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The Setonian

I Fagiolini Cooks Up Corals and Character

Author: Abbie Beane If it had not performed in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall, one may have been hard pressed to tell I Fagiolini, a distinguished English choral ensemble, apart from a group of experienced actors and actresses. Not only did the ensemble's performance on Thursday night ring with ...


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MiddBrief Ammonia Leak Contained in Kenyon

Author: Claire Bourne and Virginia Harper Middlebury College's athletic complex was evacuated on Nov. 6 when the building's alarms signaled an ammonia leak. In response to the alert, Director of Public Safety Lisa Boudah dispatched an officer who was able to smell ammonia within the facility. "I did ...


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College Land to Receive a Face Lift

Author: Matthew Rudolf This Saturday the Otter Creek Audubon Society and Middlebury Area Land Trust held a meeting to discuss the development of a new public park in the town of Middlebury. Located on the corner of Pulp Mill Bridge Road and Weybridge Street, the park will be situated on land currently ...


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What Would Happen If Winter Term Disappeared?

Author: [no author name found] In our Winter Term discussions on the Educational Affairs Committee, we have so far been working on the assumption that a change to a semester calendar, should we pursue that option, would not require the elimination of the Feb program. If we were on a semester calendar, ...


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College Shorts

Author: Joshua Carson and Megan O'Keefe Penn State Pays for Student Music DownloadsPennsylvaina State University has reached a deal with Napster online service to provide graduate and undergraduate students access to unlimited MP3s. The University will cover the cost of the service, $9.95 for the general ...


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Bike Thefts Spike as Students Take to 'Borrowing'

Author: Taylor Johnston Though Middlebury College often sells itself as being a liberal arts community, it appears students may be overdrawing from the principle of communal living. Bike theft at Middlebury College has increased exponentially since the start of October, due in part to some students' ...


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Editorial Rallying Behind J-Term

Author: [no author name found] The students have spoken. As the faculty launches its review of Winter Term, a commanding majority of respondents to The Middlebury Campus' poll expressed support for the one-month, one-course interlude between the fall and spring semesters. Ninety seven percent said Winter ...


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College Continues Citizen Medal Tradition

Author: Benjamin Salkowe Addressing families at the second Fall Family Weekend, President John McCardell noted that Middlebury College shares a special relationship with the local community, having been "founded by and named after the town." The following day, he made actions of his words when he presented ...


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Field Hockey Triumphs at NESCACs

Author: Tom McCann The Middlebury women's field hockey team won the NESCAC Championship last weekend. It seems like that sentence has been destined to introduce a field hockey article since the start of the season, but the expectation has finally become a reality. Coming off the back of two consecutive ...


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Photographer Exposes Social Issues Through Portraiture

Author: Chris Grosso Vincent van Gogh once said, "I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." Artists have the ability to take the living and use it in a certain way to produce art, and it is their work that leaves us to ponder about ...


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Women's Silver Lining Lies in Best Finish Ever

Author: Sally Hartman The future of the women's rugby team looks bright - very bright. Although last Sunday marked the end of the squad's official season, the unity and growth that occurred throughout the course of the fall will continue under the guardianship of underclassmen who demonstrated potential ...


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Nordic and Alpine Skiing

Author: [no author name found] Coaches: Terry Aldrich; Forest CareyCaptains: Kate Newick '04, Colin Rogers '04, Nordic; Andy Peters '04, Laura Scripture '04, AlpineBig Match: Middlebury Carnival, Feb. 27-28What can we expect? As they wait patiently for snow, the Middlebury ski teams are looking to ...


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The Reel Critic

Author: Matthew Clark "Finding Nemo" is one of those animated movies you don't have to be a kid to enjoy. Watch it with your little brother, your college buddies or your folks, and I guarantee a good time. It's an animated epic. Through pink jelly tentacles, riding on a turtle's back on the EAC (East ...


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Letters to the Editor

Author: [no author name found] To the Editor: As the world listened to President Bush's idealistic and political redefinition of America's foreign policy in his speech to the National Endowment for Democracy last week, it seems we are forgetting a vital element for well-being: a healthy economy. Prosperity, ...


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'Natural History' Composes Its Future

Author: Erika Mercer I caught him just as he was about to down a plate of scrambled eggs. But Max Tepper, vocalist and guitarist for the Brooklyn-based band, The Natural History, kindly informed me that the eggs could wait, and we launched into a conversation about the creation and inspiration of the ...


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Women's Basketball

Author: [no author name found] Record Last Season: 12-13Coach: Noreen PecsokPlayers to Watch: Kate Shillo '04, Elyse Carlson '04, Alexis Hollinger '04Dates for the Calender: Dec. 2 vs Castleton State; Jan. 17 vs Williams; Jan. 31 vs Bowdoin.What can we expect? The Middlebury women's basketball team ...


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Runners Gun for National Crown

Author: Tom McCann Last Saturday the men's and women's cross-country teams took their season on the road to Grafton, Mass., for the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship. The women, coming off a phenomenal performance two weekends ago to claim the NESCAC Championship, put in an equally ...


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BannerWeb Blues 'Hopes Dashed, Smashed, Crashed'

Author: Paul W. Gruber Multi-million dollar technological systems are only as useful as the humans who back them up. Unfortunately, such is the case with Middlebury College's new BannerWeb system. Chances are, if you're reading this, you had problems with registration as well.It's a shame that the College ...


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Middlebury Chamber Singers Sing of the Moon

Author: Zoey Burrows The Middlebury College Chamber Singers recently performed their fall concert, a sophisticated and poignant presentation of some of the College's most talented student voices. The concert incorporated a refreshing array of composers, languages and subject matter. The group sang about ...


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Ryan Bids Farewell after 37 Years

Author: Peter Yordan The mother of Middlebury sports is finally leaving the College this winter, and with her goes the end of an era for the athletic department. For 37 years Winnie Ryan, assistant to the athletic director, has been the quiet controlling force behind the scenes in Middlebury athletics. ...