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H it th e trail- The Trail Around Middlebury (TAM) offers year-round access to over 18 miles of maintained footpaths. Hike, bike, run, ski, and snowshoe through woods and fields, and along rivers and marshes.* Inform ation at *Some outdoor enthusiasts may experience bears. See more on page 24. S i ISC E NE To fully know Middiebury -MM'S well, one must spend time m on campus during the To fully appreciate Middiebury, one needs to stick around for the summer months. The chaos of under graduate life momentarily subsides as some of its stressors crumble away. There’s still work to be done, there are languages to be learned, there are rows of greens to be harvested. But when the summertime sun glows over Mead Chapel, its rays offer a distinct hue. They highlight the essence of what makes Middiebury special—leaps into gorges, licks of maple creemees, -a :" - laughter on rooftops. As I sit on my porch watching y'4 » the Adirondack Mountains form their own pale blue layer above the horizon, I realize that being here in the summer fosters both gratitude for what we know and yearning for what is yet to come. Wherever we may soon be, I hope that we find some time—even for just a weekend—to return to Middiebury when the sun offers its warmest embrace. By Rachel Cohen ’i8 Photograph by Brett Simison *«■« kimmé H■ I iaâi W 'Oïl '■nil m f- -«I ■■ »H ! bM àmmM ■■■■! IS C E N E The Middlebuty Museum Studies in Oxford program brings students to England for five weeks each summer —a period of study that occasionally transcends time. A hallmark of the program involves regular visits to historical properties, including the Black Country Living Museum. Flakes of white ash drifted on the breeze, while sharp twangs from a blacksmith’s hammer rang out over excited shrieks of schoolchildren. Peeking into a shop window at the Black Country Living Museum, named for the dark soot that coated this region of England dur ing the Industrial Revolution, I saw the past reflected back. A woman in a skirt and apron called me over and eagerly shared that she had sewn her own bonnet, inspired by that of Laura Ingalls Wilder. It was surreal, chatting with the st-century docent in period dress— 21 a refreshing interaction compared with the silent art galleries we’d previously visited during our museum studies program at Oxford. Although I had arrived expecting a foreign place and time, I instead felt wel comed and invited to engage with our shared history. Ç Immersed in the Black Country, I glimpsed a different vision of what a museum could be, and enjoyed my brief foray into the past. By Simone Edgar Holmes ’20.5 Photograph by Tom Weller Summer 20/S 5 ISC E N E Paul Robeson said, “Artists are the gatekeepers of truth.” ff With this in my mind and in my heart, I make it my duty not only to represent the truth but also to reflect the times through my art. That was the spirit of the McCullough mural project. As artists, our role was to use our creative skills and talents to help students tell their truth, their stories, and their experiences. They sowed the seeds of ideas representing change. We nour ished and nurtured those ideas, which sprouted and blossomed into a vibrant multi-wall composition. A fetus in utero is the ultimate seed of life—and the ulti mate composition of nature. A fetus can only develop and grow in a healthy, nurturing environment and with the care of its mother’s womb. Middlebury is the mother, the student center is the womb, and the students are the seeds of life. By Will Kasso Condry Photograph by Brett Simison Where others saw a blank wall, Jennifer Herrera Condry, MA Spanish ’13 saw an opportunity. Which is how she; her husband, the muraiist Will Kasso Condry (at right); and other artists and students came to forever change a hallway in McCullough Student Center. 0 For more, watch .■Irr Matftrrs— how the artists l>chind the murid transformed an emprv hallway into a sihrant scape of human expression, wwwm uldmag.com. See more o f what we’re talking about PHOTOS INTERVIEWS BEHIND THE SCENES STORIES VIDEOS REVIEWS CAMPUS HAPPENINGS EDITORS’ PICKS Introducing the all new middmag.com ©middleburymagazine ^^S>MiddleburyMag