In the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, ship captain Joseph J. Hazelwood quickly became the subject of controversy when it was reported that he had not been at the wheel when the ship breached Bligh Reef. Then Hazelwood 's failure to pass a…
Middlebury actively participated in relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. Members of the faculty, staff, and student community contributed by donating to charity organizations, hosting Tulane University students, and brainstormed further ways to…
In the 1980s, explorers and astronauts delved deeper into the natural world's final frontiers - on land and in space. The photographs and documentation that accompanied these ambitious expeditions illustrate two opposing ideas. On the one hand,…
Cutting a stark contrast to the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, subtler threats figuratively - and perhaps literally - threatened the foundations of the American family. Radon, a colorless and odorless radioactive gas,…