Pranksters on Top
The Middlebury Pranksters triumphed at the NCAA Ultimate Frisbee Championships, with the women’s team winning a third straight national title.
Stories
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Safety from War
A chance connection between two Middlebury Institute alumni led to one Ukrainian family finding refuge in the U.S. Cortney Copeland MPA/MAIEM ’15 ended up sponsoring Yaroslav Perepadya MACD ’03 and his son, who are from Dnipro.
After Moving to the Country
Geography professor Peter Nelson was a featured guest on a recent episode of the WBUR podcast On Point focusing on big-city dwellers who increasingly leave for small towns and suburbs.
Bars, Beats, Moves, Art
Jordan Saint-Louis ’24 created a short documentary featuring the various artists who came to Middlebury’s hip-hop symposium in March.
Scottish Sports in Middlebury
The College hosted its first official Highland Games, also known to students as the Middland Games, in late April.
British National Anthem
If you followed the coronation of King Charles III, you may be interested in the history behind “God Save the King.”
Poetry as Medicine
Former Bread Loaf faculty member Marjorie Ryerson has published her first book of poetry, The Views from Mount Hunger.
Gates-Cambridge Scholars
Yardena Gerwin ’22.5 and Hoang Minh Hieu Nguyen ’23 have been awarded the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship, which will fund a one-year master’s degree at the University of Cambridge.
Octogenarian on Ice
At 82, Linda Sinrod ’62 is still hitting the ice to play hockey. Recently, the Guinness World Records recognized her as the world’s oldest female hockey player.