To play or not to play? Carleton prepares to make decision on spring season
As the snow melts and COVID-19 cases fall across the country and in Minnesota, the spring offers a promising glimpse into a post-pandemic future. Yet the fate of the upcoming spring athletic season weighs heavily on the minds of athletes, coaches and administrators as they attempt to balance community health
Journalist Isma’il Kushkush talks Malcolm X, personal evolution, and globalization in Black History Month chapel service
After decades of foreign correspondence for major American and international news outlets, Isma’il Kushkush has learned that local stories are never just local. “Many of these stories are interconnected, so when we talk about national stories, sometimes they have international elements to them. The future is in having a global
Carleton encourages students to travel home over spring break
While many colleges across the US are cancelling spring break altogether, or at least encouraging or requiring students to remain on campus, Carleton recently announced that students who wish to stay on campus over the upcoming two-week Spring Break must petition for approval. In her “5th Week Pandemic Update” email
Student podcast on 1918 flu and COVID-19 featured at Northfield Historical Society
As the country is caught in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a couple of Carleton students have turned to history and the community for perspective. Students from two classes—Historians for Hire and Anthropology of Health and Illness—came together over winter break to discuss the parallels between Northfield’s history in
The friendly tamarin faces of the Primate Cognition Lab
For most students, Hulings Hall is the location of the Biology and Psychology departments, but for the eight tamarin monkeys in Professor of Psychology Julie Neiworth’s Primate Cognition Lab, Hulings is home. Since 1998, Neiworth has worked with 32 tamarins spanning three generations, earning four National Institute of Health (NIH)
Senior athlete spotlights
The PEAR Department is taking this opportunity to recognize and celebrate the seniors on our varsity athletic teams. We know that they have poured their hearts and souls into their teams during their time at Carleton and we are excited about what the future holds for each of them! Alex
CS department see eventful year with expansion to Olin, new registration system
The Computer Science (CS) Department has seen key changes implemented in the past year, from its expansion into the newly renovated Olin Hall to the development of The Match, a department-specific registration system designed to alleviate years of trouble with long waitlists. While these changes offer some wiggle room to
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