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Sports headlines for 4/30/07

tetchell — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:54:00 +0000

Sports Headlines, 4/30/07: Men’s tennis wins fourth straight NESCAC title, advances to NCAA tourney; women’s lacrosse to host NESCAC final four; men’s lacrosse advances to NESCAC semis with 16-4 win over Trinity; four Middlebury women win NESCAC track & field titles; softball registers 20th win of the season, beating Wesleyan 10-1; baseball completes three-game sweep of Hamilton.

Rutland Herald editorial: Sea Change

tetchell — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:22:00 +0000

Rutland Herald editorial focuses on speech at Midd by marine ecologist: “Mankind is at the end of the era when it could feed itself with the fish from the sea. Fishing as a way of life is on the way out, and the oceans are unraveling as a natural ecosystem. These were the observations of Jeremy Jackson, a marine ecologist of international stature, who delivered a lecture at Middlebury College on Friday. “

An update from Ron Liebowitz and Clara Yu on the Middlebury-Monterey affiliation

tetchell — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:04:00 +0000

04/27/07: An update from Ron Liebowitz and Clara Yu on the Middlebury College-Monterey Institute affiliation: “The two of us want to provide an update on the Middlebury-Monterey relationship and invite you to contact us if you have any questions about the progress that has been made in deepening the affiliation between our two institutions. “

MCAB’s annual spring concert features Guster and The Format April 27

tetchell — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:40:00 +0000

Annual spring concert event to feature Guster and The Format April 27: “On Friday, April 27, at 8 p.m. the Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) will present its annual spring concert in Middlebury College’s Kenyon Arena. The event will feature the bands Guster and The Format, as part of Guster’s ‘Campus Consciousness Tour.’ “

Middlebury College students take first place in computer programming competition

tetchell — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:47:00 +0000

Middlebury students take first place in computer programming competition: “A group of three Middlebury College students finished first among 37 teams in a computer programming contest held on April 20 at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The Middlebury team included seniors Anna Blasiak and Kevin Chirls, and junior Jeff Wehrwein, and was the only team to successfully to solve all seven problems within the allotted three hours.”

Men’s Tennis Completes Fifth Straight Undefeated NESCAC Season

tetchell — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:10:00 +0000

Men’s Tennis Completes Fifth Straight Undefeated NESCAC Season: “Middlebury completed its fifth consecutive undefeated NESCAC season as the Panthers picked up a 7-2 win over Trinity in the regular season finale. Middlebury has now won 39 straight NESCAC matches, dating back to a 4-3 loss to Tufts on April 5th of 2002.”

Jewish scholar Susannah Heschel to speak April 26

tetchell — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:59:00 +0000

Jewish scholar Susannah Heschel to speak April 26: “On Thursday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m., Dartmouth professor Susannah Heschel will present a lecture titled “From Jesus to Shylock: Christian Supersessionism and ‘The Merchant of Venice’” in the Robert A. Jones ’59 House Conference Room.”

The event is the 20th annual Hannah A. Quint Lecture in Jewish Studies.

Middlebury senior awarded Keasbey Scholarship for study at Oxford

tetchell — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:53:00 +0000

Middlebury senior awarded Keasbey Scholarship for study at Oxford: “Olivia Bailey, a Middlebury College senior from Londonderry, Vt., has been awarded a prestigious Keasbey Scholarship to support two years of graduate study at the University of Oxford.”

A note from the president on College’s emergency policies and procedures

tetchell — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:52:00 +0000

A note from the president on College’s emergency policies and procedures: “This week’s tragic events at Virginia Tech have led to many questions about the safety of the Middlebury campus, and our procedures for dealing with dangerous intruders or threats from within the campus community. “

Rutland Herald: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders praises Step It Up effort

tetchell — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:39:00 +0000

Rutland Herald: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders applauds Step It Up: “Bill McKibben of Middlebury College and the entire Step It Up team deserve an enormous amount of credit for the great work they did on Saturday, April 14, with regard to raising awareness about global warming. In Vermont, I was pleased to have attended five separate events and, throughout the state, there were more than 60 events. Nationally, there were more than 1,400 rallies …”