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Bald spot student handbook: how to steal food from the dining hall

Jack Brown October 11, 2019

Despite paying a lot of money for food, and being able to eat or destroy as much of it as you want while in the dining hall, the rule is you won’t take it out. Please note that some methods have been...

Security adds new employment positions, hires six student dispatchers

Jack Brown October 11, 2019

This fall, Security Services hired six student dispatchers. The student position is new to the office, which had previously consisted exclusively of professional staff. “We are excited about this...

Stairway to nowhere discovered in Anderson Hall

Stairway to nowhere discovered in Anderson Hall

Jack Brown October 5, 2019

One interesting feature of Evelyn Anderson Hall that many students have noticed is a stairway to nowhere. It is a set of stairs that you walk up and leads to a solid wall. This has raised the obvious...

A hire in the SOAN department

Jack Brown May 31, 2019

The Sociology/Anthropology department has announced their final decision for a new hire. After meeting with many candidates, watching them teach demo classes and considering how they would fit into the...

Carleton’s top two dining halls

Jack Brown May 31, 2019

After immense pressure from the Carleton student body, the Carleton Administration has released a ranked list of the top two dining halls on campus. The ranking system is based on a variety of criteria...

DRAM to headline Spring Concert

Jack Brown May 25, 2019

The Spring Concert Committee has chosen Virginia-born rapper DRAM to headline this year’s festival, which will be held on Saturday, May 25. The decision was announced via the Spring Concert Facebook...

New CSA working group looking to alleviate graduation costs, offer cap and gown rentals

New CSA working group looking to alleviate graduation costs, offer cap and gown rentals

Jack Brown May 10, 2019

With graduation just around the corner, a new Carleton Student Association (CSA) working group is seeking to aid low-income students in getting the required caps and gowns.  The cost for these...

Album review: Cows on Hourglass Pond by Avey Tare

Jack Brown April 13, 2019

F or worse, Dave Portner (stage name Avey Tare), one of the vocalists of experimental pop quartet Animal Collective, has become, in his own roundabout, eclectic way, a pop star—the kind a crowd of strangers...

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