April 10, 2014 | Vol. 112 no. 21 | middleburycampus.com Use, Abuse and the New Pharmaceutical Reality
By Kyle Finck sophomore year. A friend took the orange 20-milligram (mg) pill and crushed it into a light powder with the bottom of a mug, before guiding the mass into four equal lines with a credit card and instructing Emma to get a tampon. She re- recreational use that continues to this day. “It was almost euphoric, it felt like I could do any- thing.” she said. “But the next morning, I had the worst hangover I’ve ever had in my life.”
Living in the Adderall Generation Part 1 of 2
whatever it takes to get there. only 4 percent reported having prescriptions. While the More than two years later, Adderall has become a con- Over the past 13 months, the Campus has followed data is scarce, the stories of use and abuse paint a com- stant companion to Emma’s academic and social life. numerous current and former students — all of whom re- plicated picture, in which the line between prescribed use quested anonymity and were given pseudonyms and, for and illicit self-medication is murky at best and farcical at Freshman year and the beginning of sophomore year some, different genders for legal and social reasons — as worst. before I tried it, I really liked just being drunk, and that they grappled balancing their relationships with the pow- Whether Adderall is a life-changing medicine or an erful psychostimulant with academic, social and societal unfair performance enhancer depends on whom you talk enough. We can’t just all hang out and drink and go out. expectations. The Campus also interviewed experts on to. What is clear is that we are now living in the Adderall Someone always wants to do Adderall to take it to the the frontlines, from psychologists prescribing the drug to Generation, a reality that is rarely talked about but ap- next level.” neuroscientists studying their affects on the brain. parent just below the surface. You may not have a pre- Emma’s story is one of an increasing number that Data on psychostimulant use at the College is hard to scription or snort the drugs on weekends, but psycho- point to a new reality across colleges and universities na- come by. In a student-led study last spring, 16 percent of stimulants are here to stay, and they have the potential to tionwide, as a wave of high-performing and highly stimu- Middlebury students who responded to the anonymous affect nearly every aspect of life lated students strive for top grades and are willing to do survey reported illegally using the drug, slightly above the at the College. SEE SPREAD, PAGE 12 5 to 12 percent estimated nationally. Of that percentage, Anthea Viragh 8,196 Apply to Class of 2018 Nyad to Speak at By Mitch Perry over excellent early decision The first generation category is On March 21, the College applicants just to keep the per- very important for Buckles and mailed letters of acceptance to centage of the class that applied his team as they strive to create Commencement 1,422 prospective students rep- early decision below 50. a diverse student body. By Emily Singer resenting all 50 states and 82 The admitted class for 2018 “First generation access cuts show on CNBC. She has published different countries in the hope hails from across the country, across a lot of boundaries,” he The College has announced two books about her long-distance swimming career, has written for that 575 of these students will with the most admitted stu- said. “It will be inclusive of so- that Diana Nyad will deliver the the New York Times, Newsweek enroll next fall. The College dents coming from California. cioeconomic, racial, cultural and 2014 commencement address on magazine and NPR’s “All Things shrunk its target class size due Other pipeline states include religious diversity.” Sunday, May 25. At the age of Considered.” More recently, Nyad to yield for the class of 2017 that New York, Connecticut, Massa- The College plans to award 64, Nyad made history last year was named to National Geograph- was greater than anticipated and chusetts and Illinois. The class $9.6 million in need-based fi- - son to swim the 110-mile stretch ic magazine’s 2014 “Adventurers therefore offered admission to also includes students from 82 nancial aid. Although the class different countries. Buckles at- size is smaller, the Admissions between Havana, Cuba and Key of the Year” list and competed on 14 percent of its regular decision Dancing with the Stars. tributed this diversity to Admis- Office tried to maintain its num- West, FL without the protection applicants and just 17.3 percent The College will also be hon- sions’ goal of, “creating a com- bers for students of color and of a shark cage. of overall applicants – lower munity that reflects the best of first generation students. Ac- Nyad will also receive an hon- than last year’s 19 percent over- with honorary degrees: former the rest of the world.” cording to Buckles, this means orary Doctor of Humane Letters all acceptance rate. Board of Trustees Vice Chair and Within the accepted class, that while the budget for finan- degree from the College. “It is the most selective class “Diana Nyad is a bold and fear- former executive of State Street 33.7 percent of the students cial aid might not be higher than ever,” said Dean of Admissions less athlete whose determination Corporation William H. Kieffer identify as students of color and last year’s, the percentage of stu- Greg Buckles. “They have been is truly inspiring,” President of III ’64, Grammy-award winning 14.5 percent identify as the first dents on financial aid could be. subject to the highest degree the College Ronald D. Liebowitz singer and social justice advocate in their family to attend college. of scrutiny that any class ever SEE CLASS, PAGE 3 said in a press release. “Her men- Angelique Kidjo, acclaimed un- has.” Despite a 10 percent drop tal strength and her belief in never derwater explorer Carl Douglas in received applications (a total giving up on her goals make her a ’88, former President Emeritus of of 8,196), Buckles says that in WELCOME, CLASS OF 2018 role model for others who wish to Yale University Richard Levin and terms of academic rating – the pursue their dreams, no matter retired chairman and CEO of Col- seven point scale used by the ad- how daunting.” gate-Palmolive Reuben Mark ’60. missions office to evaluate aca- Keiffer has served as emeritus demic capability – the admitted acceptance rate # applications: 8,196 swimmer, having swam around trustee since 2008, and has held class is the highest he has seen at REG decision the island of Manhattan in under various volunteer leadership posi- Middlebury College. 4th largest # eight hours at age 26. She also set tions at the College over the past The number of admitted early OVERALL applications in BUT 10% fewer the world record for both men’s 50 years. He has served as vice decision students is consistent midd’s history applications and women’s distance swimming chair of the Board of Trustees and led the Monterey Institute of In- with last year’s total, and early than last year by traversing the 102 miles be- ternational Studies (MIIS) Board decision students comprise 53 OVERALL # applications has tween North Bimini Island, Ba- 17.3% hamas and Juno Beach, Florida in of Governors for nine years. percent of the class, contribut- 14% doubled in the Last 10 years Kieffer is currently co-chair of ing to a low regular-decision ac- just 27.5 hours. the 2015 Middlebury Language ceptance rate. Buckles describes In the 1980s, Nyad took a hia- tus from swimming and worked Schools Centennial Celebration. this early decision method as “a “It is the most selective class ever. They have been subject in broadcast journalism, serving He will receive a Doctor of Hu- little controversial” but says that to the highest degree of scrutiny any class ever has.” as senior correspondent for Fox mane Letters degree. Admissions did not want to pass -Dean of admissions Greg Buckles Sports News and hosting her own SEE COLLEGE, PAGE 2
VT SCHOOLS NOM FOOD PREVIEW OF RENT CONSIDER INITIATIVE UNDER AT THE TOWN HALL CONSOLIDATION NEW LEADERSHIP THEATER PAGE 5 PAGE 14 PAGE 17 inside 2NEWS | april 10, 2014 College to Old Chapel Restructures Roles By Eliza Teach rent leave taken by Associate Vice Presi- Bob Cluss as the Dean of the Curriculum. dent Aline Germain-Rutherford to serve Gurland has an extensive background that Following the recent restructuring of will prepare her well for this new position. the Board of Trustees, July 1 will mark a Interactive Languages.” Award Six wide-sweeping change in faculty gover- Andi Lloyd, the current Dean of the on when I came to Middlebury was the nance. These changes come at a pivotal Faculty, will assume the newly created curriculum committee,” Gurland said. transition point for the College, as the “And at that time Bob Cluss was the chair new President will assume his position in the College Board of Overseers. She will of the committee, so I feel that I learned Honorary 2015. also take on the role of Vice President for from him and got a broad perspective on President Ronald D. Liebowitz wrote Academic Affairs. the College curriculum from that experi- in an all school email, “The transitional “I will work with the chair and vice- ence.” nature of the amended responsibilities chair of the College Board of Overseers Gurland has also served on the Educa- Degrees is intended to provide continuity for the to set the agenda for the year and pro- tional Affairs Committee and the Gover- College’s new leader, and also to allow for CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 vide materials for meetings,” Lloyd said. nance Working Group. important coordination with the Board “Probably the best way to think about it is “Serving on the educational affairs Kidjo’s blend of Afropop, Congolese and its new committee and governance that I am a liaison to the Trustees serving committee has given me a broad view of rumba, jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel structures.” on the College Board of Overseers.” the college and an appreciation for the The Board of Trustees is now organized and Latin music earned her the Grammy Tim Spears, the current Vice President similarities and differences among de- into three boards of overseers. There is a award for Best Contemporary World for Academic Affairs, will become the Vice partments and programs and how things one board of overseers for the College as Music in 2007. She is a native of Benin President for Academic Development. work in various parts of the curriculum,” and has worked as a UNICEF Goodwill Spears sees his new role as bringing the Gurland said. programs. Ambassador since 2002. Kidjo also per- needs of initiatives that might be bubbling All of the new roles will have a year to Shirley Collado, Dean of the College, up between faculty as well as different adjust under the leadership of Liebowitz formed at the College in the fall. She will will also become the Vice President for new and already existing programs to the before the new President assumes his po- be receiving an honorary Doctor of Arts Student Affairs. Steve Trombulak, Profes- sition in 2015. degree. sor of Biology and Environmental Studies, “It makes sense, I think, from the Pres- “The administrative transitions were Douglas, a recipient of a Doctor of will take on the role of Director of Scienc- ident’s perspective to have an adminis- timed so that President Liebowitz will Letters, founded Deep Sea Productions, es. Stephen Snyder, Professor of Japanese trator who is familiar with the academic - a publishing and documentary film com- cur,” Lloyd said. “This gives all of us a the Language Schools. pany that has chronicled the discovery of Advancement, the academic administra- year to get up to speed on both the new Liebowitz wrote in his email, “[Sny- over 100 underwater ruins. Douglas also tion and the faculty to develop new initia- positions and the new governance struc- serves as chairman of Sweden’s largest tives,” Spears said. ture, so when the new president comes in our language schools, the likely increased private marine survey company. Suzanne Gurland, currently an Associ- we should all be comfortable in our new collaborations between the Schools and ate Professor of Psychology, will succeed roles.” Levin will also receive a Doctor of Let- other parts of Middlebury, and the cur- ters. During his time as President Emeri- tus at Yale from 1993-2013, he launched the Yale Center for the Study of Global- ization and collaborated with the Na- SRI Panel Discusses Fossil Fuels tional University of Singapore to found By Emily Singer and engagement between investors and but sooner than we think, the consequenc- the first liberal arts college in Asia. companies has become much easier. es of our short-sighted vision and reluc- Mark, who will be receiving a Doctor On Monday, April 7, the College hosted its third panel on the subject of Socially Heim noted that sustainability reports tance to lead will imperil the fundamental of Laws, was the longest-serving leader Responsible Investing and the College’s have proven to be advantageous not only conditions that make life in a organized in Colgate-Palmolive’s history as a pub- endowment in the past 15 months. with regard to the relationship between society possible,” he said. lic company. He served on the College’s Six investment experts were invited to companies and managers or investors, but The panelists emphasized that there is Board of Trustees from 1985 to 1994 and speak on how fossil fuel investments are also between companies and employees, no right way to go about divesting, or any has been an avid proponent of faculty evaluated and how institutions such as the for employees are often more willing to right alternative to fossil fuel investments. scholarship, teaching and development. College can best incorporate Environmen- work for a company that promotes trans- Leighton suggested that those involved in The 2014 Middlebury College com- tal-Social-Governance (ESG) conscious- parency and boasts strong ESG practices. the divestment movement at the College mencement ceremony will be held on the ness into their investment process. The panelists noted that even clean speak to students at other colleges—par- lawn behind Voter beginning at 10 a.m. Vice President of Advisor Markets at energy investments, however, are not ticularly those that are managed by Inves- on Sunday, May 25. Pax World Tom Gainey, Managing Di- perfect. The mining of rare earth miner- - rector and Director of ESG Research and als, which are found in many phone and agers to make changes. Shareholder Engagement at Boston Com- computer batteries, as well as solar panels “I was pleased that all of the panelists mon Asset Management Steven Heim, and wind turbines, is an expensive and en- addressed fossil fuel divestment,” Greta Real Assets Director at Investure Jon Hill, vironmentally invasive process. Neubauer ’14.5 wrote in an email. “The Partner and Portfolio Manager at Trillium Throughout the evening, Hill empha- panelists made clear [during the panel and Asset Management Stephanie Leighton, sized Investure’s long-term outlook on in conversations afterward] that Middle- Senior Vice President of Essex Investment investments. He argued that many of the bury could divest if the College considered Management William Page and Proprie- company’s clients have been around for it to be a priority,” noting that she felt a tary Trading and Risk Management Team centuries and will be around for centuries “sense of inevitability” rooted in the in- member at Mariner Investment Group more, and so slower, steadier and more creasing number of socially responsible Akila Prabhakar served on the panel. promising investments are what they look options for investment due to the worsen- The panelists hail from different genres for. ing climate crisis. Diana Nyad will address the class of of work, ranging from advising to invest- Adrian Leong ’16 found Investure’s Jeannie Bartlett ’15, too, remains opti- stance to be problematic, however. mistic about the feasibility of divestment 2014 on Sunday, May 25. funds. “It was surprising for me to hear … that in the College’s future. The panel came on the heels of the Col- they [Investure] think they’re currently in- “In talking with a couple of the panel- lege’s announcement that, as of February vesting with a view of the long term,” Le- ists afterward, they said they think Inves- 28, a $25 million portion of the endow- ong wrote in an email. “As long as they are ture could create a separately managed ment will go toward investments that gen- investing in the fossil fuel industry, they fund that was fossil fuel free but otherwise erate social, environmental and economic are not doing that.” MCAB’s WHAT’S He alluded to United Nations Rap- “We would just have to ask them for it, value and are in keeping with good ESG practices. The $25 million represents ap- porteur Olivier De Schutter’s warning of which so far Patrick Norton and the trust- HAPPENING AT proximately three percent of the College’s a broken food system, prolonged poverty ees have been unwilling to do.” She added total endowment. that in giving a portion of the endowment Additionally, the College has placed current emission trends continue. to RISE, “we have already seen that they MIDDLEBURY? $150,000 of its endowment under the “Maybe we are still making money now, can create a separate fund.” management of the Research and Invest- Q&A Atwater Dinner ment and Social Equity (RISE) group, a Dig into pork ribs and hush puppies at the division of the Socially Responsible In- Q&A-hosted Southern Comfort dinner. vestment Club (SRI). RISE will be using the funds to invest in companies that meet WEDNESDAY AT 6 P.M. particular ESG standards. The group will present a report on the status of the fund Yoga with Sayre to the Investment Committee of the Board Unwind after a long week with some of Trustees each year. On April 7, RISE an- downward dog in Proctor Basement. - FRIDAY AT 1:30 P.M. ment funds. The panelists began by introducing Zumba themselves and explaining their work in Take a study break to dancercize in socially responsible investing, and tran- McCullough Social Space. sitioned into a discussion amongst them- SUNDAY AT 4 P.M. selves about working directly with com- Spring Formal panies to improve ESG-related practices Take it back to the Roaring Twenties at and about the complexity of clean energy the Great Gatsby-themed semi-formal. investments. A night of eclectic music starts off with The panelists agreed that, particularly performances by Will Cuneo and Icarus as climate change has moved to the fore- & The Wax Wings, D. Scott and Milk front of political dialogue in recent years, Chocolate and DJ Norris. Beer and wine companies have become more eager to ad- michael o’hara SATURDAY AT 9:30 P.M. dress workplace sustainability practices Jon Hill of Investure speaks to students and faculty at the SRI panel on April 7. april 10, 2014 | News 3 Class of 2018 Boasts 14.5% First Gen. Students CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 dent. “We have many more kids with aid Other factors are useful in determin- packages out there than we have the bud- ing whether Middlebury is a good fit for WELCOME, CLASS OF 2018 get for,” Buckles said. “But, we look year an applicant – “self-awareness” and “re- to year and have a pretty good idea of siliency” are two qualities that Buckles where we will end up.” and his team have found are important Recruited student-athletes make up to increasing the likelihood of a student STUDENTS WHO APPLY 11.5 percent of the admitted class. Due having a positive Middlebury experience. TOP 5 MOST REPRESENTED STATES: TO MIDD ALSO APPLY TO: to the smaller pool of admitted students, Buckles explained that these qualities al- Buckles said, this year Admissions was low students to take advantage of what is # more “focused” with coaches about the offered at Middlebury and, additionally, MA dartmouth number of recruits they could bring in. to give back. 1 The Admissions Office has also started “That creates a better roommate, a utilizing a new feature that makes it eas- better classmate, and a better commu- amherst ier for faculty in the arts departments to nity,” he said. evaluate work submitted by prospective With every graduating class, the Ad- students to afford students with excep- missions Office compares the academic williams tional artistic ability to be recognized and rating they gave students with students’ lend greater heft to their application. actual performance while at Middlebury. Buckles said the Admissions Office Buckles said that he has found that the IL NY bowdoin is as transparent about the admissions best indicator of success at Middlebury is CA process as possible. The Admissions Of- consistently the academic rating. (ALL 50 STATES, DC AND PUERTO RICO REPRESENTED) fice staff rates applicants on academics, Students have until May 1 to accept BROWN personal qualities and extra-curricular their spot in the Class of 2018. Once the activities, and then assigns the applicant Admissions Office is able to process ac- an overall rating. This system allows the ceptances, the composition of the en- planned financial aid: staff to attain a holistic view of the stu- rolled class will be available. $9,600,000 countries82 # admitted TARGET CLASS SIZE 1,422 --> 575
STUDENTS RECRUITED FIRST APPROXIMATE % 33.7% OF COLOR 11.5% ATHLETES 14.5% GENERATION 27% STUDENT ATHLETES
Rachel Frank Members of the track team staff the BiHall Kiosk as part of a fundraising effort. What’s going on this weekend at... Kiosk Opens in BiHall By Ellie Reinhardt organizations. For their help, the organi- Coffee and snacks are now available for the science buffs on campus thanks to the made while they work. Both GlobeMed and grand opening of a café kiosk in Bicentennial the Track and Field team have already gotten & Hall on Monday, March 31. involved with working at the café. Cannistra The installation of the café was prompted said that the program will work similarly to after a WetheMiddKids petition received 247 that of the Grille’s delivery service, which has votes and won the attention of the Student been very successful. Government Association (SGA). “[Chief of According to Co-President of GlobeMed Staff] Danny Zhang ’15 discovered that ef- Olivia Wold ’14, the organization received forts to put a café in BiHall had been begun 25 percent of the proceeds made while they The Milk Chocolate but were stalled” SGA President Rachel Lid- worked. She acknowledged that it offers clubs Project dell ’15 said. “We thought that a café in BiHall an opportunity to fundraise without all the would be amazing, so we began to pursue it.” planning and time commitment that often FRIDAY 9:00-11:00pm The SGA Senate voted unanimously to goes into a fundraising event. “The College The Milk Chocolate Project is a soul and support the petition and created a resolution does a great job both promoting new ideas Karaoke R&B cover band with smooth vocals and called S.C.I.E.N.C.E (Supporting Cafés In for fundraisers, like this one, and also provid- Environments of New Community Enhance- ing guidance when we have our own ideas,” FRIDAY 11:30-2:00am an infectious groove. Come hear some ment). she said. Join us for a night of special talent blues and your favorite Motown hits! The SGA worked with General Manager of The café, open from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and fun at Late Night Karaoke. Retail Food Operations David Cannistra and then 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. On Mondays Special Assistant to the President David Do- through Fridays, Liddell speculated, they nahue to bring the petition to life. President “will provide sustenance and caffeine to hard- Dayve Huckett of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz approved working people. Students and faculty alike SATURDAY 8:00-10:00pm have communicated their desire for such a the movement to go forward with the project Dayve Huckett’s repertoire spans from about three weeks ago. place for some time.” Efforts to implement a café in BiHall go “The café will allow [students] to relax and Zappa to the Beatles and from Sting to as far back as 2006, according to Cannistra. have a cup of coffee and enjoy themselves,” Tommy Emmanuel, as well as his own The most recent attempt was last year but Cannista said. “It’s more of a service that we original music on classical, steel string, the plans were “a little too ambitious for the set up for the students than a money making and electric guitars. space” according to him. opportunity.” Because of past efforts though, the deci- According to Cannistra, the café has al- sion to move forward with the café was easy ready been a success. Blues Jam for the administration. Pub Night “[The café] seems likes it’s something 584 customers, and it was well received NEXT WEDNESDAY (16TH) that’s been needed on campus,” Cannistra by,faculty, staff and students alike,” he said. SATURDAY 9:00-11:00pm said. Along with the café in BiHall, the Rehears- Join Will Cuneo’s band “Icarus and the 8:00-10:00pm The café, located across from Armstrong als Café in the lower lobby of the Mahaney Waxwings” on Pub Night this week- Join us every 3rd Wednesday for Blues Library, includes a kiosk of coffee and small Center for the Arts re-opened on April 1 for end. Alcohol will be served for those Jam. Dennis Willmott from Left Eye Jump snacks with in addition to more substantial the rest of the spring semester. 21+ with two forms of ID. will provide lead guitar, bass, and drums food such as sushi from Sushi with Gusto. “This started because [President Liebow- “We really just want to get up and going itz] wanted a sense of community … where and these guys will back you up or take with this so I think it’s just going to stay [a ki- people could meet and have a cup of coffee a break and let you play. All musicians osk]” Cannistra said. “[BiHall] is such a beau- and hang out. I think that was the driving and blues fans are welcome! Everyone factor. [President Liebowitz] was looking for tiful space. They don’t want to do anything to will get a chance to play. permanently change the place.” a sense of community, as far as the CFA as The café will be run in part by student well.” 4NEWS | april 10, 2014 $800k Grant 23 Celebrate 25 Years at College By Vivian Guo tions and what has made such a long While faculty spoke to the level of free- This year 23 faculty and staff members commitment worth it, the professors dom and support that the school offers Awarded were inducted into the College’s 25 Year unanimously answered the students. them to conduct research and grow as an Club recognizing those who have contrib- “It’s the students. You guys make all academic, the staff also described work- uted 25 years worth of service to the com- the difference in our lives,” said Chris- ing for the College as rewarding. for Digital munity. This not only includes profes- tian A. Johnson Professor and Chair of “Middlebury is a great employer,” sors, but also the staff the Department of the History of Art and Corbin said. “I’ve been fortunate to work Architecture Cynthia that are responsible “... it feels like you have to with presidents who value the staff, the for administrative af- Packert. faculty, the students, the parents highly Scholarship As Chair, she has fairs and the welfare put your best self forward and want people to feel safe and comfort- By Allie Cohen of the students. because it’s essential a crucial role in hir- able coming to work.” “All the members ing and reviewing Much has changed in 25 years, and the Digital scholarship and research has be- to the whole learning contracts and tenure come crucial to a liberal arts education and of the 25 Year Club College is a different place than the one are invited back for tracks for the depart- two decades ago. Joy Pile who works at dynamic.” ment. steps to implement it more fully. The Col- a reception in May,” Library and Information Services spoke “When you walk lege recently received an $800,000 grant said Thomas Corbin, cynthia packert about how technology has changed the Christian a. johnson professor and chair of the into a classroom of from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for one of this year’s in- way the library runs. department of history of art and architecture a project entitled “Galvanizing Digital Lib- ductees who works in smart, really engaged “When I first came to Middlebury we eral Arts at Middlebury”. the Assistant Trea- students…. it feels were still filing catalog cards,” she said. The grant was proposed by a group of surer’s Office. “It’s like you have to put At the same time advances like digi- faculty and staff including Professor Tim kind of a gathering of the history of the your best self forward because it’s essen- tal books and the speeds of inter-library Spears, vice president for academic affairs, college.” tial to the whole learning dynamic,” she loans have drastically impacted the ease along with Professor of Film and Media Cul- The reception will be held this year on said. with which research can be done. May 29 in the McCullough Social Space. ture and American Studies Jason Mittell, Thomas Manley, a Visiting Assistant Corbin, who has also worked in human At the gathering, President of the Col- Professor of Geography Anne Knowles, Dean Professor of Geology, praised the work resources, administrative processing and lege Ronald D. Liebowitz will share some for Faculty Development and Research and that students have completed throughout insurance prior to settle down in Treasur- of the College’s history, while personally Director of the Center for Teaching, Learn- the years. er’s Office said, “I think colleges are one ing, and Research (CTLR) Jim Ralph, Dean congratulating and taking pictures with “The one really great thing is that the of the last places where you would actu- of Library and Information services and the inductees, who receive a pin that of- oceanography course that we teach here ally stay in a career for 25 years ... Colleg- ficially marks them as exceptional mem- is one where students actively participate es have a longevity that is different from Director of Collections, Archives, and Digital bers of the College community. in very important research for the Lake,” When asked what about their posi- business.” Scholarship Rebekah Irwin. he said. “We want to think about how technology is being used on our campus,” Spears said. “We’re paying particular attention to the Da- vis Family Library and we want to make a Gensler to Explore Queer Studies space that is literally more visible [as a place for technological innovation and usage].” By Philip Bohlman forts of creative resistance. Davis Family Library will be the center of The sixth annual Gensler Symposium Associate Professor of Sociology, Gender, Dr. Suzanna Walters of Northeastern the project’s work in hopes that the project will take place from April 14 through April Sexuality and Feminist Studies Laurie Es- University will give the symposium’s sec- will reach many different people on campus. 18 and will include a student-led discus- sig. ond lecture and will discuss the difference sion, a poetry workshop, and lectures by The weeklong symposium will begin between tolerance, acceptance, and univer- greatly from the grant. visiting scholars. Entitled “Sexual Straight- with MiddQUEER, a student-led discus- sal civil rights. “[The Film and Media Culture depart- jacket & Queer Escapes,” it will highlight sion about sexual/gender identity and sex- “Both of these scholars combine queer ment] is fully invested in the use of digital the relevance of queer studies and queer technologies in their teaching and research,” uality at Middlebury. theory and feminist scholarship to provide scholarship in a liberal arts environment. Spears said. Students will have the unique opportu- us with deeper understandings of how our The Gensler Family Symposium on Mittell also believes the Film and Media nity to engage in a poetry workshop with desires are molded by gender, race, class Culture department, as well as others, will Feminism in a Global Context was estab- Sister Outsider, a duo of acclaimed female and citizenship,” said Essig. take their status as leaders among liberal lished in 2008 by alumna Drue Cortell slam poets Denice Frohman and Domi- Walters’ lecture will be followed by the arts colleges and improve even more with Gensler ’57. The annual conference focuses nique Christina. Their poetry is concerned opening of the Guerrilla Girls exhibition, the help of the grant. on transnational feminist issues in the new with the intersections of gender, sexuality, with a performance by Guerilla Girl Frida “The Geography department is a leader millennium. Previous Gensler events have race and culture. The workshop will be fol- Khalo. amongst liberal arts colleges for using GIS analyzed the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, lowed with a performance by Sister Outsid- This year’s Symposium was organized … What’s unique about our program here is neoliberal capitalist formations, citizen- er and student poets. by Essig, Gender, Sexuality and Feminism that [it] is really interdisciplinary [because] ship, language and body image through a we have people who are social scientists and The symposium will include two outside Program Coordinator Madeleine Winter- feminist lens. speakers. Dr. Nikki Young of Bucknell Uni- falcon and Professor of Gender, Sexuality people who are humanists,” Mittell said. “This year’s theme is meant to high- Geography is another department that versity will give a talk titled “I am NOT that and Feminist Studies Sujata Moorti. Co- light the relationship between feminist and will be able to use the grant to expand its Hungry: Creative Resistance, Black Queers, sponsors for the event include the Center already extensive digital simulations and queer studies in part because the Queer and Family.” Dr. Young focuses on the role for the Comparative Study of Race and Eth- mapping systems. Studies House has been at Middlebury for of capitalism in establishing a value system nicity and The American Studies Spiegel In addition to bolstering the Davis Fam- that oppresses black queers and their ef- Family Fund. ily Library and various departments, the grant will allow for other important projects to take shape. One such project will imple- ment a Digital Faculty Fellows program and Discussing a Social a Digital Research Assistants program for community council Honor Code students. These programs will encourage faculty By David Yang in 2006 the topic was discussed but idea of a Social Honor Code to the Lan- to do research in different areas as well as On Tuesday, April 8, Community “didn’t move forward because Commu- guage Pledge in place at the Middlebury provide collaborative opportunities for stu- Council met to discuss the idea of a So- dents with their professors. There will also nity Council at the time felt strongly that Language Schools during the summer. cial Honor Code, a topic that has been be four “innovation hubs” created as part of the entire community needed to endorse “The whole idea of that you come and debated during various meetings since the project. These include geospatial visual- the Honor Code,” according to Dean of you are signing this document in front ization, video and audio production, digiti- last September. When the Council dis- the College and Community Council Co- of your school saying I’m going to follow zation of special collections, and multimedia cussed dorm damage, hard alcohol poli- Chair Shirley Collado. this rule is [why a lot of students come],” art. cies and party registration, many mem- “There was huge consensus around said Escobedo. The group who proposed the project bers often mentioned how a social honor the value of having these standards, but A few members also discussed chang- was passionate about incorporating digital code would solve, or at least, alleviate, the students really felt strongly that the ing the culture around the Honor Code. humanities because they are such a rapidly existing problems. faculty and staff needed to sign it and “During orientation we went through - The idea of a Social Honor Code is that they too would live by an Honor an Honor Code ceremony where all our cation. not new, having been discussed year Code system here,” she said. FYCs and Res-Life staff talked about “Everyone had a piece in the development after year by Community Council and At the time, faculty members resisted their experience with the Honor Code of the ideas for the grant and the writing of it broached by the Student Government the idea of signing such a code. “There and what was never brought up was the Association (SGA) back in 2001 in the Relations] pulled the proposal together and was discomfort in being required or ex- social aspect,” said Reid Manheim ’17. sent it off to the Mellon Foundation… with form of a social component to the exist- pected to sign something that students “So if that is something you can ingrain the president’s signature. Really, a great ing Honor Code. The interest in the idea were required to sign,” said Collado. in freshmen really early on, you can have team effort, all the way around,” Spears said. has not diminished in recent years. Last Instead, some of the ideas that came a true change of culture.” “What can we learn about history that January, after reports and surveys of in- out of the discussions surrounding a new “We are actually striving to create digital maps can teach us that we can’t other- cidents of academic dishonesty, the SGA Social Honor Code were brought about an experience here that actually can’t wise know just by using more traditional re- Honor Code Committee conducted a sur- in the form of community standards. be replicated at any other point in your search methods? How can we communicate vey about the Honor Code and its future. “The community standards emerged life,” said Collado about the purpose of to people using tools like video and audio on Conflicting views currently exist on because there were clear standards for creating a Social Honor Code. “You have a website that’s different from the written campus about the topic of the Honor each of the other communities,” said a moment in your life when not only are word? What types of analysis of culture can Code. “You have a part of the campus emerge by using computational methods?” Dean of Students Doug Adams. “Staff you learning all kinds of things academi- [wanting] to diminish or get rid of the Professor Mittell posed these questions have a very clear set of standards, faculty cally but on a human level you are in- as a way of thinking about the possibilities Honor Code we have,” said Blake Shap- have a clear code of ethics and respon- teracting [with others] in a residential of digital humanities. He and the other pro- skinsky ’15, “then you have another part sibilities but students didn’t at the time community… If you can’t do it here, I fessors involved in proposing the grant have of the campus [wanting] to expand it.” have [such a set of standards.]” fundamentally believe, you can’t leave - A Social Honor Code would require Brook Escobedo, ex-officio of Middle- this place and practice those core values portant presence at the College. the whole community to sign it. Back bury Language Schools, compared the the rest of your life.” local Vt. House Considers School District Overhaul
By Conor Grant and school districts in Vermont persists Vermont’s education may be in in modern Vermont. The average num- for an historical overhaul if legislation ber of students per Vermont school dis- passed in Vermont’s house of represen- trict is just 313 students, which is less tatives last month passes at the end of than one tenth of the national average, this legislative cycle. according to a 2009 report. The proposed bill, H.883, would Opinion on school board consolida- radically consolidate public education tion is mixed in Vermont, and each side in Vermont by reducing the number of of the argument has vocal advocates and school districts in the state from 273 to opponents. 50 in the next five years. Proponents of school board consoli- Historically, the dation argue that Vermont public edu- “Are you going to cut pooled financial re- cation system has sources will enable struggled to reconcile your music program small schools and impulses for local gov- or your art program? school districts to ernance with the finan- diversify the edu- cial benefits of consoli- That’s where [Ver- cational offerings dation, available to stu- In 1777, Vermont’s mont] is headed if we dents. Courtesy of protection in pink state constitution don’t do governance “Are you going was the first in Eng- to cut your music Brandon High School, pictured above, was abandoned in 1961 when the Otter lish-speaking North change.” program or are you Valley Union High School opened. Most Vermont schools are resistant to clo- America to mandate going to cut your art sure in spite of dwindling resources, but soon other Vermont schools may be universal public fund- program?” asks Dan forced to close if the H.883 ball passes through the House and the Senate. ing for education. This Dan french French, superin- boards unto themselves and thereby initial mandate led to tendant of the Ben- rejecting the consolidation bill. Superintendant of the bennington constituted more than 2,500 school the creation of a num- n i n g t o n - R u t l a n d In a statement issued by the Rutland -rutland supervisory union boards across the state — to consolidate ber of tiny, indepen- Supervisory Union. Northeast and Rutland Addison supervi- into localized school districts. dent village elementary “That’s where [Ver- sory unions, the board stated their belief These original districts were created schools. mont] is heading if that “eliminating local school board gov- in accordance with historical settlement The importance of we don’t do gover- ernance is not conducive to promoting patterns in order to maintain cohesive agriculture in the early development of nance change.” our democratic ideals and fostering so- local value systems. Vermont’s residential landscape created Proponents think that consolida- cial capital.” In most cases, settlement patterns a highly diffuse population across the tion will afford students in rural districts The Vermont Superintendents As- lined up neatly with town boundaries, state — and a highly diffuse network of the opportunity of sharing teachers and sociation endorses the bill, but the Ver- and therefore the 1892 legislation had public schools across the state to provide other educational resources that individ- mont School Boards Association has the effect of incorporating numerous education to all corners of the state. ual districts would not be able to afford declined to adopt a formal stance due to schools within towns into a single school In the nineteenth century, migra- them individually. the diversity of opinion among members district — thereby reducing the costs of tion to Vermont swelled due to increased Critics of consolidation are equally of the association. operating up to 8 school districts in a prosperity and the success of Vermont’s vocal. Most detractors The conversation about consolida- single town. agricultural industry. of school board con- tion is far from over. Steve Dale, head In 1896, the The simultaneous increase in agri- solidation cite the loss of the Vermont School Boards Associa- “[The consolidation con- state passed legis- cultural productivity and overall popu- of venerated schools tion, reminds his colleagues and fellow lation that enabled lation led to an increased school-going and of local influence versation] requires us to citizens that “[the consolidation conver- individual dis- population that remained spread out on education as detri- sation] requires us to strike a balance strike a balance between tricts to form “su- through the state due to the continued mental byproducts of between the students and the taxpayers pervisory unions” importance of the agricultural sector. consolidation. the students and the tax- [and] balance that with our deep love of in which individ- The diffuse network of tiny schools Vermont schools payers [and] balance that ual districts still may be generally continued to con- small, but they are re- with our deep love of our trol hiring, bud- liant on the input of very, very local democrat- getary decisions local people for edu- and policy deci- cational policy. Critics ic processes.” sions while jointly of consolidating policy electing a largely measures argue that nominal “super- eliminating school Steve dale intendent” meant districts would under- Head of vt school boards association to liaise between mine local control by school boards and putting undue power federal tax pur- in the hands of rep- veyors. resentatives from larger towns — at the Beyond the town-scale consolida- expense of students in small towns who tion, however, Vermont schools have would have benefitted from specialized resisted any attempts to further merge education. administrative bodies. “Access to decision makers and lo- Since the 1896 decision, though, the cal community involvement is what many large-scale attempts to continue makes Vermont successfully tick and our the process of consolidation by merg- schools succeed,” said Debra Stoleroff, ing school districts have floundered. The director of the Renaissance Program at school district landscape has remained Twinfield Union High School in Plain- largely unchanged, therefore, since the Courtesy Vt geo alliance field, Vt. 1892 consolidation. The above map shows all of the coun- In addition to the argument that In 2010, the state legislature passed ties in Vermont — many of which con- small schools are more attuned to the Act 153, the Voluntary School District tain ten or more school districts. needs of students, opponents of con- Merger Act, which offered town school solidation have also voiced concerns our very, very local democratic process- boards a number of incentives to con- over the lost social benefits of small- es.” solidate. An interim report published town schools. Stoleroff says that small, The bill still has to go through the by U.V.M.’s Jeffords research center in local schools serve an important social state’s Ways and Means and Appropria- 2013, however, confirmed what many function by fostering higher graduation tions committees before it undergoes fi- education commentators had already re- rates, discouraging risky behavior and nal deliberation in the house — and then alized — that the act was ineffective at mitigating the divisiveness of poverty. the state Senate must still deliberate on encouraging consolidation. The H.833 Bill does not mark the the bill. The huge surge in debate, how- A number of school boards have al- first time that Vermonters will consider ever, seems to foreshadow continued ready issued formal statements in re- consolidation at a large scale, however. consideration of educational consolida- Courtesy vpr sponse to the passage of the H.883 bill In 1892, Vermont’s state legislature tion and perhaps a dramatic shift in Ver- Charlotte Albright is a concerned Dan- in the house. On March 26, the Rutland required that Vermont schools — which mont’s school-board landscape in the ville resident who articulated her con- Northeast and Rutland Addison supervi- all functioned as independent school near future. cerns about the dangers of school con- sory unions passed resolutions formally solidation at a recent local meeting. 6 Local | April 10, 2014 CCTA Services Resume After Strike Local By Conor Grant 10 On Friday, April 4th, Chitten- lowdown den County Transportation Authority (CCTA) buses resumed their regularly First Time Investing Workshop scheduled routes. This decision came after a tense, Confused by the stock ticker at the bottom 18-day standoff between CCTA manage- of your news program of choice? Unsure ment leaders and drivers came to an end. what NASDAQ, DOW and S&P really The CCTA board of commission- mean? Head on over to Orwell Free Li- ers and representatives of the bus driv- brary for an investing workshop oriented ers produced a three-year contract after days of deliberation. The board of com- of the First National Bank will show at- missioners then ratified the contract tendees the tricks of the trade. For more with a 53 – 6 vote. information call 802-948-2041. The drivers, who were represented by the Teamsters Local 597 chapter, saw APR. 10, 6:30 – 8 P.M. the contract as a great victory for work- ing-class Vermonters and for the trans- portation industry in the state. Fiber Arts Exhibit in Brandon After long negotiations, the two par- ties agreed to fix a 2 percent raise into Old man winter may be leaving Ver- the salary of all CCTA drivers for each mont, but artistic winter quilts have just year of the three-year contract. Further- arrived. Come celebrate the opening of more, the CCTA management made pro- “Fabri-cations: Fabric and Fiber,” an visions for a number of workplace con- exhibit of textile art ranging from quilts cerns that were expressed by dissatisfied to home decor at the Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon. The exhibit will drivers. Courtesy of vpr Chief among the arguments levied A number of striking drivers took to the streets with signs for public support. be open until June 15. For more informa- by the drivers were concerns about shift tion visit their website, at lengthening, overly strict rules and pen- to work,” said driver Rob Slingerland. handing out leaflets and starting conver- www.cmacvt.org. alties, part-time hiring policies, undue “We’re looking around at our fellow driv- sations with other community members APR. 11, 5 – 7:30 P.M. invasions of privacy and the observance ers and understanding just how unified about CCTA working conditions. of religious holidays. [we] became through this. And we fully At the conclusion of the contractual Drivers had been frustrated with understand we’ve got to stay unified.” negotiations, the drivers walked away working conditions for months preced- A large swath of the greater Burling- with what they considered a victory for ing the climactic strike, and they were ton community was significantly affected themselves and for their customers. The Trail Maintenance Workshop happy to have their conditions met by by the lengthy strike. More than 10,000 63 drivers who attended the final nego- Take the path less traveled, and head on the management. They are also generally regular CCTA customers had to find al- tiation meting expressed thanks to the over to the Waterworks property in Bris- excited to return to work. ternate means of transportation options many community members who demon- tol for a workshop on hiking trail mainte- “We’re looking forward to going back for the weeks during which the strike strated their solidarity and support dur- nance and design. Conservation forester was taking place. Among those negative- ing the strike. David Brynn and hydro-geologist Kristen ly affected by the strike were students at “It’s a very good feeling to know Underwood will teach participants how the University of Vermont (UVM) and at that somebody’s got our backs when the to design, construct and maintain forest Burlington public schools. times got tough and we ended up strik- trails. The event is free and requires no “These past few weeks have been ing,” said Slingerland. “[The community pre-registration. For more information very challenging for Vermonters who members] were there. Now it’s time to and directions to the site, call 802-453- count on CCTA every day to get to ap- pay that back.” 7728. pointments, to work and to school,” said Commuters in the area are happy to Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. have the bus schedule back on track, and APR. 12, 9 – 12 P.M. As the strike was going on, a num- many have been even happier to real- ber of community members mobilized ize that the CCTA has offered local bus to assist the drivers and the Teamsters rides at no expense for the first half of group that represented them. Members this week in an effort to apologize for in- Pancake Breakfast in Addison of other unions, students and general lo- convenience caused to customers during cal residents assisted in strike efforts by Courtesy of wptz the strike. Looking for a change in your dining? CCTA posted signs about the strike. Head over to the Addison Fire Station and take advantage of this wonderful and unique Sunday morning event. The event a number of titillating beverage choices. This is a great way to kick off a beautiful spring day!
APR. 13, 7 – 11 A.M.
VANR Public Meeting
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resourc- es will hold a public meeting aimed at stimulating discourse around the draft of the South Lake Champlain Tactical Basin Plan. The plan details the conditions of surface waters and local habitats, water quality problems, and a host of other issues. Come and make your voice heard in this important local issue. For more information call 802-786-2503.
APR. 15, 6:30 – 8:30 P.M.
Vergennes Community Meeting
All government is local — just ask Alexis de Tocqueville. Want to see how it func- tions? The second meeting in the Ver- gennes Community Visit, which aims to bring the community together to set “com- mon goals” will meet this Wednesday. At the last meeting, over 100 concerned resi- dents shared their opinions on a variety of local issues. For more information on Submit your caption on Facebook or Instagram and the event, call 802-223-6091 or visit their website [email protected]. the best will be featured in next week’s issue! APR. 16, 6:30 – 9 P.M.
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Do you have plans this summer? This for careers with complicated application stressful question resounds across campus hire early, for students looking to go in a processes and tests, like certain military far beyond the signs posted by the Center different direction, we have often been career paths and the foreign service, just soliciting student organizations is a good for Careers and Internships (CCI). As disappointed – from limited internships as we have pre-professional advising for place to start. students scramble to pull on MOJO to being repeatedly referred careers in medicine and law. The Project on Creativity and together summer plans, to MiddCore, which if done over the We all receive a deluge of emails from Innovation (PCI) has done a great job editorial post-graduation plans and summer is an additional $9,500. We know the CCI to the point where we tune them trying to address many of the problems The editorial funding proposals, many the CCI makes a great effort to provide out, leaving us uninformed about the useful outlined above, working to provide a represents the engage with the CCI or programming and other opportunities workshops and opportunities. Better pathway for students to enter innovative their resources for advice that are under-attended. We see this as a coordination among the CCI’s platforms the editorial board and opportunities. disconnect between what students need would help address this problem, so of The Middlebury Despite their reach and what is offered and hope to make this students receive one relevant newsletter Campus. and funding, the CCI resource with tremendous potential more a week that they know to read. A more at startups to discuss their experiences seems to have limited useful for all parties involved. streamlined, judicious use of email would with interested students. This kind of effect with the exception of Funding deadlines are one example of help us pick and choose what is useful. the discrepancy between the CCI’s plans Better coordination with departments by the CCI would allow for students to and the reality of the job market. While and clubs would also help push these many students have not yet heard back opportunities through different channels from potential employers, the funding so we receive relevant information. career conversations and would bring a deadline was April 6, leaving students Take the Campus for example. Many broader group of people in who cannot editorial board who need this already limited funding to of us are interested in useful discussions necessarily travel to our remote campus. pursue an unpaid internship searching for about careers in media, but we have As students, we must do a better job EDITOR-IN-CHIEF other opportunities. This gives internships very little contact with the CCI. Career of engaging with the resources the CCI has Kyle Finck discussions co-hosted by the Campus to offer, but by adapting the program to be MANAGING EDITOR tend to require a more formal application and other media outlets on campus could more relevant to what we are looking for Alex Edel process than opportunities discovered help draw a bigger audience and make the and what our schedules require, we can BUSINESS MANAGER through more unconventional routes, programming more dynamic. There is a enhance the value of the CCI and make Sydney Larkin priority for funding. This is a give-and- reason the Goldman-Sachs information the internship and job search process less NEWS EDITORS take, for students who have secured sessions can pack a room and that most stressful for all involved. Emily Singer, Nate Sans, Ellie Reinhardt, internships early need to know if they can other career paths cannot. People see value Eliza Teach, Claire Abbadi commit, but students who have not yet OPINIONS EDITORS Hannah Bristol, decided also need these funding options. Edward O’Brien, Isaac Baker The appointment system is another SPORTS EDITORS example of a system out of touch with Alex Morris, Joe MacDonald, Fritz Parker student needs. 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My account those therefore, is that we receive an excess of be lost to the incessant waves of informa- ability to concentrate on a written story is weeks when my viewpoints. Especially in classes that cover tion and rhetoric. entirely eliminated. echoes professors as- previously unknown subject matter, a stu- Finally, however, this practice often I believe that something needs to Alex Newhouse ’17 is sign shorter, but dent can go from having no framework harms the psychological health of stu- change. Ideally, more discussion would from Boulder, Colo. denser, academic with which to study the subject to having dents. Every time a massive assignment take the place of some of the readings. papers, and those a dozen over the course of a couple weeks. is completed, another one is there to take when a novel is completed every other day. Many of those perspectives compete with its place. Although obviously procrastina- article or book to be more fully explored, Often, a seven-day period will require me each other; some are outright contradic- tion is a factor, 300-page nights are the and it would better solidify the impor- to read upwards of 700 pages across sev- tory. Since there is simply not enough class products of unending piles of books and tance of each author’s arguments for the eral different books and articles. I willingly time in a college system, therefore, how articles that must be read. It is extremely student. Classes would be able to inves- chose the literature/political science path, can a student possibly be able to come to - tigate the application of arguments more and so I accept this burden to an extent, a meaningful conclusion about the subject pecially with two or three reading-inten- completely, furthering the understanding but this experience is not exclusive to my matter? Sure, often there is some under- sive classes. As a result, it is easy to feel be- of the subject matter as a whole. Finally, situation. I cannot count the number of lying structure that the class teaches, but hind, because there is no way to ever feel times I’ve heard students lament the fact stopping at this severely undermines the that the work is complete for a while, with the students and would give a little room import of the readings. The full applica- another 300 page assignment due the to breathe to those like me who want to in one night. Listening to these woes and tion of any one argument is infeasible next day. In addition, for me at least, this read for fun again. experiencing my own, I have realized that when confronted with the deafening array the line between necessary and exces- of different viewpoints and an overall lack sive amounts of reading has not just been crossed, it has been blasted through. Al- Heavy reading also lessens the value though there must certainly be reasons for of the material. Remember very much of it, such a practice does not seem conducive to either effective learning or psychological of the semester? I’m sometimes hard- health. pressed to recall much of the content I read First and foremost, a barrage of read- last week, let alone two months ago. I have ing renders it nearly impossible to fully consumed so many pages of information since the beginning of the year that very piece. Each time we read, we receive in- little ever stands out. Books quickly fade formation, process it and analyze it, de- to echoes; general points are occasionally termining the purpose of the author. This brought up but substance is pretty much is the system of academics and research left behind. If this is the case, then, why that is generally second-nature to stu- do we even need to read the entire book dents. But the fundamental point of class time is to apply the author’s purpose to and effective to simply read a passage or general mechanisms that operate within two that summarize the main points and the world. Through lectures and discus- clearly state the impacts of those points? sions we take our analysis of the reading I strongly support reading the products of and attempt to reconcile the arguments the great minds of history, but if the pur- contained within with the forces that gov- pose of these classes is to cover as many ern the events we observe. We learn that perspectives and arguments as possible jena Ritchey Putin’s Shadow, Halliburton and Keystone XL In light of Russia’s annexation of ing military spending will not make us erating climate change by expanding our Crimea and the calamitous threat posed more secure and should be a policy of military contractors could threaten our energy capacity against the long-term by Vladimir Putin’s regime to the global last resort. Harsh economic sanctions, impact on health of the planet. We need order, we can- energy diplomacy and multilateral coop- - to foster open, thoughtful, public debate not lose sight of eration with allies remain our best strat- mining our moral high ground over Rus- about the trade-offs of these looming, Warm Glow what an overre- egies for deterring Russian aggression sia. The recent Supreme Court ruling painful decisions. It only stands to rea- Hudson Cavanagh ’14 action would do McCutcheon v. F.E.C. has gone beyond son that those most vulnerable to cli- is from New York, N.Y. to America. If we We must be aware of the risks posed Citizens United in liberalizing campaign mate change, fracking and pipeline con- allow Neo-Cold by our own state, over which the public spending, expanding the latitude of de- struction will be forced to shoulder the War ideology to drive American foreign has little control in times of war. Since fense contractors to lobby government costs of an energy arms race. We must policy and reshape our domestic eco- World War II our government has co- keep them — and the health of our planet nomic and political institutions towards vertly overthrown countless regimes, fu- campaign funding intended to move the as a whole — in mind. Seeking alliances serving military purposes — the so called eled war by supplying weapons to states political needle, among both Democrats with energy-rich countries like Venezu- “Military Industrial Complex” — we will around the world and unilaterally initi- and Republicans, towards increasing de- ela, Azerbaijan and even Iran, despite put at risk not only our international au- - fense spending. the unsavory and corrupt regimes in thority, but we, the United States, may tive feedback cycle of increased military power, may be necessary. On a brighter pose a threat to global stability rivaling funding. U.S. militarization represents - note, investments in promising innova- that of Putin. In the words of the es- an existential threat to international ests are not aligned with those of Amer- tions in renewable energy may become teemed English historian A.J.P. Taylor, peace and the health of our democracy. ica. The empowerment of our increas- increasingly important for national se- “The great armies, accumulated to pro- The recent overhaul of Russian of- ingly privatized defense sector, who will curity. Bearing in mind the strategic im- vide security and preserve the peace, fensive ca- portance of such decisions, we must hold carried the nations to war by their own pabilities, “It is not Putin, but the fear of our government accountable lest we lose weight.” despite Rus- our own weakness, that poses represents the our national character in the fog of war. Paul Ryan’s newly released budget sian economic greatest poten- Projections about what may happen proposal would represent a return to stagnation, the greatest threat to American tial accelerant in the coming years are purely specula- Bush-era military funding, reversing the suggests a new democracy, to the environment to escalation tive. Indeed, I hope that fears of Russian military spending cuts initiated by the vision for Rus- and to the stable and prosperous with Russia — aggression are overblown. Nonetheless, sequestration. It seeks to revive the U.S. sian foreign or any other war machine in a time of peace. In order policy in which international status quo.” enemy. and the institutional resolution of dis- to avoid escalation with Russia, it may its offensive R u s s i a n putes must triumph over military esca- be more important for the world that the coercion of the Ukrainian state by rais- lation if we are to avoid the worst. U.S. elects “doves” than Democrats in role. In light of Putin’s apparent belief ing energy prices foreshadows an era It is not Putin, but the fear of our the 2014 and 2016 elections. in Russia’s manifest destiny to reclaim of global energy diplomacy in which own weakness, that poses the great- Russia’s recent acts of aggression the territories lost during the collapse the expansion of domestic fracking and est threat to American democracy, to are not only concerning in themselves, of the U.S.S.R., these developments are other energy infrastructure investments, the environment and to the stable and but provide rhetorical ammunition for very concerning to states around the like Keystone XL, may be increasingly prosperous international status quo. war-mongers to call into question the world, especially the former U.S.S.R., We must stand up against war until the timing of the military drawbacks initiat- whose independence we should defend. United States is left with no other option ed by the sequestration. These facts will Nonetheless, building allegiances with natural gas is years away from being ex- but to respond with force. In the words likely be spun by pundits and “hawk” non-aligned states may be the best de- port-ready, the ability of the U.S. to offer of the French philosopher and activist politicians into the simplistic narrative terrence to Moscow’s aggression. If we subsidized energy to Russia’s neighbors Simone Weil, “The great error of nearly that while Moscow grows stronger, we are to make new allies, our authority in to withstand a potential oil embargo all studies of war... has been to consider cannot be seen as weak and therefore we countering Russian aggression must be or balance our budget may prove more war as an episode in foreign policies, must ramp up military funding. We, the based on trust, soft power and demo- when it is an act of interior politics.” If educated public, should be deeply skep- cratic accountability, not just military to some, justify the catastrophic climate the will of the American people is tested tical of such claims. strength. impact of increasing fossil fuel extrac- with the temptation of false security and The truth is our military already has The risks associated with increas- tion. We should expect to be faced with - the capacity to defeat any state. Increas- ing military spending are largely inter- no good options; we must weigh accel- fastly demand peace. 10opinions april 10, 2014 | Ghosts of History Past Social Media Blazes Geert Wilders, the leader and founder ing in the success of his kill, Mr. Wilders I am not sure how many of you caught are iffy at best. I sincerely wonder whether of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), ap- observed his surroundings, wetted his the news over the break. Amidst missing those videos garnered likes and re-tweets in peared proudly before his loyal following upper lip twice with his thin tongue in a airlines and aggressive Russian foreign the days that followed. Did people feel vali- in The Hague gesture that completed his unnerving re- policy you may have noticed a headline dated? That maybe on Wednes- semblance to a colubrid, and assured the they had pro- Reader Oped day night, still Dutch on national television that “we will vided some kind The Felix Klos ’14 is from hoping that the take care of that, then.” The crowd laughed one made the headlines as it occurred on of service? Would Hilversum, The Netherlands local elections derisively, applauded, and clamored. a day with 50 mile per hour winds coming people feel a little Unpopular would solidify off the Charles River and tragically claimed unnerved to watch his political power. Against the backdrop of after his address, the Dutch midterm elec- Opinion tions forced the Party for Freedom, which home in question sits across the street resuscitate a dy- Andrew DeFalco ’15.5 of a medium-sized beer cellar in the politi- thrives on the populist appeal of Mr. from mine. ing brother while is from Boston, Mass. cal capital of the Netherlands, Mr. Wilders Wilders—he is the party’s only member— My home was unharmed and through people screamed asked his boisterous audience three ques- to surrender political dominance in all a struggle that lasted upwards of 24 hours for an ambulance? tions. but one municipality. Having previously - We have yet to come up with ethics for “Do you want more or less European ever, being in a city and being in such our new world of social media. The tools Union?” The audience, familiar by now with national elections of September 2012, Mr. close proximity made my family a part of seem to have evolved faster than our mo- Mr. Wilders’ crusade against the ever-closer Wilders differs much from Minister Goe- the situation whether or not we wanted to rality. Whether we like it or not, this will be cooperation of European nation-states— bbels in terms of executive power. That be. The Internet and cable lines were cut an issue for our generation. The Internet is he has suggested violent rebellion if the is not to say, however, that his populist early on and most of our news, somewhat rapidly becoming less and less of the anony- EU gains powers of taxation—responded rhetoric has failed to make an imprint on ironically, simply came from looking out mous, private tool it once was. The frontier with a somewhat scattered but loud “Less! Dutch politics. Mr. Wilders’ hard-right the window. For those of you that have is being tamed, no longer is anything truly Less! Less!” The crowd repeated the word campaign against European integration, private and total anonymity is becoming 13 times. Wilders, building momentum, Islam and ethnic groups brought him as a thing of the past. This is not such a bad continued with the precise eagerness of a far as holding a position of de facto gov- Great, rancid plumes covered the streets thing, is it? Should we not punish hate hunter who is about to corner his prey. “Do erning power when the PVV served as the speech on the Internet as we would if it were you want more or less Labour Party?” The supporting party for the 2010 minority on the sidewalk? Why would certain laws be Dutch Labour Party (PVDA), it had become coalition of the Dutch Conservative Party - exempt in the virtual world? apparent before Mr. Wilders entered the (VVD) and Christian Democrats (CDA). ing an apocalyptic scene, a crowd formed What concerns me more is the ethics room, had lost political control over Am- Today, Mr. Wilders’ 15 seats in the Dutch on the corner of my street, iPhones held we will build in this virtual environment. As sterdam, the Dutch capital and most popu- lower chamber still see him represent 10% outstretched to document the whole thing. of now it seems we are sorely lacking. Hurt- lous city with roughly 800,000 inhabitants, of the total population. Far more problem- I am no Luddite; it is hard to imag- ful personal content and often lies can be ine anyone of our generation is. In many propagated at the click of a button. Things 1949. Even Wilders’ disciples, whose con- the Conservative Party (VVD) closer to ways the integration of technology and so- we speak about with hushed tones in person fused populism combines leftist and rightist demagoguery and xenophobia, and has can be given a megaphone on the Internet. conservatism, seemed to commiserate with successfully normalized anti-EU, anti- our generation, and we have changed the Hopefully, in a community or a classroom the social-democrats. “Less! Less! Less!” immigrant, and nationalist discourse in world for it. Usually, I would see this as this would be met by rebukes or admonish- they uttered just eleven times. Dutch politics. - ments. People would honk at the car tailgat- Wilders, visibly in need of a brief re- But for all the negativity that has sur- formation, the global spread of ideas and ing a hearse. The Internet does not yet have covery after the underwhelming response, rounded the Dutch midterm elections, perspectives are all good things. Yet, as I those social customs that keep us getting looked down on his bright green tie, then their outcome also holds the promise of a stood looking out my window as scream- along in the real world day to day. It is up - reversal in the populist trend of the past 10 to us to build them. Technology is not slow- ing his third question with an expression years. Mr. Wilders’ speech has provoked and dying brothers from an inferno I could ing and information will only move faster. of acute awareness of what his next move public outrage among the Dutch, leading not help but feel disgusted as a crowd re- We should anticipate this. We will have to would bring about. “And the third question one PVV parliamentarian to cut all ties corded the whole thing. formalize it, make certain practices unac- is…and I’m not actually allowed to say this, with the party on Thursday afternoon. As I have been lucky enough to have seen ceptable not in law, but in culture. So that because I will be reported to the police… But of Thursday night, over a thousand Dutch- only one person die, calmly in bed and sur- freedom of speech is an obvious good. We men have reported Mr. Wilders’ discrimi- rounded by his family. That event had a our phones are turned to silent instead of haven’t said anything illegal. Nothing that natory remarks to the police. Perhaps even gravitas to it. Everyone in the room under- posting to Facebook. is not true. So, I ask you. Do you want, in more promisingly, Prime Minister Rutte stood at a human level what could this city and in the Netherlands, more or be said or done in that mo- fewer Moroccans?” This time, the ensuing of party elders and European peers, an- ment. A priest was present chant was reminiscent of the response Jo- nounced late Thursday night that he has and the family prayed and seph Goebbels elicited in his Berlin Sport- ruled out the possibility of forming a co- cried together. There was a palast speech of February 10, 1933, which alition government with Mr. Wilders if he code of ethics built into the offered the national-socialist ‘solution’ for maintains his views. situation and while the rest of Germany’s Post-WWI pains. Mr. Goebbels, Finally, Democrats 66 (D66), the the world did not know my who served as Hitler’s Minister for Propa- only Dutch party that has consistently grandfather or my fam- ganda between 1933 and 1945, racing in the refused to accept the Mr. Wilders’ brand ily, everyone pulled over rhythm of his rhetoric, assured his audience of populism as tolerable political practice, when the funeral proces- that “the Jewish insolence has lived longer emerged from the local elections as the sion drove to the grave- in the past than it will live in the future.” The undisputed victor, becoming the largest yard. crowd laughed derisively, applauded, and party in three of The Netherlands’ most Perhaps it was naïve clamored, with many rising to their feet to populous cities: Amsterdam, The Hague, of me to assume similar extend their right arm at a 45-degree angle. and Utrecht. The progressive centrists of unwritten laws would The congregation of Wilders-devotees D66-leader Alexander Pechtold will seek govern the virtual world. in The Hague responded in unison to the to translate this local power to a widen- However, it seems the question on the presence of Moroccans—a codes of respect and dignity group that makes up about 2% of the total scale. To a large extent, the Dutch repu- that hold true in human in- Dutch population—yelling “Fewer! Fewer! tation for religious tolerance depends on Fewer!” The chant lasted a total of 16 repeti- how successful Pechtold is in meeting his in the virtual world where tions of the word (‘minder’ in Dutch). Bask- challenge. privacy and accountability amr thameen 11Advertising | April 10, 2014
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hen Emma was diagnosed with pleasure from things we naturally fnd rewarding. this kid’s room, and he was crushing up pills. I didn’t Attention Defcit Hyperactivity As her relationship with the drug evolved, she know what they were doing until he just told me Disorder (ADHD) in grade school, her learned basic parameters of what she could and ‘doing homework.’ Tey called it skizzing.” Wparents refused to give consent for psychostimulant could not do with Adderall. If she took it too late in With the stress of midterms building four months medication, instead resorting to behavioral therapy the evening, she wouldn’t sleep. If she did not take into his college career, Max took Adderall for the and tutoring. But when she got to the College, the any for a few days, she had to take it early in the day frst time. workload became too much. Afer struggling to or risk insomnia. But when fnals rolled around, all “I wrote a fve-page paper in an hour,” Max keep up as a frst-year, she was prescribed Adderall bets were of. described. “Tat’s when I realized, ‘this is nuts.’ as she went into her sophomore year. “Especially during fnals, it got kind of aggressive. Tere are a lot of athletes on diferent teams that “I remember the frst day that I took it,” she said. I would take it at like 10 p.m., work all night, go can’t do work without snorting Adderall. Anything “I felt really uncomfortable in situations other than to bed at 4 a.m., wake up at a normal time, take that requires putting your mind to: Adderall. Tat’s doing work and didn’t really know what to do with another one, and continue doing work.” what steered me away from taking it a lot. I couldn’t my hands or where to look with my eyes, but when get like that.” I was doing work it felt like I was in that movie Max does not have a prescription and estimated Bruce Almighty when he’s typing on the computer that he takes it fve times a semester. Across athletics, really fast.” Tere are more than a dozen diferent medications he estimated that 60 percent use psychostimulants She was frst prescribed two 10mg fast acting currently on the market to treat ADHD. While as a tool to get schoolwork done. When asked how Adderall a day. When she did not feel anything, there are slight diferences between medications, easy it would be to obtain fve pills, he took out his the dosage was upped to 20mg three times a day. Adderall and Ritalin have become the poster phone – “one text.” Her doctor told her to only take two pills a day, but children for psychostimulants. Emma has tried In the 2013 survey, conducted by Ben Tabah ’13, prescribed her three to make sure she did not run both. over 20 percent of males reported experimenting out. Because Adderall is a schedule II controlled If the College has an expert on the with psychostimulants compared to only 10 percent substance, Emma cannot fll her prescription across psychostimulants, it is Assistant Professor of of females. When asked about the diference, Parker state lines in Vermont. Psychology and Neuroscience Clarissa Parker. noted that in animal models she had worked with, While Adderall has only been around since the Before arriving in 2013, Parker spent 10 years there were no sex diferences in psychostimulant late 1990s, psychostimulants have been ingrained studying genetic risk factors associated with drug “Amphetamines have been racing usage. in American culture. First discovered in 1887, they abuse and dependence, including sensitivity to “You can teach a mouse to self-administer drugs, had no pharmacological use until 1934 when they the reinforcing efects of psychostimulants such and there aren’t sex diferences in the amount were sold as an inhaler for nasal decongestant. Once as methamphetamine in mice. Parker said one of around looking for a disease because they administer stimulants like cocaine and the addictive properties of the drug became known, her main concerns is younger and younger ages at dexamphetamine (an ingredient in Adderall) which psychostimulants became a schedule II controlled which psychostimulants are prescribed. people want to use them.” suggests to me the issue is not about sex, but more substance in the early 1970s. “For me, the problem lies in the fact that so many about gender,” she said. “If you look at the history of amphetamines, people take it during a time when their pre-frontal Social constructions around Adderall are apparent it was a miracle chemical, but they didn’t know cortex is still developing,” she said. “We know this Rebecca Tiger beyond just gender usage. Cocaine is ofen viewed as what to do with it,” said Assistant Professor of part of the brain continues to develop into the mid- Associate Professor of Sociology a whole diferent class of drug socially than Adderall, Sociology Rebecca Tiger. “It couldn’t just be thrown 20s. When you combine that with the age group despite their similar chemical makeups, efects, and on the open market, so they called it a drug, but that is most likely to abuse drugs — high school and legal classifcation. then they needed to fnd a disease for it to treat. college — it’s dangerous.” “Coke is scary to me,” Emma said. “It seems more suspect that there are a lot of darker stories that aren’t Amphetamines have been racing around looking For big pharmaceuticals, stimulated minors intense to me because it is illegal and it could be cut being told, especially about the addictive qualities of for a disease because people want to use them.” means major profts. In numerous articles, the “If the amount of people taking adderall with anything.” these drugs, tragic stories that are buried out there.” Psychostimulants regulate impulsive behavior New York Times has reported on how the industry “Coke is diferent than Adderall,” Max said. “Te and improve attention span and focus by increasing has lobbied heavily to push for medication over were doing coke, it would be considered a fact that [Adderall] can be prescribed to you means levels of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is the behavioral therapy. it’s not as harmful. Te only downside is that you neurotransmitter involved in natural rewards such “Studies have shown that there isn’t much long- huge problem.” don’t sleep. Tat’s the only fght you face when as food, water and sex. Depending on the dosage, term diference between Adderall usage and taking it. If the amount of people taking Adderall Asking Emma whether or not she would do it psychostimulants can boost dopamine levels 2 - 10 behavioral therapy for treating ADHD,” Parker were doing Coke, it would be considered a huge all over again is an impossible question for her to times more than a natural reward. said. “Tere are other ways to get the same efect, Max ’13 problem.” answer. Her views on Adderall are as complex as Put simply, dopamine is a key driver of happiness. they just aren’t as immediate.” Max is exactly the type of student Executive her usage. On one hand, she vehemently attests that Te chemical is the key to many popular drugs Parker was quick to draw a line between people Director of Health and Counseling Services Gus without the drug, she would not be at the College. — from opiates like heroin to amphetamines like who take the drug responsibly under medical Jordan is worried about. But she is acutely aware of the power the drug MDMA. Te release of dopamine in the brain afer supervision and those who take it without a “Tere is the notion that it is a quick fx, and that has, from sleepless nights to unwrapping tampon taking psychostimulants causes the euphoria users prescription, those who crush and snort their it’s safe because it comes in prescription form, but applicators time and time again. ofen feel. But when you constantly feed your brain medication or those who take more than prescribed, you are really playing the edge if you take these “I think my path was necessary, but I don’t know if dopamine, it can diminish your ability to make it repeatedly clarifying that the negative side efects drugs without proper supervision,” he said. “We it was the right one in hindsight. I wish I didn’t have independently. afect those who abuse it. But Tiger thinks that line know that if you crush an Adderall pill, and snort it, to take so much, but from trying all the other doses, While her grades shot up during her sophomore has little to do with medicine. it hits your brain in ways akin to cocaine, and with nothing else really worked.” year, Emma felt the full force of the side efects. “Te line you draw between people who need it similar risks for dependence. Tis is such a powerful Her parents know about her use because they pay Growing up, Emma was outgoing and vivacious, and people who don’t is a cultural construct,” she and potentially dangerous medication, that once it for it, but have no idea about the recreational use — but the Adderall made her reserved and quiet. As said. “My interest is in who draws that line, and gets into a community and used in uncontrolled “they would be shocked and really mad.” a result, she was ofen forced into a zero-sum game what their interest is in drawing it. People rarely use ways, people get hurt; you’re participating in that by When asked whether or not she would let her kids between academics and basic social happiness. drugs the way they are supposed to, so in a way we selling or giving it away, and you don’t know if you take Adderall, she quickly said no before retracing Adderall ofen took precedent. are all abusing these drugs.” will really harm someone down the road.” her steps. “I tried to avoid hanging out with people when I In his 17 years at the College, Jordan has served “Not until it got really bad, and not before the end “I wish i didn’t have to take so much, was on it, but that’s hard since it lasts a pretty long in a number of student life roles and taught clinical of high school or even college. I think it’s going to time, and then coming of it at night, it would make courses in the psychology department. He said that get banned, or at least prescribed a lot weaker, just but from trying all the other doses, me really emotional and sad. It was really hard Besides attending the College and taking Adderall, psychostimulant use and abuse has only really come because it is addictive and being prescribed so when I was coming down of of it to tell myself this Max ’15 and Emma have little in common. A onto his radar in the past fve years. ubiquitously,” she said. “It’s just going to end badly.” nothing else really worked.” is the Adderall and I shouldn’t actually be sad about third-year lacrosse player, Max never encountered “Right now, it’s the hype about how great Adderall Emma ’14 whatever I was feeling.” psychostimulant use while in high school, but is that everybody seems to be listening to. But we Te sadness Emma felt afer coming down from quickly found it at the College. don’t really know what happens when this drugs Layout assistance by Hannah Bristol her Adderall is called anhedonia, or the loss of “I remember when I was a frst-year, and I was in is used recreationally or without a prescription. I Additional Reporting by Alex Edel 14features | april 10, 2014
New Leadership to NOM Initiative The Secret By Emilie Munson On beautiful Thursday last week, I ac- companied the student initiative NOM (Nu- Life of Narps trition Outreach Mentoring) to the Boys and By Izzy Fleming and Maddie Webb Girls Club of Greater Vergennes. Inside a gray building on a side street in downtown Ver- It took way too long for two college-aged gennes, about 15 local teenagers chatted and girls to realize that the Middlebury Campus played cards and video games. However, the is released every Thursday. In other words, six students who arrived from the College had here is the very delayed Throwback Thursday a new idea of what these teens could be doing. edition of the Secret Life of NARPs. As part of their goal of “creating com- Ever wondered whether Maddie or Izzy munity and connecting people through food have ever experienced athletic success? Or and food education,” as mentioned in their when they realized that they were “differ- mission statement, NOM volunteers at local ent” from the others? Well, we are going to schools and afterschool programs to teach throw it way back to a time when we were the healthy eating and cooking habits to children unimaginable: ballers. Hop on board read- and young adults. ers (hopefully we were correct in using the “Children are a great focus for our group plural here), because it’s time for a trip down because there are a lot of fun ways to teach memory lane. nutrition,” said NOM President Rachel Kin- Scene: The playground. While the weird ney ’16.5, who since her take over of the group kids ate dirt, we NARPs were busy basking in last semester, has worked with Treasurer Cas- emilie munson the glory of the only athletic moments of our sidy Mueller ’16.5 and other students to revi- NOM President Rachel Kinney ’16.5 helps Vergennes teen with smoothie making. entire lives: on the four square court. Recess talize the group and expand its volunteering and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, said. commenced, and after chugging our Juicy reach. “It has a big impact when people learn NOM also boasts other volunteering “But I think it was cool how excited some of Juice, we crumpled the cartons and tossed about healthy eating from a young age — and initiatives than the Boys and Girls Club. The those kids got about spinach in their smooth- the boxes of liquid courage aside. NARPs an impact that can trickle up to the child’s group runs Farm to Table programming for ies. It’s just not something they’ve been ex- were praised for their agility within the 8x8 family and larger community.” students at Mary Hogan Elementary School posed to.” square and their masterful manipulation of At the Boys and Girls Club, NOM’s learn- in Middlebury, VT in which students get to Youth Programs and Outreach Assistant the regulated 8.5 inch rubber red ball — be- ing kitchen programming proved itself to be taste-test and learn about different recipes for Daniel Murphy, who brings “institutional cause, frankly, it was impossible for Maddie tasty and informative: NOM volunteers part- local produce. savvy” to student groups involving mentor- to have an asthma attack in such a small are- nered with Boys and Girls Club teens to make “The curriculum we use teaches not just na. We lived to be crowned king in the fourth fruit and vegetable smoothies. NOM volun- nutrition but how it applies to everyday life— for the community. square. Whether it took an aggressive Cherry teers opened the activity with a discussion something especially important in an area “They have a lot of students who both Bomb, Popcorn, or Around the World altera- about the vitamins and nutrients in the fruits full of farms,” Kinney explained. “And these through academic and personal passion are tion on the traditional game to be praised and vegetables on the gray table we circled. kids will then talk to their families about what really interested in getting out there and - Then, volunteers and teens were set loose they’ve learned, teach them how to make learning more,” Murphy said. “I would love to tions and safety to reach the ultimate goal. on the ingredients, free to sample the fruits hummus from just a can of chickpeas, and the see them become an authority on campus for Are you wondering why Izzy’s cubby buddy, and veggies and experiment with different what’s already in place in the community, for Jamie McDonell has a crooked nose? She smoothies combinations as they chose. Additionally, the group participates in what kids are getting and what the gaps are. doesn’t like to brag, but she had a wicked 3 My partner Ethan, 15, and I concocted one-time volunteering events such as food I would love to see them become an author- inch vertical before a major cherry bomb one three delicious smoothies. After mixing a packing and soup making for the volunteer ity about getting people who are interested in day ... and I think we all know what happened yummy strawberry banana smoothie, Ethan organization Helping Overcome Poverty’s Ef- these things aware and plugged in.” next. With the power of her favorite footwear, was willing to try a smoothie with spinach fects (HOPE). The group has set its own goals for the Heely’s, Izzy’s athletic prowess reached an all- in addition to fruit in it, although his initial A large portion of NOM meetings are future: NOM hopes to increase awareness time high (those dashing bedazzled wheels reaction to the vegetable was a series of loud spent educating group members about food about nutrition issues on campus through made getting those hard-to-reach balls a pos- exclamations of “That tastes bad!” After a few issues and hunger. During meetings, the workshops and speakers, continuing its exist- sibility). But the day came when Izzy’s Heelys gingerly sips, Ethan was willing to admit that group often reads and discusses articles or lis- ing volunteer program but also expand to in- the smoothie did a pretty good job of mask- tens to TedX Talks to inform themselves. clude mentoring at the Addison Central Teen the game after countless trips to the nurse ing the taste of the vegetable, just as NOMs “That’s part of effort to educate our- Center located in Middlebury, VT. - volunteers had suggested at the beginning of selves to be better volunteers,” Mueller said. - velop hand-eye coordination anymore, it was the activity. “Although we care about this issue, we aren’t tion in NOM can have for students: “I think merely a downhill battle from there. As the smoothie making continued, calls nutritionists.” something that is really helpful is learning The remainder of NARP childhoods of “Can I try that?” echoed around the room. Education of NOM volunteers is espe- how to connect with the Middlebury commu- were spent playing Sims (yes, we all used the Teen enthusiasm for smoothie making varied cially important as NOM seeks to address nity which is sometimes something that is not money cheat), watching Boy Meets World from Natalie, 14, who was willing to sample the true needs of the community, not simply really emphasized by the College. (…) Instead and staring at the window at the other kids a spinach only smoothie to Kairek, 13, who plant their own programming on organiza- of giving money to people really far away, it is playing games like Kick the Can or heading would make smoothies but never drink them. tions that have no need of it. important to understand our local problems.” to soccer practice in their minivans (are those I knew NOM was making a difference when “We have to be understanding of the Students interested in joining NOM still around?). For Maddie and Izzy, their Ethan told me, “This is a lot of fun! This is the people that we are working with and what it is should attend meetings at 6 p.m. in Laforce only exercise came after recognizing the illus- most fun I’ve had at the club in a long time.” they are looking for out of the program,” Chel- Seminar Room. trious ringing from a nearby ice cream truck sea Colby ’17.5, the NOM liaison to the Boys through the dialogue of a Spongebob re- run. After a quick game of hide-and-go-seek for any loose change, a car chase ensued in Vendela Vida to Speak at Spring Symposium front of all the neighborhood children. After By Renee Chang thread can connect independent research was write a novel, which at the time was a Today, the College will launch its annual projects across academic sectors in an inter- prospect I found really exciting, but also on either the king-size Bomb Pop (for Izzy) esting and interdisciplinary way,” Gates said. very intimidating. It was inspiring that she or the Powerpuff Girl graphic popsicle with Spring Student Symposium with an inaugu- ral keynote presentation by San Francisco- “One of the most empowering features thought I had the capacity to write a novel.” a gumball eye (for Maddie). The reaction to of Vendela’s experience is the way in which Currently, Vida is working on a novel us venturing outside for momentary exercise based novelist Vendela Vida ’93 in the Ma- haney Center for the Arts. Since graduating her faculty instructors helped her believe in elicited a very To Kill A Mockingbird-eque herself,” she said. “As young adults, students for the “Lives” section of the New York Times reaction from the other kids. To be clear, we from the College with a degree in English and American Literatures with a Creative have ideas of what they want to pursue, but Magazine, of which deals with her mother’s were Boo Radley. grapple with large and intimidating ideas in experience of growing up in Sweden. - Writing focus, Vida has gone on to publish - the process of reaching their goals.” “I always tell people that when they are ing back to us recently as we had a moment, As an undergraduate who had no inten- starting projects, the idea they have in mind albeit brief, of soul searching. Why are we titled Girls on the Verge: Debutante Dips, Drive-bys, and Other Initiations inspired by tion of becoming an English major, Vida cites cannot be sort of interesting – or even poten- training for a half-marathon? Now as the Julia Alvarez and David Bain of the English tially interesting – but rather all consuming,” schedule becomes more demanding, we real- a class in women’s studies. One of the organizers of the symposium and American Literatures department as the Vida said. “I think the famous saying — write ize a half-marathon is not in fact just a few what you know — is often misunderstood by laps around Battell Beach; it’s a feat we have and the Associate Dean for Fellowships and Research Lisa Gates believes the symposium the possibility of pursuing a career in writing novelists. I encourage aspiring writers to not to work for. Not only are we trying to prove to just write what they know, but to go out and ourselves that we can accomplish something, will give students a rare taste of the diverse academic work done by their peers. The stu- “I wrote a lot of short stories during my experience the world. I am a big advocate of but we are representing the NARPs and try- time at Middlebury and it was Julia Alvarez travel and placing oneself in different situ- ing to prove it’s possible to others as well. For dent presentations are intentionally “not or- who encouraged me to write a novel,” Vida Maddie, it’s an homage to her high school said. “She told me what I was trying to do we can draw upon the emotions of the expe- gym teacher who blamed an apparently very rience and observations of other cultures.” serious “mental block” on her inability to be Students will have the opportunity to athletic and therefore bench press twenty introduce themselves to Vida during the pounds. In reality, she really just had the up- keynote reception on Thursday. A full day of per-arm strength of a squirrel. student independent research presentations There are a lot of people on campus who will kick off tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the Great doubt us as well. A mutual friend explained it Hall. Vida will also moderate “The Creative in terms of economics. He wasn’t going to in- Process” panel. vest in a venture in which he expected to fail, In the grand scheme of the upcoming because it would be an unwise entrepreneur- symposium, Gates urges students to em- ial move. We take on a different mentality. brace the spirit of the intellectual curios- When it’s early on a Saturday morning and ity and to explore a range of independent we are about ready to embark on a long run, research across a multitude of academic our ability to get out of bed is simple: haters spheres. be our motivators. We want to experience “I encourage students to view the sym- and we also need an excuse to make a pump- posium as special place in which different up playlist. Happy Training! - courtesy namic, and ultimately inspiring way.” Alumni and Novelist Vendela Vida’s opening lines to Spring Symposium inspire exploration. april 10,2014 features15 Pruning 101: Diseased, Dead and Dumb By Hye-Jin Kim - From up there [in the tree], it’s a whole dif- Dining, Dating trian, though Parsons admits “the chance of ferent view.” The next time you walk by a tree, and a this happening is very slim, but still.” Some crew members, like Groundswork- dead branch does not come crashing down, As he clipped off the lower branch of a er Steve Rheaume, have been climbing for knocking you off your feet, you can thank the young crab apple tree, Parsons explained over 10 years. & Dashing College’s Facilities Services Maintenance and the three D’s of pruning: “Dead, Diseased “You can probably learn to climb a tree Operations. As spring thaw approaches, the and Dumb. For example, these two branches [using the rope] in a day or so, but it could College’s landscaping crew is busy pruning growing on top of another, competing for the take you 12 years to get as good as Steve.” trees on campus before the snow melts and same sunlight? That’s dumb.” Rheaume was busy climbing and prun- reveals quads of yellow grass and muddy Behind the Emma Willard House, Par- ing when we stopped by, but he shouted shortcut eyesores that need to be dealt with. sons noted how “cavernous” the backyard - At 8:30 a.m. on a crisp and sunny Thurs- appeared with overgrown and overhanging nitely break a sweat! The highest tree I’ve day morning, I met with Horticulturist Tim branches. After pruning, the backyard felt ever climbed was 25, maybe 30 feet.” Parsons, Crew Chief Jon Quelch and the rest more “spacious and welcoming” to visitors. As a photographer tried to get Parsons to of the landscaping crew to learn about tree Late winter is an ideal time to prune pose next to the tree being pruned, he pointed pruning at the Emma Willard House. Walk- trees because the branches are easier to ex- at Rheaume and said, “Well, he would be the ing from Atwater Dining Hall, the 45 degree amine and handle without leaves while the star, here. Doesn’t that look like fun?” temperature and sunny clear skies made temperatures aren’t as cold and harsh. Some During my Pruning 101 session, Parsons athletic shorts and sneakers feel like a great little critters also appreciate this timing. also pointed out some of his favorite trees By Ryan Kim life decision — much better than waddling “Because we prune in the winter for the on campus, including what he believes is the around in sweatpants. most part, there are no birds in the nests,” oldest tree, a huge sprawling 80-foot Bur Oak Middlebury students are connected Fast forward another 30 minutes, shiv- said Parsons. right by the CFA. Insisting it was worth see- by no more than two degrees of separa- ering underneath the shade of trees in need But not all little critters leave their nests ing in person, Parsons offered to drive me tion: you either know someone or know of pruning and slip-n-sliding across the half- empty. down to take a look. I’ve always wanted to someone who knows that person. Though frozen lawn trying to keep up with Parsons, “There was a subcontractor that was ride one of those green John Deere tractors there are many great things about this - doing some tree work on a tree down at the and who wouldn’t want to see a tree that was smallness, I always thought it presented ting more and more excited about each one Kitchel House, and a squirrel ran three feet alive at the same time as George Washington, a romantic disadvantage. — now I understood why these men were all above his head, and ran down into the limb he so of course, I jumped at the chance. The main reason: the gossip-mon- wearing jeans and winter jackets. was on. It was a hollow limb and he couldn’t “How fast does this thing go?” I asked as gering that roars into life at Sunday Meanwhile, Parsons was busy explaining get the squirrel out to save his life. He didn’t the motor hummed. brunch. I didn’t mind hearing about oth- to me why pruning is done mainly for safety want to work on the tree because he was “A lot faster than I’m allowed to drive it.” ers’ travails, conquests and failures. I just and aesthetic reasons. scared he would hurt the squirrel. So, he was He chuckled. “In the wild, trees don’t need to be waiting for the longest time for that squirrel Parsons is not sure exactly how old the dreaded being the topic of conversation. pruned,” he said. “I’m not saying a tree won’t to leave because he didn’t want to hurt it.” Bur Oak is. So I did what I think most of us do: I built be healthier because of pruning, but generally Parsons also showed me the three main “I’d say 200 years or more. The only real an emotional bunker, sheltered from the we don’t prune for the health of the tree, but tools used in pruning. For smaller trees, hand way to age a tree is to count the rings, and to embarrassments of casual romance. for our own safety.” pruners are used. Parsons own several prun- do that, you have to use a special bore tech- I never hoped to squat in this self- Though pruning happens naturally in ers, which he hand-sharpens at the end of ev- nique or cut down the tree and count the imposed “shelter” alone. I preferred the the wild, this can be dangerous in the “urban ery winter pruning season. For medium-sized rings. I’m not willing to do either on this tree. security of solitude to the risks active forest,” such as the College campus, if a dead to large trees, hand saws are used. For even But, this has been here at least as long as the pursuit, searching for someone whom I larger trees, pole-saws are the tool of choice. school, if not more. It is spectacular.” might never find, whom I might find only “The pole-saw”, he pointed out, “has a When asked about pruning an old speci- to be ruthlessly rejected by. This school is men like this, he said, “You can see all the too small; any rejection would effectively top of a long, re-tractable pole. dead wood here, there’s a large piece of dead be public. Beyond the indignity of seem- Hand saws are the most commonly used, [wood] right there that would have to come especially in conjunction with the tree climb- off. But for the most part, when trees are this ingly everyone knowing about my failure, ing method. Workers climb trees, secured by old, they don’t need anything.” I would be consigned to awkward run- a special rope on a limb, and prune within Parsons hopes the Bur Oak has another ins until one of us finally goes abroad or the branches. According to Parsons, there 200 years, but knows this might be far- graduates. haven’t been any accidents (knock on wood). fetched. Health-wise, though, the tree seems My limited, slanted consideration “As long as you go slow and think care- to be in good shape. of only the potential downsides left me fully about what you’re doing, climbing with “There’s not a lot dead [branches], it has preferring passivity. I reasoned, some- a rope is a safe way to prune trees.” a lot of nice young shoots, new twigs, it’s still thing will happen if it’s meant to. After For Buzz, a member of Facilities Servic- putting out a decent amount of growth this all, it never rains on the man who stays es, who learned to climb trees just last winter, year,” he said. Though 200 might be unrealis- indoors. the shift to pruning as the days get warmer tically long, Parsons believes the tree sill stick But the sun never shines on the man paul gerard “breaks up the long cold winter, especially around for a long time. who stays indoors. I changed my mind: this year, when we did a lot of shoveling. Facilities prune trees using hand saws. sitting in my bunker waiting for a perfect relationship to bust through the boarded window is insane. The truth is that if I want to date, I’ve got to be proactive. Even if my fears of the small-school ru- Creativity Shines at MiddChallenge mor mill are legitimate, I stand to lose By Brittany Thomas alities of their spaces, before construction. vice from undocumented college students. most if I let those fears inhibit me. What do cheese, 3D visualization Beatty will use his grant to hire a student Ramirez believes that undocumented col- There will always be convenient ex- goggles, epi-pens, cowgirls and undocu- intern — still accepting applications — to lege students are outliers, able to pursue cuses to blame our dateless evenings. At mented college students have in common? assist in the development process this sum- their education only because of unusual a certain point, we each individually bear Not much more than the shared evidence of mer. relationships — like that which his brother the responsibility of overcoming these the creativity students will be pursuing this “It’s all about virtual reality now,” he gave to him and which he has given to his minor adversities. In the case of this par- summer, with the help of grants awarded said. “It’s exciting, because I think if we mentee, recently accepted to the College’s ticular excuse, that “Middlebury is too by MiddChallenge. On April 4 and 6, nine started the project right now, we would be class of 2018. small”, we have the chance to reframe too late. We hit the timing, hopefully, just MiddChallenge provides students valu- the matter. This school isn’t too small, panel of judges, made up of many college right. We’re riding the wave of this virtual able practice in developing an idea, check- it’s fortuitously “not too big”. alumni and Vermont professionals, in the reality buzz.” ing its viability and planning for its imple- The truth is, we don’t actually know categories of Business, Arts and Outreach. Other winners in the business catego- mentation. Charlie MacCormack, Executive everyone on campus. Certainly, I know After two days of thoughtful presenta- ry include Linda Waller ’15.5, designing a in Residence and former CEO of Save the a lot of names but I don’t actually know wearable Epi-Pen, and Linnea Burnham Children, applauded the participants for much about the individuals themselves. $3,000 grant, the support of an advisor net- ’14.5, making cheese and sharing the value their apparent dedication. What’s more, the reality is that the peo- work and space at the Old Stone Mill. Mid- of sustainable farming at Robinson Hill “I’ve come to have high expectations for ple you’re most likely to date are neither dChallenge is one of several programs un- Farm. the quality and importance and practicality close friends nor complete strangers, but der the umbrella of the Middlebury’s Project In the arts category, “Cowgirls: A Docu- of the ideas,” MacCormack said. “But this loose associations. Our lives here are on Creativity and Innovation (PCI), which mentary” won a grant to explore, through year did exceed my expectations, because blessed with a preponderance of date- seeks to encourage students’ independent all presentations were genuinely outstand- potential acquaintances. and inventive projects on campus. dominated culture of the American West. ing, and really could have been made by My friends at bigger schools have re- The presenters surprised all with their Anna Carroll ’14.5 and Ben Kramer ’13.5 very experienced people, with professional sorted to matchmaking apps like Tinder. preparation, foresight and diversity of inter- will direct the project, with collaboration degrees.” Even here, nearly a quarter of Middkids ests. Joanie Thompson ’14, a member of the by Sarah Briggs ’14.5, Katie McFarren ’14, The presenters similarly appreciated have registered profiles on Friendsy (al- student MiddChallenge Committee, appre- Tommy Hyde ’14.5, Tito Heiderer ’14.5 and value of the judges’ feedback, in shaping though many may be curiosity-serving, ciated the outcome of months of planning. Maddy Lawler ’14. The cinematographers how they will progress with their projects. but functionally defunct like mine). The “My favorite thing is always seeing how will follow cowgirls, Claudia Ogilvie and With summer just around the corner, Mid- difference, though, is that we don’t have different the projects are,” Thompson said. Patty Hayes, on a 100-mile horseback ride dChallenge provided a springboard from to rely on services like Friendsy to find “It’s the variety that I love, and it shows a through South Dakota. Their documentary which the grant recipients can jump into people of interest. We have the chance wonderful side to people, when they present promises to be insightful portrayal of the to use Middlebury’s smallness to our ro- on something they are incredibly invested friendship between two women, who have and mental support. mantic advantage. in.” followed similar paths in breeding and “I am extremely honored to be the re- Consider the notion that our com- In the business category, Nate Beatty training horses, and who will reunite on cipient of a MiddChallenge grant and I munity’s insularity might be a blessing ’13.5 received a grant for his start-up, Iris want to thank the PCI, student organizers, in disguise. You don’t meet wonderful VR, Inc. The company will develop software, Finally, in the outreach category, Dan- and the funders for pulling together a great women only to have them dissolve back to be paired with emerging stereoscopic 3D iel Ramirez ’17 received a grant for his proj- event,” Burnham said. “I look forward to into the labyrinth of New York City; you head mounted displays – “like ski goggles, ect, Documented Dreams, to build a social this summer because, thanks to MiddChal- get plenty of chances to see them again. with two eyes and a screen on the inside,” network where undocumented high school lenge, I will be able to turn my business plan Ask a friend for an introduction. We can to help architects virtually imagine the re- students can receive mentoring and ad- into a reality.” only win if when we take on a little risk. 16features | april 10, 2014 Style Icon: Michaelcheck is “Woody Allen in Drag” By Mary Claire Ecclesine any resultant style is mostly a product of character. College is famously known and re- abject constructive criticism I’d say.” “I never really focused on fashion,” membered as “the best years of our Even though Michaelcheck has a dis- she said. Michaelcheck approaches fash- lives.” Four (or more) years to explore, tinct style, she is still figuring out who ion in a lighter hearted way, dressing up experiment, learn and find ourselves, so she is and how she wants to be portrayed. to simply please herself as opposed to that we can (hopefully) sort out our pas- When asked about where her look will make a statement. sions and plan our futures — including end up, Michaelcheck said, “I have some “If someone wants to wear some- the development and cultivation of our things I know I will hold onto and others thing that isn’t necessarily in keeping own signature style. I really hope to lose — at this point that with what the rest of the population is I realized the value and significance ratio’s probably more in favor of the lat- doing, I think they should. If it’s a form of these years and their impact on our ter.” But for right now she hopes to por- of self-expression, great, if you just want individual future in fashion when in- tray herself in a versatile way. to wear something ridiculous for atten- terviewing Charlotte Michaelcheck ’15. “When I feel well dressed it’s mostly tion, that’s fine too.” Michaelcheck was born and raised in in something that’s at least in part con- After her years in the mountains, New York City, attending school in Man- servative,” she said. “When I dress to Michaelcheck plans to get rid of some hattan before venturing to the Green go out or for more casual purposes I al- of her more revealing garb as she gets Mountains. Most people either know most never consider it to be fashionable. older. Michaelcheck for her improv skills (she I want to feel confident in what I wear, “At some point it just gets ridiculous, is a member of Middlebrow), her quirky even if it isn’t necessarily a good outfit.” or tired,” she said. “Hopefully I will ac- collection of backpacks, her dedication Michaelcheck isn’t afraid to stray crue some things that last a little longer to her neuroscience major or her bold, away from what is “fashionable” for and can be worn in most public settings outrageous “going out outfits,” as she something that makes her feel good — (which cannot be said for much of what I calls them. and isn’t that what is ultimately most currently own).” Michaelcheck refers to her style as, important? Fashion is fun and excit- In the future Charlotte also aspires “all over the place.” ing but if it doesn’t make you feel self- to follow her mother’s footsteps in her “Sometimes I look like Woody Al- assured then it is simply a materialistic classic uniform attire, meaning that she len in drag,” she said. “And then other form of expression. That is why Michael- wears a basic framework for every outfit [times], very skimpy 90’s.” Whatever check goes the extra step when it comes that is always the same but changes the you know her for, we all can recognize to her selection of clothing. details so that every look is somewhat mary claire ecclesine that this girl has got personality, style, “People pick out clothing usually in unique but still honest. Improv actor Charlotte Michaelcheck confidence and brains — and it seems to anticipation for some event or a new sea- “My mother does that with button ’15 displays her quirly sense of style. run in her family. son,” she said. “So in that aspect, fashion downs and straight leg black pants. Her world—on one hand it’s your chance Michaelcheck’s wisdom in fashion is positively associated with fun things closet is the best because it’s filled with to wear what you will never be able to is rooted and influenced greatly by her or something you’re looking forward to. different variations of the same struc- again, but on another hand, it’s also the mother and sister. Her sister is a New It’s another, maybe superfluous, prepa- tured outfit. For me, I think that’s the place and time to develop your own style York City-based fashion designer con- ration step that makes otherwise not so ideal.” and cultivate a wardrobe. Even if you are sidered a rising star among high fash- enthusing events a little more exciting. Middlebury may be a difficult place like Michaelcheck and “still in transi- ion experts. In addition to her sister’s Especially when costumes are involved: to try out outrageous things in the fash- tion,” keep trying new things, go out of incredible success in fashion, Michael- the more ridiculous the better.” ion realm, simply because fashion is not your comfort zone and put time and ef- check’s mother “has always been adept Interestingly enough, a girl with that prevalent on campus, but at least fort into fostering a wardrobe that you at putting herself together.” Those two such a natural ability to express herself there is no pressure to be up-to-date on are proud of. women “veto most of my choices so that through clothing does not believe that all the trends. College is a transitional fashion is fundamental to a person’s stage between high school and the real Students Discuss Righteous Action and Empathy
By Winston Kies wards the values that guided the Sharps, had some trouble with this — why must would be some of the best at enacting On April 2, a motley crew of profes- an enlightening and applicable conclu- they leave their children? Why must they sweeping change. sors, students and local denizens came sion was reached. As one of the older give up their lives when there were those But one student solemnly asked, together to share in a discussion titled participants said, “If Middlebury stu- who were better equipped? “How can we consider ourselves to be the “Acting Righteously in Times of Danger.” dents want to spread the values they hold One attendee saw the reasoning to best equipped if many of us don’t stand by The event sought to spark conversa- dear, they must first devote themselves to be simple, remarking, “It’s a matter of the virtues of equality and fairness when tion regarding two key questions: “When those ideals in the day-to-day, the mun- holding true to your virtues. It seemed we don’t respect something as small as others are threatened in times of danger, dane. This isn’t a new thought, but it is as though they — Waitstill especially — peer proctoring?” what is it that moves us to act coura- underappreciated.” didn’t see a choice. If they didn’t live by For a student, one of the most com- geously on their behalf and risk our own The Sharps’ lives were, above all else, the idea of absolute equality in every ac- mon “little choices” is to respect the tra- safety and those closest to us?” and “How defined by an unwavering devotion to vir- tion then they just couldn’t be equipped dition of peer proctoring. Although it do we foster tolerance, understanding, tue. In “Two Who Dared,” one of the main to create equality.” may not seem comparable to the idea of empathy and courage?” points of emphasis was that Waitstill and Although this sentiment did not hit gender equality, for example, it is less a To help guide the exploration of such Martha Sharp were the 18th choice for home with some in the room — seeing as matter of the topic and more about the nebulous — and fundamental — ques- relief volunteers. The 17 previous minis- much of the space was fundamental value tions, the audience was first given an ters declined for understandable reasons: filled with mothers and driving any sort of exceptional anecdote from the film “Two young children, a job and a stable life. fathers — many believed “Even at a school change. Who Dared,” whose chosen center is on The Sharps were different. Waitstill often it could very well be the As Lecturer in Martha and Waitstill Sharp, two Ameri- used the word “must” while describing Sharps’ perspective. In like Middlebury, the Religion and GSFS cans “who played a vital role in saving why he and Martha made the decision to either case, Waitstill most important class Maria Hatjigeorgiou hundreds from persecution during World go on both of the two missions, the first and Martha had an un- stated after the dis- War II.” As one might expect, any literal to Prague and the second to Southern deniable impact. Dur- is that of the students cussion, “Even at comparison between the Sharps’ life and France during the German invasion. They ing these two tours, the ‘walking the walk.’” a school like Mid- that of most Middlebury students would had two young children, a stable job and a Sharps helped over one dlebury, the most be unfair. stable life, yet Waitstill continued to use hundred refugees find important class is However, when attention turned to- that decisive word. The discussion group safety and security, and Maria hatjigeorgiou that of the students were “recognized by the ‘walking the walk.’” state of Israel as Righ- Lecturer in Religion and GsFS That is to say, teous Among the Na- it is not enough to tions for risking their learn what equal- lives to save Jews and ity is; it must also dissidents during the Holocaust.” practice such virtues on a day-to-day The Sharps’ story is an extreme one. and moment-to-moment basis. To this Leaving one’s children in their most for- sentiment, Adrian Leong ’16 added, “Be- mative years for a potentially life-threat- ing virtuous does not have to be known ening mission is not something most par- all the time: we delude ourselves to think ents feel they “must do.” It is certainly that until a grand goal is reached, our ef- not something any student can fully ap- forts are without worth.” preciate at this point in their lives. As By the conclusion of the discussion such, much of the conversation turned and event as a whole, a consensus of sorts towards the realm of moral take-aways was reached. Students at the College, like rather than literal ones. The take-away: all students, teachers and human beings, it is the little choices we make every day are shaped by our daily interactions with that create real change, not implausible the world. Although something as uncel- end goals. ebrated as taking peer proctoring seri- Seeing as the College’s Board of ously is not “acting righteously in a time Trustees have outwardly lauded the Col- of danger,” it equips students to spark paul gerard lege as the first global liberal arts insti- just as much change as any class or peer- tution, it seems as though its students proctored exam. Sabine Gagenier leads discussion about how to act righteously in daily life at the College. arts sciences Musical Players Present Rock Musical RENT By Leah Lavigne Les Miserables RENT RENT City of Angels Midd-Life Crisis Man of La Mancha “While City of Angels the RENT “RENT RENT jiya pandya RENT RENT RENT jiya pandya The Swing Express Lore Beauty and the Baritone don’t miss 4/11, 8 P.M., MCCULLOUGH SOCIAL SPACE this 4/12, 3 AND 8 P.M., DANA AUDITORIUM 4/12 8 P.M., CFA, CONCERT HALL april 10, 2014 | arts SCIENCES18 Clockwork Orange Promises Excitement By Mthobisi Sibandze through the eyes of the main character,” an impenetrable language spoken by the gether,” Medina said.” At times, rehears- On the surface, A Clockwork Orange he said. “Many of the stylistic choices youth. It is incomprehensible to judges, als get really stressful, especially when I is a standard dystopian text, in the same have to do with how the other characters government and all forms of authority in have to study and do homework for other line as classics such as Huxley’s Brave interact with him, or what they are block- whatever guise that they are presented. classes. I keep moving forward because New World. It is complete with suitably ing. Their behavior or actions are filtered Smith is working with a total of 28 this camaraderie means a lot to me and I wicked teenage males, beautiful young through the lens of what it feels like to the talented actors, stage manager Katie have a huge passion for theatre. Andrew women and gratuitous violence. It is not main character [Alex]. That was certainly Preston ’17, assistant stage managers is great and when he directs us, I know he so simple though; it is an intricate work. a point of interest in choosing the novella Adam Rivera ’17 and Aashna Aggarwal really cares about not only the show, but It is freedom and choice, not violence, for the script,” said Smith. ’16, and between 15 and 20 students in our wellbeing and how we are developing teenage rebellion, good and evil, social The production’s aim is not just to technical supporting roles. as actors. I love these guys and soon our pathology, nor high adventure that is at convey the central message, but to lead to A lot of time went into making the hard work will pay off, which is probably the heart of this work. discussion and ask questions. production possible. what most of us are waiting to test.” Written by Anthony Burgess, A “I really believe and appreciate the- “We rehearse every day for the maxi- The show will be nothing short of a Clockwork Orange was first published atre that asks questions more than pro- mum number of hours possible, which dazzling phenomenon. in 1962 and then adapted into a film by vide answers and that is what I am hoping is an average of 24 hours a week,” Smith “The show combines the element of Stanley Kubrick in 1971. The film was a will happen with this show,” Smith said. said. heart with spectacle, brilliant language success and, despite being quite contro- While choice is the main message, As the performance date looms ever and a great text – and that is something versial, it has become iconic. Burgess felt Smith is aware of the intrinsic violence nearer, the cast and crew have been re- quite rare. It should be entertaining and that the film glorified sex and violence in in the story but urges the audience to be hearsing for an average of 30 hours a hopefully thought-provoking,” Smith a manner that detracted attention from alert to the distinction between the film week. said. the core theme of and the novella. “The time commitment is truly im- Performances will be held in Wright his novella — choice. “It is crucial to pressive,” he said. Memorial Theatre at 8:30 p.m. on Thurs- So repulsed was “It is everything you want separate the movie Steven Medina ’17, one of the ac- day, Apr. 10 and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Apr. Burgess that, in re- and the novella,” he tors, conveyed excitement for the upcom- 11 and Saturday, Apr. 12. Tickets are $6 theatre to be. It’s stylistic, said. “Our produc- ing performances. He expressed that his sponse to it, he pub- for students and are available at the Box tion focuses more on sense of drive is predicated on working lished a revised ver- full of action and great cho- Office. There will also be a discussion of the novella. Still, it is with a group of people that care for and sion in 1987 which the production after the Friday perfor- reographed sequences, full a show that is full of supportive of each other, as well as his ar- focused the lens mance with the director, cast and manag- of a lot of good questions fight choreography; dent love for theater. more on his core ers. theme of choice. It and full of a lot of heart and there are probably “Honestly, we are all thrilled to be to- is this central mes- 15 different fights sage that Visiting passion.” that involve huge Assistant Professor numbers of the cast. of Theatre Andrew -Andrew w. smith ’97.5 We affectionately W. Smith ’97.5 has visiting assistant professor of theater refer to it as a fight aimed to capture show with a little bit in directing the College’s production, an of text, but that is adaptation of the novella scheduled to be not to underplay the value of the text it- performed on Thursday, Friday and Sat- self which has a very high level of poetry urday April 10-12. to it.” “It is everything that you want theatre Language is certainly a prominent to be,” Smith said. “It’s stylistic, full of ac- feature of the text because it uses Nasdat, tion and great choreographed sequences, which is an invented language created by full of a lot of good questions and full of Antony Burgess. a lot of heart and passion. There is a lot “It [Nasdat] is essentially a mixture of music, light and a sense of pageantry. of Russian and English, which, at the There is a whole lot to it.” time up to this, are the two most politi- Smith believes that part of the rea- cally powerful languages,” Smith said. son he selected A Clockwork Orange as “The result is a very poetical language.” the text for the production is that it is an The political significance of merging expressionist piece and he is interested in these two languages, given the context of that style and the creativity that it inher- the political tension that existed when ently brings to the process and, ultimate- the novella was written, is unmistakable ly, the product. to anyone familiar with the history of the Cold War. The use of Nasdat is even more “Expressionism is a certain kind courtesy of style that, in essence, tells the story important within the story because it is Actors Kean Haunt ’17, Leah Sarbib ’15.5, Adam Milano ’15 and Kevin Cammarn ’16. b0oking it BY ALI LEWIS their predictions for the future. That is, the odds.” But “odds should be odds, and mortality. Marcus’s voice feels grippingly according to these studies, if individuals they should never be beaten,” he writes. vivid and current; he doesn’t try anything Forgive me, psych majors, if I am with and without depression were asked “If they are, then the odds are incorrect fancy with his sentences (save for one wrong in this, but I seem to recall learn- to predict whether or not they would get and should be changed.” Later he recog- sentence which goes on for six pages yet ing in my psych disorders class two years a job in the first year after college, the nizes that his mother’s odds of dying are miraculously manages not to be annoy- ago about several studies which proved depressed individuals would more likely increasing at every moment as she ages. ing). Here and there, Marcus points out that the life-outlook of individuals suf- be correct. “Right now, sleeping in her bed, she has small sensations of daily existence which Whether or not this is actually true, never in her entire life been in greater we might never before have noticed. we could certainly make a case for all danger of dying.” As his stories progress, the recog- the terrible things happening across The moral, I guess, would be that nizable world and the forms of language the world everyday which we choose to life is often more arbitrary and unpleas- themselves begin to dissolve, and the ignore, as well as the terrifying existen- ant than we would like to think, which is characters waver between struggling to tial questions which we usually put out possibly the only certitude standing be- survive and wishing to disappear. The of our minds, and say that on the whole, hind the characters of Marcus’s stories, reader is left alone without sign posts, day to day, most of us fifteen middle-aged only grounded in the recurrent rhythms are choosing to live in male protagonists of the stories and in the glimpses of sug- blissful ignorance. We Leaving the sea who seem painfully gestion which make these wildly violent could, of course, make aware of the fact dystopias seem strangely similar to the the case in the other by Ben Marcus that their lives are reality we swim in every day. “We know direction—that overall not at all turning nothing about the future,” the characters we ignore most of the out as they would of one story remember from a sort of beauty and the miracles have hoped. Marcus, gymnasium turned bomb-shelter — “we of life (I mean, I am not a science ma- the author of three novels including The know very little for sure at all.” jor, so the fact that our brains can heal Flame Alphabet and the winner of three The reader is as lost as the charac- from trauma and that plants know to Pushcart Prizes, finds his own place ters, and often frustrated and exhausted grow upwards out of the soil and that the among such bleakly sardonic storytellers by the tediums of the everyday and by universe is expanding and folding in on as Kafka, Beckett and the Coen brothers. the devastating awareness that human itself at the same time— all of that feels His characters are often pathetic, utterly life might be nothing more than a mis- like a miracle to me, but call it what you failing to communicate and disgusted take. “I would have gills,” thinks one of will). with the shortcomings of language and of the narrators, “if I were something better However, Ben Marcus, author of the their own bodies. If they happen to fall in that had never tried to leave the sea.” But new short-story collection Leaving the love, it is “through several mutual mis- one keeps reading, I think, because every Sea released this January by Knopf Pub- understandings.” so often, even as Thomas inches for what nolan ellsworth lishing, is most certainly of the former The stories begin in a familiar and feels like a thousand years worth of over- opinion. A narrator in his story “Watch- disappointing modern world — a di- wrought anxiety down the office hallway fering from depression is not, in fact, ing Mysteries with My Mother” notices vorced dad finds his cubicle at work towards the beautiful, indifferent col- overly pessimistic, but rather realistic that the families of individuals with ter- overtaken by interns, a middle-aged son league at the coffee cart — every so of- compared to the realities of probability. minal illness insist that their loved one watches British mystery-dramas on PBS ten, one miraculously finds a moment of Psychologically “healthy” individuals, by is “a fighter”; she will be the one to “beat and cannot forget about his mother’s peace. contrast, tend to be overly optimistic in | April 10, 2014 19Advertising | April 10, 2014
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By Fiona Maloney-McCrystle The following Saturday, Mar. 29, marks. dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, Like several other spring sports the Panthers were back in action at the On the women’s side, the day brought crossing the finish line first in a time of teams, the Middlebury track team began Point Loma Invitational. On the men’s an impressive 17 victories in 19 contested 55.91. its outdoor schedule over Spring Break side, Schaaf once again turned in a solid events. Blackburn continued her season “The team performed really well with two meets at Point Loma Nazarene performance, taking second in the 800 with three victories on the day, running overall at Springfield,” Blackburn said. University in San Diego, CA, competing meters in a time of 1:55.53, Wood saw 15.43 for the 100 hurdles and jumping “It was a hard day because of the cold against a variety of West Coast schools another successful weekend in the 400 35’ 1.75” in the triple jump and 17’5” in and the wind, but we still managed to in a pair of meets. Upon returning to hurdles when he crossed the line in first long jump. compete at a high level.” the Northeast, the Panthers continued with a time of 55.21. “I was really happy with my [personal In the eyes of Head Coach Martin their season on Saturday, April 5 in a In the field events, Jason McCallum best mark] in the long jump at Point Beatty, one of the highlights from the dual meet at Springfield, handing in a ’14 took home the victory in the pole Loma, but my favorite result was this meet at Springfield was his team’s decisive victory on both the men’s and vault with his mark of 14’ 11”, also taking past weekend’s 100m hurdles race,” performance in relay events, in which women’s sides. second on the track with a time of 10.98 Blackburn said. “The hurdles is my they defeated the host Pride in both The first meet at Point Loma, the Ross in the 100 meters. favorite event and that was the first races on both the men’s and women’s and Sharon Irwin Meet, on March 22, Kevin Wood ’15 also produced a time it felt really natural and fluid this side. brought an exciting start to the season decisive victory on a day that brought season.” “I like the way the team is looking,” when Lauren Pincus ’14 broke the school many high finishes for the Panther Other victories included Maxwell’s head coach Martin Beatty said of the record in the javelin, a mark that had squad, winning the 5,000 meters with a performance in the 5,000 meters where start to the season. “Both the men’s team stood for thirteen years. Pincus’s toss of time of 14:54.16. she ran a time of 17:52.20 and Lauren and the women’s team are strong, and 140’ 9”, good for a second place finish in On the women’s side, Hannah Henry’s ’16 12.92 performance in the it’s exciting to be back outside.” the event, beat out the existing mark of Blackburn ’17 finished with a trio of 100-meter dash. All in all, the women The Panthers return to action on 139’ 11”. top five results on the day, taking third beat the Pride with a final total of 125- Saturday, April 12 at West Point, “I took last year off to recover in both the long and triple jumps and 70. where they will match up with strong from elbow reconstructive surgery, so fourth in the 100 hurdles. Spillane took The Panther men were victorious in Division-I and III competition. After a my main goal for the season was to second in the 3000-meter steeplechase 11 events, totaling a final score of 100 final tuneup the following weekend at successfully return to competing for the with a time of 11:15.82, with Panther compared to Springfield’s 85. Event the University of Albany, Middlebury team,” Pincus said of her season. “I was teammates behind her in third, fourth winners included McCallum in the pole will travel to Colby on April 26 for the surprised and thrilled when I realized and fifth. vault with a mark of 15’ 1”, veteran Bryan NESCAC championships, the focal point I had broken the school record. It was Not to be outdone, Pincus followed up Holtzman ’14 in the 100 meters in 11.03, of the Panthers’ regular season. the ideal way to start the season. It is her record-breaking performance with a first-year sprint standout Alex Nichols For those who qualify, the season then extremely difficult to obtain those sorts win in the javelin, posting a mark of 135’ ’17 in the 200 meters in 22.84 and Sam includes a slew of championship meets, of long distance throws in cold and windy 7”. Klockenkemper ’17 in the steeplechase culminating in the NCAA championships Vermont, so it was important to me to “I think that there were a lot of really in 10:18. Jake Wood ’15 continued his on the final weekend of May. take advantage of the warm California strong performances at the California weather and get a distance that would meets,” Pincus said of both meets at hopefully qualify me for NCAAs. I’m Point Loma. “It is a very tough week training-wise, with practice twice a day, panther sc0reboard excited to keep improving throughout the season, and hopefully break my own and difficult workouts. The combination record a few more times.” of the travel and the hard training makes 7-6 W An impressive second-half Other standouts for the Panthers these meets especially challenging, so I Women’s Lacrosse vs. Bates comeback for the lady Panthers. included the trio of top-five finishes in was impressed with the team’s distances, the 1500 meters from Erzsie Nagy ’17, heights and times.” men’s Lacrosse vs. Bates 10-7 W Alison Maxwell ’15 and Summer Spillane On Saturday April 5, the Panthers momentum going. ’15, who took second, third and fourth, took to the track and field at Springfield First NESCAC series win after respectively. in an entirely different climate, battling Softball vs. Amherst 2-1 W For the men, Wilder Schaaf ’14.5 took a cold and windy afternoon as they home the victory in the 1500 meters, went head-to-head with the host Pride. These boys are looking pretty W where he ran a time of 3:54.78, while Despite the less-than-optimal conditions Men’s Tennis vs. Gustavus Adolphus 5-4 unstoppable right at the Jake Wood ’15 took second in the 400 at Springfield, several competitors on moment. hurdles in 55.87 and Kevin Chu ’14 took both the men’s and women’s side turned Something needs to click for fourth in the 110 hurdles in 15.48. in fast times, big throws and stellar jump Baseball vs. Wesleyan L 3-0 this team. the middlebury BASEBALL LOSING STREAK RUNS TO SEVEN WITH SERIES SWEEP AT WESLEYAN great eight RANKING TEAM Fritz’s Fancies Women’s Lacrosse As long as they keep winning, 1 they’ll keep being number one in my book. Men’s Lacrosse The men are starting to play 2 to the level that we got used to seeing last year. Men’s Tennis They are looking like they’ll 3 compete in the NESCAC this season. Track and Field Will face a sharp test this 4 weekend at Army. Women’s Tennis 5 This team is really good, but they’re yet to come through in a big match. Softball 6 I’d love to see a series win against Wesleyan. Jeff patterson Despite the efforts of Joe MacDonald ’16, Cooper Byrne ’15 and Golf John Luke ’16 (clockwise from upper left), the Middlebury base- 7 Haven’t played yet, but who ball team has fallen on hard times, running their current winless cares? streak to seven with a trio of losses on the road at conference foe Wesleyan on April 4 and 5. After the sweep, Middlebury falls Baseball to 2-11 on the season. The Panthers look to right the ship this Until they start winning, it’ll weekend, April 11 and 12, when they travel to Hamilton for a 8 be the eighth slot for the boys. three-game NESCAC series against the host Continentals. 22 sports | April 10, 2014 Men’s Lacrosse Turns the Corner down to the wire but Endicott was able to In their fourth successive NESCAC Four games remain in the Panthers’ The Middlebury men’s lacrosse team score three late goals in the final 2:30 of victory, the Panthers defeated Bates regular season, including home looks apt to turn around their early- the game. Broome performed well once 10-7. Rautiola helped the Panthers matchups against Skidmore on April 19 season futility, winning four of the past again, helping put four points on the with three goals and Cleary scored two. and against Williams on April 23. The five games against strong competition. board for Middlebury. Jack DeFrino ’17 Rautiola’s hat-trick during the fourth men hope to keep their win streak alive This streak started against NESCAC rival and Cal Williams ’15 helped Middlebury quarter gave his team a gap that the and carry their positive momentum into Bowdoin on March 22, a game which keep it close by adding four and five Bobcats could not overcome. the NESCAC tournament, which kicks they won convincingly 10-4. ground balls, respectively. Middlebury held a 40-37 advantage off at the end of April. Though had a setback in their 14- The intense rivalry between in shots over Bates for the game. Next up for Middlebury is a road 12 loss to Endicott on March 25, the Middlebury and Amherst did not The Panthers also picked up four matchup against Trinity on Saturday, team has since gotten back on track disappoint during the Panthers’ 8-7 more ground balls and committed April 12. A win over the Bantams with a three-game winning streak. clutch victory over the 18th-ranked Lord fewer turnovers in order to maintain would set up the Panthers nicely for a They squeezed out a tough one against Jeffs. With the win, Middlebury halted consistent pressure on the offensive end potential home game in the conference Amherst 8-7 on March 29, had a Amherst’s five-game win streak and also throughout the afternoon. quarterfinals. somewhat routine win on the road posted their second NESCAC conference at Hamilton 12-6 four days later and victory. defeated Bates 10-7 on Saturday, April The highlight of the game for 5 to improve their conference record to Middlebury was the team’s strong 4-3 and their overall record to 5-5. defensive play, as they limited Amherst With their win over Bowdoin, to just seven goals, well below the Middlebury earned their long-awaited Lord Jeffs’ season average of 15 goals. first win against a NESCAC school of the Sophomore Jack Rautiola ’16 stood out 2014 season. for the Panthers on the offensive end, A scoreless stretch of over 41 scoring three of Middlebury’s eight goals minutes from Bowdoin’s offense helped on the afternoon. Middlebury cross the finish line in front. With the Panthers back in action four In addition, nine consecutive goals days later, a 12-6 win over Hamilton in from Jon Broome ’16, Tim Giarrusso a midweek contest gave Middlebury a ’16 and Stephen Seymour ’14 helped the third consecutive NESCAC win. Panthers keep the pressure on Bowdoin. Six consecutive goals in the second Panther goalkeeper and team captain half helped Middlebury put away the Nate Gaudio ’14 made a season-high 19 competition. Jack Cleary ’16 led the saves during the game. Panthers with three goals and fellow Middlebury then battled against 17th- sophomore Broome contributed another two. Seymour also added two goals to ranked Endicott at Brown University but Paul GERARD came up short 12-14. The game came pace the Panthers over Hamilton. Men’s Tennis Climbs to 9-2, Williams Tops Women
CONTINUED FROM 24 first home game after a 6-2 record in its Zach Bruchmiller ’14 contributed to all Campbell, Jones and Johnston suffered round of spring break games in Georgia. three wins. tough losses, while Smolyar and Jackson disappointing for the Panthers, Morgan The 10th-ranked Panthers started off The team’s first loss came in their face- Frons ’16 scored a pair of points to bring believes it motivated them as well. their spring break trip strong on March off against NAIA powerhouse Georgia the score to 4-5 in favor of Emory. “They’re fired up and ready to see 23 and 24 with a trio of wins against Gwinnett on March 25, losing 7-2. The The Panthers followed the loss with them again,” Morgan said. Sewanee (7-2), Oglethorpe University (9- 24th-ranked doubles team of Johnston a 7-2 win over North Carolina Wesleyan The team continues their season on 0) and Shorter University (7-2). Key wins and Lebovitz played on March 29, ending the April 11 with a game against Emory at by doubles team Alex Johnston ’14 and an exciting match spring break trip on a noon. Andrew Lebovitz ’14 and singles players to garner one of positive note. The Middlebury men’s tennis team, Ari Smolyar ’16, Allen Jackson ’16, and two points, while “One of the reason you They then returned meanwhile, proved victorious in their Smolyar defeated to Middlebury to face Grizzly Hernan go out there is to play 18th-ranked Gustavus Hatem in straight against some top-10 Adolphus on Friday, sets to grab the April 4. The Panthers second point. teams.” were unfazed returning The men to indoor play, proving recovered from victorious over the the loss with no mike morgan Gusties 5-4. trouble, grabbing a women’s Head Coach Middlebury started pair of wins against off the game with 2 Georgia Perimeter doubles wins by top- and ninth-ranked ranked pair Jones and Kenyon on March 26 and 28. Campbell and duo Smolyar and Peter The Panthers continued the trip with Heidrich ’15. Johnston and Lebovitz a much-anticipated game against Emory. fell to their opponents. With wins by Johnston and Lebovitz scored one point Johnston, Jones and Campbell, the in doubles for the Panthers, with another Panthers clinched a tough win to bring coming from an exciting game by doubles their record to 9-2. Michael O’hara team Brantner Jones ’14 and Palmer The Panthers next play at Williams on The men’s tennis team squeaked out a 5-4 win over Gustavus Adolphus on April 4. Campbell ’16. In singles play, Panthers April 11.
Over/Under: Ten runs scored for the Will the Boston Bruins remain on Who will score the lowest for the Who will win the men’s London Softball team against Wesleyan top of the NHL Eastern Conference women’s golf team in their season Marathon? editors’ picks after Sunday? opener at Vassar?
OVER YES MONICA CHOW ’16 WILSON KIPSANG In 2nd grade I held the record for It’s the Masters this weekend I’ve eagerly awaiting this event. most home-runs scored in little- answer... #whatishockey you say? Ain’t got nothing on the Wait, I’m the only one? Cool. league. So yeah. Middlebury golf team. Alex Morris (32-28, .533)
OVER YES JORDAN GLATT ’15 WILSON KIPSANG Cool story, Alex. They’re up eight on the Pens. Not Though I’ll be watching to see even the Bruins could blow this one. this course a year ago, I think the junior takes it. marathon. Fritz Parker (32-37, .464)
OVER YES MONICA CHOW ’16 WILSON KIPSANG Alex, though your vernacular Go B’s! I’m just agreeing with Alex on No comment. regarding bat and ball sports is everything because usually she’s suspect, I must agree. It would be right and I’m wrong. “home runs ‘hit’”. Joe macdonald (27-34, .443) April 10, 2014| SPORTS23 Softball Smacks Jeffs in Weekend Road Rout By Joe MacDonald the bottom of the eighth on second base, in the nightcap, as Middlebury managed and was singled home by Kimber Sable just six hits and committed three errors. The Middlebury softball team began its ’14 to tie the ball game. Unfortunately, “Winning the series this weekend put season in Clermont, Florida over spring Middlebury allowed two runs in the ninth day, Middlebury dropped a pair, starting us into a great spot in-conference and break and returned to the northeast with and could not score any runs in the bottom a 6-6 record. After defeating conference half. Stearns pitched eight innings of one- that we’re also conscious that we need to run ball in the contest. continue to work hard in order to meet our series, the Panthers are second in the The Panthers rattled off two wins on After a handful of rainouts, Middlebury potential for this season.” traveled to western Massachusetts to schedule with a series against Wesleyan at of the season by losing to Wellesley in the home this weekend. season opener 14-3 and then shutting out Panthers claimed the series opener on Kelsey Martel ’15 each had three hits on Middlebury continued its winning ways was dominant, throwing a no-hitter and by the Numb3rs with an easy 14-3 victory over Rochester earning her fourth win of the year. The Unanswered goals scored by women’s combined for the shutout in the night cap. lacrosse in the second half of the Bates Middlebury split again on day two of game in order to overcome a late each gathered three hits in the blowout. the game was over,” Morris said of the no- 4 eight innings and losing to Wisconsin- Ranked opponents faced by women’s hit effort from Freyre and four effective game of the twinbill, Concordia knotted innings from Stearns in relief. game was crucial for our morale.” 6 the score at 4 in the bottom of the sixth to Middlebury was victorious again in Events won by the men’s track force extra innings. The Panthers pushed 11 three across in the eighth to secure the win. by a score of 4-1, as Stearns allowed just The second game of the doubleheader was for the shutout, with Morris getting her one run through four innings and Morris even more exciting. The game remained third win and Stearns her second save of 4 scoreless through seven innings. Wisc.- the young season. from the day before with three shutout The trip ended on a sour note however, got the best of the Panthers with a 6-1 win final watched by sports editors on tie-breaking rule, Alex Scibetta ’14 began 0 Middlebury Cyclists Keep The Wheels Turning By Zack Isaacs and Jake Barker of the oldest and most productive sports victory. teams at the College, is stacked with a The Middlebury Cycling Team has diverse and talented group of racers. quietly become a powerhouse. After the fall mountain bike season based on each of the five categories - cycling when she got to Middlebury, and the winter cyclocross season, it’s but she had never considered racing O’Keefe rode like a lion throughout the now time for road racing. The highlight of the level of competition. until a couple friends on the team race, countering moves and riding at the front of the pack, but with five laps to when Sam O’Keefe ’16.5 rode to second to start bike racing, or even just to get first intercollegiate cycling weekend on a taste of what the pros do in the Tour de France; each race is preceded by a half of the course. O’Keefe slipped off clinic with a veteran coach who guides the front of the pack to let the others the two-month spring season, and in new cyclists through the technicalities the front of the pack, with only one rider try to chase his teammate down, but that time, nine Middlebury riders have of racing with other competitors. From from Temple University able to stay on competed in races in Philadelphia and there, racers work their way up through captured another second-place finish for the categories by accumulating points Middlebury Cycling. wins, two second-place finishes, and from good results in each respective a fourth-place finish. With only these field. she exacted her revenge during Sunday’s results, Middlebury is currently ranked The most elite category, the A criterium, breaking away from the main category, frequently sees professional field on the first lap and winning the race the Mount Philo Road Race and to the schools. and nationally-acclaimed riders. by nearly a minute. conference championship in Providence, Collegiate cycling is unique in that any That same weekend, Kai Wiggins ’16.5 student from any school on the east coast professionally paid athletes are permitted to compete at all collegiate A category. They targeted Sunday’s team is also planning to send a small events. At the end of the two-month contingent of members to the U.S. road season that features events around the northeast, the top men and women split from the main field. Wiggins attacked the breakaway relentlessly, The cycling team is always looking Road, mountain, cyclocross and track to nationals, where they compete against for new members, and anyone interested cycling all have their own seasons. other collegiate teams from across the University left the group behind entirely. should send an email to cycling@ country. On the last lap, Wiggins powered away middlebury.edu, or just flag down This year, Middlebury Cycling, one from his companion to take a definitive someone in spandex.
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Men’s lacrosse has much to celebrate. After four straight conference wins, the Panthers look poised for a postseason run. SEE PAGE 22 FOR FULL COVERAGE.
Paul GERARD Women’s Lacrosse Rises Tennis Squads Through the Ranks; Now 5th Rack Up Wins By Gabe Weissmann Diplomats, winning by a score of By Emma McDonald Morgan believes that this was After earning a number of key 14-5. Sophomore Laurel Pascal game with two goals from Wally After recording a 6-2 record their most challenging game of wins against very competitive ’16 led the Panthers in their Pierce. Middlebury answered, in their spring-break trip to the series. teams both in the NESCAC however, with goals from Alli California, the women’s tennis “Claremont is certainly a and outside the conference, the on eight shots, supported by a pair Sciarretta ’16 and O’Connell. Bates team returned to their home strong team and we needed to of goals and three assists from then proceeded to go on a three- Middlebury women’s lacrosse court to play sixth-ranked play well in that one,” Morgan Ritter. goal run to bring the score to 5-2 team has continued to show their Williams in Nelson Arena on said. Middlebury’s undefeated going into the second half. talent and potential as the team Sunday, April 6, losing 7-2. Despite the loss, Morgan moves towards the second half of record, however, was ended the thinks that this game was just following game in a 11-10 loss to The women began their the season, achieving a 9-1 record what the team was looking for third-ranked Amherst. from Pascal with 23 minutes left spring break trip on March 22 against a tough slate of opponents. in a schedule filled with strong in the game. Bates answered with with a tough loss to Pomona- The Panthers, now ranked Pitzer, their lone point coming opponents. and falling a goal from Kalleigh Maguire to in singles from a straight sets “One of the reasons you go strung together behind 0-5 put the score at 6-3 in favor of win by senior Dorrie Paradies out there is to play against some a series of to the Lord Bates. Middlebury did not relent, ’14. of the top ten teams,” he said. commanding wins “We were able to pull Jeffs within and after a goal from Sciarretta with 15 minutes left in the game, According to Coach Mike The Panthers finished the over spring break, together under intense trip strong on March 27 and 28 defeating Bowdoin minutes of proceeded to stage a late-game Morgan, the Panthers’ loss with 8-1 wins over Westmont 14-6 at home, pressure and make the game, comeback with three consecutive “affected them in a positive and 12th-ranked University of with Liza Herzog some amazing things Middlebury goals: two from Instrum and one way,” helping them prepare for ’14 leading the s l o w l y from Catherine Lincoln ’16. the next matches mentally and Chicago, ending the trip with a happen.” clawed their “I think the Bates game was physically. 6-2 record. points, followed way back a big test for our team,” said The Panthers had to adjust In addition to their games on by Katie Ritter ’15, by scoring Lincoln. “We were able to pull to the time difference as well as the trip, the Panthers had the Bridget Instrum Catherine Lincoln ’16 three goals together under intense pressure playing on outdoor courts. They opportunity to meet with a sports ’16 and Mary Attacker in the last and make some amazing things improved their record in the next psychologist and members of O’Connell ’17 each few minutes happen.” match with an 8-1 win on March the Olympic volleyball team, an Senior captain Alyssa Palomba contributing four 23 against UC-Santa Cruz. The experience Coach Morgan found half, and four ’14 made several key saves in points. Panthers won all six singles particularly valuable because unanswered goals in the second goal, ending the day with a save Herzog was named NESCAC matches in straight sets and two the team was able to discuss half. After taking a 9-8 lead off player of the week for her out of three doubles matches to “some of the things we’ve talked performance against Bowdoin. Middlebury was also able to hold about all year with someone six minutes into the second half, off the Bobcats with stellar defense win the game handily. Following the Bowdoin game, who had a little bit of an outside Middlebury went goal for goal and key ground balls from senior They continued the trip with the Panthers travelled down to a tough loss March 25 against perspective.” West Palm Beach, Fl. where they with Amherst, until Amherst’s defenders Hannah Deoul ’14 and fifth-ranked Claremont-Mudd- The Panthers continued defeated Rochester Institute of Elizabeth Ludlow scored with 3:35 Erin Benotti ’14. Scripps. The Panthers garnered their season on Sunday, April 6 Technology 19-4 for Head Coach left in the game to give her team The Panthers now sit at 9-1 two of three doubles points with with a match against NESCAC Missy Foote’s 400th win over the the conference win. overall and 6-1 in the NESCAC. Despite this loss, Middlebury They will play Cortland State wins by duos Ria Gerger ’16 / rival, sixth-ranked Williams. course of a 34-season career with The Panthers fell to the Ephs the program. Following their trip was able to defeat Hamilton at home on Thursday, April 10, Kaysee Orozco ’17, and Lauren 2-7, with their points coming to Florida, Middlebury headed 11-8 with seven straight goals to followed by a matchup with Amos ’16 / Margot Marchese ’16. from number-two singles win north to play fourth-ranked come back from behind this past conference foe Trinity at home on In singles play, Alexandra Fields Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster, Wednesday, April 2. Saturday, April 12. ’17 and Sadie Shackelford ’16 by Fields and a hard-fought Penn. On Saturday, the Panthers took “Moving forward, I think we scored points for the Panthers, win by doubles team Amos and Despite the close proximity on the 14th-ranked Bates Bobcats, but it wasn’t enough to win the Marchese. of the two teams in rankings, who had earlier in the season intensity and team work when we match. The Panthers fell 4-5 to Though the loss was the Panthers dominated the defeated perennial NESCAC face Cortland and Trinity, who are CMS to bring their record to 4-2. powerhouse Trinity. both tough teams,” said Lincoln. SEE MEN’S, PAGE 22
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