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Water polo team hosts first tournament of the term

Lindsay Boettiger April 20, 2023

This past weekend, Carleton’s club water polo team, The Righteous Babes, played their first home tournament of the term. The team has been training all year, so tournaments are always exciting culminations...

Chaplain Carolyn Fure-Slocum retires after 26 years at Carleton

Lindsay Boettiger April 13, 2023

After 26 years and 91 terms at Carleton, Carolyn Fure-Slocum ‘82 will retire at the end of this term. She has been integral to the fabric of the chapel for as long as she has held the role; spending...

Dean Livingston leads spring break trip to Selma

Dean Livingston leads spring break trip to Selma

Lindsay Boettiger April 6, 2023

After the conclusion of Winter Term, Dean Livingston led 27 students on a spring break trip called “From Northfield to Selma,” which featured stops at important civil rights historical sites in Ohio,...

The ethics of AI art

Lindsay Boettiger April 6, 2023

AI art is a sign of the times. Automation is at the forefront of our world, soaring past its initial introduction on the factory floor in 1785 and evolving into something intelligent and capable of high-level...

Carleton choir embarks on tour for first time in ten years

Carleton choir embarks on tour for first time in ten years

Lindsay Boettiger March 2, 2023

When Matthew Olson joined Carleton as the Director of Choral Activities in 2017, the choir program at Carleton had dwindled down to seven people. Naturally, Olson sought to grow the weakened choir into...

What Carleton gets right about community

Lindsay Boettiger March 2, 2023

When I applied to colleges in the fall of 2021, I looked for a small liberal arts college. Though this preference was different from most of my peers, I chose to go to Carleton specifically because of...

Men’s swim and dive take third at MIACs, women take sixth

Lindsay Boettiger February 23, 2023

The Carleton Swim and Dive teams put up a long, arduous and admirable fight over the course of the four-day MIAC Championships this past weekend. Both the men’s and women’s teams used every race as...

Northfield struggles with labor supply shortage

Northfield struggles with labor supply shortage

Lindsay Boettiger February 23, 2023

On Nov. 4, 2022, The Economist published an article reflecting on Northfield’s 1.2% unemployment rate — the lowest in the United States at the time. Such a low unemployment rate may seem like a good...

A retrospective on “Carleton’s a Drag” and queer culture

Cecilia Samadani, Features Editor February 10, 2023

As the second half of Winter Term comes into view, campus not only has spring break to look forward to, but also the Winter ’22 student drag show, set to take place on Feb. 18. The show’s...

New Sustainability Working Group begins meeting

Lindsay Boettiger February 10, 2023

Carleton College has recently formed a new Sustainability Working Group composed of faculty, students and staff. The SWG will replace the previous Environmental Advisory Committee, and the primary objective...

Students celebrate the return of Midwinter Ball

Students celebrate the return of Midwinter Ball

Lindsay Boettiger February 2, 2023

After a two-year hiatus, Carleton’s Midwinter Ball has finally returned. This Saturday, Feb. 4, the 43rd annual Midwinter Ball will be held in Sayles-Hill Campus Center. The event itself is a semi...

An Overview of New Work by Carleton Studio Art Faculty

An Overview of New Work by Carleton Studio Art Faculty

Lindsay Boettiger January 26, 2023

On Jan. 12, 2023, a new exhibition opened in the Perlman Teaching Museum.The exhibition is solely the work of Carleton studio art faculty that occupy the walls of the museum. The exhibition highlights...

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