Author: Raam Wong "This is a truly defining historical moment. It will be a part of our collective memory forever." The spirit of these words, part of a speech delivered by President John McCardell on Sept. 11, is echoed in the sentiments and artistic visions detailed in the articles below. Though removed ...
Author: Suzanne Mozes The internationally-acclaimed Gidon Kremer graced Middlebury College's stage at the Center for the Arts on Saturday night. This Latvian-born violinist began studying music at age four with his father and grandfather, both of whom were accomplished string players. He enrolled in ...
Author: Ashley Elpern With the final race of the season over, the Middlebury crew team has much to be proud as they sent many boats to the New England Rowing Championships (NERC) held last weekend and performed strongly throughout the season.At the NERC, the varsity women's eight (Anne Thompson '02, ...
Author: Erich Kahner Seniority ruled for the Middlebury men and women's track team last weekend at the New England Division III Track and Field Championships, held in Springfield, Mass. With their college careers coming to a close, the senior members of the team were able to put together one of their ...
Author: Lanford Beard What exactly is a fairy tale? What does a fairy tale offer to societies and individuals?This past weekend, Andrew Boyer '02 attempted to answer some of these questions with a modern perspective in the premiere of his senior independent work, "The Fairy Tale Project: The Terrible ...
Author: Raam Wong My upcoming graduation still does not seem real to me. It feels like just yesterday that I was a naïve student getting lost in Proctor, not emerging until six hours later when the firemen found me shivering and weeping behind the salad bar in the arms of Dr. Proctor. Actually, that's ...
Author: Danielle Perkins Has anyone else found themselves wondering where our school is headed? A number of recent issues such as the social houses, parking, the commons and housing, to name a few, seem to be moving in a direction that the student body does not approve. Although I believe all of these ...
Author: Chesley Thurber Student Government Association (SGA) President-elect Ginny Hunt '03 received unanimous approval Sunday for the implementation of two new cabinet positions: Director of Commons and Social House Affairs and Director of Environmental Affairs. The first was originally named solely ...
Author: Paul Barnwell The Career Services Office (CSO) recently awarded student stipends for 2002 unpaid summer internships. Jona Repishti '04, Matthew Riemer '04 and Devin Zatorski '04 were the recipients of $2,000 Felton Family scholarships, while 22 Middlebury College juniors from the classes of ...
Author: Deborah Jones The staff of Middlebury Magazine learned last week that it had been awarded the Gold Medal for Best College Magazine of the Year. The publication had won the second place prize for several of the past seven years, but this was the first time it came out on top.The Council for the ...
Author: Chris Shields For me, April 20 has never really held any high level of meaning. This year I decided to do something. The weekend of April 20 proved to be one of the most dynamic and active weekends that Washington, D.C., has seen in years. From across the country and around the world activists ...
Author: Liz Lathey Vermonters really have a definitive musical taste. I didn't realize this until I got to Middlebury and found out that the whole world doesn't listen to Phish. In fact (gasp) some people don't even know who Phish is.Before I moved to Vermont in the sixth grade, I listened to whatever ...
Author: Laura Rockefeller In the face of suffering as great as that which swept the United States after Sept. 11, many people feel, as student actor and director Joe Varca '02 said, "that you just wish — and you think — the world will stop. There should be no classes; there should be no attempt ...
Author: Michael Greene Paralleling the escalation of violence in the Middle East, Middlebury's own two warring factions have recently upgraded their rhetorical firepower in our homeland propaganda war. In this battle of opinions, however, both sides have unfortunately managed to ignore the inclusion ...
Author: Freeman White This past weekend in the Hepburn Zoo, two of Middlebury's senior theater majors, Susie Carter '02.5 and Jennie Luening '02 crafted their final independent theater project, "Babbelon," into an exploration of language. The languages explored included eye contact, Turkish, inspiration ...
Author: Alison Hertel Heroin was identified by the National Drug Intelligence Center's January 2002 Vermont Drug Threat Assessment as Vermont's primary drug threat. In 1995, 132 Vermonters were admitted to treatment programs for heroin use. In 2001, that number grew to 590. According to the 1999 Vermont ...
Author: Bob Wainwright Now that the year is almost over, it's important for all of us to take a step back and ponder for a few seconds what it is that we have learned. In my case, junior year was actually split into two halves: the first in Australia, the second at Middlebury.So, in an effort to compare ...
Author: Claire Bourne Media Mogul Geffen Donates $200 Million to UCLAHollywood tycoon David Geffen has announced that he will donate $200 million to the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) medical school. This is the largest single donation ever given to a U.S. medical school. Geffen has not ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton Marjorie Lamberti, Charles A. Dana Professor of History, is one of the most memorable members of the Middlebury College faculty. She is a world-renowned scholar who is well published and often speaks at professional conferences. She is an inspired teacher who anticipates her ...
Author: Jenny Levin and Morley McBride The Middlebury Lady Pranksters put on a hell of a show this weekend. Dartmouth College hosted the two day New England College Regionals under sunny skies and a gift of warm weather. Fifteen women's teams competed in a double elimination tournament to determine ...