Every year my high school raffled off a trip to Disneyland with one of the most well liked teachers from my school. He was one of my favorite teachers too, mostly because he was a combination between eccentricity and intelligence. But I never wanted to go on that trip, ever.…
Avery Naughton
I distinctly remember my first love, and how it all came to be. It was the summer before my senior year of high school. I was sixteen. But unlike my friends whose first loves were boys or girls, mine was a place. During my junior year of high school, I…
I think that most students have had this same experience: you see a guided tour and overhear what the guides are saying. Most frequently this has occurred to me on fourth libe, or somewhere near the chapel when the weather isn’t at freezing temperature. And a lot of the time,…
For my whole life I’ve heard the phrase that “college will be the best four years of your life.” I can’t determine if that’s the truth yet, but there is one thing that I know so far: college is hard. Really hard. Sometimes I see my friends (or rather high…
On the top of my Christmas list every year was one thing: a dog. And until I was twelve, that dream didn’t come true. Now I can completely understand my mother’s logic in waiting to adopt a dog. My mom didn’t want a dog because she knew that she would…
Over our tremendously long (ha) Midterm Break, I visited my twin sister at Colgate University in upstate New York. During my stay, I began to notice the striking differences between Colgate University and Carleton College. Both are small, private liberal arts colleges, so I assumed that they would have many…
Let’s face it: childhood was pretty incredible. And even though we’re now in college and have the freedom to do pretty much anything we please, there’s always a part of us that will want to go back to those endless days spent on the playground. Here’s a list of reasons…
Along with the changing of the leaves and the selling of hot cider comes another classic fall tradition: apple picking. This past weekend, shuttles delivered students to the Fireside Orchard and Gardens. About five miles off of campus, the apple grove is a popular destination amongst students and Northfield families…
While first-year Carls are finding a new home in Northfield, so are the animals at Prairie’s Edge Humane Society. The animal shelter, previously located in Faribault, celebrated its move to 680 Professional Drive on Sept. 20. At the grand opening, senior citizens in patterned shirts and elementary schoolboys in superhero…