The class of 2013 will graduate as the American economy experiences a painfully slow recovery from the worst recession since the Great Depression. The national unemployment rate is still alarmingly high at 8.2% and the rest of the world hasn’t fared much better: the Euro-crisis seems never ending and even…
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There are only a handful of events that generate as much excitement on the Carleton campus as a Sayles Dance. Inevitably, the committee in charge of planning the future of these dances is faced with a delicate balancing act: preserve the best and expunge the worst features of the Sayles…
On Wednesday evening, Carleton’s department of Middle Eastern languages sponsored a semi-biographical show by performing artist Ibrahim Miari at the Weitz Center. Titled “In Between,” the one-man performance revolves around Miari’s difficult experience going through Israeli airport security upon his return from a trip to the United States. Miari is…
Last Sunday marked Dacie Moses’ 129th birthday. Dozens of people gathered at Dacie Moses house, Carleton’s “cookie house,” to celebrate with sweet treats. In her welcome speech, the Dacie Moses House coordinator Julia Swanson shared Dacie’s goal to create a space that would bring the people of the community together.…
“Barack on the Big Screen,” a live screening of President Obama’s State of the Union address by the Carleton Democrats, landed in the Weitz Center Cinema on Jan. 24. The event attracted former local politicians and campus political aficionados who came together to revitalize support for Democrats in the 2012…
As Americans across the country remain anxious about the unemployment rate, the interim director of Carleton’s Career Center has a surprisingly optimistic outlook that has nothing to do with the partisan promises being made in this election year. Using innovative programs such as “Engagement Wanted,” Brent “Rex” Nystrom ’92 is…
During a time of nationwide debate over the state of education in America, the Minnesota State Legislature took decisive action last week by passing two education bills that will affect students from kindergarten to college. The Republican-backed bills are components of a larger fiscal agenda to combat a projected $5…
In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening, President Obama boasted of the American way of education, claiming, our students don’t just memorize equations, but answer questions like “What do you think of that idea? What would you change about the world?” Little did he know that in…
Although severe weather is the norm for a winter in Minnesota, a series of extreme and bizarre events have taken even longtime residents by surprise this past year. Fall term kicked off with a record flood but it didn’t stop there. A snowstorm during the weekend of Dec. 15th and…