On Feb. 4, the Student Government Association (SGA) sent a statement addressing the College’s MLK Today event, Supreme Court Justice Scalia’s comments on Dec. 9 regarding black students on college campuses and the SGA’s commitment to being “supportive and proactive” in fighting racism on campus. The ...
Monday, Oct. 26 launched the first official “10 o’clock Ross,” one of the first major platform goals implemented this year under the leadership of SGA President Ilana Gratch ’16. Ross dining hall will be open every Monday through Thursday night from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. for continental food. “[10 ...
Starting in the fall of 2016, Arabic language learners will have an alternative destination to study abroad in the Arabic-speaking world: Morocco. Middlebury C.V. Starr Schools Abroad will add its 17th country when it opens a new School in Rabat, Morocco. Partnering with the Mohammed V University, this ...
On Monday April 27, Community Council continued discussing security cameras, a controversial topic that was the subject of some of the graffiti that appeared on Ross dining hall, Atwater dining hall and BiHall that morning. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of the College and Community Council ...
On April 13, Executive Director of Food Services and Operations Dan Detora attended Community Council in order to discuss council member Anna Jacobsen ’16’s proposal to substitute community service work for fines and fees when students violate student life policies. As the former Director of Dining ...
The Community Council met twice in late March to address the end of the year agenda. On March 16, Community Council hosted two presenters form Weybridge house: Gabriel Antonucci ’17 and Laura Xiao ’17 for the purpose of clarifying Weybridge house’s mission. Weybridge house’s original mission ...
The Community Council meetings held over the last two weeks focused on the environmental impact of the College and the possibility of a new policy for smoking on campus. Director of Sustainability Integration Jack Byrne and a number of student members of the Environmental Council attended the Community ...
On February 16, 2015, Cate Costley ’15 and Alison Maxwell ’15 of the SGA Honor Code Committee attended this week’s Community Council meeting. They presented a drafted amendment to the constitution of Middlebury’s Honor Code and received feedback from Community Council members. Maxwell said, ...
Community Council met on Monday, Jan. 19, to continue its conversation about the possibility of lifting restrictions that prevent students from arriving on campus the Saturday before Winter Term. This discussion was made in response to the frequency with which students encounter travel issues. Community ...
On Jan. 12, 2015, Community Council met to discuss the idea of students returning early to campus. Dean of Students Katy Smith Abbott often reviews requests from students traveling from great distances to arrive on campus earlier than the Sunday before classes start, but students are not allowed to ...