Long before I was an avid runner, my favorite endurance sport for many years was cross-country skiing. I picked up the sport as a grad student at Dartmouth in the early 1980’s and my first race was as the anchor leg (having only skied maybe 10 times in my life) on the “DFL“ relay team […]…Continue Reading It’s like Riding a Bicycle
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what is whiteness?: a critical examination
The Davis Family Library has highlighted a variety of groups through displays over the last 10 months including racial minorities, the LGBTQ+ community and the disabled. Take the opportunity now to critically examine whiteness as an identity and system of privilege. Visit the Davis Family Library lobby December 1st through the 17th to see works […]…Continue Reading what is whiteness?: a critical examination
In Their Own Words: Alice Oshima ’15
“In Their Own Words” is an ongoing series featuring the experiences of Middlebury students at their summer internships. This summer Alice Oshima ‘15 interned with the Harlem Community Justice Center in New York City. What did you do? This summer, I interned with the Harlem Community Justice Center, which is part of the umbrella organization […]…Continue Reading In Their Own Words: Alice Oshima ’15
Are Republicans Racially Biased Against Obama?
For several reasons I haven’t said much about the role of race in the current presidential election. The primary reason is that it is a difficult issue to address empirically, and in contrast to many blogs, my intent at this … Continue readin……Continue Reading Are Republicans Racially Biased Against Obama?
Goshen Gallop, v. 2011
Once again, on Saturday afternoon it was time for the popular local trailrunning race, The Goshen Gallop! The good news was that this year’s relatively dry conditions would make for good footing onwhat were more typically muddy trails. The bad news was that Saturday was HOT! The temperatures were probably hovering around 80 at the […]…Continue Reading Goshen Gallop, v. 2011
A Run (Almost) to the Top of Vermont
The header for this blog describes it as “A blog for runners in and about Addison County, VT”. While all of my previous posts have been describing runs in Addison County, this posting chronicles a run not far from our fair county, in the “Vail of Vermont”, Stowe. Since a drive to Stowe isn’t that […]…Continue Reading A Run (Almost) to the Top of Vermont
The Middlebury Maple Run
After a few good long runs last week, I succumbed to temptation and ignored common sense by registering for The Middlebury Maple Run, a half marathon (13.1 miles) which attracted about 200 runners in its inaugural running last year, and filled up with 500 runners this year. I don’t usually write up road runs for […]…Continue Reading The Middlebury Maple Run