Author: Josh Axelrod Winter, it seems, is here to stay, but ski season, sadly, is not. This past week, five Middlebury nordic skiers traveled to Dartmouth to face a tough international field in this year's NCAA National Championships.High hopes were riding on the shoulders of Garrot Kuzzy '06 and Colin ...
Author: Zach Allen Cabin fever is rampant in the Northeast around this time of the year. There has been little to do over the past several months except waste away indoors with large quantities of alcohol, a good novel, and an eight log oak fire raging. It is a generally unhealthy lifestyle one pursues ...
Author: Ryan Hisner Throughout all the debate about the war with Iraq, there is one simple, and to me pertinent, question that is never discussed. Why should the United States, the most flagrant violator of international law and the greatest source of terror in the world, have exclusive rights to weapons ...
Author: Bryan Goldberg With war all but certain, the greatest question facing both our nation and the world is the future and relevance of the United Nations. In terms of international opinion, the United Nations is still important, insofar as many people's views hinge upon Security Council authorization. ...
Author: Mallika Rao Thursday night's forum on the potential war with Iraq filled the Robert A. Jones House conference room with republicans, democrats, progressives, representatives from numerous other organizations and, most notably, open conversation. Spearheaded by Wellington Lyons '04.5, president ...
Author: Daryn Cambridge Many people admire President George W. Bush for going to the United Nations and seeking international support for a potential war against Iraq. At first, I also admired such an effort, until I realized he would have been in breach of the U.N. Charter had he proceeded to attack ...
Author: Peter Yordan The storied Middlebury women's hockey team added another prize to their already full trophy case, regaining their league crown with a decisive 4-0 victory over top seed Bowdoin College in the championship game of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) on Sunday. ...
Author: Leyla Kattan Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies Christopher McGrory Klyza is set to receive the Robert and Helen Stafford Professorship in Public Policy in recognition of his work in environmental studies and public policy. Klyza was officially informed of his appointment ...
Author: Daniel Roda Due to efforts from WRMC 91.1, the Center for Campus Activities and Leadership, social and special interest houses and several other factors, the campus has experienced a revival of live music of all sorts, proving that the Middlebury social scene can in fact foster a community in ...
Author: David Freedman The Middlebury men's lacrosse team is ranked number one in the nation in various polls and is highly favored to defend its three consecutive National Championships, and started their season with an emphatic win to prove that the Panthers have not fallen off since the end of last ...
Author: Brian Vito "Iraq has not taken the last chance offered to it by the council," said Ambassador of Cameroon Martin Belinga Eboutou. It's time the U.N. Security Council kept its word: give Iraq no more chances. After 12 years of inspections, although it has not been a continuous 12 years because ...
Author: Kelsey Rinehart After announcing in May 2002 that he would run for president after an 11-year stint as Governor of Vermont, Howard Dean has elevated his campaign, visiting voters all over the country and gaining the attention of the national media as he continues on the campaign trail. Dean ...
Author: Peter Faroni Amidst a flurry of media excitement, Gov. James Douglas '72 ran the Middlebury Town Meeting on Monday, March 3, making this his 17th consecutive year as moderator. The back of the town's municipal gym was transformed into a press gallery complete with two television cameras, two ...
Author: Greg Duggan With the growing possibility of U.S. action in Iraq, debate over a possible war has been intensifying around the world. Last Wednesday, hundreds of high schools and colleges across the country staged a protest called "Books, Not Bombs" to express opposition to military action against ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief Scott Russell Sanders, noted author, committed environmentalist and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Indiana delivered a speech entitled "Building Arks," Thursday March 6, in Dana Auditorium. Introduced by his close friend, Stewart Professor of English ...
Author: Lindsay Whitton I grew-up a bona fide MiddKid -- a product of a graduation weekend wedding, a child of a legacy, the niece of many proud alumni and one of the first babies to be born to two members of a large, close group of Middlebury friends. Basically, I was a permanent fixture at reunions ...
Author: Michael Hatch Students and professors alike flexed their academic brawn at the Fifth Annual Christian A. Johnson Symposium in the History of Art and Architecture, held Saturday in Bicentennial Hall. Asked to present research under the theme, "Envisioning Belief: Art and Religion," six professors ...
Author: Alyssa Thurston Middlebury College is enjoying its largest applicant pool ever this year, receiving approximately 5,470 applications -- which represents a three percent increase from last year's applicant pool -- for admittance into the Class of 2007. Director of Admissions John Hanson did not ...
Author: Emily Lord and Caitlin Vaughn There are times in a Middlebury student's life when one may find oneself in an embarrassing dining hall situation. We've all been there. The moment of realization: you didn't come with anyone, you don't see anyone you know and/or your friends have mysteriously blended ...
Author: Edit Honan Since March 28, 1979, the day of the Three Mile Island (TMI) partial nuclear meltdown in Pennsylvania, no new nuclear power plants have been built in the United States. This speaks to an underlying fear that Americans share when it comes to nuclear power -- a fear that I encountered ...