet of the season, the non-scoring Dartmouth Invitational. There, the Panthers took on a number of regional and NESCAC rivals as well as a couple of Division I schools, host college ...
NOTES FROM THE DESK
April 26, 2005Author: Caroline Vial After selecting "February" earlier this semester in response to an e-mail from the administration that asked students in the '05.5 class whether they were planning on marching in graduation this spring or next February, I was left in wonder: May graduation is right around the corner, ...
That was close...
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Andrew Howard '06 As the weather finally gets warmer, roads and trails around campus come alive with runners and cyclists. Exercising on the beautiful back roads of Vermont is yet another aspect of what makes the Middlebury experience so unique. However, biking and running excursions can often ...
'Birdhouse' greets Earth Day
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Alexandra Hay In celebration of Earth Day 2005, Professor of Dance Andrea Olsen presented the Birdhouse Project, a collaboration of over 20 dancers intended to perform outside by the Center for the Arts pond last Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Those who went Friday were lucky enough ...
Dancers participate in cultural exchange Performance featuring Ellen Smith '05 fuses Cuban and modern influences
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Alexandra Hay For the Dance Company of Middlebury's performances Friday and Saturday nights, April 22 and 23, the entire Dance Theatre was rotated 90 degrees and risers of chairs wrapped around two sides of the stage. With the traditional black velvet wings and back curtain replaced with a white ...
Stipend discontinuation looms
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Dina Magaril The Finance Committee is preparing to review a proposal to discontinue or curtail stipend distribution to students in leadership positions on campus. Dean of Student Affairs Ann Hanson recently met with administrators from member schools of the New England Small College Athletic ...
'Nuclear option' bad for both sides Sam Says
By Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2005Author: Sam Wilson "Nuclear option" sounds too scary and exciting to mean changing the procedural rules in the Senate, but it means just that. Senate Majority Leader Frist is considering pushing the nuclear button to take away the possibility to filibuster judicial nominations.Some quick background ...
Faculty should give students a chance
By Middlebury Campus | April 20, 2005Author: Dan Morosani '05 I would like to point out what I see as a problem with our College. At guest lectures, faculty members habitually monopolize the period of time allotted for asking questions, even as students sit and wait, their hands raised, hoping to get called on. One might think that such ...
The Reel Critic
April 20, 2005Author: STEPHANIE DOSCH I'm from Seattle, and I must admit that spending a beautiful afternoon watching the Mariners at Safeco Field is one of my favorite summer activities. I don't really "do" sports, but I follow the Ms somewhat - especially when they're good - and always considered myself a fan. ...
Community Council Year in Review
By Middlebury Campus | April 20, 2005Author: Ben Salkowe JS Woodward, student co-chair of Community Council, may not have scored all of his campaign promises this past year, but moved the big ones and took up multiple issues which arose in the year."Overall, I'm quite happy with the way this year turned out, especially considering the ...