“A mixed bag:” athletes take their training off-campus for winter term
By
Ryan Flanagan and Zak Sather
on
January 16, 2021
This Winter Term, approximately 600 Carleton students will be dispersed throughout the world, either logging onto classes from a remote location or taking the term off altogether. Among them are numerous athletes, who, faced with another term of stringent health guidelines and cumbersome practice protocols, decided to take their training
Winter means more time inside. How is Carleton addressing ventilation and airborne transmission?
By
Zoe Pharo
on
January 16, 2021
Facilities uses building automatic software (BAS) to monitor the ventilation in various buildings, including this air handler in Anderson Hall / Image source: Mitch Miller As temperatures drop in Minnesota, students will be spending more time indoors, which is exactly where COVID-19 has the potential to spread – via contaminated
Campus COVID-19 action level increased to “Level 3: High”
By
Amelia Broman
on
November 14, 2020
On Wednesday, November 11, Carleton’s COVID-19 Core Team sent an email to students, faculty and staff announcing that the college’s virus action level had been increased from "Level 2: Medium" to "Level 3: High." A key factor in the decision was the “significant” rise in cases in Rice County, according
After Biden’s win, political divides persist on campus
By
Ellie Zimmerman
on
November 14, 2020
After five days of anxiously waiting for definitive results of the presidential election, when the news finally broke on Saturday, November 7 that former Vice President Joe Biden had won, the majority of Carleton students were all too happy to see the start of a new era. “I was on
Sunrise Carleton marches for climate justice
By
Maya Hilty
on
November 14, 2020
On Saturday, November 7, around 80 students marched with Sunrise Carleton through campus and downtown Northfield. Participants were separated into six waves of marches that spanned nearly the entire day, advocating for—among other things—the passage of the Green New Deal. Sunrise Carleton is a chapter of the national Sunrise movement,
Green in a global crisis: a look at the effects of the pandemic on waste production
By
Hannah Davis and Sophia Quast
on
November 14, 2020
For the past couple of decades, Carleton has worked to promote environmentally responsible practices throughout campus. However, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the administration chose to prioritize health and safety over sustainability by introducing more disposable and single-use products. According to Alexandra Miller, Carleton’s sustainability program coordinator, in
In conversation with Dr. Nels Elde ’95, evolutionary geneticist and MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient
By
Arya Misra
on
November 14, 2020
“What stood out most about Nels was his imagination and willingness to take risks. Whether it was deciding to make bacon and eggs on a hot plate for lab snacks, or troubleshooting an experiment for his research project, Nels was always comfortable pushing the envelope and trying new approaches to
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