The Campus: "Bread Loaf official protests administrative cover-up in sexual harassment case"
This opinion piece is written by Robert Pack, a professor at the Bread Loaf School of English, a professor to the young men who came forward in the Cubeta sexual harassment hearing, and a longtime friend of Cubeta himself. In this article, Pack discusses the behind the scenes re-employment of Cubeta at Bread Loaf that occurred after his hearing and "retirement." Pack himself wrote to President Robison, among others, to protest their dishonesty with the Middlebury community and their mistreatment of the four students who had testified at the hearing. Pack describes what he believes was a dangerous abuse of power and authority on Middlebury's part. Additionally, Pack writes that President Robison's silence on the issue was detrimental to the Middlebury and Bread Loaf communities, as Robison failed to appropriately communicate the situation to any students, faculty, or staff, including James Maddox when he replaced Cubeta as Director of Bread Loaf. Here is a photo of the article as it was originally printed.
NOTE: To be able to zoom in on this article, go to the Campus Archive link below (pg. 18).
Robert Pack
January 26, 1990
Boston Magazine: School for Scandal
This in depth article describes in detail the allegations and testimony of all four students who came forward in the Paul Cubeta hearing with testimony about sexual harassment and assault. It tells the story of their lives, their relationships with Cubeta, their assaults, decisions to testify, and testimony itself. This article lays out Cubeta's personality and career along with his predatory pattern of identifying a vulnerable student, strategically becoming a mentor to them, intoxicating and assaulting them, and manipulating them into denial or secrecy. Furthermore, this article discusses Middlebury's culture of "family" and "secrecy" and the manner in which administrators at Middlebury and Bread Loaf School of English covered and ignored Cubeta's abuse of students, as well as their actions after students reported the abuse.
William McGowan
February, 1991
The Campus: "What is 'responsible journalism?'"
Both of these "To the Editor" opinion pieces praise the Campus for what Baran and Zeltvogel see as responsible investigative journalism on the topic of Paul Cubeta. They also both contradict Professor Bakers views as published in the Nov. 17, 1989 issue of The Campus. Zeltvogel believes that The Campus is taking a stand as a source of truth for the students and faculty, rather than being complicit in administrative lies and wrongdoing. Baran believes Mr. Baker has made it clear he cares more for the college's reputation than for the victims of sexual harassment, and Mr. Baker's tactics are the very reason said victims tend to stay silent and repressed. Here is a photo of the article as it was originally printed.
NOTE: To be able to zoom in on this article, go to the Campus Archive link below (pg. 18).
Jeanine Zeltvogel '89 and Robert Baran '90
December 1, 1989
The Campus - "SGA assesses issues"
This Campus news article discusses the SGA's main assessments and concerns as they concluded their fall session in 1989. The article discusses "CIA recruitment, sexual harassment and lighting on campus" among other topics. In terms of sexual harassment, the article includes information about SGA's request to President Robison that the sexual harassment policy be reviewed and a special committee be formed to discuss posisble changes. Here is the article from The Campus' archives, as well as a photo of the article as it was originally printed.
Marika Holmgren
December 1, 1989
The Campus: “What can be learned”
This "To the Editor" opinion piece praises The Campus' coverage of the Paul Cubeta hearing and the Middlebury administration's actions. Martin also discusses what the college community and administration can learn from the manner in which the Paul Cubeta sexual harassment reports, hearing, and aftermath was handled. Here is the article from The Campus' archives, as well as a photo of the article as it was originally printed.
Sandy Martin (Chair, Dept. of English)
November 10, 1989
The Campus: "Addressing the issues?"
This Campus editorial discusses the fact that Middlebury's President Robison finally addressed the Paul Cubeta incident, yet refused to admit the administration handled it poorly. The article addresses the fact that College English professor Robert Hill approached Dr. Robison in the mid-1970’s and said, “that Cubeta was harassing male students," yet nothing was done. Additionally, a student involved in the harassment hearing stated that the administration's response was not "immediate" or "fair." The article charges the Middlebury administration with a lost sense of trust and integrity. Here is the article from The Campus' archives, as well as a photo of the article as it was originally printed.
The Middlebury Campus
November 10, 1989
The Campus: "Cease and Desist"
This "To the Editor" opinion piece urges The Campus to cease posting stories related to the Paul Cubeta incident, and follow their own advice to handle the topic with more sensitivity. Broderson states that the "scoop" has already been published, and The Campus is only writing about Paul Cubeta in an attempt to have the administration publicly acknowledge the truth. He believes that this is insensitive to those most affected by the topic. Here is the article from The Campus' archives, as well as a photo of the article as it was originally printed. (NOTE: The date on the print version is wrong.)
Kurt Broderson ’89
November 3, 1989
The Campus: "Weaving Tangled Webs"
This Campus editorial discusses the troubling nature of the college's reaction to the Paul Cubeta hearing and it's aftermath. The authors, who had covered the Cubeta hearing for the Campus, accuse Middlebury's administration of caring more about it's reputation than it's students when they "participated in a collusion to conceal the events surrounding Paul Cubeta’s retirement." Here is the article from The Campus' archives, as well as a photo of the article as it was originally printed. (NOTE: The date on the print version is wrong.)
Wendy Bagwell and Paul Gould
November 3, 1989
The Campus: "Setting precedents"
This Campus editorial centers around an opening
night address to the Bread Loaf School of English given by James Maddox in June 1989. The article includes an excerpt from Maddox's speech, and admires his transparency and straightforward manner of addressing the topic of Paul Cubeta. The editorial points out that Middlebury College has done the opposite, and should follow Maddox's lead. Here is the article from The Campus' archives, as well as a photo of the article as it was originally printed. (NOTE: The date on the print version is wrong.)
The Middlebury Campus
October 20, 1989
The Campus: "Sexual harassment hearing creates questions of responsibility"
This is The Campus' first news article about the 1988 Paul Cubeta sexual harassment hearing, and the college's subsequent actions. The Campus editors had been investigating rumors of the hearing (which had been over a year prior) throughout the fall of 1989. When the administration refused to speak to The Campus on the matter, The Campus wrote multiple editorials urging them to be transparent with the community. When the administration didn't budge, The Campus published this news story, which was the first time information about Paul Cubeta and the sexual harassment hearing had been publicly divulged. Here is the article from The Campus' archives, as well as photos of the article as it was originally printed (on pages 1, 3, and 5 of The Campus' November 3, 1989 issue).
Paul Gould and Wendy Bagwell
November 3, 1989