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March 5, 2015 | Vol. 113 no. 17 | middleburycampus.com Fire Breaks Out in Off-Campus Home By Joe Flaherty person was accounted for.” engulFed a non-College house at eFFort to suppress the locus oF the College students. None of the stu- underway. dents were harmed. Around 9:45 p.m. a sophomore student walking past the house wit- - of the building. Middlebury Fire Department Chief - David Shaw said the cause oF the ing out oF the rooFtop and through the house structure,” she said. “It Sayre White ’15 was the only The emergency involved six oth- White had been asleep and woke up around 8 p.m. to the smell oF smoke in addition to the Middlebury Fire Department. The other depart- “I could hear the crackling and ments were on the scene to assist NIck Spencer SEE FIRE, PAGE 2 the window,” White said. “I pulled back the curtains and looked along the side oF the house and there were Fall Study Abroad Underenrolled porch.” White believes that she was By Lucy Scott mary reason For this as housing. In the email, Cason requests more students to switch semes- probably not in any immediate Having an imbalance of stu- that students consider studying ters. The problem would not be danger because oF the house’s large Last Thursday, students ap- dents studying off and on cam- abroad in the Fall instead. As of plying to study abroad in the pus makes For a lack oF available now, only 3 people have agreed abroad applicants; those stu- on the opposite side. After evacuat- 2016 Spring semester were asked ing her room, she ran outside and rooms during one semester, fol- to change their plans, which is dents would still be planning to to consider changing their pro- lowed by too many empty beds in not nearly enough to strike the be on campus in the Fall, when we saw two students she knew who gram and go during the Fall 2015 were pounding on the house’s side the semester when more students balance that the College is aim- would have the housing crunch.” semester through an email sent door to see if anyone was within. are oFF-campus. ing For. He added, “Our goal is to by Jeffrey Cason, Dean of In- In previous semesters, there encourage study abroad, and arrived two minutes after the call. ternational Programs and Knox has generally been an even dis- that enough students will opt to not to put up obstacles for stu- He said there was an initial search Professor of International Stud- tribution amongst students who study in the Fall so that they will dents when it comes to studying for a person inside. ies and Politics. decide to study oFF-campus in the not have to resort to making oth- abroad, so I don’t envision any “It was reported to me that there In the email, Cason explained fall and in the spring. er accommodations for the sur- change in requirements.” was somebody still in the building to students that the International Currently, the study abroad plus of students in the fall. Cason is uncertain as to why IF not enough students oFFer to programs for next spring in par- an interview. rough balance between their Fall to be away next Fall, and 251 to change their plans, there is very ticular have been popular with and spring student enrollments be away in the spring. This year, little that the College can do, ac- students. He cited instances in through on quick search that did while students are studying off- 234 students studied abroad in coding to Cason. the past where departments or campus. shortly aFter they sent another team the Fall, and 203 are currently He said in an email to the programs made changes in re- He acknowledged the pri- to search, it was reported that the abroad. Campus, “We hope to encourage quirements that prevented stu- dents From studying abroad For a particular semester. However, no such changes have been made Midd Among Top Fulbright-Producing Schools this year. A similar situation of imbal- By Jackie McGuinness plication volume, according to year, Gates said, “It’s about in- or research. We’re getting more ance occurred in the 2010-11 aca- For the 2014-2015 grant Associate Dean For Fellowships creasing the pool; it’s about get- students interested in apply- demic year which prompted the year, Middlebury was ranked and Research Lisa Gates. ting more students interested in ing, and that will, over time, in- sixth on the Fulbright U.S. Stu- Yearly applications From applying and doing that work. crease the number oF successFul change their plans. Approximate- dent Program Top Producing Middlebury students have That’s really the secret … We’re grantees we get.” ly six students agreed to switch Institutions list For liberal arts tripled, From 13 applicants in getting more students who are Gates went on to remark that voluntarily. Although a small 2008 to almost 40 in 2014. This strongly motivated to do this because many Middlebury stu- colleges with 12 recipients, a number, this change still helped year, Middlebury had about 10 and have good, relevant experi- dents choose to study abroad, College record. These numbers to alleviate the problem slightly. fewer applications. ence, whether it’s in the realm their experiences prepare them were likely higher than past Cason wrote that some stu- years due to an increase in ap- On Middlebury’s success last oF teaching, tutoring, mentoring well for the realities of a Ful- bright. dents have contacted their staff, “Students also spend time saying that they would like to abroad through Middlebury switch semesters, but cannot be- programs where they are very cause oF courses the have to take much challenged to integrate in the fall. into the host culture. It’s a highly immersive experience study abroad next spring and and I think our students take does not plan on changing se- that very seriously.” She added mesters. that taking classes in a host uni- “First, because I will not have versity and doing research in a completed my requirements second language “are extremely by the Fall. Second, I have to go important experiences in terms of preparing students to be suc- they can’t make people switch or cessful in preparing for a Ful- not go abroad,” she said. “[The bright because they’ve done Study abroad program] is one something similar at a smaller scale,” she said. Hannah Postel ’13 looked at points. Our international popula- the Fulbright Program as an op- tion and the opportunity to study portunity to Further her studies abroad are some of the main fac- College Communications and pursue an interest in in- ets that our institution prides it- The College netted a record number of Fulbright recipients in the 2014-2015 year with 12 grants. SEE FULBRIGHT, PAGE 2 self on.” VERMONT MIDDCORE OFFERS ORCHESTRA CONSIDERS EARLY FIRST WEEKEND REVAMPS GOALS PRIMARY PROGRAM PAGE 14 PAGE 3 PAGE 12 inside 2NEWS | march 5, 2015 Fire at Non-College apartment rented by Students Sga Update CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “We are working to support the students to put out remaining hot spots and were on the scene until 10 a.m. longer term needs as a result of what was lost extreme cold. The severity of the blaze was compounded by the age and wooden structure of the apart- As of Sunday, all of the students had been was walking from town with my friend,” said - moved into new housing on campus. White Brennan Delattre ’16. “The area was blocked cations over the years such as interior walls praised the College’s efforts, particularly off with cones. There was smoke coming up.” Smith Abbott, Atwater Commons Dean Scott According to Shaw, at least three student By Claire Treesh not written the building off as a complete Barnicle, Residential Systems Coordinator loss. Nevertheless, the building remains se- Karin Hall-Kolts and Associate Dean of Stu- verely damaged, as are the belongings of the dents for Residential and Student Life Doug students who lived there. Adams. At their meeting this past Sunday, the scene who were actively engaged in the sup- In an email to the College community on “They have gone above and beyond; SGA met with newly appointed Director Sunday, College President Ronald D. Liebow- they’ve been amazing,” White said. “They’ve Shaw said. of Dining Services, Dan Detora, to both itz and Vice President for Student Affairs offered to buy people new computers or to White said that despite a combination of hear about recent changes in the dining and Dean of the College Katy Smith Abbott open a charge account at the bookstore to re- halls and to offer suggestions for the fu- place all of our books. Katy Smith Abbott has some belongings were saved. ture. “We are deeply grateful that the students even organized people to do clothing drives, - Many students have noticed the are all safe and we thank the Middlebury Fire made sure we have down coats, offered to buy moving items that looked like they had a lot Department, along with neighboring depart- us boots—they’ve been absolutely incredible.” changes that have already been put in of sentimental or personal value into other ments who arrived on the scene to help,” Li- White also said that she and the other place such as cereal being available all rooms, so we’re beyond thankful for that,” ebowitz and Smith Abbott wrote. “We also students have been overwhelmed by support day and new menu items.