Airlifted into Adulthood
A backcountry accident prepares the writer to stand on her own two feet.
By Krista Karlson ’17.5
Illustration by Jasu HuAugust 24, 2020
Illustration by Jasu HuAugust 24, 2020
In Isolation in South Royalton, Vermont
When Middlebury closed its campus last spring, a handful of students produced audio portraits of their initial days of sheltering in place at home. This is the second story in a seven-part series.
By Emily Ballou '21
August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020
The Wall Comes Down
For most of his career, musician Matthew Evan Taylor maintained a rather rigid wall that separated his art from his personal thoughts and feelings. That is no longer the case.
By Sara Thurber Marshall
Photograph by Michelle LeftherisAugust 14, 2020
Photograph by Michelle LeftherisAugust 14, 2020
In Isolation in Rockport, Maine
When Middlebury closed its campus last spring, a handful of students produced audio portraits of their initial days of sheltering in place at home. This is the first story in a seven-part series.
By Aidan Acosta '20.5
August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
An Education Unto Itself
The stories of five teachers—all grads or current students of the Bread Loaf School of English—as they attempted to make sense of the unknown.
By Sara Thurber Marshall
Illustrations by Tilda RoseJuly 21, 2020
Illustrations by Tilda RoseJuly 21, 2020
Sheltering in Place with Robert Frost
In these uncertain times, a writer finds solace in poetry that terrifies her.
By Laurie Clark, MA English ’03
Illustration by Alice LeeJuly 20, 2020
Illustration by Alice LeeJuly 20, 2020
The Art of Discovery
How a middle school documentary about climate change, as well as four other short films, tells a story larger than any of the individual parts.
By Jessie Raymond '90
July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020
Catching Up With Chellsa Ferdinand
Our colleagues in Athletic Communications talk to the recent graduate about her experience on the volleyball team, her leadership of the Black Student Union, her thoughts on the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, and more.
By Ali Paquette
Photograph by Will CostelloJuly 15, 2020
Photograph by Will CostelloJuly 15, 2020
Where Do We Go From Here?
A campus empties, and a college newspaper must figure out how to continue operations when everyone has scattered in the wind.
By Katie Flagg '08
Illustration by Dan Page/Photographs by Benjy Renton '21June 29, 2020
Illustration by Dan Page/Photographs by Benjy Renton '21June 29, 2020
We’re Talking Shakespeare
Emma Smith says that the work of the bard can serve as a narrative vaccine during a pandemic such as ours. A conversation with the Shakespeare scholar reveals that insight and so much more.
By Matt Jennings
Illustration by Getty ImagesJune 19, 2020
Illustration by Getty ImagesJune 19, 2020