As part of Black History Month, a photography exhibit has been on display in Sayles-Hill Campus Center titled Black at Carleton, 1966-1979. It will be up until February 28. The exhibition was a collaboration between the Student Activities Office (SAO) and Office of Intercultural Life (OIIL) and looks back fifty…
Lindsay Boettiger
Features and Arts Editor
Some define a Minnesota winter by its short days and long nights, by its sub-freezing temperatures and by a blanket of snow on the ground. Some look forward to the warm weather months while the Lyman Lakes freeze over. Luckily, Carls don’t subscribe to such nonsense. When the Bald Spot…
“Carleton has a history [with] the Arctic. President Lawrence Gould, president of Carleton from 1945 to 1962, was an Arctic and Antarctic explorer. His Inuit winter clothing, a stuffed penguin and his world globe still inhabit Carleton.” Kip Lilly ‘71 cites Carleton’s connection to the circumpolar region as part of…
After a long, grueling spring and summer of farming, Jack Frost finally exhaled here in Northfield, Minn. In Northfield, the first frost typically occurs during the first week of October, but it appeared late this year, on October 21.
Seeking a suitable space close to SHAC to conveniently test students, faculty, and staff, the room that once belonged to the Carletonian has been repurposed. In response to a high demand for COVID-19 tests, rapid testing has been moved from SHAC to its own location in Burton 003. Jesse Cashman,…
“It’s like the equivalent of rocket science in the medieval world.” This is how Janean Hall, the Enid and Henry Woodward College Organist and Senior Lecturer of harpsichord and organ, describes the Chapel organ—which can be heard projected through a carillon everyday, at 11:57 a.m.; as not to conflict with…
Bringing the “Why Treaties Matter” exhibit to Carleton is an effort to further recognise the land that Carleton stands on today. A collaborative effort between The Humanities Center, CCCE, the Perlman Teaching Museum and the greater Carleton community brought the travelling exhibit to Carleton’s Perlman Teaching Museum from September 9…
As far as recent memory stretches, Carleton College has never been considered a “football school.” But on October 2, the Carleton College football team defeated Macalester 24-10—keeping possession of the Book of Knowledge, the traveling trophy in that historic rivalry. The victory improved the team’s record to 4-0, with as…
Climate Action Week has been put on by the Carleton Sustainability Office for multiple years, but as everything on campus is forced to adjust to an online or hybrid environment, Climate Action Week is no exception. An array of online and in-person events were hosted the week of April 18-24…
After three terms of virtual radio, KRLX is opening the studio space and Record Library to radio hosts in the class of 2021. Seniors who have had radio shows before will be allowed to use these spaces during their show time but must follow Carleton’s COVID-19 guidelines and specific rules…