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    bookmaze_WEB Language, in Depth: Living with Dyslexia
    What do you do when the words on the page don't look like words at all?

      Middlebury_Mouse-WEB Language, in Depth: The Digital Scene
      How is technology changing the way we learn second languages?

        Middlebury_Prism-WEB Language, in Depth: What is the Meaning of “Meaning”?
        Philosophy professor John Spackman tackles this head-scratching question.

          Dwayne-Nash-2WEB By All Appearances
          Dwayne Nash '99 was once part of the legal institution he now seeks to reform.

            navajo2_web The Mother Tongue
            The vice president of the Navajo Nation explains the inter-relationship between language and culture.

              middlebury library Vignette: Around the Clock
              Each issue, The Observer illuminates a corner of Middlebury, offering glimpses of life in Vermont, at a school abroad, or along the coast of California. In this issue, our chronicler visits the Davis Family Library during exam week.

                language dive final Old Chapel: Language History
                President Liebowitz on the importance of language education at Middlebury.

                  CourtlyLove-web Whither Courtly Love
                  A writer comes to terms with the now-controversial concept.

                    dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of January 14
                    Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

                      Bisacca Restoration Hardware
                      When he looks at art, what does George Bisacca '77 see that others don't?

                        Visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Middlebury College A Special Look at the Dalai Lama’s Return to Middlebury
                        When the 14th Dalai Lama visited campus for two days in October, our digital media producer Brendan Mahoney '11 was afforded special access to His Holiness. This insightful, touching video is the result.

                          RdTaken Road Taken: Echo Chamber
                          Stories, stories everywhere.

                            Vignette Vignette: The World by the Bay
                            Our Observer travels to Monterey, California.

                              spinslimesleaze_hires Politics in America: Just the Facts
                              It's time to cut through the spin, the slime, and the sleaze and focus on the facts.

                                OldChapel Old Chapel: Liberal Arts Evolution
                                President Liebowitz on the evolving nature of a liberal arts education.

                                  robamney_steamroom_hires Politics in America: Sweat and Tell
                                  What if Barack Obama and Mitt Romney had a secret rendezvous a few weeks before election day? A playwright imagines what might have occurred.

                                    ben_hi_res Politics in America: The Obamaland Diaries
                                    On the front lines of the nastiest, costliest presidential campaign in history

                                      mitt_n_meg_hires copy Politics in America: Legal Eagle
                                      Attorney Megan Sowards '98 chats about her role as an attorney with the Romney campaign.

                                        punditshighres Politics in America: Myth or Reality
                                        The Professor Pundits" tackle four key themes from the 2012 U.S. presidential election.

                                          dispatch_distressed-300x160 Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of 10/22
                                          Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.

                                            The RV David Folger Welcome Home
                                            The College's new research vessel has arrived at Lake Champlain.

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

                                                AdvisoryShift Old Chapel: Advisory Shift
                                                The case for listening to the younger generation.

                                                  mayfly The Mayfly
                                                  What did Hurricane Irene do the mayfly population in Addison County?

                                                    Flat Street Flood 50 Come Hell or High Water
                                                    An alumni couple's business faces the wrath of Hurricane Irene.