Author: Bob Wainwright Bob: I know the admissions office doesn't accept bribes, but I never did ask if you enjoyed that turkey and pumpkin pie I sent you back in the fall of '98. Hanson: That was you? We all got pretty sick. I guess it's just as well we couldn't find the name and return address. Bob: ...
Author: Liz Braunstein Behind the sarcastic wit and sharp dialogue of Kenneth Lonergan's "This Is Our Youth" lies a tragicomic story of the loneliness, confusion and displacement of three Upper West Side teens. Set in 1982, two years into the Reagan Administration, "This Is Our Youth" depicts the lives ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg After jumping out to a successful 4-0 start, the women's hockey team truly tested their abilities in a pair of games against teams ranked in the top 10. Middlebury, ranked fifth in the nation, defeated seventh-ranked Plattsburgh 5-1 in the first of these games before falling to ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe In a report released on Jan. 7, the American Lung Association praised Vermont policy-makers for discouraging smoking, especially in youth. The report cited stringent laws against public smoking, excellent funding for tobacco control, programs designed to deter youth smoking and ...
Author: Nicolas Emery Middlebury College recently signed a $509,000 contract with Island Pond Woodworkers, a Vermont employee-owned co-operative that will provide custom-built items for the College's new library. The woodworkers will provide the new study carrels, book stack end panels and media stations, ...
Author: Andreas Apostalatos The Middlebury men's hockey team seems to have regained their dominance in Division III hockey after a disappointing start to the season saw the team hit a mediocre .500 winning percentage after its first four games. After coming in last place at the Primelink Great Northern ...
Author: Pierce Graham-Jones In what is believed to be an unprecedented number, three Middlebury College faculty members received prestigious Fulbright Scholar grants this year. With these grants, Assistant Professor of Russian Tatiana Smorodinskaya, Assistant Professor of History Ian Barrow and Professor ...
Author: [no author name found] Current students and junior faculty have not been around long enough to remember what was once Middlebury College's biggest course. It was called Art 101, and in any given semester it filled every seat in Dana Auditorium. Several of us taught it together, and it often ...
Author: Matthew Christ Vermont is blessed with a wealth of outstanding micro-breweries sure to satisfy any beer enthusiast. Burlington's Magic Hat is probably the most widely known with its hearty, Irish-style Humble Patience and its fruity, "not quite pale" #9. Long Trail is another high-quality brewery ...
Author: [no author name found] Evening classes would interfere with sports and many other extracurricular activities. Plus, for students who spend their afternoons in labs, evening classes would extend what has already been a very long day. Friday afternoon classes are an even worse idea. A weekend ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Allow me to introduce Ross Merkin. He's a sophomore at Middlebury, and true to his name, he lives in Ross Commons -- 454 Lang to be exact. Ross is an indiscriminate sort of guy. He keeps to himself, spending his free time playing video games and downloading music. But Ross is ...
Author: Emily Berlanstein Before facing New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) competition this weekend, the women's basketball team has been gauging its abilities against non-conference opponents, and the results are gratifying. Coming off two wins in the Wellesley tournament, the Panthers ...
Author: Michael Stahler Winter is here at Middlebury, and so are the skis and snowboards. As a Vermonter, I learned to ski when I was nine years old. If I hadn't learned, I probably would have died of cabin fever long ago. Let's face it: winters here are cold, snowy and often as gray as the buildings ...
Author: [no author name found] The Case Against Air ConditioningAs the new Library and Technology Center (LATC) rises further from the ground, discussion in Old Chapel and in some of Middlebury's academic departments has turned, once again, to installing air conditioning in the majority of buildings ...
Author: Edward Pickering Book: "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" (Penguin 1995)Author: Mario Vargas LlosaThe narrator of Mario Vargas Llosa's novel might resemble you, at least on the surface. Mario is an 18-year-old student, profoundly disinterested in his studies. And to be honest, that is about where ...
Author: Christian Holt Honestly, Thanksgiving was a bad idea. It boils my noodle to think that our government had to sit down and approve this as a national holiday. In the days of yore, some ancient senator (probably a contemporary of Reagan) had to have proclaimed, "Hey! Let's make a holiday where ...
Author: Charlie Goulding Students in "Genetics and Evolution" know Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Robert J. O'Hara as "the new biology professor." Since joining the College this fall, however, O'Hara has provided Middlebury with more than his expertise in science and his acclaimed teaching ...
Author: Suzanne Moses In celebration of traditional theater, a red curtain hung at Wright Memorial Theatre Nov. 21 through 23 for "The Illusion," written by Pierre Corneille, freely adapted by Tony Kushner and directed by Visiting Instructor in Theater Claudio Medeiros '90. Gusts of wind blew from beneath ...
Author: Andrea Gissing In order to counter the effects of a national economic decline, which has affected all forms of businesses including educational institutions, the College has begun to revise its budget for the upcoming 2003-2004 fiscal year. President John McCardell outlined the College's financial ...
Author: Kathleen Fleury In May 2002, Vermont Governor Howard Dean announced his intention to run for president in the 2004 election. Having governed Vermont for 11 years, Dean has acquired an impressive list of achievements in the areas of environmental protection and health care.Dean's young campaign ...