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The Setonian

Mixed Media Student Artwork Elicits Varied Interpretations

Author: Suzie Moses Gliding out of Johnson Gallery on Friday night, I mused over my "wrong" interpretations of the artwork by Jesse Kulp '02, Sally Olson '03 and Penelope Wall '02. Elements and themes that seemed blatantly obvious to me in the artists' pieces did not coincide with their intentions or ...


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Features Short Story Contest Second Place Winner Miserere Nobis

Author: Michael O'Brien Editor's Note: The opinions and themes expressed in the piece are those of the author and not of The Middlebury Campus. "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and rebuild it in three days.'" After we finish, the narrator intones, "And the high priest stood ...


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The Matador Features Short Story Contest Third Place Winner

Author: Bryan Goldberg Editor's note: The opinions and themes expressed in the piece are those of the author and not of The Middlebury Campus. I killed her on the Fourth of July last year. I wanted to kill somebody over a three-day weekend, so in the event of a missed flight or unforeseen complication ...


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Controversy Engulfs Ruggers First Loss

Author: Dan Russel The Middlebury College Rugby Club entered Saturday's game against Harvard University not really sure of what to expect from its players as the team entered the game with radically altered chemistry. The club is missing seven of the top eight players in its front line, after having ...


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Humanitarian Relief, 'Pit Latrines and Politics'

Author: Andrea Gissing "You get an amazing sense of satisfaction when someone's child is brought in to you suffering from cholera, to see them running around playing soccer after receiving simple rehydration treatment," said Dr. Michael Curtis during his discussion entitled "Politics and Pit Latrines: ...


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MUSINGS AND MISHAPS

Author: Lindsey Whitton "I can't stop smiling," one of my friends said, between giggles and bites of guacamole. "I know," I agreed, stretching out my back, sore from hours of driving, and refilling my glass. "This night has been exactly what I needed."I didn't realize how much I had missed my friends ...


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COUNTING ON VERMONT

Author: [no author name found] 25Years in prison which Vermont teenager, James Parker, was sentenced for last year's murder of two Dartmouth College professors, Half and Susanne Zantop. Parker's accomplice in the crime, Robert Tulloch, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after Parker's testimony ...


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Artless Kissing Spectacle Places Humor In Dangerous Context

Author: Gillian Wood As a friend of a girl who has been prostituted against her will, I had to walk out of "The Art of Kissing" show when master of ceremonies Michael Christian so casually and bluntly insinuated that "the majority of men prefer bad girls. Pay her if you have to, like a prostitute." ...


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Ahmed, LaBolt Vie for Community Council Leadership

Author: Andrea Gissing Ahmed Stresses Strengths as Leader and Team Player "While there are many qualities that define what a leader is," said Fahim Ahmed '03, "to me there are two components which are essential. Firstly, a leader's primary role is to represent the views of his constituents. Secondly, ...


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In Midst of Review, Social Houses Defend Niche NEWS ANALYSIS

Author: Claire Bourne In March 1989 the faculty voted 113-13 to "abolish" Middlebury College's six fraternities by severing ties with their national affiliations and transforming themselves into "coeducational residential units," wrote David Stameshkin in "The Strength of the Hills: Middlebury College, ...


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'Substanceless' Article Knee-Deep in Muddy Logic

Author: Michael O'Brien Ben Gore's recent article "Muddy Consciences, Dirty Minds," shows an appalling lack of not only knowledge of the activity of which he speaks, but also of writing style, satire and good taste. These last three concepts are the ones I would rather concentrate on, as I have only ...


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Rowers Strong in First Race of Season

Author: Ashley Elpern In their first regatta of the spring season, the Middlebury crew team fared quite well against Massachusetts Maritime Academy and Franklin Pierce College on Sunday, despite the fact that the races began at 6:45 a.m. with Daylight Savings Time kicking in. All boats raced on a 2,000-meter ...


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Global Human Health Perspectives and Possibilities

Author: Matthew Christ On April 1 through 6, Middlebury College hosted a student-organized symposium known as "Global Human Health: Perspectives and Possibilities." The program focused on six different aspects of health care in developing countries: cultural, medical, economic, environmental, political ...


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Orientation Revisions Emphasize Honor Code

Author: Paul Barnwell The Middlebury College Office of Student Affairs Staff has outlined several revisions intended to improve next fall's first-year orientation week. These include a revised introduction to the Honor Code and a bumping back of the official student move-in day from Monday, Sept. 2 ...


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Captain Seeley's 'Seven' Sparks Amherst Shelling

Author: Nick Ferrer The men's lacrosse team continues to tear through its NESCAC competition like a lion eating its young. On Saturday, the top ranked Panthers improved their conference record to a perfect 3-0 (7-0 overall) with a decisive victory over the Lord Jeffs of Amherst College. Playing on ...


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Spending Spring Break as an Intern

Author: Emily Thaler Instead of partying in Cancun or some other exotic locale, 12 sophomores spent their Spring Breaks shadowing Middlebury alumni through the Career Service Office's (CSO) Spring Break Externship program. The externships were designed to introduce students to a particular career field ...


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Softball Wins in Lucky 13th vs. Bates

Author: Andrew Zimmermann In what turned out to be a wild weekend in Maine, the Middlebury women's softball team posted a dramatic extra inning win and a hard fought loss against Bates College. The split now puts the Panthers at 4-9 overall with a 2-4 record in NESCAC play. However, due to two losses ...


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Big Green Only Obstacle in Water Polo's Triumphant Weekend

Author: Whitney Sones The Women's Water Polo Club had a winning weekend in Worcester, Mass. at a tournament held at Holy Cross this past weekend. The ladies found themselves outmatched when they faced up against a tough Dartmouth College team. The game had notable marks on defense and some all around ...


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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Author: [no author name found] To The Editor: I write today to apologize to the Community Council and to the Middlebury College community for communicating confidential information from our annual house review to the leadership of one of the houses. In sharing this information, I acted rashly and without ...