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From Midd. College’s facebook by Mark Carolla:

I called President Liebowitz’s office yesterday. I’m an alum class of 1972 and the son of the first woman to receive an MA from the Italian Summer School. I’m also a Veteran by virtue of Middlebury Army ROTC...and as a serving US Defense Dept intelligence officer in Washington on 9/11 and being a New Yorker was personally affected by the event and, with my wife, on 9/11 serving as a United Airlines supervisor at Dulles Airport this is VERY personal. As they would say at the Italian School - questo e un’infammia! This was not a victimless crime as the entire extended Middlebury Community, and as Mr. Elliott has implied, the reputation and honor of the College on the Hill has been affected. Never during the Anti-War demonstrations and activities was there such barbaric behavior.

When I called President Liebowitz’s office yesterday I spoke with Ms.McBride and strongly urged and respectfully demanded as a member of the Middlebury Community that those responsible for this heinous, arrogant and disrespectful act be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law — theft, destruction of property, vandalism, and for the non students tresspassing come to mind at the local level...violation of civil rights also comes to mind. As for the Midd students who were seen doing this - this is obviously a violation of everything Middlebury stands for and standards of conduct.

As a very minimum they should be suspended for a year and I believe that expulsion would be an appropriate punishment - for the non-students getting a court order restraining them from ever coming onto campus should be easy. I’m hoping Presidrent Liebowitz will do more than deplore and am encouraged by his “disciplinary investigation” which I hope will result in severe sanctions opposed on those who did this. Thank you.

The MiddColl student involved in this:
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