Justin Cooper '22: The Reality of the Democratic Debates middleburyindependent.com/2019/09/16/the…

The Independent has released its second edition! Take a gander: middleburyindependent.com/second-edition/

Ellie Thompson '22: I Almost Forgot I'm not White middleburyindependent.com/2019/10/16/i-a…

Charlie Cacciatore '20: "There are two Vermonts. There are two Vermont populations with two different worldviews." middleburyindependent.com/2019/10/16/the…

Nicholas Sliter '23: "It should be noted that meritocracy is a lie" middleburyindependent.com/2019/10/16/not…

We are now seeking submissions for the Third Edition, Health(care) and Wellness. Everyone has a story to tell or an opinion to share about this subject -- so please share yours! middleburyindependent.com/third-edition-…

The Independent is distributing its first print edition tonight! Pick it up and take a look

Students at a *public* *protest* of a visiting official (who I also think poorly of) feel “retraumatized” when the school paper publishes photos of their public protest? And the paper The Daily Northwestern apologizes? dailynorthwestern.com/2019/11/10/lat… via Jay Nordlinger

Race or Class? An Affirmative Action Debate. Featuring Harvard Professor Randall Kennedy and Century Foundation Fellow Richard Kahlenberg! Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 4:30-6 PM in Dana Auditorium. Co-sponsored by the Independent, OCI, AHF and the Political Science department.

Student journalism, what is happening? The The New York Times publishes the names of student activists. The Daily Northwestern apologizes for doing the same. nytimes.com/2019/11/13/us/…

4:30 in Dana tomorrow (11/20)!

Quinn Boyle '21.5 talks about her eating disorder and the (lack of) at Middlebury. middleburyindependent.com/2019/12/05/the…

Kaleb Patterson '21.5: "The United States has the highest drinking age of any Western democracy." Kaleb wants to change it! middleburyindependent.com/2019/12/10/old…

Ellis Glickman '22 on why the future of food is bugs middleburyindependent.com/2019/12/10/aca…

Joey Lyons' 21 on Trump's war on Truth. "Orwell got it right when he described the way authoritarians falsify reality. They do not merely lie. They lie so casually and so repeatedly that fighting the lie becomes more exhausting than repeating it." middleburyindependent.com/2019/12/10/751/

January Edition: Who are you voting for and why? We encourage you to write and advocate for your favorite candidate! You might change some minds middleburyindependent.com/fourth-edition/

After the Ryszard Legutko fiasco, Middlebury ranks as one of the 10 worst colleges for free speech. "Cancelation of Legutko’s speech was one of the most troubling infringements on student and faculty free speech and open inquiry rights we saw last year." thefire.org/10-worst-colle…

Editor-in-chief Ellis Glickman ('22): "We knew using the ISI would cause animosity, and we knew the shaming culture that exists on campus. What we didn’t anticipate was such an organized assault of disinformation." middleburycampus.com/48379/opinion/…