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In 1918, the Flu pandemic arrived at Carleton; students were quarantined—on campus
The Carleton Red Cross Society at work. / Source: Carleton College Archives, The Algol 1919-1920. Source: Carleton College Archives, The Algol 1919-1920.

In 1918, the Flu pandemic arrived at Carleton; students were quarantined—on campus

By and on April 3, 2020

The 1918 flu killed 675,000 people in the United States, with over a quarter of Americans sickened. Worldwide, the death toll was between 50 and 100 million This was no ordinary strain of the flu. According to John M. Barry in “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic…

Political Science to move into Music Hall after renovation

By on January 31, 2020
The Department of Political Science will be leaving its current space in Willis Hall and moving into Music Hall, which will be undergoing renovations paid for with a gift from donors Michael ’95 and Mary Ann Hasenstab. Political Science was chosen to move into the space after a year of…