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    gowns_0875a Student EMTs to the Rescue
    Members of the Student Emergency Response Team are trained to protect themselves from the dangers of bloodborne pathogens.

      dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of Jan. 30
      Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

        Help_Wanted_0810a The Job Market for Midd Grads
        Proven ability to work in a team is a critical factor in today's job market. And here's something else: employers are looking at your online identity too.

          Jacqueline Novogratz and her best-selling memoir Transforming Lives through Social Entrepreneurship
          Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of the Acumen Fund and author of "The Blue Sweater," gave an inspiring talk on the meaning of social entrepreneurship.

            Arkin_screenshot National Security Inc.
            Washington Post reporter William Arkin reveals the unwieldy, top-secret world created by the federal government in response to 9/11.

              dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of November 28
              Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

                golfgravestone His Story
                Historians help us learn who lies beneath that grave on the Middlebury golf course.

                  Lee Corbett '07 (center) is a grad student at Dartmouth, but she swam with the Middlebury club including Divya Dethier (left). Homecoming: Not Just for Sports Fans
                  Our roving observer finds there's something timeless about a busy fall weekend at Middlebury, especially at Homecoming.

                    The guest speaker (right) chats with a student before his talk. Black Male Incarceration and the Environment
                    Visiting political scientist Keith Reeves makes a case for policy reforms to reduce recidivism among black men.

                      Heffernan (right) chats with Tik Root '12. Social Responsibility 101
                      Roy Heffernan '78 returned to campus to explain how Life is good, Inc., is giving back to society.

                        dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do, Week of October 3
                        Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

                          Casey in her fur hat from Uzbekistan Mongolia, At Last
                          When the Mongolian capital city appeared in the distance, Casey Peterson '12 rejoiced at making it to the other side of the world in an American school bus.

                            Casey Peterson, 4th from right, with members of her team and various mechanics and new friends in Kazakhstan. Click on the photo to enlarge. On to Ulaanbaatar!
                            Any day now Middlebury senior Casey Peterson and her band of weary travelers will finish the 10,000-mile Mongol Rally. Here is her fourth report from the road, sent from a cafe in Semey, Kazakhstan.

                              Excavator_0076 A Mountain of Work
                              There's plenty to do at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl each summer, and mowing the trails is just a small part of the job.

                                When they reached Turkmenistan and cleared customs, Casey Peterson's brother Griffin posted this posted this photo on their website with just the one-word caption, "Deserted." Casey’s No-Turning-Back Moment
                                The third report from Casey Peterson '12 finds her 2Big2Fail team about halfway through the Mongol Rally from London to Mongolia.

                                  Peterson '12 at the wheel in Turkey Report #2 from the Road: The Mongol Rally
                                  In this second report from Casey Peterson '12, the 2Big2Fail team gets saved by a trio of bus mechanics in Serbia.

                                    casey Report from the Road: The Mongol Rally
                                    Casey Peterson '12 is on the journey of a lifetime, from London to Mongolia, in a short yellow school bus.

                                      IMG_3488 copy Class Time, Part II
                                      Steep challenges and few rewards were in store for the 2009 Middlebury grads who joined Teach For America.

                                        DSC_0193 Forever Young
                                        Reunions are about recalling old times and creating new memories. Our roving observer encountered a few surprises when 1,300 alumni returned to Middlebury.

                                          Roman Mardoyan-Smyth A Day at the Bike Shop
                                          There's a real mechanic on duty at the campus Bike Shop. And he graduates a week from Sunday.

                                            plant_0296 copy Take Me to Your Office
                                            Even if you don’t have a green thumb, don’t worry: we can help you care for your new plant.

                                              merriman_0448_featured Just like David and Goliath
                                              When Mubarak shut down Internet and cell phone service, the consequences were something other than what he intended.

                                                headlines2_square_0276 Japan, Interrupted
                                                Four Middlebury students were studying in Tokyo when the earthquake hit.

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                                                welcome final large Voice Over Middlebury
                                                It's pleasant, it's reassuring, and it hasn't changed since the 1990s. Meet the telephone voice of the College.

                                                  Ellis_0152 Life After Prison
                                                  Eddie Ellis spent 15 years behind bars, but he tells a symposium on "Communities and Justice" that the really hard parts came after he was released.