Author: Nahal Batmanghelidj In last week's Campus Kevin King attacked an editorial written by Elizabeth Brookbank and me, as well as "pop quiz" posters that were displayed around campus. He referred to both the editorial and the posters as a form of "gender bashing" that borders on harassment. His ...
Author: Chris Shields Rape happens at Middlebury! Sorry to burst anyone's bubble who believed that a college as quaint and idealistic as Middlebury was free from sexual assault, but as a community we must stand and deal with the issue of sexual assault on our campus. It is in this spirit that I respond ...
Author: Liz Leathy Before coming to Middlebury College, I remember hearing about the "Middlebury girl:" the stereotype of the pretty, thin blonde. Although our campus is very diverse, the myth still remains. This leads one to wonder how seriously women here consider their appearances, and how much pressure ...
Author: Andaleeb Choudhury I find it hard to understand how someone, who, ostensibly, seems to be a perfectly normal, intelligent member of our College community could suddenly, one day, sit down and dash off an irresponsible, baseless and, worst of all, prejudiced article such as the one published ...
Author: Suzie Mozes Even the most casual students donned navy coats and patterned ties or ruffly skirts and heels as they came out on Saturday evening to support the "Fifty Faces of Middlebury" exhibition, which presented the work of Morley McBride '02 and Jen Bloomer '02 in Johnson Memorial Building.After ...
Author: [no author name found] 690Votes to reject the proposal to move Middlebury's municipal office complex to the site of the Maple Manor Motel. The number opposed defeated 500 votes in favor of the relocation of the town offices for $3 million offered by Middlebury College which seeks to convert ...
Author: Craig Szela Several inadequacies of Middlebury College's dining table calendars, or table tents, including incorrect times, the repetition of or failure to print certain events and noticeable typos, have come to the fore.Located primarily in the College's three dining halls, these calendars ...
Author: Campus Editor in Chief The Middlebury Police Department identified the two key suspects in the Nov. 29 robbery and assault of a sophomore Hadley Hall resident, marking significant progress in an investigation that has spanned three months. Police Chief Tom Hanley said yesterday that the Department ...
Author: Todd Metter Okay, so since I haven't written in a while, I figured that I would do this piece Larry King style and just get my two and a half cents in on all the topics that are hot here at the College … Also, it's always nice to see how much trouble I can stir up with this approach — since ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton A Middlebury student stares at the florescent glow of her computer screen for an hour. She doesn't really move. After a while, she turns the machine off and lies down on her bed. She has a lot of work, but she can't make herself do it. She didn't make it to dinner — it was ...
Author: [no author name found] To The Editor:The words and ideas in Kevin King's article titled "Pop Quiz: Who's Fighting Here?" from the March 6 edition of The Campus have found equality with murder, as they have uplifted the predator and vilified the victim. They have aided rapists on this campus, ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann Skiing amongst the top programs in the United States, the Middlebury nordic team skated its way to an 11th place result in the 2002 NCAA Skiing Championships. Denver University, which won the overall competition, dominated the men's nordic events while Colorado and the University ...
Author: Nick Ferner Two years ago, the men's lacrosse team shocked the lacrosse world in becoming the first team from New England to capture the national championship. To many the victory was a fluke. What business did a team from Nowhereville, Vt. have, after all, in a tournament filled with past champions ...
Author: Nicha Rakpanichmanee The Student Government Association (SGA) triggered a campus-wide discussion of racial diversity at Middlebury College with its recent petition to establish an African-American Studies major.Proponents of the SGA's initiative have called on the College to expand the existing ...
Author: Mary Christine Kwiatek Porter Medical Center (PMC) soon plans to finalize the Capital Campaign, a new project for the hospital's 75th anniversary.The Center, located just beyond Middlebury College's athletic facilities on South Main Street, serves the local community and Addison County as ...
Author: Peter Simon Six months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, members of the Middlebury College community are slowly coming to terms with the events of that day. According to Acting President Ronald Liebowitz, the College did not consider commemorating ...
Author: Neil Onsdorff Spring in Vermont, wet, cold, muddy, wet and cold. Yet, from a baseball standpoint, there are 25 guys who cannot wait to get outside and show off their stuff. Middlebury's 2002 baseball team is looking to vastly improve their squad from last year and make some noise in this year's ...
Author: Andrew Zimmermann On the slopes of the Alyeska Resort tucked in the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska, the Middlebury alpine ski team in conjunction with its nordic counterpart, finished 11th out of 23 teams at NCAA National Skiing Championships. Over the course of four days Denver University ...
Author: Lindsey Whitton I have been surrounded by girls my entire life. My family is mainly defined and fueled by estrogen — 86 percent of my immediate family members are women. My poor father is surrounded by three generations of feisty, intelligent and sometimes completely frustrating females. ...
Ellen Bryant Voigt's readings are intimate affairs. She makes eye contact with the audience and she washes the crowd with the warmth of her still-Southern accent, mellowed by her years in Vermont. The Abernethy Room is particularly conducive to her style of reading — the small space, warm wood and ...