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Eye-Opening: This is what Stevie P.’s presidency would look like if he were a Tide Pod

N. Malte Collins May 25, 2019

It’s as ubiquitous as knock-knock jokes at Carleton: “What would Stevie P’s presidency look like if he were a Tide Pod?” For those unaware, Tide Pods are dissolvable pods of Tide laundry detergent...

You & not & what have you become?: the isolation of quirkiness

N. Malte Collins May 25, 2019

Having spent the majority of my more formative adolescent years in Brookline, Massachusetts—a suburb surrounded by Boston—much of my personal and intellectual growth occurred in the maw of America’s...

Alumnus involved in black hole research returns to speak

N. Malte Collins May 25, 2019

On Tuesday, May 14, Carleton alumnus and former physics major Andrew Chael ’13 visited  campus to lecture regarding his ongoing research into the science and imaging of black holes. Chael is...

The top ten room draw numbers

N. Malte Collins May 18, 2019

In order to maintain peace and enforce Greek life–esque upperclassmen superiority, the Carleton College administration employs a system of “random” room draw lottery numbers to decide which students...

Marketable evil and the search for God

N. Malte Collins May 18, 2019

Last Friday, May 10, marked the 25 year anniversary of the execution of American serial killer John Wayne Gacy—which was fitting, given the day was clear, warm and blisteringly sunny. Though, yes,...

How I’ve been able to live 19 years without breathing

Anonymous May 10, 2019

The warehouse section of IKEA was my favorite destination as a kid. I was enraptured by its vastness—the comfort of knowing that its furthest nooks and crannies were both unexplorable yet waiting...

Administration outlines STEM Programming Manager position

Administration outlines STEM Programming Manager position

N. Malte Collins May 10, 2019

Several administrators and faculty have begun to outline and search for a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programming Manager for the 2019–2020 school year. According...

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