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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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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a/k/a A Day in the life of Me 6:30 – Wake Up. Arctic Monkeys. 6:40 – Read WSJ while waiting to register for classes. 7:01 – Register for classes. 75% econ, 25% geography. 7:10 – Try to finish reading about speculative bubbles and irrational exuberance. 7:12 – Realize it’s too early to read about speculative [...]
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[I'd first like to apologize for the prolonged absence. Spring semester has been harder/busier/more stressful/entertaining than expected. I hope to use this Winter Carnival Weekend to get back on track.] A little over a week ago, Reverend Al Sharpton gave a speech at Middlebury on Activism (though under the pretense of social justice). Generally, student [...]
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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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I went to my first Italian protest today. Unlike in the US, however, I went as a listener, not as a participant. In August, the Italian government, lead by the far-right president Berlusconi, approved a new law that will cut €1.5 billion (about $2.4 billion) from the Italian Univeristy system over the course of the [...]
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So I turned 21 on Monday. I don’t think it’s really hit me yet because a) my driver’s license still says “under 21″ b) the only way people knew it was my birthday was because they checked Facebook before coming to class and c) for Italians, there is no reason to celebrate your 21st birthday–wait, [...]
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In Florence, la polizia crackdown on illegal vendors harder than a hurricane on New Orleans. Seriously. Traditionally, illegal workers in Italy washed car windshields. Since that is no longer condoned, they’ve begun selling little tokens, from pictures to cars. Today, I saw a Chinese woman talking with a vendor who was selling these little cars [...]
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