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Dec 1

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Long Trail Buys Otter Creek

There’s been various stories on blogs and in the local news reporting that Long Trail Brewing Company is working on a deal to buy Middlebury’s Otter Creek Brewing Company.  Now, a tweet from the restaurant, Tourterelle, reports that a deal went through.  Reportedly, Long Trail bought Otter Creek but will keep the Middlebury company label on the market.

I guess the micro-brew industry is evolving.  Hopefully, this won’t mean job losses in Middlebury or a decrease in the quality of Otter Creek. As a fan of Long Trail, which is also a Vermont company, I doubt Otter Creek’s quality will suffer.

Also, it’s a sign of the times that the twitter of a restaurant is getting this story out faster than traditional news sources.  Hopefully, Tourterelle got the facts right.  Since sources close to me say the restaurant’s great for a date, I’m thinking they know what they’re tweeting about.

Update: Story confirmed in the Burlington Free Press. Another tweet from Tourtorelle claiming that owner of Long Trail bought round (of LT and Otter) for everyone at Two Brothers last night celebrating the deal.

Photo via Burlington Free Press

Sep 7

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Welcome back campers!

It’s Labor Day. And I’m in school. I don’t understand.

However, even in my 8AM Monday grogginess, I can appreciate the fact that this year’s not going to disappoint. Here’s why:

MiddBlog has new editors! Over the summer, MiddBlog brought 6 new editors on board–John Scribton, Beth Connolly, Robert LaMoy, Tika Mody, Casey Mahoney, and Mackenzie Beer–and will be accumulating a few more as the 2009-2010 school gets started. Go to our Editorial Team page to learn a little more about these fantastic people.

MiddBlog has a friend! MiddBlog and The Campus (Midd’s weekly student-run newspaper) are going to be working more closely this school year in order to bring more up-to-date and in-depth student issue coverage to both publications. And, um, PS, the Campus will soon have a new website. MiddBlog got a sneak peek, and it’s pretty sweet.

MiddBlog is social! Since its inception, MiddBlog has done it’s best to accumulate a presence in every sort of social network worth having a presence on. So, whether you’re a new or loyal follower, you’re sure to find a way to keep tabs on us. You can become a fan of our page on Facebook. You can also follow us (and most of our editors) on Twitter as @middblog. Also, if you’re on Twitter as well, be sure to sign up in Midd’s Twitterverse so you can see who else from Middlebury uses the service. And, to stay in top of our content without always having to go to the site, you can subscribe to our content and comments via RSS. (Although, this could be unnecessary if you follow us on Twitter.)

Now off to class.

May 7

The Campus 5/7

campus2In an effort to deepen MiddBlog’s coverage of campus issues, this is a recurring column that comments on selected Campus newspaper articles, published most Thursdays of the school year. This allows a place for the Middlebury community to comment, expand, and discuss important issues in a dynamic way.

This Week in (the last issue of) The Campus:

  • College puts pandemic plan on hold: As much as I love the description of the “Meeker Conference Room” emergency operations center (I imagine it’s like CTU on an episode of 24), this as a above-the-fold front page story is a little overblown. The new redish “wash your hands, cover your cough” signs around campus (one in every dorm bathroom) tell the whole story here.
  • Cuts to save College $20 million: In short, language school tuition goes up. Breadloaf fees up. The school will balance the 2010 budget but need to make even more cuts to get to 2011. You have to wait for the real hard hitting recommendations coming out within the week from the Budget Oversight Committee (BOC). It’ll be interesting to gauge reaction from students as they hit finals and leave campus for the summer.
  • Twitter takes College, classes by surprise: I am surprised that MiddBlog’s list of Middlebury twitterers (or tweeps) didn’t make the article (list yourself). But I digress. Overall, this article is a good introduction of Twitter at Midd.
  • Editorial: Man, we love College: I agree silence on the social life issue means that it has improved, but I would hesitate to attribute that to the superblock system. Students, responding to incentives, are applying to live in superblocks not based on any special interest but rather based on scoring good housing and a few extra dollars to throw parties that have nothing to do with the interest of the house. Adding another superblock worsens this problem. Yes, it’s true that Brooker, of the two superblocks this year, has done some good programming but overall, this system is furthering seperating out the types of Middkids: environmental, hipster, etc. Social houses have improved this year but I think it’s really the diversification of options with the final rollout of The Bunker and 51 Main that have made the difference. We now have the venues. Where does social life go from here?

Apr 30

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Do you Tweet?

Are you on Twitter? (what’s twitter?)

MiddBlog is compiling a listing of all Middlebury College twitter-ers. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, community. All of them. Maybe someday we’ll be able to build a Middlebury “stream” of tweets but for now, check out who is tweeting about Middlebury and, better yet, submit your own username to the list!

Also, MiddBlog promotes of these “hashtags” or special tags that identify content:

#midd for Middlebury College

#vt for Vermont

Apr 20

Subscribe to MiddBlog

Just an occasional reminder that if you read and enjoy MiddBlog on a regular basis, we encourage you to subscribe by joining our email list (you get posts via a daily email) or via RSS, Real Simple Syndicaton. If you’re on Facebook, become a fan! Twitter? @middblog. Got something to share with MiddBlog readers? Email tips at midd-blog dot com.

Welcome to our newest readers! Looking for some of our older content? Check it out:

Sunday Reading: Emily outlines the “best” links on the web with a particular theme or twist each week. Keep up-to-date on the world outside the bubble, or maybe just maintain your fashion sense.

Midd’s YouTube: MiddBlog often posts some of the best of what Middlebury has to offer. When comedians make fun of Quidditch and Middkids respond to Obama’s election, this is a treasure trove of Midd culture and vibrancy.

Campus: MiddBlog doesn’t claim to have news on everything Midd nor do we claim to have the team to properly report in depth, but The Campus does a decent job of getting it on record. We post a few highlighted articles each week to show you the key parts of news at Middlebury.

SGA: This has been an up-and-down year for the SGA. Read about it.

2008 in Review and Top Students to Watch

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