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Squirrels in the Arb

Geoff Bynum May 25, 2024

Many of you are probably aware of the prevalence of squirrels on this campus. They are our entertaining friends, leaping from trees, burying acorns and  scavenging the crumbs of our dinners outside on...

An analysis of PDA at Carleton

Zoe Roettger and Rahim Hamid May 25, 2024

PDA, or public displays of affection, we all know it, love it and definitely do not engage in it during West Coast Swing. Nor would any couple or group of individuals engaging in said practice be called...

Students shocked by information about unorthodox psychology experiments

Tabitha Jones, Bald Spot Editor May 25, 2024

The Carletonian was shocked to receive a disturbing anonymous tip about some proposed changes to the introductory psychology class at Carleton late on Monday night. The student, who seemed frantic to the...

Admin suspected of telepathically harassing students who are not prepared to move out

Tabitha Jones, Bald Spot Editor May 25, 2024

Have you been having nightmares about moving out or even back in? Do you see that pile of chargers in the corner of the room every time you close your eyes? Do you jerk out of bed in the middle of the...

Snapping turtles by Lyman Lakes

Maxima Gomez-Palmer May 20, 2024

As the bells rang one o’clock, students on campus quickly came out of the woodwork, eager to make the most of an oddly temperate and cloudless day. I haphazardly snatched my bike and began my swift descent...

Campus Squirrels host storage workshop

Tabitha Jones, Bald Spot Editor May 20, 2024

With the pleasant spring weather, and a few crucial recent rainstorms, the annual squirrel storage workshop was long overdue by the time it was announced — and spontaneously carried out — on Tuesday,...

CSA uses COVID activity fees to bring Aurora Borealis to campus

Tabitha Jones, Bald Spot Editor May 20, 2024

Every year, Carleton charges all 2,008 students ~$414 as an activity fee that is then managed by the Carleton Student Association (CSA). That’s around $831,000 that goes to student organization funding,...

Donald Trump puts down Kristi Noem: “She was untrainable”

Bax Meyer, Managing Editor May 20, 2024

Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for President, was forced to make a hard decision this Thursday. After widespread condemnation for the killing of her 14-month old puppy, the former President was forced...

Carleton College – an alternate universe(ity)

Cecilia Samadani, Features Editor May 20, 2024

This week, Carleton students were privy to the beautiful Northern Lights, an uncommon phenomenon. Many students gathered behind the Goodsell Observatory or the Hill of Three Oaks to witness the lights....

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