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We made Sangria last night and had people over to the suite. Here are the top music picks of the night: “Playing with Fire” – N-Dubz ft. Mr. Hudson “My Baby Left Me” – Rox “Fight for This Love” – Cheryl Cole http://youtube.com/watch?v=XMiy_UsrPDs “Essex Boy” – Kissy Sell Out “Shook” – Sigur Ros vx. Mobb [...]

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Yes, this is where I go to school. “Midd Kid” by the Allen Jokers More on MiddBlog and the Allen Jokers website.

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Valentine’s Day has never really meant much to me, probably because I’ve never had anything that so much as resembles a relationship that’s lasted longer than 3 weeks. I usually just get underwear from my grandmother. I did get a rose once from a boy in high school. I kinda freaked out. He never talked [...]

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This is Middlebury. “MiddKid (ft. Jay-Z)” by the Allen Jokers, from the album Swag and Bag. Lyrics after the jump…

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I think so. Today I broke out the Oxford shoes I bought in Paris last fall, paired them with my military jacket and was set to go. Too bad I had nowhere to go. Instead, I finished all my work for the entire week. Now what do I do? Muse. – Lady GaGa has some [...]

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Just in time for the end of the semester, I have a little PowerPoint fact for all of you out there with final PowerPoint Presentations, and it looks like this: There is a reason that this is the most commonly repeated PowerPoint Public Service Announcement. Less words per slide means more audience attention. If you [...]

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Middlebury’s former president and famed Civil War history professor, John McCardell, was on The Colbert Report last night to talk about lowering the drinking age to 18. He was speaking on behalf of his organization, Choose Responsibility (which is primarily run by current and former Midd Students) that seeks to increase the awareness of alcohol [...]

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It’s Thursday. Which in J-term speak means it’s the weekend. Specifically, my first weekend back at Middlebury in 7 months. For the month I’ve been placed in a suite (which is clutch) with a few other girls that I know in the way one manages to recognize everyone on campus. Being back is simultaneously weird [...]

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by Ems on June 3, 2008 · 0 comments

in Literature,Middlebury,Music,Travel

It’s finally primary day in South Dakota. It’s been very interesting to watch the events leading up to this day unfold since I’ve been home. What I have noticed is that South Dakotans have been very reluctant to accept their skewed political spotlight: the state is important because it’s the last day of primaries yet [...]

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I shook Barack Obama’s hand.

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