2021: More Plastics and Impossible Deer

Published in Spring 2021, this article makes fun of Middlebury students who claim to be environmentally friendly by putting that in quotes, indicating they don't believe it to be true. The Noodle believes we need more single-use plastics, arguing that it shouldn’t be a focus since Middlebury is already carbon neutral. The piece also jokes about how since Middlebury is already carbon neutral, students feel they don’t need to make an effort anymore. The Noodle makes fun of students who only care about sex. They claim saving the turtles isn’t important because they aren’t sexy and don’t have representation on the Board of Trustees, which also mocks the Board for not caring about anything besides the demographics they find themselves in.

Published on December 6, 2021, this article follows a story of a vegan who hunts for an impossible deer and catches one. This impossible deer mocks the impossible meat that delivers a similar taste without actually containing meat. The piece goes on to make fun of vegans who are anemic due to iron deficiency from not eating meat.