Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of April 29
Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.
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Looking at Thoreau’s Personal Copy of Walden
Thoreau scholar, Associate Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies Rebecca Kneale Gould guides us through some of Thoreau’s pencil-written notes in the margins of the author’s personal copy of Walden at the College’s Special Collections.
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Solar Decathlon ’13 Team Kicks Off Spring Construction
Students, faculty, staff, and the community got a first look at SD13's solar-powered home this week.
Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of April 1
Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon. As always, we hope to call your attention to items that captured ours and alert you to events that you won’t want to miss. If you have a news item that you think we’d be interested in, drop ... [more]
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Drawing On the Wall
Students in an art history course brought a Sol LeWitt wall drawing to life at the Middlebury College Museum of Art.
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Comfort for the Lovelorn
Bianca Giaever ’12.5 talks to MiddMag about her viral hit, “Holy Cow Lisa,” a short film depicting love and heartbreak at Middlebury.
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What Did You Do On Your “Febmester”?
Meet our newest Middlebury students, and hear some of the fascinating things they did during their “Febmester.”
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Class Assignment: Give Away $100,000
Students in a Winter Term course just made grants to charities of their choice totaling $100,000, thanks to a grant from the Once Upon A Time Foundation.
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Feb Cam!
Take a look at the annual Feb ski down celebration from a Feb's eye view.
Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of January 28
Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.
Digital Scholarship: What’s in Store for Faculty Publishing?
What will faculty publishing look like in the not-so-distant future? Very different, says a panel of experts.
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What’s Happening at Old Stone Mill?
Middmag went to OSM’s fall showcase and met up with some of the current tenants, including an app developer, a clothes designer, and a group opening a beauty salon for women of color.
Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of November 12
Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.
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Professor Pundits: VICTORY…for Political Scientists
Middlebury's Professor Pundits wrap up their year-long commentary series with some surprising insights on the election.
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Professor Pundits: The Expectations Game
In their final commentary before the election, the Professor Pundits look at the electoral map and tell us what they'll be watching for on election night.
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Professor Pundits: Will Women Decide the Presidential Race?
President Obama's lead among women voters is slipping as the presidential race tightens in the final weeks.
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Riding the Rails Through Small-Town America
Ryan Kim ’14 tells us what prompted him to travel thousands of miles by train through small-town America.
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Parents: What Did You Learn in School Today?
MiddMag's "Tell Us One Thing" series returns with a question for parents on Fall Family Weekend.
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Professor Pundits: Who’s Ahead? It’s Debatable.
One presidential debate down, two to go. Our pundits look at many factors that will influence the race from here on.
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Wired for Creativity
Alum siblings Ben and Rachel Schiffer help launch creativity symposium with their DJ/wirewalking act.
Things That Happened, Things To Do: Week of September 17
Our regular recap of goings on at the College and a look ahead to events on the horizon.
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Welcoming the Carbon-Neutral Class
How do you explain carbon neutrality to a group of first-years? Cue the carbon-shredding sharks, of course!
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Professor Pundits: Things That Go Bump…Or Not
If either presidential candidate was hoping for a big post-convention bump in the polls, both may be disappointed.
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“Summer Games” at Middlebury Language Schools
Fierce international competition in August can only mean one thing: summer games at the language schools.
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Professor Pundits: What Do You Get for $400 Million?
Despite the Obama campaign's widely-reported early spending spree, the two candidates remain in a statistical dead heat.

