STEM-Focused Posse Announced

February 13, 2014 | Vol. 112 no. 14 | middleburycampus.com Swipe System to be Implemented By Emily Singer ducing a one-card swipe system In an effort to cut costs and re- does not necessarily mean that the duce waste, the College will be reor- College is moving to a meal plan sys- ganizing top-level management po- tem, and there will be no limit to a sitions and introducing a one-card student’s number of daily swipes. swipe system within Dining Ser- “What the swipe card does is vices. The restructuring comes after that it eliminates folks who aren’t - students from going into our din- dexo in the fall. ing halls and eating,” Norton said. According to Vice President for “That’s an issue. It’s hard to deter- Finance and Treasurer Patrick Nor- mine how pervasive the issue is, but ton, Sodexo was brought in because it’s an issue. We’ve heard anecdot- ally that there are folks from outside were issues around systems and gen- who go into our dining halls and eat, eral management that needed to be and when you have an open system, corrected.” Sodexo is a major player that’s what happens.” - Initially, the swipe system will allow Dining Services to ensure that is present among many local institu- those eating in the dining halls are tions, including University of Ver- members of the College community and that guests pay the rarely- Joani taylor mont, Chaplain College and Saint Students celebrated the launch of MiddSafe with advocates and faculty advisors in Crossroads. Michael’s College. Though at the conclusion of So- dollar lunch and nine dollar dinner dexo’s stay, the College decided not fees. While dining hall swipes are like- Sexual Assault Hotline Goes Live - ly to be unlimited when the one-card By Emily Singer the sexual assault hotline ever since. still proved to be valuable. system is introduced, students can On Jan. 24, students and faculty+ The hotline takes the form of a “When I arrived this summer, “[The Sodexo report] validated have the option of putting points on gathered in Crossroads to celebrate cell phone passed between advocates students had already been select- our thoughts,” Norton said. “You their card and using it for purchases the launch of MiddSafe, the College’s - ed [as advocates], they had gone tions where the caller poses a risk to through an interview process with have a hypothesis and you test it. at the bookstore or at on-campus re- him or herself or others. members of the SAOC, and I re- And the hypothesis was that we tail operations such as the Grille or MiddSafe has been in the works for several years and marks a critical Last spring, the SAOC issued a ally had this summer to get to know had issues around some systems Crossroads. Such a system is widely development in the College’s pro- call for student advocates to staff the them, get to know the history of the and some general management and employed at schools across the nation and was once used at the Col- gramming to prevent sexual assault hotline. Applications were reviewed program, plan the training and then that’s what came back to us.” by Director of Chellis House Karin get everybody trained when folks re- lege too. on campus. The long-awaited activa- Hanta and Associate Dean for Judi- turned in the fall,” McCall said. A decade ago, the College em- tion of the hotline was made possible cial Affairs and Student Life Karen “We spent a lot of the fall se- Implementing A Swipe System ployed a home-grown credit system, by both the help of a grant from the Department of Justice and the hir- Guttentag, who then selected 15 stu- mester working out the kinks and As one of the only colleges in the much like a credit card, that was ing of a Health and Wellness Educa- dents to undergo advocate training. details and the kinds of things that, nation without a swipe-based meal used in the dining halls and food re- plan, the College does not have a tion Director, Barbara McCall, at the The advocates underwent 20 hours when you’re writing a program plan, tail operations. Students were able of training that included webinars you might not actually think of until concrete method of determining the start of the academic year. to purchase items at The Grille and from the Department of Justice, you’re in the thick of actually trying number of students who eat in the The Task Force on the Status of the cost was added to the end-of-se- conversations with staff members to get things to happen.” dining halls. Norton said that down Women Report from 2008 recom- mester bill. Additionally, the College mended the introduction of a sexual at Parton Health Center, Counseling McCall noted that planning for the road, the College will likely im- issued faculty and staff members assault advocacy program. In the the hotline involved looking at peer plement a one-card system. credit cards, the charges of which wake of the report, the Sexual As- McCall’s presence on campus institutions conducting similar Discussions regarding the one- were deducted from their paychecks. sault Oversight Committee (SAOC) acted as a catalyst for the develop- work, noting Harvard, Amherst and card system are still in preliminary was founded and has been planning ment of the hotline, as the role of Di- - SEE DINING, PAGE 3 rector and Health and Wellness had SEE MIDDSAFE, PAGE 2 2013.5 SKIS OFF INTO THE SUNSET STEM-Focused Posse Announced By Ellie Reinhardt urban students of different back- In September 2015, the College grounds with four years worth of will welcome 10 new Posse stu- full scholarships. The funding will dents from Los Angeles who have shown an interest in pursuing sci- variety of institutions. ence, technology, engineering and “I’m really honored as a Posse math (STEM) disciplines. The alum and as Dean of the College Posse Foundation announced its that we were picked by the Posse decision in Jan. 2014 to double the Foundation,” said Dean of the number of Posse partner schools College Shirley Collado. “They have over forty colleges that they new Posse students will be added could have picked and they looked to a class of 20 Posse students to Middlebury as a place where from the College’s existing part- Posse scholars are thriving and nerships with the New York and as a place that was demonstrating Chicago Posse programs. deep commitment to wanting to This addition stems from improve what we’re doing in the President Obama and First Lady sciences and for STEM students.” Michelle Obama’s initiative to The Posse foundation recruits improve the training and educa- students who exhibit excellent tion of STEM students across the leadership and academic promise country. The College was one of from nine urban locations across - to the country and matches them ties selected to join an existing with top tier institutions, to provide an otherwise unattainable courtesy photo academic experience for students. Daniel Loehr ’13.5 gave the student address to 126 fellow graduates and their guests in Mead Chapel these ten schools will provide 500 “[The Posse students] have on Feb. 1. The graduates then trekked to the College Snow Bowl for a ski in their caps and gowns. SEE NEW, PAGE 4 SKIING MIDDLEBURY’S REVIEW OF LES TRAGEDIES SHAKE DIVERSIFIED MISERABLES AT COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS THE TOWN HALL PAGE 6 PROGRAM THEATRE PAGE 14 PAGE 17 inside 2NEWS | February 13, 2014 MiddSafe to Summer Enviro. Curriculum Revealed By David Yang Students in the program will take three studies and about to jump off into the world Provide Peer The Middlebury School of the Environ- interdisciplinary courses. All students will to try and make it a better place,” wrote ment will open its doors to students for enroll in a Sustainability Practicum and a Isaac Baker ’15, an environmental studies course titled Interdisciplinary Understand- Guidance six-week program promises to give stu- ing of Place: Lake Champlain. In addition program, in an email. “I [hope to] explore dents not only a rigorous interdisciplinary to the two required courses, each student the MiddCORE-like personal development CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 training in environmental studies but also is free to choose a Global Perspectives elec- that the program is said to offer — I don’t Castleton State as local or peer schools with invaluable leadership and entrepreneurial tive with topics such as international en- fully know what that will look like but I am particularly robust hotline programs. skills necessary to promote social change. vironmental negotiation and conservation While the program will be inaugurat- planning. The curriculum also represents a com- makes sense for our community, what makes “The goal of the program is to offer stu- bination of science and the humanities, sense for Middlebury,” McCall said. “Some- times that was really close to what someone members have been working to develop it dents a high quality education that focuses which the environmental studies pro- else was doing, and then there were other times for several years. In 1994, President John on cutting-edge curricula related to under- gram at the College emphasizes during standing the rela- the school year. All environmental studies there’s been a bit of borrowing from past ideas study of the environment “... a high quality tionship between majors must take a core course titled Na- and past knowledge, and also using what we - education that focuses the humans and ture’s Meanings: American Experiences, know about Middlebury.” cellence of the college and the environment,” which includes readings of authors like The student advocates applied for the pro- a 1995 taskforce suggested on cutting-edge Trombulak said. Emerson, Thoreau and Muir. Those who the creation of a summer curricula related to The curriculum major in environmental studies must also the College’s current system dealing with sex- school of the environment. is set up to combine take their cognates, or electives, outside of ual assault, and because it has the potential to The College’s environmen- understanding the the knowledge base the natural sciences. This emphasis on the change on-campus attitudes toward sexual as- tal studies program, found- relationship between of environmental humanities stems from the realization that sault. ed in 1965, is the oldest of studies with the environmental issues have to do with man- “I had been frustrated by the sexual assault humans and the such programs in the US. practical leadership kind’s relationship with the environment. awareness program during orientation and “For the last eighteen environment.” and entrepreneur- The course about Lake Champlain, in talked to Karin Hanta and Karen Guttentag about it and they both let me know when this years we have worked to stephen trombulak ial skills necessary particular, embodies the interdisciplinarity program came up,” said MiddSafe advocate see how such a program Director of the School of the Environment to promote social nature of the study of the environment. Rebecca Coates-Fincke ’16.5. “I thought it was could be offered, where change after the “The sources of environmental chal- a really good way to launch myself into this it would be offered, what completion of the lenges and the solutions inherently have part of campus that’s working toward preven- the pros and cons were and what the cur- program. both cultural and ecological roots and con- tion and support, and I think it’s really helpful riculum might look like,” said Professor of straints it is unavoidably and inarguably for people to know that they have peers avail- Environmental and Biosphere Studies and just the knowledge base necessary to be true that to be able to chart an environ- able to help.” the Director of the Middlebury School of effective at addressing environmental is- mental future that works for humans and Fellow advocate Sophie Kligler ’15 noted the Environment Stephen Trobulak. “It all non-humans alike you have to be able to that the SAOC has developed a number of pro- the skills base for doing it so the kinds of understand both the cultural narrative and grams to raise awareness of and prevent sexual trustees approved our proposal last May.” leadership and communication and project the ecological narrative of a place,” said assault, but none that are based on peer sup- The College has been holding summer management skills,” Trombulak said. Trombulak. “It doesn’t make any sense to port. The peer support component and the courses for a long time. The School of Ger- “The goal isn’t to produce activists … - potential to create meaningful change led her man was established almost a century ago What it is about is giving students the ies management in Lake Champlain if you to apply to be an advocate. in 1915 and the Bread Loaf School of Eng- skills they need to succeed professionally don’t understand both the human story and The goal of MiddSafe is not to tell callers what they should do next. Rather, the advo- lish has been in session every summer since in whatever domain they choose to pursue the ecological story.” 1920. By accepting students from around whether it is business, government, educa- The priority deadline for School of the to make their own decisions. the country, the summer programs expand Environment applications is Feb. 15 and “We’re not in the business of making any the College’s educational reach. The blend of academics and practical decisions for anybody,” Alex Strott ’15 said. skills is an attraction of the program. “It’s going to be an intensive experience “We’re just there to let people know what all Bread Loaf and Language School-like sum- “I am hoping to get the opportunity to in and out of the classroom,” wrote Baker, of their options are, so we might ask them mer program that focused on the environ- get to know some folks from other schools “I’m looking forward to diving in deep.” what they need from us, what kind of infor- ment,” Trombulak said. who are also interested in environmental mation they’re looking for, give them options and let them make their own decisions and point them toward the appropriate resources. Coates-Fincke added that, above all, the MiddSafe advocates are here to listen. YouPower Struggles to Spin Wheels “We’re available just to take down people’s By Allie Cohen string of miscommunications and misun- As of Jan. 23, 323 students used You- stories… to hear people. If someone needs to derstandings as a roadblock to YouPower’s Power during J-term, with most staying on call and just tell a voice that this happened to After leadership changes at the end success. the bikes for 30-60 minutes. The average them, we’re available to take down that story, of last year rendered the YouPower bike In spite of past struggles, a recent boost watt-hours generated by students in an which I think is important to bear witness,” room nearly forgotten, new management in support has left Philip optimistic about hour-long session is enough to power two she said. and programming boosted bike use during MiddSafe’s reach is expected to extend J-term. YouPower’s future. Petterson noted Op- 60-watt light bulbs for an hour. beyond the hotline, as private consultations YouPower was founded in 2012 by a erations and Events Manager Franklin YouPower currently has six student-in- with peer advocates are available and stu- group of students who turned to Mid- Dean-Farrar and members of the Stu- structors registered, some of whom are of- dents can approach advocates in person or dSTART, the College’s microphilanthopy dent Government Association (SGA) who set up informal meetings. network, to raise money for 10 spin bikes helped to boost operations and instructing who are merely passionate about spinning. Advocates and advisors expect MiddSafe linked to generators to be connected to YouPower’s leaders on exercise safety rules Philip and Petterson are looking to expand to evolve to meet the needs of the community. the College’s energy grid. Watt-hours pro- and regulations. their roster and bring on new leadership. “I think the programmatic piece is some- duced by students riding the bikes go di- The location of the YouPower bike room Information about YouPower student-led rectly into powering the College. on the north end of campus, adjacent to courses, open ride hours and becoming in- move through,” McCall said. “We also want to Located in the Freeman Internation- Ross, Coffrin, Atwater and the Chateau, volved with the bike room can be found at put some information out to campus — what al Center, the YouPower bike room has offers an alternative to the athletic center. go/youpower. do folks need to know about sexual assault been used for individual riding sessions, “The YouPower room is a great alter- “It’s cool … to think about the amount in our community, how can they be thinking native to the gym, especially because I of energy needed for even the simplest about best ways to care for themselves and free student-led classes, private classes and Watt-A-Thons — relay-style events live in Ross and that’s a long, cold walk in things,” Petterson said. “It’s amazing to re- care for friends? I think there are going to the winter,” said Rachel Kinney ’16.5, who alize that after I turn my lights off, I would be a lot of ways for MiddSafe to insert itself in which teams compete to produce the largest amount of energy in a set period of plans to use YouPower throughout the have to bike for an hour just to get them as a proactive, positive force into a lot of the spring semester. running again for that amount of time.” conversations that are already happening on time. campus.” YouPower’s struggle stems from a lack The program is expected to expand both of continuity. In the past, seniors would its reach and its number of advocates. McCall assume leadership roles, spend several said that MiddSafe did receive several appli- months organizing classes and schedules cations from men, and that the potential male and then graduate, leaving YouPower advocates simply decided not to continue without a leader. This year alone, YouPow- with joining the program. er classes did not begin until November. After this period of uncertainty, Nan reach out to the male community on campus Philip ’16.5 and Spencer Petterson ’14 are because this isn’t just a female issue,” Kligler at the helm of YouPower and are working said. to improve programming, increase regular Programming throughout the year - es- use and set future goals. be integral in spreading awareness of Mid- YouPower in Fall 2012 when she served as dSafe’s presence on campus. an instructor. After a call for new manag- “We’ll certainly be talking about what kind ers went out over the summer, she decided of role MiddSafe could play in orientation, to seek a leadership position. campus],” McCall said. “For example, how “It was something that I really didn’t advocates can remain most visible to students want to see die,” Spencer said noting the as we introduce [new students] to our com- ecological impact YouPower can have and munity and talk about ways to stay safe and the value of it being a student-run initia- ways to get support when they need it.” tive. To reach MiddSafe, call 802-377-0239 “It took a while for us to get it [YouPow- file photo er] reorganized,” said Philip, who cited a YouPower hopes to ensure future leadership and boost programming this spring. February 13, 2014 | News 3 CCI Hosts Media Alumni Panel By Renee Chang tended to build awareness in students so they people who truly excel in their industry, such On February 14, the Center for Careers & have a nuanced understanding of the various as with Neil Meron, the executive producer, MCAB’s WHAT’S Internships (CCI) will unveil the inaugural components of the career paths they might David Chase, a top musical director on Broad- UpNext speakers series, a faculty-moderated pursue,” Sawyer said. “I want students to envi- way, Beth McCarthy Miller, a Saturday Night career panel that brings Middlebury alumni sion the breadth of jobs in the media industry: Live television director, and Rob Ashford, a HAPPENING AT from different industries to campus to share there are careers beyond the two obvious jobs renowned broadway director,” Schozer said. their work experience with students. This of production and journalism.” When asked what advice she would give week’s event focuses on media and entertain- Similarly, Schozer ’13 – a production as- students interested in pursuing internships MIDDLEBURY? ment. sistant for Peacock Productions in New York – and career paths, Schozer encourages stu- Jeff Sawyer, CCI Director of Employer notes the importance of keeping an open mind dents to identify their strengths and interests. Yoga with Sayre Outreach and Development, says the series is when searching for internships and eventually “If you don’t know what you want to do, try De-stress and breathe deep in the Proctor unlike any other in that it “brings three con- jobs. basement FRIDAY AT 1:30 P.M. stituencies together, as students, faculty and “I started off as an Economics major with try, you don’t know.” employers converse about topics and common Susan Walker, Associate Director of Career interests within a single industry.” that path,” Schozer said. “I began to con- Services at the CCI, urges students to use the Free Friday Film The panel on Friday will be moderated by sider marketing and production, given that UpNext series as a comfortable setting “to put Love Jones will be playing in Dana. Professor of English and American Literatures many of the jobs intertwine my organization themselves forward to alumni as a means of FRIDAY AT 6 & 9 P.M. Timothy Billings and will feature a diverse and planning strengths. After reaching out to motivating the career discovery process.” lineup of alumni panelists, including Kather- alumni through MiddNet, I found an intern- Similarly, Sawyer encourages students to Zumba in McCullough ine Davis ’87, a Political Science and French ship at NBC during my junior year, which re- question what exactly employers are looking Take a study break and dancercize! major and current 60 Minutes producer; Rick ally sparked my interest in production. To me, for in order to effectively apply for and take SUNDAY AT 4 P.M. Holzman ’87, a Political Science major and the “UpNext” series is a great opportunity for advantage of opportunities. Executive Vice President of Programming and students to realize the opportunities that exist Friday’s signature UpNext event will be Strategy at Animal Planet; Richard Coolidge and create interest networks within media and held at 5 p.m. in Axinn 229. Students are also ’87, a Political Science/French double major, entertainment companies.” welcome to attend additional information ses- and ABC News producer; Beth Levison ’91, Recently, Schozer has worked on variety of sions about working at NBC Peacock Produc- a Geography/Italian major and documen- projects including NBC’s “The Making of the tions and Discovery and an informal lunch Sound of Music Live!,” and “Skywire Live!,” – by RSVP on MOJO – with the alumni panel- Schozer ’13, an Economics major and pro- a Discovery Channel live event covering Nik ists on Saturday in Ross’ Fireside Lounge. duction assistant at Peacock Productions, an Wallenda’s walk across the Grand Canyon on “[Future UpNext sessions will likely be] a NBCUniversal production company. a tightrope. Gretchen Eisele ’90 was executive robust cross-section of industries that touches UpNext event centers on producer of “Skywire Live!,” which had 21 mil- all corners of the student body,” Sawyer said. careers in media and entertainment, Sawyer lion viewers and won a 2013 Emmy for Best “With a focus on industries such as social and wants Middlebury students to look beyond the Live Performance. - common perceptions of the industry. “During The Sound of Music documentary, care services, government, and education.” “The series – and Friday’s panel – is in- I got the opportunity to interact and listen to

Richard Coolidge Katherine Davis Rick Holzman Beth Levinson Christine Schozer Dining Revamping Systems CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 halls, increased variety and further accommo- dations for those with dietary restrictions. According to Norton, the College eliminated the system in 2004 because “it was more credit, public credit, and why are we a credit Seeking Out New Management card company?” Dining Services at the College is unique as “For employees, it was easy to just take it Middlebury operates as a 12-month campus, out of the paycheck,” Norton said. “But for stu- rather than the nine-months for which most dents, you have to bill them and you have to other schools operate. During the normal aca- collect, and so the overhead and the time and demic year, Dining Services operates three effort just didn’t make a lot of sense.” dining halls on campus, catering services and After a decade of virtually free-for-all din- transaction-based retail operations such as ing, the College will be shifting to a more con- The Grille, Crossroads and 51 Main. During trolled, but not restrictive, system. The one- the summer, Dining Services provides food for card system will be developed slowly, with language schools and the Bread Loaf School of careful evaluation of data and much student English over 10 miles away in Ripton. input. The frequently changing number of students who use the dining halls, evolving di- “We do not have to go down the road of a FRIDAY 8:00-11:00pm etary needs and the complexity of operations meal plan,” Norton said. “If one of the big is- Big Band Classic has led the College to seek restructuring within THURSDAY 9:00-11:00pm sues we have is around systems and practices, Salsa and Salsa Dura Dining Services and hire an Executive Director All ages welcome! of Dining in the near future. from Burlington, VT. and if one of our other issues is that we want Beer and wine “Our systems are behind the times a bit Donations accepted to restrict our dining halls to people who are available for 21+ with and we need to improve them, certainly for an actually part of the community, then that could institution of Middlebury’s caliber … and com- 2 forms of ID. be solved by hiring an executive director and Dominican Republic. plexity of operations,” Norton said. “We have Free food! adding a one-card. You don’t need a meal plan to up our game on how we’re managing the go/maltdr for that. So that’s the other issue — do we really overall operations.” need one?” In recent years, budget cuts have led the The College’s retail operations are largely College to reduce catering operations, elimi- FRIDAY 8:00-10:00pm underused. Putting points on a one-card sys- nate juice at lunch and dinner and only offer SATURDAY 8:00-11:00pm tem could allow students to eat at 51 Main or An evening of breakfast meats on weekends. Mint Julep gives The Grille without having cash on-hand, mak- According to Norton, the Executive Direc- open mic and slam ing it easier to dine outside of the dining halls tor of Dining will be responsible for the Col- poetry that raises lege’s three pillars of dining: retail, which en- awareness of LGBTQA performing all the Norton does not see any downside to the compasses The Grille, Crossroads, Wilson Café activism throughout sweet and scandalous one-card system because, he argues, it will not and 51 Main; catering functions; and board, or standards from the prove to be restricting and it has the potential Proctor, Ross and Atwater dining halls. the years. All ages to increase variety both in terms of where stu- “[In lieu of an outsourced general manage- welcome! Beer and Golden Age of Swing dents choose to eat and what Dining Services is ment model] we need an executive director to wine available for and Jazz with a capable of purchasing. come in who … can actually bring in the sys- “When the business is aware of how many tems and the practice that we need to get from, 21+ w 2 forms of ID. are coming in, they know the income from say, a Sodexo,” Norton said. “But the idea is to do it ourselves, to remain purchasing needs,” wrote Director of Dining self-operating, and there are a number of rea- Services Matthew Biette in an email. sons for that. One is cost. We would contain Just as the Weigh The Waste campaign in our costs by selecting an internal hire. Number two is that we want connections to new food, FRIDAY 12:00-2:00am Dining Services spending, tracking the num- curriculums being developed, we want more of ber of students in the dining halls will allow for a connection to local markets and we think it more accurate budgeting. This could potential- would be best served if we had that talent in- ly open doors for more local food in the dining house to do it.” 4NEWS | february 13, 2014 New Science Posse Class to Hail from California CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of Posse. nor a need-based program and so it brings ally underrepresented students, for helping leadership qualities that they bring to a The new LA STEM Posse will help to diversity to a campus in the broadest sense us in LA and the greater LA area in general, campus; they bring a diverse background both diversify the science program and to and then certainly for generating interest in because they come from many walks of life; provide feedback on the structure of the “All of these students are part of this they bring a commitment to education, so- science curriculum. community that we are trying to diversify Out of the twelve schools that are part- cial justice, and they bring an eagerness to “We’re very enthusiastic about what ners with the LA Posse, the College will be work with people,” said Professor Hector we’ll learn, what we’ll do, and how we’ll messy and uncomfortable,” she said. the only STEM Posse and so according to Vila, mentor for the New York 12 Posse. support [the STEM Posse scholars],” said This new Posse will also bring demo- Sandwick, the College will most likely re- According to Collado, a STEM Posse Collado. “They will also play a major role graphic changes to the campus. Collado ceive the strongest science students from was proposed when the Chicago Posse was in helping us make sure that we strength- explained that Middlebury was allowed to this area. added in 2011. This allowed for discussion en the STEM program and that things go choose the new Posse from a range of lo- “Posse is providing a way for us to com- in the science program about the need for well Many of our faculty are eager to allow cations and decided on LA because of the municate to a larger public school system diversity and where improvements can be this to be a vehicle for them to also do what opportunities that will arise from ties to the that Middlebury is a place where you can made and the initiative to diversify the sci- they need to do to make sure that our class- West Coast. thrive in the humanities, in the social sciences has been well received at the College. rooms are inclusive and are allowing all of According to Dean ences, in the actual sci- “Nationally, underrepresented students our students to do well.” of Admissions Greg “Ideally, our majors ences and be a STEM stu- tend to major in disciplines outside of the “The [new Posse students] will be arriv- Buckles the Posse pro- dent,” Collado said. “And I sciences,” said Director of the Sciences, Bob ing at a time when change is taking place,” gram in Chicago has in the sciences should think that many students Cluss. “Ideally, our majors in the sciences said Cluss. “We are already using or plan- already proven effec- out in the world don’t ning new pedagogical approaches and re- tive in increasing the know that and public will make our learning environment richer evaluating the way that gateway courses are exposure of students at large, which will school students in urban because everyone’s perspective will be ad- taught in the sciences.” involved in urban and make our learning schools don’t know that.” equately represented.” Along with its role in helping the science outreach programs to environment richer.” “I think that the Posse New York Posse 11 Mentor and Profes- program, the new Posse will add to what the College. sor of Chemistry Roger Sandwick believes the existing New York and Chicago Posses In the class of 2017, Bob Cluss merit and how we think that, “to add 10 students in [the sciences] are doing to enhance the college commu- about 19 percent of ap- director of the sciences about academic excel- of different backgrounds will add to the nity. plications were from lence at this country at culture and can only help. It will start to Posse student Biniyam Estifanos ’14 the West Coast and about 11 percent were the most elite institutions,” Collado said. “I encourage the current students of color to commented that, “the Posse program has from California. Of those from the West think that Middlebury is better and stron- take the chance and be in there.” been effective on campus in a mission to Coast 32 percent enrolled and of those from ger because it decided to look at leadership Middlebury has been working to bring diversity to this campus, but I think California, 30 percent enrolled. as something that is valued.” strengthen the Science program for a while it still lacks diversity, whether that be racial “We feel like we already have a good Said Estifanos, “I’m excited to see a according to Cluss. This has included a diversity, ethnic diversity, any type of di- foundation [in California] so we thought third Posse coming. I think the worries that National Science Foundation grant dating versity I think Middlebury could do better we could better leverage what presence we some people have about the third Posse are back to the 1990s that brought high school with the amount of potential that we have already have there with this STEM Posse,” very similar to those we had when Chicago students to campus for science program- and I think that this third Posse coming is Buckles said. came. They might be seen as a third wheel ming and to engage in research with our a huge step towards achieving this diversity Buckles claims the new Posse in LA is but it’s my hope that there’s this open arm faculty. Another grant from the Howard goal.” a “tremendous win for us” because, “We that’s extended from the current Posses on Hughes Medical Institute later in the 1990s According to Collado, the Posse pro- anticipate that it will help for probably all campus to just welcome them.” supported a program that is similar to that gram is neither a minority-based program measures; for creating access for tradition- February 13, 2014 | Advertisements 5 local Fatalities Shock Vermont Ski Community By Conor Grant Two weekends ago, twin fatalities The ‘Heads Up’ Campaign rocked the Vermont ski community. The two deaths are the latest in a tragic series of winter sports-related fatalities that have oc- Safety Guide: curred across Vermont this winter season, reminding winter sport enthusiasts across 1 ALWAYS STAY IN CONTROL the state and the country of the inherent risk of snow sports. Kendra Bowers, a sophomore at the 2 PEOPLE AHEAD OF YOU University of Vermont (UVM), died in a ski HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY accident in Warren, Vt. on Saturday, Feb. 1st and Torin Tucker, a junior on the Dart- mouth College ski team, passed away that 3 STOP IN A SAFE PLACE FOR same day during a race in Craftsbury, Vt. YOU AND OTHERS According to authorities, Bowers was skiing with friends and family on Saturday morning at Sugarbush ski resort when she WHENEVER STARTING lost control at an intersection of two merg- courtesy of WPTZ First Tracks online 4 ing trails and struck a trail sign. Kendra Bowers, above left, died in a crash at Sugarbush in Warren, Vt. DOWNHILL OR MERGING, Bowers was transported to the bot- Torin Tucker, above right, died in a cross-country ski race in Craftsbury, Vt. LOOK UPHILL AND YIELD tom of the mountain by ski patrollers and the rushed to the Central Vermont Hospi- skating typically involve high speeds and are percent from 1996 to 2010. tal, where she died roughly an hour after inherently dangerous. A recent article published in The New 5 USE DEVICES TO HELP PRE- she sustained the injury. According to the At mountain resorts that offer winter York Times asserted that an increased use of VENT RUNAWAY EQUIPMENT medical examiner who performed the au- sporting activities such as skiing and riding, ski helmets has not curtailed the incidence topsy, Bowers suffered a broken neck. The staff members take great care to ensure the of brain injuries and death. According to safety all visitors. All major ski resorts in the National Ski Areas Association in a re- 6 OBSERVE SIGNS AND Bowers was wearing a helmet when she sus- Vermont operate ski patrols units that are cent report, 70 percent of skiers and riders tained the injury. trained to respond to injuries, crashes and currently wear helmets — this represents a WARNINGS, AND KEEP OFF Bowers, a nineteen-year-old Newport, any other crisis situations that may arise on nearly threefold increase from 2003 — but CLOSED TRAILS R.I. native, was a student of environmental the mountain. fatalities caused by snow sports have not de- studies at UVM, an a cappella singer, and a The Middlebury College Snow Bowl creased. prominent student who was admired by her operates its own ski patrol unit. Founded in While some people believe that the fail- 7 KNOW HOW TO USE THE peers at UVM and beyond. 1946, the Middlebury College ski patrol is ure of increased helmet coverage to curb LIFTS SAFELY Tucker, a 20 year-old ski racer from headed by director Steve Paquette and assis- brain injuries and death on the slopes is at- Sun Valley, I.D., was competing in a cross- tant director Sean Grzyb and is comprised tributable to the limitations of even the most - The National Ski Areas Association country ski-racing event called the Crafts- of highly-trained Middlebury students who advanced helmets to mitigate massive head bury Marathon in Craftsbury, Vt. when he - trauma, others believe that helmets give ski- tor of the ski patrol at the Middlebury Col- collapsed in the middle of the race. Despite tion. - lege Snow Bowl, the single most important immediate resuscitation attempts, Tucker At the end of the day, however, there tion of their safety, encouraging them to en- step that skiers and snowboarders can take passed away just minutes after he hit the are some situations that cannot be amelio- gage in risky behaviors. to ensure the safety of themselves and oth- snow. rated by even the most diligent ski patrollers Whatever the underlying reason for the ers is to take the time to “know the moun- Later medical reports revealed that and the most comprehensive safety mecha- continued prevalence of brain injuries and Tucker had an undiagnosed heart condi- nisms. deaths on the slopes, recent events in Ver- their abilities.” tion affecting his left coronary artery that A number of factors, including mont provide a harrowing reminder of the As Middlebury students and other snow induced cardiac arrest during the strenuous the conditions of the snow, visability, importance of safety when participating in sport enthusiasts head to the slopes for the 50 kilometer race. temperature and human eroror contribute snow sports. remainder of this winter season, please The respective schools of the two skiers to the thousands of ski accidents that occur The National Ski Areas Association rec- make sure to follow the safety outlines have both held memorial services to com- in Vermont every year. ommends that all skiers and riders adhere posted, be aware of all conditions that may memorate the passing of these two accom- Despite the improvement of safety tech- to the principles enumerated in a campaign affect performance and control and take a plished students. nology, the number of winter sport-related called “Heads Up” that began in the winter moment to grab a trail map and review the Unfortunately, Bowers and Tucker are fatalities has increased steadily in recent of 1999-2000 as an effort to reduce accident layout of the mountain. not the only ski fatalities this winter in Ver- years. A report published by the University frequency by means of education. Their mont. of Washington in the spring of 2013 report- guidelines, applicable to all snow sports ac- Skylar Ormond, a 23 year-old native of ed that the number of head injuries in young tivities, are listed in the table above. Canandaigua, N.Y., died roughly two weeks people caused by snow sports increased 250 According to Steve Paquette, the direc- before Bower and Tucker on Jan. 17 in a snowboarding accident at Killington Resort in Killington, Vt. Ormond, who was snowboarding with two friends when the accident occurred, turned sharply to avoid a collision with one of his friends, and careened into the woods, tree. Ormond was transported to the Rutland Regional Medical Center, where he died of internal injuries shortly after his arrival at the hospital. Regrettably, Ormond was actually the second person involved in a fatal crash at Killington this season. Jennifer Strohl, a 21 year-old from Jim Thorpe, P.A., went missing at the resort on Thursday, December 12th. Her body was found a few feet off of a Killington trail approximately six hours after she was reported missing. Reports indicate that she sustained substantial head trauma and that she was not wearing a helmet. A 45 year-old New Jersey man named Lawrence Walck also died on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Stratton ski resort after a fatal sledding crash. This tragic winter season in Vermont is understandably upsetting to skiers and riders across the country. The incidence of winter sport-related fatalities is nothing new in Vermont, however. Skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports like sledding and

Courtey of First Tracks Online Two young skiers died in severe accidents earlier this winter at Killington ski resort in Killington, Vt., above. 7local | February 13, 2014 Local Green Mountain Coffee and 21 Coca-Cola Strike Soda Deal lowdown By Harry Cramer Valentines Dinner Dance in Vergennes Coca-Cola announced last Wednes- day that it will buy a 10 percent stake Come on down to the Addison County in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Eagles in Vergennes for a delicious din- (G.M.C.R.), an investment of approxi- ner. Food will be served at 6 p.m. After mately 1.25 billion dollars. In return, the meal, the evening will consist of danc- Green Mountain will produce the coming to the music of the Brown River Band pany’s single serve beverages from 7-11 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance G.M.C.R. stock skyrocketed nearly or $30 at the door. Call 802-355-6011 or 25 percent after the announcement, clos- 802-877-2055 for details. Proceeds will ing at $114.85. The company plans to use the investment for product development FEB. 14, 6 –11 PM and to buy back shares. Green Mountain Coffee began in 1981 as a little cafe in Waitsfield Ver- mont. In 2005, Mcdonalds began selling Fred Barnes and Sarah Stone Perform the coffee in the Northeast, and in 2006, Onstage in Brandon G.M.C.R. aquired Keurig Incorporated. The Keurig, a home-brew single The talented Fred Barnes will play the serve coffee machine, has staved off courtesy of Cool Material.com piano to accompany singer Sarah Stone A number of competitors of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have produced competition from myriad imitators, as she croons romantic Valentines songs imitation products, such as Starbucks’ Verismo coffee-maker, pictured above. most markedly Starbucks’ model, the of Rodgers & Hart, Johnny Mercer, Ste- Verismo. Green Mountain Coffee plans phen Sondheim, George Gershwin, Burt and waters, sports drinks, juices, and company that advertised in Super Bowl Bacharach and more. Admission will be to release the Keurig Cold in 2015. The even teas. XLVIII in a bid to reach a broad North $15. The event will be held at Brandon machine will utilize Keurig’s pod-based Since the Keurig system currently ac- American audience. By early Thursday Music. Reservations are available at 802- technology to produce carbonated sodas counts for over 90 percent of G.M.C.R.’s stock had dropped just 2 percent; ex- 465-4071 or [email protected].. revenue, the company plans to change perts believe that Pepsi may back the Is- its name to Keurig Green Mountain In- raeli company in response. FEB. 14, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM corporated. The deal is unwelcome news for Da- Brian Kelly, chief executive of the vid Einhorn, whose hedge fund, Green- Green Mountain Ski and Snowshoe company, said that Coca-Cola’s global light Capital, has accused G.M.C.R. of market makes for “the perfect combi- misleading shareholders. Einhorn first Trek in Lincoln nation” with G.M.C.R.’s technology and raised concerns about the company’s ac- household expertise. “The cold beverage counting practices in 2011, and shares Join some of the intrepid members of the Green Mountain Club this weekend for a business has built brands that are glob- dropped a whopping 80 percent in the - al,” Kelly said, and he believes that it can months after the accusations. ess in the Bristol Cliffs area. Contact trip do so with Keurig. G.M.C.R.’s deal with Coca-Cola took leader Beth Eliason at 802-989-3909 for Coca-Cola hopes to use its new part- financial experts by surprise. Coke has details and updates regarding the meet- nership with G.M.C.R. to expand its traditionally relied on restaurants and ing place and time already significant market share and bottlers to deliver their product. How- ensure the continued prevalence of Co- ever, “Coca-Cola sat down at the home FEB. 15, T.B.D. ca-Cola products in American homes. beverage table,” said Scott Van Winkle, a courtesy of Turner.com Green Mountain Coffee could en- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters uses Boston analyst with Canaccord Genuity, counter competition from SodaStream, a “and went all in on their first hand.” the popular Keurig coffee system. Lauren Sheehan Americana Concert in Bristol

Come on down to the WalkOver Concert room at 15 Main Street in Bristol to see the acclaimed roots Americana musician Lauren Sheehan performing the second of four concerts in the WalkOver’s Women’s Concert Series. Tickets are on sale for $15 in advance or $20 the day of the performance. For reservations contact walk-

FEB. 15, 8 – 10 PM

All-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast in Addison

If you are in the mood for a true breakfast of champions, come visit the Addison Fire Station this Sunday for an all-you-can-eat breakfast consisting of plain and blueber- ry pancakes, sausage, bacon, home fries, coffee, hot chocolate and orange juice. Adults pay $6, kids under 12 only $4, and all funds raised will be used to purchase equipment for the Addison Volunteer Fire Department. For information call 802-759-2237.

FEB. 216, 7 AM– 11 PM

Ferrisburgh Sail Freight Project Presentation in Ferrisburgh

The Ferrisburgh Historical Society is hosting entrepreneur and innovator Erik Andrus in the Ferrisburgh Town Hall on Sunday. Andrus will talk about his handmade sail barge that he loaded with Vermont goods and sailed to New York City on a 10-day journey down the Hud- son River last year. The event is free.

FEB. 16, 2 PM – 3 PM opinions Don’t Swipe Dining Under the Rug If before this issue of the Campus system. More data is never a bad thing. But dining halls operate as a student center. A one-card system, for example, could hit the stands, you were to walk up to a the decisions that are made from that data They are where groups meet, where friends provide a debit card of sorts where students student in Proctor and ask them what they could be. We welcome the much-needed run into each other, where we can take a could also buy food at the Grille, 51 Main, think about the new dining swipe system information. All we ask for is a seat at the breather from the pressures of courses and other College-operated venues without coming soon, most would table when we decide what to do with it. and extracurriculars. The openness of having to carry cash. But this transition editorial look back at you puzzled. While this system is still in its infancy, our dining system creates the strong must occur delicately, for even minor The editorial “What swipe system?” we need student input in this process going community that attracted many of us to changes could rock the boat and change represents the Here’s what we know. forward. All the information we know is in ways we interact as a community. A swipe system will be this week’s Campus. As we move forward a school where navigating class privilege Just as there were committees on The Middlebury implemented. This is not towards a swipe card system and possibly is tricky, dining remains a level playing alcohol and the honor code - both issues Campus as a meal plan. Students will a meal plan, it is vitally important that with great impact on students - there decided by the have unlimited swipes; the administration be as transparent as should be a committee on dining, with editorial board. the swipe system is only possible. that equality is key. What and how we eat student representatives working with meant to keep out people Our dining system has long been a in our dining halls affects us every single faculty, staff and administrators. “riding the panther,” who are eating in stalwart of community at Middlebury, one day; therefore, we need to be involved in Once this data is collected, we should the dining hall without paying for it. The of the main things our tour guides laud this process going forward. help decide what the next steps are. system is meant to collect data — to learn on their treks across campus. At a school Adjusting our dining system could Evaluating our dining system could be a how many meals we are serving and how with increasingly few common spaces, the J-term class, just as we did with Carbon much it costs per meal. This data will then Neutrality. There are already many be used to look critically at our dining students interested in food issues — from Eat Real to Weybridge House to the campaign for the new Food Studies minor — and they could be valuable assets to any decision-making bodies. editorial board Moreover, we need the opportunity EDITOR-IN-CHIEF to ask questions and engage as a student Kyle Finck body. We need someone to address our MANAGING EDITOR concerns about the swipe system, because Alex Edel we have an incomplete picture. This BUSINESS MANAGER announcement has been made without Sydney Larkin adequate details to quell student anxieties, NEWS EDITORS and with such a touchy subject, rumors are Emily Singer, Nate Sans, Ellie Reinhardt, Eliza Teach, Claire Abbadi Collado, Patrick Norton and whoever OPINIONS EDITORS is named Executive Director of Dining Hannah Bristol, Services — need to answer these questions Edward O’Brien, Isaac Baker and solicit student involvement quickly SPORTS EDITORS before this plan turns into something it’s Alex Morris, Joe MacDonald, Fritz Parker Amr thameen not. LOCAL EDITORS Harry Cramer, Conor Grant FEATURES EDITORS Jessica Cheung, Isabelle Stillman, Emilie Faculty: This is Required Reading Munson ARTS AND SCIENCE EDITORS I recently asked a top administrator integrated student and faculty concerns. spaces that brings together issues Ben Anderson, Leah Lavigne what percentage of the faculty read the concerning the faculty, staff, students and PHOTOS EDITORS Campus in some capacity every week. reads a voice of the student body on an administrators every single week and allows Anthea Viragh, Paul Gerard, Rachel Frank, “What do you think?” She asked me. important academic issue facing the future all parties to throw in their two cents. Michael O’Hara “Fifty percent.” of the liberal arts education, we have a It is unfair to characterize a group as DESIGN EDITOR “Try twenty,” was the response. problem. Students are ultimately the diverse as the Middlebury Faculty with Olivia Allen Twenty percent is unacceptable. Faculty consumer of the College, and we deserve a a single adjective. I have been taught by ONLINE EDITORS members, you are part of our community. faculty that is invested in our community. professors like Deb Evans, who began Greg Woolston, Maggie Cochrane, To receive a paycheck from Middlebury But later that day, Amy Wax gave a class by asking her students about the Ellie Alldredge College, you contentious lecture on diverging family issues affecting them, and numerous other COPY EDITORS should be structures and moral deregulation that professors who take a genuine interest Dan Bateyko, Sarah Sicular Notes from expected to do many of the attendees crammed in Hillcrest in their students’ concerns. But how is a THE CAMPUS VOICE HOSTS more than just found pedantic at best and racist at worst. Ian Stewart, Greta Neubauer the desk teach. What While Murray Dry’s decision to sponsor issues are affecting students who never set Kyle Finck ’14 is the makes our Wax was controversial, he showed once foot in Bicentennial Hall? The Opinions pages of The Middlebury Campus provide a forum for constructive and respectful Editor-in Chief from New c o m m u n i t y again why he is the Gold Standard for This is not an assault on the faculty. It dialogue on substantive issues. With this in mind, York, N.Y. special is that community engagement. He consistently is an invitation. Open the paper, get angry, The Campus reserves the right to deny publication e v e r y o n e weaves Campus articles and editorials into tell us we are wrong, bring an editorial into a of all or part of a submission for any reason. This does more. 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Nolan Ellsworth | february 13, 2014 opinions9 Prioritizing the Poor The philanthropic sector in the U.S. is than the pre-bubble high in 2007 of over based on better empirical evidence, includ- the needs of the poor, those that make over broken. ing multiple Randomized Controlled Trials a million commit less than 22 percent of According to Jeffery Sach’s estimate funding, the philanthropic sector is struc- (RCTs), oversight of academics at the fore- their giving to such causes, although the in his book, The End of Poverty, just $175 - wealthiest (top 10 percent) were the most billion dollars an- est. The scope of the misallocation of chari- of impact on recipients. generous to all causes, donating a greater nually over the table dollars owes to three main factors. Donor issue selection is also often percentage of their income to charity than warm Glow next 20 years, emotionally driven, as in the case of an in- any other (there were other divergences Hudson Cavanagh ’14 - we are largely driven to give by emotional dividual who gives to Lyme disease founda- too, like the top 10 percent prioritizing the is from New York, N.Y. ciently, could end rather than rational reasons. Donors be- tions because they lost somebody dear to Arts and medical research, while giving a have like consumers, rather than investors, the disease, even though most would agree smaller percentage of their donations to living on less than $1.25 a day. The estimate meaning that how riveting a charity’s “sto- that preventing malaria has the best impact is likely wildly optimistic; nonetheless, it il- ry” or “brand” is often more important than on human welfare on the margin. substantially different giving priorities be- lustrates both the enormous potential of the evidence of their cost-effectiveness (“re- The second factor is the lack of infor- tween classes, but most relevantly about properly applied charitable dollars and the turn on investment”). This characteristic mation available to both donors and non- how most Americans prioritize helping the relatively feasible scale of funding needed - poor. Great marketing, not empirical evi- ing — and costly — to measure and compare In total, only 26 percent of charitable When Sach’s book was published in - the real-world impact of charities because contributions go to the domestic poor, 2005, United States philanthropic giving ity: Water (3.5 million people served) from of unintended consequences and indirect while only 4.6 percent of giving goes to help (not including foundations) was a total of Evidence Action’s Safe Water Dispenser effects. The effects of deworming efforts on the poor abroad. In 2005, less than one project (roughly 1 million people served). long-term education, for example, could - increased over 25 percent in less than a very well be better or worse than widely as- ted poor people, with no reason to believe decade, to over $316 billion (though lower donor behavior, the later’s intervention is sumed, despite there being multiple RCTs this trend has reversed from contemporary designed to answer this very question. data (for which I did not have the same de- Sometimes donors lean on false prox- tailed analysis). ies for cost-effectiveness, like measuring Here’s the kicker: according to a recent CBO report, of the $39 billion dollars the who gives what? like Charity Navigator are more harmful U.S. spends annually on charitable tax de- than helpful in this regard: comparisons of ductions, 80 percent goes in tax relief to the total giving focused on the poor effective giving to the pooR overhead (non-program related operating donors who give the least, in proportion to vs. expenses) distract from the fact that differ- total giving, to the poor: the top 20 percent. by household income tier by household income tier ent interventions can be orders of magni- Such tax deductions represent only 0.1 per- tude more impactful than others. In fact, cent of after-tax income for families in the HOUSEHOLD INCOME: overhead can, depending on context, be the middle quintile, but a walloping 1.4 percent best investment an organization can make, of after-tax income amongst the richest 1 Tier 1 = < $100,000 percent. Tax deductions accrue dispropor- Tier 2 = $100,000-$200,000 best practices in diverse contexts. tionately to people who support the needs The third factor is our misguided char- of the poor the least, when the policy would Tier 3 = $200,000-$1 million itable tax-deduction policy. Because tax - tier 4 = $1 million or more deductions for charitable contributions are ligent, impactful giving by tying deductions tier 5 = overall U.s. income to empirical impact as determined by an impact, tax deductions accrue whether unbiased, third party. one gives to the Guggenheim or to prevent The principal problem with giving in mother-child transmission of HIV during the U.S. is not the generosity of Americans, birth in vulnerable communities. This pol- but how that money is distributed. Donors are bad at choosing which charities to give to; charities face distorted incentives to we care about matters as much as giving to market well, rather than be accountable; the neediest. Clearly, the preventing HIV and charitable tax deductions incentivize transmission matters more on the margin. counter-productive behavior with regard = X% GIVEN A 2007 study from The Center for to the global poor. These factors contribute EFFECTIVELY 36% 38% 29% 22% 31% Philanthropy at IUPUI found that while to the morally catastrophic distribution of households that make less than $100,000 U.S. donations, with those most in need of data courtesy of the center on philanthropy at indiana university. Graphic by olivia allen focus around 36 percent of their giving on aid shouldering the burden. How we (Shouldn’t) Approach PEople at Midd To honor Valentine’s Day, what bet- wait for him to text me or I’ll text him open to new possibilities? a one-night stand with someone who ter to discuss than relationships and sex? next weekend”. As someone who is colored, I have looks different or speaks differently be- Middlebury is probably not unique in its Why should we have to wait to text? had my ethnicity referenced in every cause it’s the unknown. messed up idea Why is it always that the women are of- sexual interaction I have had on this We are in a liberal arts school and of courtship. ten stereotyped as being clingy, emotion- campus. I’ve hooked up with guys who are supposed to learn, change and grow. Brown Eyed Think about have told me that they’ve never hooked We can’t do this unless we get rid the how you usually this stereotype didn’t exist, I think that up with someone of my ethnicity before, blinders with which we entered college. Girl meet the people the hookup scene would be less emo- that their parents would think this is So the next time you’re at Atwater, try you sleep with. It’s at a party full of tionally draining. I have had experiences cool since they’ve traveled to my coun- talking to the girl you hope to dance grimy, sweaty students that you weave and have seen my friends have experi- try of origin, or that they really like the with. Or ask your Proctor crush on a your way through. As a woman, it’s com- ences where a guy will ask a girl to hang food from my country. I know Africans date! Don’t let race be a mon to have someone grab your butt and out and watch a movie or prophesize his here who have had several comments on boundary or a reason push it into his or her crotch, as you wait desire to take her on a date. A few week- their penis size — how many of us have for you to make your for a sign of approval from your friends. ends of casual sex, and then they never heard “once you go Black, you can never move and defy the The music is loud, and it’s pretty much talk again. Expectations build if you set go back”? I’ve heard girls describe guys rules of hookup dark anyways, so do you even really by saying “he has a thing for Asians” or culture. know what they look like? It’s sad that not when it’s peppered with sweet things “he lost his virginity to an Indian girl, so that’s all the courtship we need to ex- that give someone hope for more. Even a maybe he likes them.” People of color change saliva with someone and, maybe text the next day saying “I had so much are often sexualized and experimented later on in the night, perform the most fun last night, hope to see you soon” can with, and through this are othered. intimate act you can with someone. be interpreted as “he is totally into me,” I think that I am really pretty. Just The classic booty text has the same because why else would someone be not here because here the image of beau- function. We’ve all sent them and gotten bothered to text you the next day? ty and what’s acceptable in a partner is them — that post 10 p.m. “hey what are Hookup culture exists because we so skewed. I feel like people don’t see you up to tonight?” or if you’re feeling are attractive people around the same me as attractive and am surprised when really courageous, a “we should meet up age who are stressed out, want to have someone approaches me, all because I later.” I even know someone who was fun and we have a lot of choices. But told she was being taken to the Grille to what about people who aren’t conven- know other minorities feel this way too talk, and then went straight to Painter to tionally attractive? What about exoti- — you either feel like you stick out and a guy’s room because she was so drunk. cizing? I have heard so many minorities everyone is looking at you, or that no- Alcohol is no excuse for disrespect, say that they feel like white people don’t body sees you. It’s never blending in. but we have set our standards so low that think they are attractive or they feel like We slap a racial label on minorities even a gracious ‘hello’ from last night’s nobody wants to hook up with them ex- the second we see them and then de- hookup the next day seems like a gift cept to “experiment”. It could just be from God. Yet we all, myself included, that people are attracted to those similar have you ever heard of someone having complain that nobody here dates, hook- to them, so for students that have grown “White Fever”? We have to remember up culture sucks and nobody treats any- up in a homogenous environment, only that whether you’re making out with body well. I’ve heard several girls say, “I someone or having sex, it’s with a per- can’t text him because I don’t want him But attractive people are attractive son, not a race. You connect with people, to think I’m crazy” or “I have to give it people, so why is there a stark lack of not their ethnicity. We aren’t foreign. a few days because I don’t want him to bi-racial couples on campus? Shouldn’t We’re just a few hues darker! There think I’m already attached” or “I’ll just we move out of our comfort zone and be seems to be a sort of fear of more than Nolan Ellsworth 10 opinions February 13, 2014 | We’re All Wolves of Wall Street This has been a good year for movies. Tom Hanks pressway. If you saw the movie and weren’t at least a little around them. A simple recitation of Belfort’s transgres- gave a mesmerizing performance in Captain Phillips, Mud captured the spirit of the South with subtle grace, you. From there, the movie barely slows down, orgies and Journal than the silver screen. In Vladimir Nabokov’s and 12 Years a Slave depicted drug binges become commonplace, but so does Belfort’s Lolita, a middle-aged man, lusts after a 14-year-old girl, slavery without resorting to re- - Citizen visionist comedy and violence. pulsive liar and a cheat, to both his clients and his wife, Harry Zieve Cohen, tells me that the brilliance of the book The movie that most blew me Nadine. In one of the darkest scenes of the movie, Belfort Kanye away, however, was Martin hits Nadine before driving drunk and high with his young least some excitement in reading about the protagonist’s Nathan Weil ’15 is Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall daughter in the passenger seat. There should be no doubt wicked behavior. This analysis also holds for The Wolf Geneva, Switzerland. Street. Unsurprisingly, as Wolf in anyone’s mind as to the moral depravity of the title of Wall Street has garnered as much criticism character and yet he just seems so likable and inviting. denounce are exactly what makes it so great. Indeed, the as acclaim, ambivalence towards its 180 minutes of re- Perhaps its a testament to DiCaprio’s performance, but - lentless and unabashed sex, drugs, and pump & dump you can’t help but want to spend a day with Belfort. fort is evidence that they, like I, were unable to fully re- isn’t really an option. Wolf is less of an exposé of Belfort’s crimes than a sist the attraction of vice. In portraying Belfort as a hero, The Wolf of Wall Street tells the story of Jordan Bel- mirror of the American psyche. Last week nearly eight Scorsese makes us the villain. Could we really say he’s fort, a former stockbroker whose career was cut short million people watched ABC’s The Bachelor, now in its wrong? In portraying Belfort as a hero, Scorsese makes by dozens of felony convictions on charges of securities eighteenth season. That’s right, millions of people actu- us the villain. Maybe he’s on to something... fraud and money laundering. Indeed, he cut himself short. This wasn’t hubris; it was intentional criminality. ritual. A year after twenty children and six adults were As one of Belfort’s prosecutors and Middlebury graduate murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School thirty-two Joel Cohen ’84 says, “[Belfort was] a guy who woke up ev- million people had purchased “Grand Theft Auto V” and ery day [...] and said, ‘What crimes can I commit today?’ not a single law had been passed by Congress to restrain Scorsese does not shy away from bringing these gun violence. Justin Bieber’s marijuana use is headline crimes to life. In almost every scene, we see Belfort or one news and Robin Thicke can make a song about rape into of his cronies break the law. They are constantly under a platinum record by putting naked women in the music video. The only thing more exciting to the American suspects), they inaugurate a new elevator in their build- people than a movie about drugs and violence is a movie ing with a statutory rape, and, of course, they establish about drugs and violence starring a woman in black Statton Oakmont with the sole purpose of scheming and leather. We tell ourselves that these are guilty pleasures, stealing from investors. Yet, for every crime, there is a but such assertions are nothing more than evangelical pretension. victims are not given the focus or face-time they deserve. With Wolf Scorsese tests this lust for perversion: I’d agree if this was a movie about condemning Belfort, but it’s not. Wolf is about a lot more than that. villain? Needless to say we failed the test quite miserably. People criticize the director for glorifying Belfort, but not hooker’s ass before abruptly cutting to him receiving con- the viewer for eating it all up. Art is made so that those jugal road head while speeding down the Long Island Ex- who encounter it question the very fabric of the world samantha wood Not Like Taking a Fifth Class Just Call AAL Other An article in the November 13, 2013 that you’re here,” I couldn’t help but feel A recent student initiative suggests that non-Western culture and civilization. Any edition of the Campus, “Racial Casting the same way. Middlebury’s system of academic require- student worthy of admission to Middlebury Call Criticized” quoted Debanjan Roy- Now, saying that I don’t care about can recognize that non-Western thought is choudhury ’16 as what the demographer said or even sim- authors of the proposal, Daniela Barajas neither uniform saying that “be- ply agreeing with one of Murray Dry’s ’14.5 and Rana Abdelhamid ’15, criticize the nor somehow less AAL requirement for failing to embody the important. Reader oped ing a student of statements doesn’t mean I don’t care Reader oped College’s commitment to expose students to But a four- Jeannette Cortez ’16 color at Middle- about what I’ve left behind or who I am. Max Kagan ’14 is from is from Philadelphia, Pa. a variety of the worlds’ cultures and civiliza- year education is Freeport, Maine. bury is kind of I don’t need either one to tell me what tions. Their proposal is rapidly gaining trac- limited in scope, I already know. I live it every time I go tion: it is the most successful initiative in the and cannot possibly encompass the study of class.” I hope that after this piece comes home to gang violence, the drug wars history of the We The Middkids online plat- the entire world. Choices have to be made, out, someone quotes me saying that that come with it and the impoverished form, and last week it gained an endorse- and, given the cultural roots of Middle- being a student of color at Middlebury community in which I have lived my ment from SGA President Rachel Lidell. bury itself, it is reasonable that Middlebury means nothing more than that you are entire life. When I get back to Middle- The proposal is right to point out the students should expect their education to a student of color at Middlebury. Ev- bury, it is those memories that help me oddity of lumping Africa, Asia, and Latin uniquely emphasize the Western tradition. erything else you feel about that is your push through the next ten page paper, America together. This label cannot be One would hardly think it fair to criticize explained in terms of geography or cultural-Azhar in Cairo for paying disproportion- own doing. Everyone warns you about through the next French text analysis, ate attention to the Arab cultural heritage, the culture shock. Nobody ever said that through the next three all-nighters and explainable as a transparent and inelegant or Peking University for focusing on the you have to let it affect you negatively. meal-less days I power through in the attempt to avoid calling a spade a spade – achievements of Chinese civilization. Maybe this comes with my personal library. I’m trying to be successful for that is to say, to avoid using the label OTH I commend Ms. Barajas and Ms. Ab- identity, but I don’t “Everyone warns you about everyone I’ve delhamid for their work. Many students really relate to ev- left behind — The proposed initiative would keep the have undoubtedly pondered Middlebury’s ery issue with which the culture shock. Nobody so I can give graduation requirements and speculated students of color ever said that you have to back and teach eliminate AAL and instead require students on how to improve them, but they have cre- - them the se- ated a logical, well-reasoned, and cogent sue. I have trained let it affect you negatively.” crets to suc- Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Carib- proposal and have unsurprisingly gathered bean, the Middle East, and Europe. On the myself not to let triv- cess we have surface, it seems inherently logical to disag- to urge the scrapping of the AAL require- ial things separate me from that which been denied our whole lives. gregate the AAL region into its constituent ment, I believe their proposed solution what I truly believe. If I believe that I am not saying I have never had regions, as well as to recognize the Middle would move Middlebury’s curriculum in an I can make it in this world regardless a bad experience at Middlebury. The East as a distinct region. inauspicious direction. of my social class, of my ethnic back- rigor of everything constantly depresses But this suggestion masks a sea change With this in mind, I would like to pres- ground, or of my gender then I should me because it’s a reminder of the abys- - - do my best to try. I do not make extra mal education I received my whole life. rope) would no longer be required. Students ing around the bush, why not bring back obstacles for myself and I feel like that Spanglish is not an acceptable means of could graduate without ever having taken a the OTH requirement? What OTH lacks separates me from a handful of the other communication, I have to put up with class covering the cultural and civilizational in political correctness, it would make up students on this campus. I do not care if Americanized Mexican food, and I can’t heritage of Europe – the Western heritage for in intellectual honesty. The exhaustive wealthy students throw wealth-themed expect people to waltz instead of grind that is the fount of Middlebury College. nature of the OTH category would at least The authors of the proposal concede recognize the inherent futility of trying to parties for other wealthy students. I do - that the NOR requirement should remain rationally subdivide the non-Western world not care if I get a cast calling for a the- ery few weeks. I want to see more brown in place, out of deference to Middlebury’s into neat little groups. One need only look and black faces. It’s rough. I’m sure geographic location. But Middlebury’s po- at the proposed new categories to see that I do not care if a demographer tells me these setbacks are not unique to me. But any such attempt will result in an inelegant, that people that share my race and class these are all things that I can get over geography. Middlebury is physically located - don’t often amount to anything. I do not and cope with. I’m not willing to make in North America, but it is a Western edu- quirement, for instance, would still lump care because I am here. more problems for myself. I don’t see cational institution, and as such it cannot together over half the world’s population, I am here because I want to succeed. the logic in it. be viewed as separate from the European including the bulk of the world’s Buddhist, To succeed you should learn from those I want to be an educator. I want tradition. Middlebury’s structure as an in- Hindu, and Muslim civilizations. If the goal who have succeeded before. So listen to be a mentor. I want to be that step- stitute of higher learning dates back to the is to bestow a greater respect for the diver- European Middle Ages; its values harken sity of non-Western cultures, this hardly to them. Everyone is ignorant to some ping stone that is too often overlooked from the European Enlightenment. The seems an improvement over the status quo. extent. Teach them about your world because it hides beneath the water’s fact that Western civilizations are especially The winds of change are in the air. and, in exchange, have them teach you surface. I can’t do that if I constantly emphasized at Middlebury is wholly appro- President Liebowitz is leaving. Rumors sur- about theirs. I’m taking advantage of my over-analyze and judge the white, upper- priate, and should remain so. round the future of the honor code. Now resources. I’m networking. I’m learning middle-class society I chose to immerse This initiative suggests that the college Middlebury’s degree requirements also about the world I never had access to, myself in for every mistake they may or errs somehow by emphasizing the study of and I’m learning how to make it work may not have made in an attempt to ca- Western cultures and civilizations. By privi- to be a Middlebury student. Although I will for me. People might cringe to read this, ter to what they assume are our needs. I leging the study of North America and Eu- likely not be around to witness the conclu- but when Murray Dry spoke at the panel have my share of worries, but I never go rope over the rest of the world, they argue sion of these trends, I trust in the Middle- that it demeans non-Western thought. But bury community to resolve these issues the existing set of requirements does not logically and in the spirit of cooperation, said, “don’t worry about it, be happy too focused on the task at hand. somehow “minimize” the importance of collegiality, and reasoned discourse. | February 13, 2014 opinions11 All Men Are Created Equal? Last night I had another terrible ex- seen by me. - perience with Western Union. It was sup- - - posed to transfer my money to my friend in - been many times that I wished some natu- need in Rhode - - Island within cal ambitions. Sometimes, I feel I was born Reader oped a minute. But, not easy at all, and there are tons and tons Jaweed Ahmadi ’15 is the transac- from Kabul, Afghanistan. tion was not can’t stand up again. But, I did and I will chapters of my life. Hope to me stands for p r o c e s s e d until the next day. I spent four hours try- - up this easily. tured with walls that I need to climb and Since childhood, I saw many different climb to get somewhere. - ban, the racist Iranian regime, the corrupt- conform more because I am here in this world with no other option. If I dress up and seen as an inferior person. I spent six many other types including Uncle Sam’s. - full name and identity. I guess Uncle Sam years inside the house and feared going Sometimes, I feel my experiences force me types, less scrutiny and easier life. Imagine is really careful about its foreign nephews, towards anarchy. Since childhood I needed - name. ditional cloth or with a simple shirt and would treat me differently in all three situ- but was denied my rights as a customer. in anger because we delayed them too. For proud. I am not genius for sure. I am sim- ations. 15 minutes because of a stereotyped identity. Sometimes, I feel so ashamed and em- life. barrassed that I can’t see the eyes of people my friends. they hate me for wasting their time by be- - nally got to enter because I was with two - wished that I could dig into the earth and inspector let me in not because I had all hide myself from the embarrassment. I can write tons of such examples but I want to diversity in the curriculum I am writing as an alumnus and recent such that a student’s course of study in support of the student geographical and cultural range. Letter to the cultural orga- liberal arts schools in this country, trum- Editor Included, and Nathan Jandl ’05 was in particular classes each year with statistics about the a visiting instructor over their cam- numbers of countries and states repre- J-term. - - I hope that students, professors, and ad- college seems to place an emphasis on the ministrators will come together and sup- - port this important campaign. Sincerely, the world by lumping them together into tamir williams The More Beautiful World

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craft of fixing bikes through reading books including Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike 5gift planning 7theater set maker Maintenance and by watching repair videos online. “Fixing bikes has always been some- lydia delehanty ’17 STUDENT thing that has felt familiar to me and remains something I enjoy,” Peltzer said. “What I love meghan buckley ’17 When Lydia Delehanty arrived at Middle- most about my job at the shop is how enthu- bury she was an experienced performer and siastic the students are about fixing their own Maybe one of the farthest “on campus” jobs musician, but had no knowledge about the- bikes here. Students who come in are ready to for students is the post of Ofce Assistant at the atre and the backstage work that goes into put in hours working on their bikes.” Interest- Gif Planning Ofce, which is located of cam- a production. She saw a job posting for set EMPLOYMENT ingly, Peltzer recalls that he first landed the pus in the Painter House, across the street from construction on the student employment job through a stroke of coincidence in a game Middlebury Inn. page and jumped at the chance to exercise of Nerf War. “I was at BiHall at midnight and Every afernoon, Monday to Friday, Meghan her brain “in a way that classes don’t.” She’s one of the guys I was playing Nerf War with Buckley, makes the hike from her room at Hep- been building sets for Middlebury’s various burn to her desk at the Painter House, home of said he had to wake up early for the Tour de theatre productions, most recently Pentecost, Middlebury founder, Gamaliel Painter, where Farms, and that his bike was broken. I went since late September and is happy to have a she begins her two hour shif of answering SPOTLIGHT and I fixed his bike and he happened to know job “that’s active and actually requires think- phones and calling alumni. ing.” Her main reservation about building who to talk to about a job opening at the bike “Depending on the weather, it can be a ffeen by hye-jin kim, adrian leong, renee chang, ali lewis, anastasia sets? “I get covered in dust a lot. I end up shop.” When asked if he had any advice for to twenty minute walk. Most days, I make it capatina, izzy fleming, nevie wetmore, jiya pandya future prospective bike shop teachers, Peltzer there in about ffeen.” leaving looking like I either have grey hair or encouraged students to drop by the workshop Buckley, who landed the position afer she saw really really bad dandruff.” Despite the dust, Lydia plans to continue working set con- and get to know the work, the space, and the a posting on the Student Employment webpage struction for the rest of the year. As she told other mechanics. “As long as their skills are earlier this year, says she didn’t realize “there are me, before the job “I couldn’t have actually ready to go, I’d say that the most important so many people who work at the college behind the scenes, making everything work for us. Tey gone and been like oh I can build this thing, quality is the ability to teach and communi- 2 put in so many hours, so much of their time, and but now I feel like I could do that.” usher cate with others.” 1language tables I had no idea.” “Te up is hearing about diferent alum’s expe- head waiter jiayi zhu ’14 riences from their time here. It makes me really appreciate the time I have here and makes me “This is a really good time to be thinking want to make the most of it.” ricardo martini ’16 about becoming an usher,” Jiayi Zhu said, “because half of the current staff is going to 2 6 Ricardo Martini, is a language table super- be gone by the end of this year, so we need star. He started working as a humble Italian people to be trained now.” There are few jobs waiter during the J-term of last year, and af- on campus that make you look more profes- 4lead help desk 6crossroads 8 ter just one semester, was chosen to be a head sional than being an usher. The white-top- waiter this past fall. Martini says the position black-bottom classic attire exudes an air of marketing director vladimir kremenovic of Head Waiter is more than being a “glori- professionalism. You have most probably by computer fied bus boy” in the dining room. “Behind the now seen an usher at work: they check your scenes, you have to clean the space, you have tickets and hand you a program at the door, consultant naila jahan ’15 ’17 to mop, wipe down counters, grab the bread lead you to your seat in the concert hall and and salad, make sure everything’s there, the do a whole host of other things that you nev- The brilliance of the Princess Peach and All Vladimir Kremenović, a first-year from dishes are there, the utensils. At the end of the er noticed. These include checking that all Anis mebarki ’15 That Razz smoothies at Crossroads Cafe has Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been working 1 the exits are clear before an event begins, for day, it’s under your belt that everything goes finally been uncovered. Naila Jahan, Mid- at the admissions office since his first week smoothly.” When hiring new waiters/waitress- example, and picking up the programs on the Anis Mebarki’s rapper name at the Help dlebury’s own vibrant Junior, has adopted in college. Admissions is one of the most es, Martini said he looks for applicants who floor and in the seats after everyone has left. Desk is A.M.—in part because of his initials the role of Marketing Director at our favor- sought after gigs by student employees, and 8 are “patient and attentive and will actually put “Getting the job was quite straightforward,” and in part because he voluntarily takes the ite student-run cafe. Illustrating the range Kremenović made sure to get on the job three in an effort into translating the menu; that’s Zhu said. “Shannon Bohler-Small [Arts early morning shifts. He is “genuinely happy” of employment opportunities, Naila’s job is months before he even got to Middlebury; why google translate and word reference ex- Events Manager] did an informal interview to go to work each day. He greatly respects simple: to make Crossroads sexy. Respon- with his job interview taking place on his first ist!” with me and asked me where the toilets are his boss, Joe Durante, who Mebarki feels is sible for utilizing social media to publicize day on campus. Now, he helps with filing and Martini also pointed out a key difference in and how to go from the CFA [Center for the training the Help Desk employees for work the cafe, Naila also collaborates with other documentation at the Admissions headquar- shifting roles from a waiter to a head waiter. Arts] to Old Chapel, for example.” You only in the real world. “It’s way more than a job,” workers to create new drink flavors, as well ters in the Emma Willard house, occasion- “You have more creative freedom as a waiter need to have been trained for crowd manage- Mebarki said; you get to learn, serve, and get as their corresponding clever names. Her ally answering emails and phone calls and than as a head waiter where you have to act ment to be qualified for the job, since most paid. Mebarki has always enjoyed working proudest accomplishment has been indepen- answering questions for prospective students more like a responsible manager.” He recalled, things can be learnt on the job. “What I like with computers. Before coming to Middle- dently designing a new Crossroads website in and their families. He stated that good com- “One time [as a waiter], I wore a suit and I about my job is that I get to go to the CFA bury he owned a Linux machine, an alter- hope to attract more attention from students. munication, openness and “a good spirit” are was part of the Italian Mafia serving them the for theatre performances, concerts and dance nate operating system to Mac or PC which Although it can be difficult when an execut- key skills for a job at Admissions. The strang- 5 food.” However, Martini’s favorite memory as shows that I wouldn’t have gone to otherwise. “iwas a full time job” but taught him a great ed idea does not find success, the ability to est part of working with Admissions, he says, a language table waiter was serving special It’s mostly our community members that deal about computer operations. When he simply “get [her] creative juices flowing” is are the amount of questions, some ridiculous, birthday treats to tables accompanied by a make the most out of these opportunities,” arrived on campus in the fall of 2011, Me- her favorite part of the job. How did she land that come from parents rather than the pro- hearty performance of “Buon Compleano!” she said. barki saw an advertisement for positions at this gig? Connections. After getting a job at spective student themselves. Although he ac- 3 “One thing I like to do with language tables the Help Desk, applied, and was interviewed the cashier her first year with the help of her knowledges that alphabetizing files can get is make people feel important,” Martini said. and selected for the job. Within that year, he neighbor that already worked there, Naila tedious at times, he enjoys the job, especially “They’re not just students sitting down [for worked his way up to become a lead comput- gradually moved up to her marketing direc- interacting with and meeting new people, a meal]; they’re key members of the culture er consultant, which, coming from Algeria, tor position. Now, as the café greets more saying that his favorite part is being able to they’re sitting at. I truly believe your mind 3bike shop mechanic felt like the American Dream to him. At the and more popularity each year, it is exciting contribute to a prospective student’s decision changes based on the language you speak. Middlebury Help Desk, if not everywhere in for Naila to simply see the growing waiting in coming to Middlebury, that, as he puts it Different cultures influence your thoughts parker peltzer ’17 the US, Mebarki believes that hard work re- list of students who wish to even work at the “might change their life.” His advice to nov- 4 and that’s something great that can happen ally pays off. youthful cafe. ices searching for jobs is to contact the offices in a place like Ross Dining.” Martini is now An avid mountain biker, Parker Peltzer directly and as early as possible, instead of being promoted to the co-manager position waiting for online postings. spends many of his evenings at Middlebury alongside senior veterans, like Cameron McK- 7 inney ’14 and Niko Lambert ’14. Bike Shop teaching students how to repair their bikes or even construct new ones entire- ly from spare parts. Having worked in a bike shop throughout high school and during his most recent gap year, Peltzer first learned the 14features | February 13, 2014 Can You Be My Friend? One Student’s Journey in Middlebury’s Special Education High School By Isabelle Stillman isabelle Stillman Jack and Nicole have spent every weekday awe of the people she works with and the SPECIAL EDUCATION IN ADDISON COUNTY, VT ADDISON AUTISM: STATEWIDE COUNTY 1/88 1/54 BOYS 90 V. 70.07 AMERICAN CHILDREN % OF STUDENTS WITH IEPS WHO GRADUATE FROM HIGH HAVE THE DISORDER 1/252 GIRLS A 10X INCREASE IN THE PAST 40 YEARS SCHOOL WITHOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES addison schools’ students with IEPS fail to spend an appropriate amount of time in regular classrooms. 80% 40% 0% *IEP (INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN): STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR SOME SORT OF SPECIALIZED EDUCATION % OF DAY SPENT IN REGULAR CLASSROOM SETTING: [ % OF STUDENTS WITH STATE GOAL: 79 7 3.75 IEPS WHO SPEND THE % % % ABOVE PERCENT IN REGULAR CLASSROOM ADDISON SETTING REALITY: 59.91% 17.02% 7.98% february 13, 2014 features15 Tenny, One; Mother Nature, Zero Dining, Dating By Harry Cramer

After just a few minutes aboard the white maintenance truck, Luther Tenny, the man in charge of calibrating snow removal, no- & Dashing ticed that I had forgotten gloves. Buzz, as he is fondly known, kindly offered me his own, and explained that the success of campus snow removal depends on the entire crew. “The campus is divided into North, Cen- tral and Athletics,” he informed me, “and all of the entrances around every building have to be clean.” After snowstorms like Wednesday’s, a variety of departments work together to clean Paul gerard up campus. Snow removal expert Luther Tenny enjoyed hours of plowing after last week’s storm. “It’s not just the landscaping crew,” said Tenny. “It’s the custodials, the carpentry, elec- Although machines like Bagley’s account with their parents for the luncheon,” he said, trical, Plumbing, HPAC – we all come in as a for some of the work, many areas can only be “so we want to make sure that whole area is team.” cleared by shoveling. If all ten crews are work- clean.” By Ryan Kim The various crews are each assigned to Many bleary-eyed students began their sections of the campus. in three or four hours. spring semesters with an early meal in Ross There are two types of people at Mid- “Say you got crew eight,” Tenny said, Not all of the shoveling is straightfor- or Proctor. However, in order to keep the din- dlebury: those who are in committed rela- “They’ll take care of Bihall, the Mods, Ridge- ward, either. The top of Bihall is cleared with- ing halls open after the storm, maintenance tionships and those who wish they were. If line woods, the Bunker house, Aidiron- out snowblowers because ventilators could began their work long before 8 a.m. you’re not in a “Midd Marriage”, you’re ro- dack view [...] they know what section to go draw fumes from the machines into the build- “We’ll come in at three in the morning. mantic life is limited to either alcohol-fueled through.” ing. “It’s big and it’s windy,” Tenny said of the [...] We do most of the plowing in the morn- hookups or banishment to the desolate land Workers also carry radios to contact each roof. “So you’ll throw over a shovel, and you ing,” Tenny hollered above the din of the of loneliness. We’re pinned between mean- other and Luther, who may reassign them gotta duck because sometimes it comes right truck’s engine. “Right now we’re just trying to ingless sex and sexless solitude. Certainly back at you.” stay on top of it. I’ll have all of the shovelers Middlebury would be a better place if we all - Since the campus has roughly 200 build- come in at six.” just dated a little more. ally lauded his “men” for their expertise and ings, 13 miles of sidewalk, and spans across Although the job is taxing, Tenny laughed We have a collective interest in asking hard work. 300 acres, certain buildings take precedence. when asked if clearing the sidewalks so stu- others out, getting asked out, going on dates, “There are a few guys who have been here Public Safety, both dining halls, residences, dents can walk to spin class has made him bit- sampling for soul mates. Yet at the individ- - ter over the years. ual level, we’re often unwilling to step into “[Roger Bagley] can run that backhoe like oritized. “I’m not bitter,” he chuckled. “I’m just this dangerous territory; the fear of embar- you can move your hand,” Tenny said as we As Mr. Tenny drove by the Feb. orienta- amazed at what we do. I want other people to rassment is very real. I’m not sure if it’s the drove by the massive machine. “He could pick tion in Axxin, he gestured towards the build- realize that we work hard here.” chicken or the egg, but our reluctance to take up a glass on the ground without breaking it.” ing. “Right now the freshman are coming in the “get-smashed-go-cray” atmosphere that dominates Middlebury weekends. Admit it, you’re afraid to ask her out. Special Education in Action With this column, I venture that I’ve got the best excuse of anyone to ask girls out, and Continued from previous page him to stop. He giggled mischievously. “It’s to hold a job when he graduates from high yet I’m nervous with every approach. If I’m not nice to take people’s things and draw on school. It will take him a while to learn how to not nervous, it means I don’t care enough When I asked, he told me it was too hard them.” I couldn’t get his attention; he was interact with people socially. to explain and that he was confused, but absorbed in the cartoon creature. After a “Even if he bagged groceries at the However, what’s worse than the unnerving sometimes he says it was because the other second, he held the paper up and looked at me, supermarket, he needs to learn not to get approach is when I let feigned apathy mask kids do not look as young as him. I asked him a full smile on his face. He had drawn a speech in people’s faces and not to ask a million my fear of rejection, and use it as an excuse if this was the only thing that mattered in bubble coming from the dinosaur. “Hi Jack.” questions,” she said. to do nothing. It’s easy to get cold feet and friends. I smiled. “Ok, I’m not mad anymore.” DO’s ultimate goal is to place their graduates say, “Oh, I don’t really care that much.” “It matters nice and have fun with them,” But that same day in Social Skills class, he in steady jobs, but Jack’s ambigious future After all, I regret what never happened he said, then shook his head. “It’s too hard to was less charming. “Can I draw now? Can I is not an exception among the pool of DO vastly more than I regret whatever has. The explain.” draw can I draw?” he repeated, banging his alumni. “Success” seems an almost irrelevant sting of a rejection fades a lot quicker than hands on the table, while the rest of the class the lingering pangs of wondering, “What if?” “Maybe I’ll be too jealous of them because tried to focus on the problem-solving exercise are too varied and individualized. There are times when I’m rooted to my seat, they have too deep voice and I don’t have deep at hand – Mr. O’s daughter was sick at school, About a third of DO alumna hold full-time sickened by my pathetic inaction. I know I voice. I wish my voice changed, I wish I was but how could he help her if he has to stay at jobs and live completely independently. Others should do something, but instead settle for in puberty. Like a year ago I was saying,” – he work? work part time and live with family members a sleepless night, frustrated at my chicken- made his voice high – “Mom, when will my “Can I draw now? Can I draw now? Can I or friends. Graduates who test below 70 IQ hearted swooning. voice change?’” He laughed. draw now?” Jack said. He was bent at the points qualify for adult services, and receive And as far as leaps of faith go, roman- waist and his shoulders smushed against the formal assistance, usually through Counseling tic ones are the best ones to take. You can’t One day, Nicole and I stood in the corner edge of the table. “Can I draw now? Can I draw Services of Addison County (CSAC). In 2012, be more vulnerable with someone than by of the kitchen, when Jack scuttled over and now?” DO had ten graduates, eight of whom had 20 leaned in between us. Mr. O took the opportunity to redirect the to 25 hours per week employment and two sharing your feelings; people have emotion- “I have a question,” he said, staring at my class discussion. Jack’s desire to draw and his of whom declined employment because they less sex all the time. Forget what the doc- nose. “Are you a Christian?” His eyes were inability to do so during class became the new were moving out of the area. In 2013, all four tors say, the heart is far softer and more wide and serious, his words coming quickly. I problem the group had to solve. The other of DO’s graduates had paid employment upon delicate than the penis. (Don’t think about nodded. students immediately engaged in the issue graduation — one was full time, three were 20 it too much.) But truly, you win the most “So that means you believe in God?” I at hand, paying no attention to Jack’s antics. to 25 hours per week. Overall, Lynch estimates when you risk the most. It’s beautiful to be nodded again. “So that means you believe Jack did not so much as look at Mr. O. Mr. O that half of her students graduate with adult vulnerable. in Jesus?” Nod. “So that means you believe began to write out Jack’s various options on a services requirements. What it comes down to is this: a healthy he died on the cross for our sins? So that bullet-pointed worksheet. Jack could either: dating scene is like the legendary stone means you believe you’re going to heaven?” 1) keep asking, 2) start misbehaving or 3) As for Nicole, she won’t be with Jack soup. We’ve all got our singleton vegetables I was overwhelmed. I hadn’t thought about negotiate. next September. The center is an hour-long that we’re afraid lose by putting out on the these questions for a long time, but I nodded “Stupid eee crap.” Jack’s forehead hit on commute from her home in Burlington, table, but maybe if we throw it all into the again. “That’s good,” he said, bobbing his head the table, and his signature high-pitched “e” an unsustainable commitment, she pot and mix around a little bit, we can make violently up and down. “I’m happy.” told me, with clear sadness in her eyes. something delicious for everyone to share. Jack used to talk to Nicole about not react, focused on Mr. O’s words. “I don’t know if there’s anywhere else You can’t drag your feet to a party then Christianity all day, until Nicole told him one “Stupid eee crap.” Then Jack was up out like this. This is a very special place.” blame everyone else for not being fun. If we day they weren’t going to discuss it anymore. of his chair and at the glass door that leads For now, Nicole and Jack will continue to want dating to be a part of our culture, we A few times, Nicole tried to explain her views outside. “I think there’s a train.” hang out together, watching trains and baking each have to make an effort to date. to Jack, and after listening to her talk about A moment later he was back at the table. cookies, even though Nicole is not a Christian, Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day; it’s also reincarnation for a while, he started to nod Class discussion had not paused. Thirty and Jack is not sure if she is his friend. the full moon, which makes it an exceptional along. Then he said, “I believe in Jesus,” and seconds later, Jack said he thought there was One day I asked Jack if he ever tried to day. You don’t have to be in love with some- told her reincarnation is the work of Satan, his a train again, and this time was out the door, make friends with the other kids at DO. Dad’s views coming back through by heart. into the negative eight degree morning. Mr. “I don’t really have friends here,” he coffee. The whole point of casual dating is to From time to time, Jack asks Nicole if she O did not pause the lesson, trained instead to answered. “But you’re kind of my friend.” trial run romance before anything gets too believes in Jesus now, but she never does. It let Nicole and Jack sort out the issue while he He looked away and scratched his head. serious. Go for a country drive through Rip- disappoints him for a moment, but does not worked with the other students. “I don’t have that much – I don’t have seem to affect their relationship otherwise. Later that day, I sat next to Jack at the – much friends – here much friends beginning of math class, and he babbled – I think you’re my only friend here.” Tomorrow night I want to see everyone out One-on-one, Jack seems easier to talk to, throughout Lynch’s instructions. I was curious. What made me different than but his thoughts and ideas always surprise me “Do you believe that Jesus died on the cross? the other students? Organic Garden. C’mon now, take a chance! as they come out percusively and quickly. I like you. Do you know the m word? Are you “Because you’re a Christian,” Jack I’m no authority on dating, just another After baking cookies one morning, we kid who wished he dated more. In any case, were sitting together in the planning room, responded with a ‘b’ noise, bouncing his lips the end of it against his head. I told him lots of - when Jack spotted a doodle in my stack of against each other. Across the table, Melissa, people are Christian. ing the bluest shade of blues; it’s subjective loose papers. It was a green pen dinosaur. He blinking her big brown eyes and pursing her “Uhh…I like the sound of your voice,” he and circumstantial. This column represents stopped mid-sentence and sat up straight. small but usually smiling mouth, asked him to said quietly. “Your voice sounds calm and nothing more than my opinions about the “Did you draw that?” he asked. I said yes, stop, and he did. Deep down in the train tracks kind. You’re a Christian which is good, it predicament of not-dating at Middlebury and he laughed, grabbed the paper and took of his brain, he knows how he is “supposed to” means you’ll go to heaven some day.” His voice and my effort to inspire a romantic rebel- my pen to the sheet. behave. was slow and soft. “And you’re a nice person.” lion. Let me know how your perspective co- “Hey, that’s my paper,” I said, trying to get Nicole doesn’t know if Jack will be able I told him he is a nice person too. incides or differs at [email protected]. 16 advertisements | February 13, 2014

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The Vagina Monologues Wadjda The Dick Forman Jazz Group don’t miss this 2/14 8 AND 10:30 P.M. HEPBURN ZOO 2/15 3 AND 8 P.M. DANA AUDITORIUM 2/15 8 P.M. MAHANEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS february 13, 2014 | arts SCIENCES18 Flicker Lets Student Art Shine SC ENCE By Mandy Kimm of the dancers matched that energy, as the between the pieces that they didn’t know and As the lights went dark in the Middle- lyrics of “Sweat (On The Walls)” by John why the audience was laughing. Tejada raised the questions, “What do you Breaking from the playful tone of soc ety bury College Dance Theatre on Jan. 30, the think about at night?” and “What is it that Spitzer and Strickland’s performance, Kre- audience waited with anticipation to see By Will Henriques Flicker light up the space with new works brings you here?” The most striking im- menovic’s “Proshlost” presented a more by student dancers, choreographers, poets dramatic tone enhanced by the shadowy The Olympic conversation at lunch the - and artists. A culmination of a J-term proj- gaze of the dancers into the audience, each blue stage lighting. Kremenovic performed ganisms (GMOs). Someone mentioned that ect directed by Aoife Duna ’16.5 and Octa- reaching straight ahead with one hand and a morning routine, going through the mo- - tions of a shower and venturing out into Russia is attempting to ban GMOs outright vio Hingle-Webster ’17, Flicker showcased (check out the Feb. 3 article on the Russian fully around one eye, as if demanding that the day with arching leaps and dramatic the audience respond to the questions. falls before returning to the beginning of news site RT under the headline “Total ban spoken word to dance. on GMO food production mulled in Rus- Celeste Allen’s “All These Bitches the routine and starting over several times, For Duna, Flicker began as a dance sia”). There was much head shaking around Crawl” was a dance and spoken word ex- each more desperate than the last. Even- showcase. the table over the fact that, in the United “The production started out with the ploration of the artist’s sexuality and her tually Kremenovic broke from the routine States, the government is struggling to even goal of creating a supportive place for new struggle over time to navigate that part of and stripped to a pair of nude briefs, giving get GMOs labeled. Someone commented dancers to explore and create their work,” her identity in a society that pressures and that it seemed wrong to be messing with the Duna said. naked before the audience, Kremenovic’s plants and animals that make our food in the Though the event was initially intend- sexual self-expression. The interaction movement felt free and honestly expres- laboratory, conjuring images of pipettes and ed to highlight only one art form, Flicker with sexuality was brought into physical sive without the routine motion the clothes test tubes and 75 percent ethanol. rapidly expanded to include various artis- form with the use of a chair, which Allen symbolically tied him to. It is interesting to note the strong emo- tic disciplines. During J-term students got sat on, stood on, overturned and eventu- tional response many seem to have to GMOs. together each week to share their progress ally carried with her at the conclusion of Duna, kept the intense tone alive as dancers I routinely get emails from Food Democracy and critique each other. the piece. The performance alternated be- “The weekly meetings allowed artists tween dance portions in which Allen em- “Dear Will, If you haven’t heard, apples to dig deeper into [their] creative visions,” bodied a sexual character to the sound of Vargas ’17 and Rose-Williams performed a are the single most popular fruit served in Duna said. well-known songs with sexual themes, and dance of dreams and nightmares. Through school lunchrooms across the U.S. and a fruit so iconic it was the fruit that inspired Isaac The evening began with “Artski,” a spoken portions when Allen would interact the intricate and beautifully executed cho- short cinematographic exploration created with the chair as a representation of her reography, the dancers’ depiction of fear sexual identity outside of herself. This con- triggered a kind of frozen observance from by Adeline Cleveland ’13.5 and Sarah Briggs ’14. Stop motion photography allowed the trast between a physical self with the music the audience that was unnervingly close to and an emotional self in silence raised the the experience of real nightmares. a new GMO apple, using a new “gene silenc- audience to see color swirling onto Cleve- ing” technique that could interfere with the question of who we become when we allow Alan Sutton ’15 brought the audience land’s and Brigg’s chests and faces as the expression of genes in humans, even silenc- the often degrading messages of popular back to reality with his spoken word per- ing vital human genes, potentially causing also forayed into the artistic possibilities music to cover our own voices. formance of “Kinky Voices,” in which he serious health problems.” “Sunday Roast,” a dance piece about a brought out a desk and painted his nails themselves trailing red fabric and balloons dysfunctional family dinner, was reminis- while recounting a piece that simultane- behind them down a ski slope. cent of images of Thanksgiving gatherings ously played behind him in video form. Let’s think a little gone terribly wrong. Choreographed by Cameron McKinney ’14 began “This- Molly Rose-Williams ’14 and performed Worldiness,” which he and visiting faculty Harder about gmos en la Calle,” meaning “There is a child in the member Tiffany Rhynard choreographed, street.” In her tender portrayal of the vul- and Molly Stuart ’15.5, the piece began with with the shocking initial visual of walk- nerability of a lonely child without a home, an uncomfortable scene around a dinner ing onstage slowly dragging a skeleton Of course, my immediate emotional re- table with one chair missing, forcing each attached to his ankle. McKinney’s motion disgruntled member of the family to squat throughout the piece was characteristically company sell such an apple? But then, the and bore on her shoulders. Throughout the at different moments during the piece. precise and intentional, but the most stun- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry major The situation quickly deteriorated into an ning moment in the piece was McKinney’s in me pauses; what is this new “’gene silenc- ing’ technique”? And how does it work? And possibilities of strength and child-like joy animalistic scene of chaos in a well-crafted embodiment of primate-like movement. what vital human genes does it silence? And in the face of hardship. blend of dance and theater in which the The evening of varied artistic endeav- smallest member of the unfortunate family ors closed with “Opus One,” artistically where is all of the research that proves these In keeping with Flicker’s goal of pro- claims? Where is the data? viding an outlet for a wide range of artistic is placed on the table and mock-carved like - the very meat the family had been eating formed by Middlebury’s tap group On Tap. Some quick Google work reveals that the company in question is Okanagan Spe- before. This less-than-subtle allusion high- The joyful tap piece contrasted brightly cialty Fruits, which strives “to develop new lighted the ridiculous nature of the victim- with the modern dance styles of the other commercial tree fruit varieties that offer ization of one’s own family members when dance pieces and ended Flicker on a high silence, rolling up her shirt as she leaned dinner interactions go awry. note. from growers to consumers,” according to forward and executed an undulating belly At the only moment in the evening Duna and Hingle-Webster plan to put their website. when two pieces directly intermingled, the on future Flicker productions each month - pursuing one’s desires despite setbacks, dinner scene’s dramatic climax was inter- of the spring semester. tion is a strain that the company has created which brought smiles to the audience. rupted by the sound of a doorbell, which “We hope to continue creating this called Artic® apples. The company claims “The Ways We Gaze,” choreographed placed the family back in their seats as two space for student-created art and commu- that the apples do not brown from “bruising, and performed by Hingle-Webster and guitarists entered the stage and were greet- nity on campus,” Duna said. cutting, or biting.” dancers Dave Yedid ’16 and Vladmir Kre- ed by the family. The dancers of “Sunday All interested individuals can contact Apparently, scientists at Okanagan Spe- menovic ’17, was set to a dance party beat Roast” soon cleared the stage and left Matt Aoife Duna ([email protected]) or cialty Fruits stopped the browning process that gave the piece the energy of a night Spitzer ’17 and Auberin to their piece, “Par- Octavio Hingle-Webster (ohingleweb- by suppressing production of the enzyme out. The intensity of movement and the ody of Two Guys Playing Guitar.” The pair [email protected]) for information on polyphenol oxidase (PPO). The technique performed two lighthearted songs, joking those productions. was developed by Australian researchers in potatoes. The technique used to silence the - ence. I won’t go into details here, but it’s a fascinating technique. Where is the research demonstrating that the act of eating a fruit expressing PPO on human health? Entire books have been written on the subject. It is vast, complex and intricate, and there is no easy answer to the question of the safety of GMOs. emotional response to GMOs expressed by - ing and disturbing. Though, for the record, I like Monsanto equally disturbing. When an email about GMOs starts with a fact about school lunchrooms, I see an emotional and populist appeal that demonstrates a complete lack of willingness to dig deeply into the issue of GMOs and critically exam- ine its many facets. In twenty minutes with a computer and Internet access – hardly deep digging – I found an entire semester-worth of work. Anyone receiving Food Democracy Internet, and could come to the same conclusion. To my lunchmates the other day and is lots of work to be done around the issue place in society. Please don’t jump to emotional conclusions. Start reading, thinking rachel frank and questioning. It’s the only way we’ll ever ’84 Center for the Arts, Jan. 30. arrive at a rational, reasonable solution. february 13, 2014 | arts SCIENCES 19 the reel critic the best films of 2013 By Oakley Haight in film. Who is acting here, and when? tive and memory, as applied to the human series feel the same. The films’ enormous A fair number of these films are fa- When are these people being honest and ability to re-tell (or tell at all) the stories ambition is to document 14 people’s lives mous in one circle or another, but have can they even know that themselves? Do of our lives. It is neither cold nor con- every seven years, beginning when they yet to have the Middlebury Reel Critic these people feel guilty? If they do, how in ceited in its approach to such big ideas; were seven years old in 1960s London. stamp of approval. Now they can rest as- the world could anyone possibly deal with this is about as personal a movie as can be This is a one-of-a-kind project with a stag- sured that they are truly the best films of such guilt? made, with Polley interviewing her entire gering 49-year-scope that seems nearly 2013. 12 Years a Slave: Steve McQueen’s family about her parents and her child- impossible to replicate. 56 Up continues The Act of Killing: This is a movie terrible and beautiful depiction of evil and hood. The movie builds layer after layer the experiment in 2013 and finds the that attempts to do no less than change injustice. It’s a movie that has appeared of intricacy as everyone in the family has characters approaching retirement. Their our understanding of history. Its method on more top 10 lists of the year than any a different interpretation of the past. Pol- challenges have changed but, of course, might also change our understanding of other, with a big-name cast and a big bud- ley somehow seems to give all of these not diminished. These people’s lives re- how fact and fiction can be used in film. get, and it’s a movie that is far better than voices equal credibility. There are many semble my life and the lives of people I Director Joshua Oppenheimer says in the moralizing Hollywood History Lesson great surprises contained in the film; Sto- know; they face the same challenges and an interview that the 1960s Indonesian it might appear. The politics of what it ries We Tell remarkably seems to rein- problems, and that is certainly a large ap- genocide would be like murdering every represents will win 12 Years an Oscar, but vent its entire structure to accommodate peal of the films. And yet, every entry in intellectual in America and then mak- what makes 12 Years special is its lyrical them. The film ends up as something like the Up series also contains impossible ing a national legend out of the murders, photography, which allows us to watch a love letter to Polley’s father, poetic yet miracles and catastrophes that feel im- celebrating them for the next 50 years. Solomon Northup, after a botched hang- immediate and shockingly honest. probable in life – and then happen to all The murderers say they stylize their past ing, dangle from a rope on a tree, between Inside Llewyn Davis: A supremely of the characters in all of the entries over killings after Hollywood gangster mov- the earth and the sky, for an unbroken, intricate meditation on the life of an artist and over again. It is impossible to know ies; what Oppenheimer has done is cast silent 2 minutes, while Northup chokes and death in general, which also happens how close director Michael Aedpt comes those killers, now in their 70s, in a “fic- and spits in his state of figurative and lit- to be tremendously funny and watchable to accurately capturing these people’s tional reenactment” of their murders. eral limbo. It’s an apt metaphor for the throughout. Llewyn Davis is one of the lives. Surely no one can be totally summa- We see the murderers write and stage movie’s method in general, and just one Coen Brothers’ best movies. Though I’ve rized in a 3 hour film (or even 8 of these their past killings and then star as them- example of McQueen’s conviction and reviewed this film already, it’s worth a 3 hour films), and these people often tell selves, committing the murders again in masterful artistic direction. second mention. See the full review in the us this on camera. But if Roger Ebert is a strange movie within the documentary. Stories We Tell: This is another Jan 22 edition of the Campus at middle- right, if movies are the greatest empathy The result is something altogether new documentary which pushes conventional burycampus.com. machine of any art form, then the Up se- in film, something both real and surreal, filmmaking boundaries, and should be 56 Up: I feel a bond with the Up series must surely be the masterpiece of his containing a few of the most interesting categorized in its own genre. Stories We ries like with no other films I know, and I maxim and one of the boldest and most and perplexing moments I’ve ever seen Tell is concerned with the limits of narra- suspect that many people who watch the powerful projects in film history. 20Advertising | February 13, 2014 Class of 2017.5:

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All you need is an interest in jounralism and a little bit of elbow grease. Email [email protected] february 13, 2014| SPORTS21 School Records Fall For Track & Field By Fiona Maloney-McCrystle solid 5th in the pole vault, while Sultan 57.54 seconds. of an indoor track is not going to stop us White ’17 finished 15th in the 60-meter “The 400 I ran at BU was one of my from putting up great times. Personally, The track and field team stayed busy hurdles. best races because it just felt effortless,” I’m very happy with how I ran. I went over J-term and the duration of February The following weekend the Panthers Morris said. “I’ve been dying to break down to BU two weeks ago to run the break with three consecutive weekends of were back in the United States, traveling 58 ever since I came to Middlebury, and 200 and unfortunately false started, meets. On Jan. 24, the Panthers headed to Hanover for the Dartmouth Classic was extremely frustrated last year when so to come back and put up an indoor up to Canada to participate in the McGill on Feb. 1. On the women’s side, Strom it never happened. To achieve it so early personal best in my first shot at the Team Challenge in Montreal, a larger once again finished strong in the high in the season is a great feeling as well as distance is quite encouraging. I hope to and more competitive meet than those jump, taking second with a mark of 5’ 6”. to break the school record, but for now continue to take off time in the coming in which they had competed previously. Morris and Blackburn also performed I’m just focusing on each race and trying weeks.” One of the highlights of the two-day well again, taking second in the 400 to enjoy every second of it.” The Panthers have one more regular affair came when the women’s 4x200 and long jump, respectively. On the The women’s distance medley relay season meet at Tufts on Feb. 14 and 15. team consisting of Alex Morris ’16, Jackie men’s side, the 4x400 team consisting of (DMR) team consisting of Alison Maxwell After that contest, their four week indoor Kearney ’16, Sara Sobolewski ’14 and Alex Nichols ’17, Fritz Parker ’15, Peter ’15, Erzsie Nagy ’17, Catie Skinner ’17 postseason, in which each weekend Lauren Henry ’16 broke the Middlebury Hetzler ’14 and Alex Ugorji ’17 took and Morris also posted a solid time that brings a meet that is more difficult to school record, with a time of 1:47.45. second with a time of 3:25.49. Kevin placed them in the top 10 in the country, qualify for. “It’s been incredibly hard this year Wood ’15 took third in the 3k with a time running 12:09.02 and taking sixth place. “This year without having an indoor without a track to build up any serious of 8:41.23, while Bryan Holtzman ’14, On the men’s side, the DMR team also track and not having a normal training speed and turnover, so I don’t think we Luke Carpinello ’16, and McCallum all ran themselves into a top 10 national regimen, all of the January meets were had many expectations going into the finished fourth in their respective events ranking, as Sam Cartwright ’16, Wilder all about competing ourselves into race,” Morris said. “We had never run of the 60 meters, 1,000 meters and pole Schaaf ’14.5, Nichols and Carpinello shape,” Head Coach Martin Beatty said. together before as a relay team and that vault. posted a time of 10:05.05 in their “Now, in February, our last few regular showed in our handoffs, but it’s always a This past weekend, Feb. 7 and 8, the ninth place finish. The men’s team also season meets are focused on having good feeling to break a school record. We Panthers headed south for their most saw another school record broken, as people qualify into the championship all know that there’s definitely a lot that competitive meet yet, Boston University’s Holtzman bested his own mark from meets and extending their season.” can still be improved upon.” Valentine Invitational, which featured last year with a time of 22.25 in the 200 The Panthers will have their last Laura Strom ’14.5 also had a strong a flurry of sub-4:00 milers and some meters. chance to hit qualifying marks for DIII showing for the Panthers with her fourth nation-leading times across the board. “Valentine is always a great meet New England’s this weekend at Tufts, place finish, while Emily Mellen ’17 took The day also brought a handful of stellar featuring top level competition,” and those who make the cut will return 12th in the pole vault, Hannah Blackburn Middlebury performances, as Morris Holtzman said. “Both the men’s and to action the following weekend at ’17 finished 13th in the long jump and broke the standing school record by .8 women’s teams had several standout Springfield and MIT. Morris placed 14th in the 600. On the seconds in the 400 meters, finishing in performances and showed that the lack men’s side, Jason McCallum ’14 took a Men’s Basketball Secures Key NESCAC Wins After Falter By Joe MacDonald 10-33 shots from the field, while the said. “That’s the only way games are up by eight. The game remained close to The Panthers split their four Continentals poured it in at a nearly 42 won.” the bitter end. Both teams traded free conference matchups sandwiching percent clip, taking a five point lead into Middlebury played its last regular throws down the stretch, until Jensen February break, dropping a home game the half. season home game against Bowdoin went 1-2 with :08 left to give Middlebury a against Williams and a road game at Hamilton opened the second half of and squeaked out a 69-66 victory on 66-63 lead. Bowdoin called a timeout, its Hamilton, over the weekend of Feb. 1. play on a 12-3 run to go up by 14. The Sunday, Feb. 9. Both teams impressed last, with :05 left, giving the Polar Bears However, the following weekend the Continentals were carried in the second offensively in the first half, and the lead an inbounds place from the sideline. The Panthers rebounded with two victories half by sophomore guard Matt Hart, who never stretched beyond five points either ball came in to Matt Mathias who found at home against Colby and Bowdoin on scored 21 of his game-high 30 points way in the first 20 minutes. The Panthers his teammate Grant White in the left Feb. 7 and 9. In between, Middlebury after the intermission. Toward the end shot 48.1 percent in the first half, but corner. White drained a three-pointer took to the road and bested Keene State of the contest, Hart hit three-pointers were outshot by the Polar Bears, who with :02 on the clock to tie the game. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. on three consecutive possessions to give shot 52.2 percent. The Bowdoin bench tried to call Middlebury played possibly its most Hamilton the lead. Roberts, who stands 6’8”, had a tall a timeout, but with its final timeout impressive half of basketball all season “When a player gets hot like that the order on Sunday afternoon, drawing John having been used seconds earlier, the against eleventh-ranked Williams, only way to stop him is to not even let him Swords, Bowdoin’s seven-foot center. Polar Bears were dealt an administrative scoring 41 points and holding the Ephs touch the ball,” James Jensen ’14 said, “I Swords is the most efficient scorer in the technical foul. to just 25 first-half points. Hunter think it was pretty clear to everyone in NESCAC, shooting at a 70.1 percent clip, “The whistle blew and I wasn’t sure Merryman ’15 opened the scoring for the the gym who Hamilton wanted to take and averaging 13.8 points per game to go what was going on,” Brown said. Panthers, hitting his first three shots and the last shot of the game.” along with 9.2 rebounds per game. Kizel made three free throws down tallying 11 points in the first 13 minutes Kizel tied the game with two free “Covering someone that size is always the stretch, and Jensen blocked the last- of play. throws with 29 seconds remaining. On difficult,” Roberts said. “We had a plan second heave from Mathias, sealing the The fast pace early favored the the following possession, Jensen denied to limit his touches and we executed it Panthers victory. Panthers, who shot 50 percent from the Hart the ball, forcing Hamilton senior well.” Between the two weekends of NESCAC field in the opening half, torching the Greg Newton to take the final shot. Swords surpassed his averages with play, the Panthers picked up 92-86 road Ephs’ mixture of 2-3, 1-3-1 and man-to- Newton made the go-ahead bucket with 16 points and 13 rebounds on Sunday, win at Keene State on Tuesday, Feb. 4, man defenses. six seconds left, giving the Continentals but Roberts did a great job of fronting in which Sinnickson recorded a double- Dylan Sinnickson ’15 led Middlebury a 76-74 lead. Middlebury was unable Swords and limiting his open looks at the double with 26 points and 12 rebounds. with 12 points on 4-5 shooting from to get a clean look at the basket on the hoop. Roberts was one of four Panthers Kizel had 23 points of his own, Merryman behind the arc in the first half, many of other end, Newton’s shot thus sealing the in double figures (10), joining Jensen had 14 points to go along with six boards, those looks coming off of pick-and-roll contest in favor of Hamilton. (10), Sinnickson (18) and Kizel (19). and Jensen tallied 10 points. sets with Joey Kizel ’14, a play that the Kizel racked up 19 of his 22 points in With his seventh point of the Unfortunately, the win came at a rest of the NESCAC has yet to effectively the second half on 5-10 shooting (8-9 afternoon, with 12:21 remaining in the significant cost. St. Amour tore his right defend. FT), including nine points in the final first half, Kizel moved into fifth place ACL in the first half, ending his season. “The Williams game was a tale of three and a half minutes. Merryman, on the Middlebury all-time scoring list, St. Amour played in 20 games, starting two halves,” Head Coach Jeff Brown Matt St. Amour ’17 and Jensen joined passing Ryan Sharry ’12. Kizel, with 1424 nine, and averaging 9.2 points per game. said. “Offensively we attacked their 2-3 Kizel in scoring double figures for the career points, is 75 points away from Middlebury will finish conference play zone very effectively, but we weren’t as Panthers. reaching third place on that list. John this coming weekend with road games successful against their man-to-man The Panthers celebrated the class of Humphrey ’88 is the all-time career at Trinity and Amherst. The Panthers defense in the second [half].” 2014 on senior night at home against scoring leader with 1844 points. currently sit in third in the NESCAC, and After the break, Williams began to cut Colby with a convincing 85-64 victory Middlebury’s largest lead came with a win in either game will secure a home into the Middlebury lead on the strength on Friday, Feb. 7. Heading into the 18:45 in the second half when a three- game in the first round of the NESCAC of its three-point shooting. Senior game, both teams had three wins in pointer from Sinnickson put the Panthers tournament. forward Taylor Epley made a handful the conference, so the win brought of threes from NBA range, a shot that Middlebury one step closer to hosting a NESCAC Freshman of the Year candidate first-round NESCAC tournament game. Duncan Robinson replicated. Trailing by After the ceremonies concluded, Kizel panther sc0reboard three with five seconds left, the Panthers poured in 30 points, matching a career The women continue their recent ran an in-bounds play from the sideline high. The senior guard was successful W (OT) women’s hockey vs. Conn. College 3-2 dominance with an overtime goal to get Sinnickson a three-point look, but hitting threes in transition, and nearly from Sarah Ugalde ’14. earned a double-double, racking up nine his shot was contested and bounced off Men pull into a tie for third in the iron, giving Williams the victory. assists to go along with five rebounds and Men’s Basketball vs. Bowdoin 69-66 W conference with narrow win. In Coach Brown’s record-setting two steals. Jack Roberts ’14 led the Panthers 434th game as head coach, Middlebury Panthers clinch third in NESCAC W lost to Hamilton College on a last- with seven boards. Sinnickson aided the Women’s Squash vs. Williams 5-4 tourney with win over Ephs. second jumper on the road on Sunday, Panther attack with 20 points and six Panthers continue losing ways Feb. 2. Assistant Coach Russ Riley, who rebounds. L against Cardinals. preceded Brown, led the Panthers from Middlebury took a 5-2 lead 2:17 into Men’s Hockey vs. Wesleyan 2-1 1978-97 and previously held the record. the first half and never looked back. “The Colby game was the first time this L Women’s hoops is bumped from The Panthers were hamstrung by poor year where we played two great halves Women’s Basketball vs. Bowdoin 92-55 NESCAC tourney contention with big loss. shooting in the first half, hitting only and really put a team away,” Sinnickson 22sports | february 13, 2014 Men’s Hockey Stumble in Conference Play By John Wyman Freyre said. “No team we play now is from Matt Silcoff ’16, then stationed in dictating the game ourselves.” It is gut check time for the Middlebury going to respect us, so we need to earn it.” front for a tip-in goal of his own to move Middlebury traveled to Hartford, men’s hockey team (8-10-2) who will The Panthers were seconds away a critical distance in front of the Mules. CT to meet the eleventh-ranked Trinity face four must-win games in the coming from a signature win on the road against Derek Pimentel ’15, who assisted the Bantams on Feb. 8. The Panthers trailed two weekends to salvage a season that Bowdoin Jan. 25, but the Polar Bears Freyre goal, scored one of his own, and 2-0 in the second period when Evan never quite lifted off the ground. In the prevailed in overtime. Goals from two Wiggins goals completed the scoring. Neugold ’16 brought Middlebury within past three weekends, Middlebury lost Wiggins, Ronald Fishman ’16 and George The offense kept churning against one. Twenty-seven seconds later, Trinity to Bowdoin, then beat Colby and Tufts Ordway ’15 erased a Bowdoin lead. With Tufts. Skating on the open ice of a four- again stretched their lead to two goals, before losing three straight to Connecticut two minutes left, Louis Belisle ’14 gave on-four situation in the second period, and by the end of the second period the College, Trinity and Wesleyan. Despite Middlebury its first lead Barr rattled home a shot off Bantams led 4-1. the chilling results, the faithful can point with a top shelf wrister the post and a minute later Barr netted one for Middlebury early to Middlebury’s continued success in the on a five-on-three power “We need to play Belisle finished one of his in the fourth, and with 13:28 remaining shots category and recent stellar play play. Two inexcusable own. Pimentel scored two in the game Fishman made it a one-goal from important leaders John Barr ’14 penalties from the like underdogs. goals in the third period, contest. The Bantams then sealed the deal Panthers let Bowdoin his ninth and tenth on the with a fifth goal a minute later en route to and Ben Wiggins ’14. Wiggins earned No team we play NESCAC Player of the Week honors for pull the goalie and bully season. the 5-3 victory. his three goal, two assist weekend against in a rebound goal on now is going to In most respects, Middlebury surrendered two goals Bowdoin and Colby. their six-on-three player Middlebury deserved twenty-one seconds apart in the first The NCAA championship banners advantage. The home respect us.” another victory against period at Wesleyan on Feb. 9. Thirty hanging proudly in the Kenyon arena team slid in an overtime Conn. College The Panthers shots from the Panthers yielded only rafters put significant pressure on every goal to send Middlebury outshot the Camels 34 to 15. one late goal from Jake Charles ’16 on an edition of the Middlebury hockey team. packing. Thomas Freyre ‘14 Mike Petchonka of Conn. assist from Freyre. This year, after losing seven of the past At several points this Defender College put on a show to limit Despite the recent skid, it is unfair ten games, the team adopts an unfamiliar season, team defense has Middlebury to just one goal, to judge this team on wins and losses underdog mentality that may just become tightened and the power and Liam Moorfield-Yee ’16 alone. If the team can use its adversity the missing puzzle piece to the team’s play has excelled to lift surrendered two on 15 shots to motivate a positive run, Middlebury inconsistent play. the Panthers easily above to concede the game. may just get hot at the right time and Thomas Freyre ’14 called the last quality opponents. Yet Against Trinity and sneak another banner for the Kenyon two weeks “embarassing” and candidly uncertainty at the goaltender position Wesleyan, Middlebury dropped into rafter collection. Two back-to-back expressed the need for a “dramatic and lapses in the unique system still stifle two-goal deficits in the first period that games against third-ranked Williams (9- change across the board from seniors to the squad like a wet blanket. proved insurmountable. 3-2 NESCAC) make the road a difficult freshmen” in order to compete in the Middlebury took out its anger on Colby “Bad starts have been killing us all one for Middlebury, but Middlebury is postseason. on Saturday, Jan. 25 and Tufts on Friday, season,” Freyre said, “We respond to confident it can defeat the Ephs and gain “We need to play like underdogs,” Jan. 31. Freyre assisted a tip-in goal the other team when we really should be all the more momentum because of it. Ski Teams Hit Rough Patch at Carnivals the middlebury seconds in a time of 14:59, and Stella Holt ’15 was close behind with a time of 15:04. “The biggest thing for our team as a great eight The Middlebury ski team had a busy The Nordic men – missing key senior Ben whole right now is resting and building past couple of weeks, competing in the CHANGE Lustgarten ’14, who was competing in the energy back up for the coming weekends,” RANKING TEAM UNH, UVM, and Dartmouth Carnivals. The Alex’s Assertions U23 World Championships in Italy – came Mooney said. “Although our racing season Panthers placed fourth at UNH, third at away with 13th, 32nd, and 36th place is short, it is really intense with two races WoMen’s Hockey each weekend for six weeks straight. On day one at UNH, the men’s and These girls are cooler than I The following day, Sunday, Jan. 26, the 1 women’s ski teams competed in the giant am, and I’m okay with it alpine teams competed on the second day slalom event. Hig Roberts ’14, Christopher of the UVM Carnival. Roberts paced the for this week is to take it easy and bounce McKenna ’17, and Ghassan Gedeon-Achi ’16 Track And Field Some wicked fast times Shaw ’15 was the top Panther woman, Day two at Dartmouth was a mixed side, Yina Moe-Lange ’15 led the Panthers 2 were dropped this weekend placing 16th. bag, bringing some great runs and some with a second place run. In the Nordic competitions at UVM, the disappointing runs. The top three performers for the women’s Men’s Basketball women starred on day one, winning the In the slalom event, the Middlebury Consistency is lacking but a sprint event with three skiiers in the top each other, taking home the sixth, seventh, clutch win against Bowdoin and eighth places. Kelsey Phinney ’16 edged 3 saves them Mooney. Phinney snuck in with a tenth- alpine team crossed in at 21st, 26th, and out teammate Heather Mooney ’15 by two 28th place. The Nordic women also had Squash On day two, Holt was successful again, 4 NESCAC championships by the Numb3rs placing fourth, while Cobb again paced the men’s Nordic team did not do as hoped, as National ranking for the Campus’ own men. Middlebury placed third overall at the they took 26th, 40th, and 44th places in the Swimming and Diving Alex Morris ’16 in the women’s 400 event. 20K classic. 5 A solid home meet sets them meter run. 11 The ski teams then travelled east to Next, the Middlebury ski teams travel to up well for NESCACs Dartmouth College to take part in their Mass. to take part in the Williams Carnival, a losing record. They are 8-10-2 so far carnival, on Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, which is held on Friday, Feb. 14th and Skiing this season. 25 Feb. 8. Saturday, Feb. 15th. 6 A frustrating weekend for Roberts took advantage of favorable “[We] will have a pretty normal week of the ski teams Middlebury skiing alums competing in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. conditions to win the giant slalom event in training leading up to Williams,” Roberts 3 said. “The hill at Williams is steep so we will Men’s Hockey eighth. be focusing on the elements that make us A winning record is slowly Shutouts this season for women’s hockey 7 slipping away goalie Annabelle Jones ’15. Moe-Lange remained determined at fast on the steeps this week…As a team, we 4 are looking to qualify as many teammates Women’s Basketball for NCAAs in Park City, UT. Also, getting Points for Joey Kizel ’14 in Friday’s A tough season for the Lady win over Colby. Middlebury women in sixth place. top-three in the next carnivals as a team 8 Panthers leaves a lot to be 30 would be a great way to enter NCAAs.” desired. Panther Swim Teams Finish Fast in Home Finale and Morgan Burke ’17 won the 400-yard Tibbetts said. “It gives us the mental and 9:44.51. MacKay earned a second-place By Kevin Yochim medley relay in 3:59.22, more than six emotional boost we need heading into finish in the 100-yard freestyle, stopping The men and women’s swim teams seconds ahead of second-place UVM. NESCACs.” the clock in 47.65 seconds. hosted the Middlebury Invitational at the Tibbetts, Hillas, and Burke also teamed The men’s best race of the day came The most impressive race of the day Natatorium during the first weekend of up with Megan Griffin ’16 to win the 200- in the 400-yard medley relay, which they for the women was the 100-yard butter- February break on Friday, Jan. 31 and yard medley relay. won in a time of 3:30.39, just ahead of fly. The top four finishers were all Pan- Saturday, Feb. 1. NESCAC opponents Koide led the way for the women, win- rival Williams (3:31.00). Ian MacKay ’14 thers, with Hillas finishing first with a Williams, Amherst, and Tufts participat- ning the 200-yard individual medley in led off with a time of 52.77 seconds in the time of 57.29 seconds. ed along with Springfield and UVM. As 2:11.62 and the 200-yard breaststroke in backstroke, the second-fastest split of the The women are tapering their train- has been the case in past Invites, no team 2:25.04. Nora O’Leary ’17 finished right event. He was followed by Stephan Koe- ing this week in order to be ready for the scores were kept during the meet. behind Koide in the latter event with a nigsberger ’16 (breaststroke), who put NESCAC Championship, which will take “[The Middlebury Invite] is a great time of 2:25.56. the Panthers well in the lead with a split place between Friday, Feb. 14 and Sun- place for us to rehearse for NESCACs and Tibbetts, a senior captain, was also of 56.71 seconds. Teddy Kuo ’15 (butter- day, Feb. 16 at Williams. I think the results show that we have a part of three victories, winning the 100- fly) and Paul Lagasse ’16 (freestyle) were The men, meanwhile, will have an ex- lot to look forward to next weekend,” Co- yard backstroke in 58.57 seconds in addi- able to hold off Williams as the Ephs at- tra week of training before their Cham- Captain Mike Oster ‘14 said. tion to her part in the two relays. tempted a comeback. pionship meet, which will be held Feb. The women displayed their strength Also earning individual honors for the Though the men did not win any in- 21-23 at Bowdoin. first and foremost in the relay events, Panthers were Maddy Berkman ’15 in the dividual events, they highlighted the Both the men and women will hope winning two and finishing in the top four 200-yard butterfly (2:11.11) and O’Leary team’s depth with many top-five fin- to record qualifying marks for the NCAA in the rest. The team of Andie Tibbetts in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.81). ishes. Michael McGean ’17 was second championships, held March 19-22 in In- ’14, Jennifer Koide ’17, Jamie Hillas ’15, “We swam incredibly well overall,” in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of diana. February 13, 2014| SPORTS23 Squash Finishes Strong at NESCACs By Stephen Etna conference, drew fourth-seeded capable of producing. number-one player in the second round As the majority of the student-body Wesleyan in their opening game of the The women’s team, also seeded fifth of play, before falling in the next round. enjoyed some well-deserved time off competition. Strong performances by in the tournament, opened against Carey and Charlotte Dewey also breezed last week during February break, the Parker Hurst ’14 and Andrew Cadienhead fourth-seeded Hamilton. The Panthers past their competition before falling Middlebury squash teams were hard ’17 buoyed the Panthers, allowing them put on quite the display in their opening in the quarterfinals and semifinals, at work. Playing not only an extremely to best Wesleyan by a score of 5-4. match, defeating the Continentals by respectively. The biggest splash, competitive schedule but also being The upset was not easily attained, as a score of 7-2. The lineup has clearly however, was made by Jenkins, who arguably the College’s most well- many of the matches went long. With benefited from the return of the Dewey dominated all she played, losing only traveled team, the squash teams spent multiple matches going to the fifth cousins, Charlotte ’15 and Katie ’15. one game in match play on her way to their February breaks competing in and decisive games, the Cardinals of The next round found them taking taking the singles championship. both the NESCAC and Div. III Singles Wesleyan did not make life easy for on Trinity, who were seeded first in the The men did not see that level of tournaments, with both the men and Middlebury. women’s bracket as well. The women success from their representatives at women turning in solid performances The next game, against national fared no better than the men; Trinity, the tournament, but Jung and Harrison across the board. powerhouse and top-seeded Trinity, clearly the class of the NESCAC in Croll ’16 turned in strong performances. In a prelude to their championship would prove to be unfavorable to the squash, shut out Middlebury 9-0. In the “A” flight, Jung won his first match tournaments, the squash teams Panthers, as the Bantams beat them However, Middlebury would rebound in three straight games, before falling in participated in a round robin at Yale soundly 9-0. Other than a strong strongly from this defeat and in the the round of 16. Croll, who entered the before the NESCAC and individual performance from Andrew Jung ’16 the consolation game, beating Williams “B” flight, played sharply, winning his tournaments. The women defeated Panthers were outplayed down the line 5-4 to take third place in the NESCAC. first two matches handily before falling their only Div. III opponent, Franklin from an exceptionally strong Trinity With shutout victories from Charlotte to the eventual flight champion in the & Marshall, while dropping matches to team that would similarly shut out Dewey and Zoe Carey ’16, as well as a semifinals. fifth-ranked Yale, 11th-ranked George Williams in the final to take the NESCAC well fought come from behind victory Both the men’s and women’s teams Washington, and a close defeat to 10th- team championship. at first singles from Abby Jenkins ’14, return to action for the Team Nationals ranked Brown. In consolation play for third place, the Panthers were able to take down the tournament. The men travel to Harvard At the Yale meet, the men fared better, the Panthers took on Bates. The Bobcats Ephs in a close matchup. this weekend, Feb. 13-16, for the albeit against lesser ranked competition. had an answer for Middlebury’s usually The strong play from the women tournament. The following weekend, Winning two of three matches, the formidable top half of the lineup, beating continued in the inaugural Div. III Feb. 20-23, the women will compete at men defeated number-20 Brown and the Panthers’ first through fourth singles Singles Invitational at Bowdoin College Princeton. George Washington, while losing a well players. Despite sound wins from Wyatt this past weekend. Sending Jenkins, For both squads, Team Nationals will contested match to 14th-ranked Navy. French ’17, Reed Palmer ’15 and Will Dewey, Carey and Saskia Pownall- provide one final opportunity to match Crucial to both teams’ rankings, Hanley ’15, Middlebury would ultimately Gray ’16 to the top-tiered “A” flight, the up with top players from around the the weekend of Jan. 31 saw the men come up short and fall to Bates 6-3. women’s delegation from Middlebury country with the intention of improving and women take on their NESCAC For the weekend, Middlebury finished had a very strong showing. their national ranking. competition for the team conference fourth in the NESCAC, outperforming Ranked 29th in the field of 32, championships. their seed, but still not the performance Pownall-Gray scored the tournament’s The men, seeded fifth in the a talented roster such as Middlebury’s is biggest upset, defeating Williams’ Ephs Prove Last Nail in the Coffin for Women’s Basketball CONTINUED FROM 24 Wesleyan and Hamilton for the critical Kirk finished with 12 points and 17 Middlebury. eighth spot even if they were to win their rebounds against Suffolk for another The Panthers wrap up their season were very tall, strong, and physical and final pair of conference games. double-double, single-handedly helping with a tough pair of NESCAC road games, we had to work hard to come up with our Back in action on Tuesday night, Feb. Middlebury to keep the rebounding travelling to face Trinity and twelfth- rebounds.” 11, for a home matchup with Suffolk, margin close. Forward Alexis Coolidge ranked Amherst on Friday and Sunday, The second half was more of the same the Middlebury women again struggled, ’15 added eight points off the bench for Feb. 14 and 16. for Middlebury. The Panthers shot just falling 56-53 in the seniors’ final home 30 percent from the floor in the half, game. while Bowdoin played 15 of the 16 women In first-half action, Middlebury on the roster and were still able to stretch struggled mightily from the floor, their lead. The Polar Bears would go on shooting just 18.9 percent in the period, to win by a final tally of 92-55. including misses on all eight of their Kirk and Knox were the only Panthers three-point attempts. Kirk’s tenacity on to score in double figures against the boards again was a bright spot for Bowdoin, contributing 10 points each. the Panthers, helping them to keep the Middlebury managed just 31 rebounds as game close even when the shots weren’t a team on the day to Bowdoin’s 41. falling. Middlebury went into the half “We all knew Bowdoin would be a trailing 22-16. tough game and knowing we only had Coming out of the break, hot shooting a few conference games left definitely from Marcus helped Middlebury crawl added urgency,” Knox said. “We all back into the game. Marcus hit a jumper really wanted the victory, especially for with 2:06 remaining in the game to cut our seniors who have worked so hard the lead to one at 50-49, but that would and put so much time and energy into be as close as the Panthers would come. our team.” Timely free-throw shooting down the With the loss to Bowdoin, Middlebury stretch helped Suffolk lock down the has been eliminated from contention for eventual victory. the NESCAC tournament. Sitting at 1-7 Marcus led Middlebury with 18 points Michael o’hara in conference play and in a tie with Colby on 8-18 shooting, including going 7-11 for ninth place, the Panthers would Scarlett Kirk drives to the hoop in the 60-55 loss against Williams on Friday, from the floor in the second half. lose head-to-head tiebreakers to both Jan. 31.

Who will lead men’s basketball in Will women’s hockey drop either Closest to: How many rebounds Winter Olympics: Which country scoring in Sunday’s game against game to Williams this weekend? will Scarlett Kirk ’14 pull down will sit atop the medal count editors’ picks Amherst? in women’s hoops’ matchup with after Sunday’s competition? Trinity?

JOEY KIZEL ’14 NO 11 CANADA Thank god for Joey Kizel. I’ll back any team against Williams. Just to make it interesting. Great Britain has one bronze medal so far. Go us.

Alex Morris (28-24, .538)

JOEY KIZEL ’14 NO 12 NORWAY Kizel is going to have to create his The women haven’t lost a NESCAC These cats ski like Alex runs. own shots if the Panthers are going game all season, so this seems like things on her last weekend in Amen, Joe Mac. to hang with the Ephs. a safe bet. Panther blue and white. Fritz Parker (29-32, .475)

JOEY KIZEL ’14 YES 10 CANADA Sinnickson leads the team in PPG, My record says I’m usually wrong. Kirk averages almost 10 per game. I It’s cold out there, eh? but the senior captain is on a roll So I’m wishing some good luck on expect at least that many. Also, it’s a miracle that we were right now. the Panthers. able to put this issue out. Joe macdonald (24-28, .462) sports 24 Swish.

With the season hanging by a thread, Joey Kizel ’14 had a career-making weekend, scoring 30 on Friday, Feb. 7, and sinking a last second free throw (above) to seal the deal against Bowdoin on Sunday.

KYLE FINCK Women’s Hockey Skate to Five Women’s Basketball Consecutive Wins During Break Drop Games at Home By Joe MacDonald On Friday, Jan. 31, Middlebury in the last minute of the third By Fritz Parker in the half as they struggled to period. Two goals from Fluke The Middlebury women’s keep pace. meeting. The Panthers recorded after the second intermission The Middlebury women’s hockey team kept its unbeaten In the second half, the Mules made it a 5-3 Middlebury basketball team went 1-2 in a trio streak alive through the end of continued to rain the three- and outshot the Continentals advantage. Utica found the back of games over February break, February break; the women have ball, with over half of their 34-11. Middlebury was the of the net once more, but in the picking up a narrow road win yet to suffer a defeat through 14 attempts in the period coming games end the Panthers were victorious over Keene State on Tuesday, from beyond the arc. While The Panthers defeated scoring all three goals while on by a score of 5-4. Feb. 4, before dropping a pair of Kirk’s toughness on the block Bowdoin on Friday, Jan. 24 the man advantage. Mandigo, NESCAC home games to Colby Fluke and Sullivan each tallied a with Conn. College on Friday, continued to give the Panthers before tying the Polar Bears and Bowdoin on Friday, Feb. 7 score. Feb. 7 saw multiple shots in the an edge under the basket, the on the following afternoon. and Saturday, Feb. 9. The next day’s matchup Mules’ efficiency from three was Middlebury then took two on Taking a five-game losing between the two squads was opened the scoring with 4.7 too much to overcome. Colby the road at Hamilton on Friday, streak on the road to Keene more hotly contested, though stretched their lead throughout Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1. State for a midweek matchup, Middlebury played a mid-week Middlebury again prevailed, Anna Van Kula ’16 tipped home the half and went on to win 79- the Panthers were able to game at home against Utica and this time 3-2 in overtime. The a shot from Victoria Laven ’17 61. overcome a slow start to edge won in a nail-biter, 5-4. Last Panthers took advantage of their to tie the game in the second Kirk recorded another power play opportunities, as they period. Fluke sent Middlebury the Owls by a score of 59-55. weekend, on Friday, Feb. 7 and double-double in the game, had the day before. With 14:20 into the second intermission While struggling from the floor Saturday, Feb. 8, Middlebury pulling down 17 rebounds to left on the clock in the second in the first half, Middlebury outscored Conn. College 6-2 in go with 17 points. Guard Sarah period, Fluke gathered a carom rebound on a shot from Watson. capitalized on their 24 free- two wins. Marcus ’14 and forward Rachel off the boards and knocked it in After the Camels tied the game throw opportunities – of which Katie Sullivan ’15 opened the Crews ’15 had 13 and 11 points scoring for the Panthers 5:01 into for the 1-0 lead. Minutes later, a in the third, with time winding they converted 17 – en route to respectively for Middlebury. slap shot from Laura McConney down, Ugalde scored the game- the win. In addition to an enormous meeting with Bowdoin, which ’15 found the back of the net. winner with :57 remaining in the Scarlett Kirk ’14 led the Hamilton scored on a breakaway contest. three-point differential, the Middlebury won 4-0. One minute Panthers with 20 points and 18 late in the second period, and Middlebury shut out the Panthers shot just 44 percent and forty-two seconds later, the rebounds for a double-double Camels the following day, 3-0. from the free-throw line in the Panthers’ lead had stretched to against Keene State. Middlebury minutes left to play in regulation. Mackenzie Martin ’15 scored the game, including 11 misses in the 3-0. Sara Ugalde ’14 netted a needed all of the help that they Seventeen seconds into overtime, second half alone that would power play goal with help from could get from Kirk on a day Emily Fluke ’15, followed by a Fluke tossed a backhander on Sullivan and Fluke added to have helped keep the game which saw them outrebounded second goal from Sullivan. With net that the Continentals’ goalie the scoring, securing the fourth close. 53-36. Elizabeth Knox ’17 added 13:14 remaining in the third, a seemed to cover up, but the puck shutout of the season for Jones. Returning to action against squirted through for the game- Back on the ice for a matchup 11 points in the game. shot from Julia Wardwell ’16 was 22nd-ranked Bowdoin, three- winner. with rival Plattsburgh on The Panthers then played tipped home by Katie Mandigo point defense was again a critical More Fluke heroics were on Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Panthers hit host to Colby in a matchup weakness for Middlebury. The display on Tuesday, Feb. 4 in a roadblock that they could not of two squads angling for the Middlebury’s offense was Polar Bears were able to convert the Panthers’ defeat of a visiting overcome, falling 5-2 to the host eighth and final spot in the less explosive on Saturday, seven of 11 from beyond the arc Jan. 25 when the Panthers and Utica squad. Utica took an early Cardinals. While Middlebury upcoming NESCAC tournament. in the first half alone. Defensive Polar Bears fought to a draw. two-goal lead, but Krakower cut From the opening tip, the Mules issues were compounded by Bowdoin took the 1-0 lead period goal from Jane Freda ’17, were set on establishing their period. After a power play goal Plattsburgh came roaring back poor shooting and rebounding halfway through the game on a three-point game against the from Utica, Krakower again with a trio of second-period from the Panthers, who fell rebound off of Annabelle Jones Panthers, hitting six of 13 from responded with her own score on goals to seize the lead. Jennifer behind early and went into the ’15, who had 28 saves and has long range in the first half to the power play, off of assists from Krakower added a late power- half trailing by 25. yet to suffer a defeat this season. jump out to a 37-31 halftime Carly Watson ’17 and Ugalde, play goal for the Panthers – who “I think we did fairly well on Jennifer Krakower ’14 scored the lead. Though dominant in the equalizer less than a minute into making it a 3-2 game. Pam were outshot 28-7 in the second the boards,” Knox said. “They paint, Middlebury missed all the third period while on a power Schulman ’17 tied the game when and third periods – in the losing six of their three-point attempts play. she netted her own rebound effort. SEE WOMEN’S, PAGE 23

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