Author: [no author name found] When a plane carrying Paul Wellstone crashed over Minnesota two weeks ago, America lost a courageous statesmen and a determined advocate. But for the Northeast, which is home to the highest concentration of nuclear power plants in the country, the loss carries special ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg After battling Connecticut College to a 1-1 tie on Saturday, the women's soccer team traveled to Williams College Sunday to commence the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) tournament, only to end their season with a 3-0 loss. In their last regular-season game, ...
Author: Josh Axelrod The Middlebury men's soccer team achieved yet another banner year with two enormous wins last weekend over Connecticut College on Saturday and Trinity College, in the New England Small College Athletics Conference (NESCAC) playoffs, on Sunday.Needing a win to solidify home- field ...
Author: [no author name found] College Honors Altruistic Residentsby Lindsey WhittonFive Addison County residents were honored with Middlebury College Bicentennial Citizens' Medals on Friday. The medals, which are a recognition of community service, were presented by President John McCardell to Dottie ...
Author: Bob Wainwright It's 8:58 Sunday night, and about 12 seniors have gathered in the living room at 95 Court Street. Normally, such a gathering would have been pre-arranged through phone calls or some method of communication, but not for the group seated in front of the television. HBO's "The Sopranos" ...
Author: Bryan Goldberg The Middlebury women's volleyball team continued its streaky play during the course of the last two weeks, but this time they tore apart the win column, taking nine straight, including two in front of an enthusiastic homecoming crowd. After Homecoming's dissapointing Friday night ...
Author: Edward Pickering A nationwide decline in on-campus recruiting by employers visibly affected Middlebury College this fall when several high-profile finance firms cancelled visits. The cancellations highlight the increasing importance of internships and networking as means of finding employment ...
Author: Megan O'Keefe Middlebury College and town communities suffered a great loss with the passing of Gordon C. Perine '49, Monday, Oct. 21. Perine quietly passed away in his home after a long illness. A deeply touched crowd gathered in Mead Chapel the morning of Saturday, Oct. 26, to mourn the man ...
Author: Fahim Ahmed President George W. Bush likes to see things in black and white, as "good" or "evil" and as "moral" or "immoral." In so doing, he has been criticized by detractors as being overly simplistic, politically naïve or even obtuse. Yet, Bush had stood his ground, in his defense of his ...
Author: Abbie Beane Longtime liberal arts rival Williams College stole the show once again on Oct. 31, when they introduced singer spectaculaire and master musician Ben Folds. Former lead singer of Ben Folds Five, Folds has been touring solo since Oct. 22 and will not stop until Dec. 6, when he hits ...
Author: Crystalyn Radcliffe Each stage of life carries its own burdens, fears, victories and struggles. Each stage is distinct from the ones before and after it, yet sometimes we forget about the important connections and similarities between them. "Pursuing Happiness," an independent film directed ...
Author: Chris Richards Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney gave a down-to-earth and unpretentious reading to a warm Mead Chapel audience on Monday afternoon. Heaney, who is widely regarded as the greatest living poet writing in the English language, read from poems spanning his four-decade long career ...
Author: Andrea Gissing Since Oct. 13, the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Middlebury Police Department (MPD), have been investigating a series of unlawful entries made by an unidentified male into the rooms of several Gifford Hall females. Public Safety received the first report ...
Author: Kate Prouty After the annual Clifford Symposium opened the semester with a discussion on why "Art Matters" in the 21st century, many organizations have followed suit, proving that, to lots of groups on campus, art really does matter. Soon after the Clifford's "24 Hours of Art" the College experienced ...
Author: Mike Mazzotta Two weeks ago on a blustery Saturday morning, the Middlebury Panthers set out for SUNY Albany to compete in the 36th Albany Invitational. The meet showcased a smorgasbord of Division I and Division III schools including Syracuse, University of Massachusetts—Amherst, Cortland ...
Author: Nicole Maddox Following changes enacted on Monday, Middlebury College will undergo a variety of revisions to the schedule and location of its campus dining. Among the major changes, Proctor Hall will be reopened for weekend brunch and dinner, Ross Dining Hall will close 30 minutes earlier for ...
Author: Mary Mendoza After much consideration, it has been decided that the language tables will remain in the Cook Dining Facilities and will not reopen in Le Château as previously expected."Times are hard," said Bethany Ladimer, professor of French. Apparently, it would just cost too much money to ...
Author: Jonathan White Going into its fifth year of business, the Middlebury Mountaineer on Mill Street in Frog Hollow continues to be a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. For those looking for the newest and best set of telemark boots or a Patagonia windbreaker to buffer this fall's rapid descent into ...
Author: Fahim Ahmed As the nation enters election week, political analysts remain sharply divided over the future of control of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. With Democrats holding onto its razor-thin majority in the Senate, and Republicans maintaining their slim control ...
Author: Pierce Graham-Jones Since the beginning of the academic year, Middlebury College students living on campus have eaten about 40 percent of the breakfasts to which they are entitled. Overall, students have missed more than one-third of the total meals offered to them, according to statistics compiled ...