Ted Falk ’09, history major, has won the Watson Fellowship and will travel to Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco next year. His goal, Falk said, is to “experience minority life and minority religion, immerse myself in the Chaldean, Coptic, Jewish, and Berber (Imazighen) communities.” The Watson Fellowship, founded in 1968,…
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Lee Clark, Carleton’s new Director of Campus Activities, is off to a good start. Clark has not had long to adjust to Carleton life, this being his second Tuesday on campus, but already he said, “the students are all so engaging. They are passionate students. They really care about their…
On Tuesday, March 3, Staff at Carleton (SAC) sponsored The Food Shelf Luncheon to kick off Minnesota FoodShare Month and to raise awareness and financial support for the local Food Shelf program. During Minnesota FoodShare Month, “all cash and food donations made to the [Northfield Community Action Center] (CAC)…stay in…
Carleton’s students, faculty, and staff were welcomed into the Chapel to hear Tyrone Hayes’ talk, “From Silent Spring to Silent Night: A Tale of Toads and Men” on Atrazine, a pesticide used on cornfields, like those in Minnesota, and its negative effects on development in species from amphibians to humans.…
The First Year Experience Task Force was constructed in response to the concerns of CSA, College Counsel, Education and Curriculum Committee which expressed a desire “to review the whole experience” according to Caitlin Fleming ‘09, CSA president. President Oden appointed Task Force to evaluate the first year experience including New…
Julie Thornton, Carleton’s new Associate Dean of Students, has begun her first term at Carleton. Thornton says that she is excited for her new position because “the variety in it is appealing. It is not just one thing that I will be doing, for example, not just campus activities. I…
Tuesday evening in the Athaenaum Food Truth hosted the 2nd annual panel of four speakers entitled “Fair Trade in the Global Food Economy.” Food Truth is a student-run organization “dedicated to raising food consciousness by examining the environmental, political, social and ethical impacts of what we eat.” The four speakers…
January of this year Carleton will complete the accreditation process it began in the summer of 2006. Accreditation is a nation-wide certification by the North Central Association of College and Schools (NCA). Carleton has been accredited since 1913 and is reaccredited every 10 years. There are two parts to the…
As the American economy continues to face hard times, one might wonder how Carleton will be affected by the growing financial crisis. President Rob Oden and Treasurer Fred Rogers detail ways Carleton is coping and possible future changes. According to Oden, “Theoretically, the financial downturn [capital market dislocation] hit during…
On October 1, a panel of five professors assembled in the Great Hall to present “Why This Election Matters”, a political discussion hosted by the Virtual Humanities Center. The Virtual Humanities Center is a new organization, which is to be located in the Arts Union after its reconstruction. The Virtual…