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Elite 8: In case you missed it…
Former Sports Illustrated writer, now contributor, Jack McCallum penned a great piece on the Midd, Williams, and Amherst men’s teams making the elite 8–with high praises for their cultures of scholar-athletes: “Statistics aside, the most significant numbers attached to the three NESCAC schools are these—1, 2 and 4. That is the U.S. News ranking, respectively, of Williams, [...]
Coal Divestment… Worth It?
“No direct coal investment” is what the student leaders of the Williams Divest Coal campaign are proposing. It might seem bold, but there are two problems. Firstly, only 3% of Williams’ $1.8 billion dollar endowment is directly managed by the college; that takes $1.75 billion of the table from the beginning. Secondly, not a dollar [...]
Ways to make a Thanksgiving dinner awkward in the most ‘Cac-y ways possible
Here at In the ‘Cac, we know that we have a lot of awkward information hanging out in our brains. Sometimes, returning home after spending weeks discussing race, analyzing frat parties, and trudging around in the cold to see an obscure speaker can set you apart from your other non-’Cac friends. We’re here to tell [...]
Midd Students Pull A Yes Men
What’s the most effective way to pressure an organization into changing their position? Impersonate that organization announcing a policy shift. It’s a practice utilized by the “Yes Men,” who famously posed as Dow Chemical taking full responsibility for a lethal gas leak in Bhopal, India and promising reparations. Here’s the video, recently referenced by The [...]
Midd OL Scouted By NFL
If you go to Middlebury College, you’ve probably seen Ryan Moores around campus. At 6’5, 315 pounds, Moores is a mountain. Assuming this mountain can move as well as the NFL scouts whose attention he has attracted believe he can, a lot more people outside of Midd might be seeing Moores in the near future. [...]
4 Guys, 30 Stadiums
MiddBlog recently featured Damon Hathaway ’13.5, Craig Thompson ’13.5, Owen Witek ’13, and Jeff Hetzel ’14 for a unique extracurricular undertaking: the four Panthers set out to visit all 30 MLB stadiums over the course of 38 days. The endeavor started this summer, but as of MiddBlog’s posting on August 31st the men had 8 games [...]
Michael Joseph, Middlebury College Pitcher, Signs to Orioles
Congrats to Joseph Inks, now class of ’14, for his recent signing to the Baltimore Orioles earlier this week. The pitcher will be at school for the Fall and take Spring to join the Orioles. He’s looking to return to school in time to graduate in February 2014. Joseph has been pitching this summer for the [...]
Bill McKibben in ‘Rolling Stone’
Bill McKibben is a Scholar in Residence at Middlebury and a leading advocate for the environment. His editorial titled ‘Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math‘ has prime real estate on the August 2012 cover of Rolling Stone–next to Bieber’s left ear. McKibben begins with an alarming portrait of the earth’s current climate: “A third of summer [...]
