Author: Jeff Martin The Middlebury Panthers' golf team commenced its fall season this past weekend with a fourth place showing at its very own Duke Nelson Tournament. The team continues its hectic schedule on Wednesday with a round at Skidmore, before heading down to its archenemy's course for the Williams ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Three years ago, the Middlebury men's tennis team finished seventh out of eight teams in the fall season's annual opening tournament, the Middlebury Invitational. Oh, what a difference 1,095 days can make. By entering its entire squad of 16 into the Invitational, Middlebury finished ...
Author: Julie Shumway Vermont Governor Howard Dean has declared that, were he elected president of the United States in 2004, he would recognize same-sex marriages.Dean spoke at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association annual meeting in Philadelphia last Saturday. He said that as president ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg In its season and New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) opener, the Middlebury women's soccer team walked away with a 2-2 tie against Trinity College. Like any other first game, the Panthers used it as an opportunity to work out any kinks and discover strengths ...
Author: Claire Bourne PARIS — When the lead headline of Libération read, "C'est une tragédie!" ("What a tragedy!") on the morning of Sept. 11, I expected the article that followed to have some rapport with the lives lost and affected by the terrorist plot that had unfurled one year earlier. Instead, ...
Author: Jon White Take it easy on the Ben & Jerry's and Cabot Cheese, Vermont. That's the message that state health officials in Montpelier relayed this summer when announcing that obesity in Vermont is at an all-time high.Currently, 18 percent of Vermonters are categorically "obese" — a term ...
Author: [no author name found] What an outstanding weekend. Usually I grocery shop and do laundry, but last weekend I attended Middlebury's Alumni Leadership Conference. The fact is I'm an alumnus from the class of 1999; I'm not sure about leadership, though. Coupling an invitation to Middlebury with ...
Author: Abbie Beane Serving as the perfect venue for experienced performers, artistic hopefuls, unabashed rookies and all those in between, "24 Hours of Art" promises to satisfy anyone with a voracious artistic appetite. Celebrating the Center for the Arts' (CFA) 10th anniversary, "24 Hours of Art" ...
Author: Kate Prouty Middlebury College's annual Clifford Symposium scheduled for next weekend has more to celebrate this year than ever before. Designed to launch the academic year into a turbulence of discussion over the selected subject matter, this year's Symposium also gets to blow out birthday ...
Author: [no author name found] Summer Workers Demand Respect from Language SchoolsVinay Jawahar '03The slogan "No English Spoken Here," the Language Schools' pride and joy and raison d'etre, is a noble and praiseworthy ideal to aspire to. The Language Schools administration must be commended on its ...
Author: Gale Berninghausen What do a Junior National Champion kayaker, a pitcher-magician-pianist-composer, a best selling children's book author and wildlife preservationist from Kenya, a documentary film maker and volunteer at the Tibetan Children's Village in Dharamsala, India and a Junior Olympic ...
Author: [no author name found] One year after the September attacks, Americans, for the most part, have restored normalcy in their lives. On the one hand, this return to normalcy is comforting: it indicates the resiliency of the American spirit, a spirit that was touted heavily by public figures in ...
Author: Cori Loew In the early morning hours of July 28, a miracle occurred as rescuers pulled the "Quecreek Nine"— coal miners trapped in a flooded shaft 240 feet underground — to safety after their 77-hour ordeal. Addressing the miners, their families and the rescue workers the following week, ...
Author: Kate Prouty Welcome to Middlebury College. Open your door, open your mind, head down the hill and find yourself at the College's own Museum of Art. Tucked in a far corner of the Center for the Arts (CFA), the Museum may be one of the College's most impressive but untapped resources. The Museum ...
Author: Mike Mazzotta and Mike Kirkland This past weekend, the Middlebury cross country team kick started its season with a scrimmage against Williams in a coed relay on the Middlebury college home course. The program, strengthened by a new attitude and work ethic, debuted its new talent and saw promising ...
Author: Kate Nerenberg Relying on a veteran and experienced attack, the Middlebury women's soccer team is looking to slip into the top ranks of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). The Panthers graduated six players from the 2001 team, many of whom anchored the midfield and defense, ...
Author: Jeff Martin The Middlebury College golf team will open up its fall season this weekend, as they play host to the Duke Nelson Tournament. Over 20 New England colleges will take part in the annual fall tournament held at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course.While the team is focused on this weekend's ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton This week the Middlebury College community, along with the rest of the world, paused to commemorate the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A series of scheduled events and more informal moments for quiet reflection provided a chance to remember those who were ...
Author: Bob Wainwright A summer rarely passes by here at Middlebury College without some major changes being made in the absence of the students, and this year has been no different. Driving back to Middlebury along Route 30 after a long and restful summer, it was difficult to not notice the giant bubble ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Last spring, the Middlebury men's tennis team enjoyed its most successful season ever, culminating in their first trip to nationals and a season-ending national ranking of 12. But from the look of it, this year promises much more. Joining the team this fall are five first-years, ...