Davis Family Library opens new photo exhibit

Come see Middlebury College Special Collections’s new exhibition of photographs by alumna Bee Ottinger, and hear Ottinger and fellow alumna Karla Baehr talk on Friday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. 

This exhibit consists of 50 works of mixed-media collage, assemblage on wood panels, and sculpture that reimagine safe destinations for the Black American traveler during the mid-20th century.

The dancers of Middlebury College class DANC1017 will present “Introduction to Butoh” — led by professor Messi Chavez.

Overall it wasn’t a bad week for Middlebury College athletic teams, as women’s basketball picked up a big NESCAC victory, men’s hockey earned a home win and tie, women’s hockey took two out of three, and men’s basketball split two games.

The combined Middlebury College alpine and Nordic ski team finished third this past weekend at the Colby Carnival with 729 points, trailing only Dartmouth with 912.5 points and Vermont with 783 points.

Douglas Brooks has just returned to his home in Vergennes from two months in Japan, his third trip there in the last year. It was part of an ambitious project building six 36-foot long wooden river boats for the Kumagawa Kudari, a company in Kyushu that t … (read more)

A young boy describes the moments after a bomb is dropped on the theater he and his family are sheltering in. A new mother remembers the book her husband gave her during a conversation she feared would be their last.

Over the last year the Dance Department at Middlebury College has researched Conflict Transformation through embodiment. In a presentation on Jan. 23, from 5-6 p.m., the collaborators will share some of what they have learned.

In recent Middlebury College sports action, the men’s basketball team won two NESCAC road games, the women’s hockey team tied one and won another NESCAC home contest, women’s hoop settled for a weekend split of two league games, and men’s hockey split two … (read more)

Sometimes statistics can be misleading. But in Tuesday’s night’s home game for the Middlebury College women’s basketball team against St. Lawrence, the underlying numbers pointed to the truth: The Panthers ruled the second half in their 66-41 victory, the … (read more)

As Middlebury College basketball teams began NESCAC play, the women’s hoop team picked up two road wins to earn a spot in first place, while the men’s squad settled for a split of two home NESCAC contests. 

How does an esteemed educational institution continue to prepare its students for life after graduation in an ever-changing, complex world? It evolves. 

As the second semester got underway for Middlebury College sports teams, women’s basketball split a pair of games at a holiday tournament, men’s hoop dropped a tight road contest, and men’s hockey lost an away game and won at home. Women’s hockey was idle … (read more)

For many college students, winter break is a long-awaited respite and a chance to return home after a busy semester. But that’s not the case for all students.

Several students at Middlebury College spent part of their fall semester out in the community rather than inside the classroom, speaking with the owners and managers of nonresidential properties across Addison County.