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11 Power Songs to Get You Through Finals Week

Disclaimer: As someone semi-notorious for having playlists ranging from Frank Sinatra to Rihanna, Skrillex to the Four Tops, and Keith Urban to Ani DiFranco, don’t count on seamless transitions here. As a soon-to-be graduate — I’d love to pass along some favorite study tunes of mine over the years. Browse around, and find one (or all!) to be your anthem(s). Good luck!

1. The Final Countdown by Europe


No explanation needed. Get ready to rumble, as the 80s would tell you (seriously, check out that hair). Perfect pump-up song for almost any occasion. 

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PASS/FAIL PASSES!!!!!!!!!!

After a year of incredibly hard work by many faculty, staff, and students (trying to bring Middlebury to the 21st century by offering the opportunity for students to take courses Pass/Fail (see previous coverage here, here, and here)) PASS FAIL HAS PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!! Literally, no amount of exclamation points could adequately express the resounding  joy upon hearing this news. Shout from the mountain-tops, frolic in fields of daisies and crack open the champagne!

While the details are still forthcoming (we’ll keep you updated), according to SGA President Vin Recca’s email, students ”will be able to take up to two courses Pass/Fail starting next spring.  The program will run on a provisional basis for the next three years.”

Previous Pass/Fail measures have been voted down by the full faculty, but this time, according to Recca, “It brings me great joy and pride to inform each of you that the Pass/Fail measure voted upon at today’s faculty meeting passed with a strong majority.”

Shout-outs to the Educational Affairs Committee chaired by Provost Alison Byerly, the SGA Director of Academic Affairs and Chair of the Student Educational Affairs Committee Georgia Wright-Simmons ‘12, and the orignial sponsor of the bill,  Cook Commons Senator Michael Polebaum ’12. Remember May 15, 2012 folks, going down in Middlebury History!

Improv and Bird Watching

Final Middle Brow Show: TODAY! 11PM Dana

Final Otters Show: 5/14 10PM Atwater Dining Hall

Otter Nonsense have a new video up! Watch it and a see a picture of a bird after the jump.

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SGA election results

Pretend you’re standing in a ballroom and there are American-manufactured balloons falling from the cieling. Now go blow a dandelion on battell beach, sing an anthem, and I’ll see you at Purple Jesus tonight.

SGA President: Charlie Arnowitz

Student Co-Chair of the Community Council: Luke Carroll Brown

Senior Senators: Anna Esten, Nathan Arnosti
Junior Senators: Will Potter, Killian Naylor
Sophomore Senators: Danny Zhang, Rana Abdelhamid
Feb Senator: Anna Shireman-Grabowski

Atwater Senator: Hannah Stonebraker
Brainerd Senator: Christian Holmes
Cook Senator: Rachel Liddell
Ross Senator: Firas Nasr
Wonnacott Senator: Naila Jahan

On Drug Raids

Earlier today fire alarms went off in Meeker, Munford, and other dorms around campus. It was alleged by an anonymous source that public safety had deliberately pulled the fire alarms in residences of students who had received citations for smoking marijuana in the past, then entered the rooms of those students in order to check for suspicious activities.

When I spoke to Public Safety this evening, they insisted that the alarms were part of the regular checks that officers do to ensure safety. However, multiple students with prior citations were confronted with officers who had visited their room, confiscated bongs, marijuana, and distributed citations. Others received texts from friends warning them that their fire alarms would go off next, and if they had citations they should be concerned.

Even if Public Safety did intend to conduct the alarm tests for the primary purpose of finding drugs, it is within the legal rights of the administration. However, I believe that this community, which has recently engaged in multiple public forums to cultivate a more trusting, supportive, and safe campus (It Happens Here, Alcohol Talks), has been betrayed by its administration. IF (and a very strong IF, since no one has confirmed or denied those intentions yet) it was deliberately to confiscate drugs, the actions of Public Safety have not only undermined efforts to create an open dialogue between students and administration, but will, I believe, lead to less honesty, less discretion, less respect, and many more problems in the future. So Middlebury, what do you think?