Middlebury Magazine

Alone Together, Ep. 5 with Emily Barnard ’20

In this special season of Midd Moment, Laurie Patton checks in with members of the Midd community to talk about how they are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Emily Barnard, a senior economics major and cocaptain of the Middlebury women's lacrosse team, shares how she's adjusting to her final season being canceled, how she's finding meaning through the alumni lacrosse community, and gratitude planks.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
May 19, 2020

Alone Together, Ep. 4 with Alex Bishop, Essential Worker

In this special season of Midd Moment, Laurie Patton checks in with members of the Midd community to talk about how they are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, she speaks with Alex Bishop, a cook at Ross Dining, who has worked at the College for the last 10 years. Alex shares how dining has evolved to respond to COVID-19, what it's like to be an essential worker on campus, and how routine is keeping him grounded.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
May 12, 2020

Alone Together, Ep. 3 with Jaewon Oh ’13, MIIS ’20

In this special season of Midd Moment, Laurie Patton checks in with members of the Midd community to talk about how they are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Jaewon Oh—a 2013 graduate of Middlebury and a master's degree candidate at MIIS—discusses the challenges of leading a student government remotely and explains how she remains motivated will studying in relative isolation.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
May 5, 2020

Alone Together, Ep. 2 with Sabine Poux ’20

In this special season of Midd Moment, Laurie Patton checks in with members of the Midd community to talk about how they are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Sabine Poux ‘20, Editor in Chief of The Campus, discusses having her senior year cut short and what it's like to remotely manage a vibrant student journalism endeavor.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
April 28, 2020

Alone Together, Ep. 1 with Dr. Mark Peluso

In this special season of Midd Moment, Laurie Patton checks in with members of the Midd community to talk about how they are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this first episode, Dr. Mark Peluso, Middlebury's director of health services, shares the moment he first heard the word “COVID-19,” and when he realized the College would have to take big steps to help flatten the curve.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
April 20, 2020

Behind the Masks

A shortage of protective face masks. A dormant College costume shop. A problem solved.

By Jessie Raymond '90
April 19, 2020

A (Virtual) Visit with Kenshin Cho ’20

Laurie Patton chats with the political science major and SGA treasurer, who has been unable to return to his native Tokyo.

By Middlebury Magazine Staff
April 18, 2020

Life Shrinks

Lessons from chemo quarantine.

By Dan O’Brien ’96
Illustration by Jing Jing Tsong April 2, 2020

Learning How to See, Again

Recalibrating how we look at the world around us.

By Margaret Croy, MANPTS '18
Illustrations by Elisabetta BianchiFebruary 25, 2020