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A look back at 100 years of Carleton student representation

Ellie Zimmerman May 23, 2020

This year’s CSA elections revealed a decline in student involvement. According to the 2020 CSA Executive Report, voter turnout has been steadily decreasing since 2017, from 67% then to only 49% of students...

Class of 2024 grapples with an unpredictable college start

Ellie Zimmerman May 9, 2020

Carleton’s Class of 2024 made their final college-choice decisions on Friday, May 1 not knowing whether their first year will be anything like they expected. Their senior years have been stripped of...

Dozens of Bon Appétit, Barnes and Noble employees furloughed

Ellie Zimmerman April 17, 2020

By the first day of spring-term classes on April 6, most of Carleton’s dining hall and bookstore staff members had been placed on unpaid leave until further notice. While Carleton has assured all employees...

Carleton staff rush to keep up with evolving COVID-19 guidelines—and keep campus running

Ellie Zimmerman April 3, 2020

In light of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order, Carleton is “encouraging”—but not requiring—all faculty and staff to work remotely, according to the school’s department of Human...

Carleton students cast their votes on Super  Tuesday

Carleton students cast their votes on Super Tuesday

Ellie Zimmerman March 6, 2020

On Tuesday, March 3, Carleton students headed to the polls to vote in the Minnesota presidential primary election. The Super Tuesday elections, including Minnesota’s, included a narrowed field of Democratic...

“Trash Talk” program helps Carleton achieve a more sustainable future

“Trash Talk” program helps Carleton achieve a more sustainable future

Ellie Zimmerman February 14, 2020

Carleton is well on its way to its goal of zero waste by 2030. In this case, “zero waste” means that 90 percent of all campus waste will be diverted to recycling or composting facilities rather than...

Iman Jafri ‘15 returns to Carleton as interim Muslim chaplain

Ellie Zimmerman February 7, 2020

Iman Jafri thought she wanted to go to medical school. Instead, she is Carleton’s new Interim Chaplain for Muslim and Interfaith Life. Jafri fills a position that had been vacant Fall term following...

Men’s Diving looks forward to building program in 2020 season

Ellie Zimmerman January 24, 2020

Phil Donnelly ’22 stands calmly on the edge of the three-meter diving board, his heels barely dangling off the edge. He wiggles the fingers on his right hand. Then, all at once, he launches backwards...

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