On May 23, Chef Ann Cooper presented a convocation address at Skinner Memorial Chapel “Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Children.” Known as the “renegade lunch lady,” Cooper is at the forefront of a movement to improve lunch programs at schools nationally by making meals healthier in addition to…
On Fri., May 16, Robert Morris, founder and artistic director of the St. Paul based Leigh Morris Choral, and Anthony Leach, director of the Penn State University Choir and Essence of Joy, presented a convocation address entitled “The Relationship Between Song and Singing in the African-American Sacred Music Traditions.” Morris…
On May 9, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, Thomas Schelling presented a convocation entitled “Can We Manage the Greenhouse Problem?” During the address, Schelling discussed tie-ins between the economy and the reduction of greenhouse gases.…
Standout women’s golfer Katrina Wood ’09 is headed for a big trip down to sunny Waverly, Iowa for the Division III national championship after receiving one of the eleven individual bids nationally for the Big Dance. Wood, who previously played for Bucknell University before transferring to Carleton last year, is…
The end of spring term, for many Carleton students, means sundresses and Wednesday night island parties. For the school’s admissions department, however, April and May represent a conclusion to all of their efforts from throughout the year. The admissions office plays a crucial role as it makes tough decisions to…
Carleton College’s men’s lacrosse team finished its season with a scrimmage and celebration of the sport with St. Olaf’s team on Wed., April 30. The Knights finished off their most successful season in recent memory after going 5-5 with big wins over University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire and University of…
From April 10 to April 29, Carleton College organized and hosted “Contemplating James Baldwin: Language, Courage, and Tenderness,” a symposium that focused on the life and works of James Baldwin, one of the preeminent African-American Writers of the twentieth century. Sponsored by the Bryn-Jones Distinguished Teaching Professorship and the Perlman…
The women’s golf team beat the 36-hole Carleton scoring record at 673 while finished third at the Minnesota Women’s Collegiate Golf Association’s State Championship this past weekend. The results from the weekend pushed the Knights up to 17th in the most recent World Golf Poll. This is the fourth time…
As I sat back in shock on a couch as Mario Chalmers drained a shot for the Kansas basketball team in the final seconds of the NCAA national championship game to send it into overtime and eventually win it, I saw a dream start to slip away. As a diehard…
For many Carleton students, the campus represents a safe haven where they can freely walk around at any hour of the day without any threat of getting violently confronted. On the fourth floor of the library, there are often laptops and ipods on unoccupied study tables as students leave their…