Two weeks ago, the Carleton Student Association (CSA) Senate’s Budget Committee released spring allocations for campus organizations and clubs, and announced a 50 percent cut to funding for student publications. According to Budget Committee members, the diminished funding comes amid budgetary concerns and a push by Senate to reduce extra…
Rachael Sutherland
In March, the College named Kelsey Deshler as new Chief Investment Officer, a position which had been vacant since Jason Matz left last year after twelve years. Previously head of Manager Research at BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, Deshler returns to Minnesota to manage Carleton’s endowment, and…
In the latest admissions cycle, Carleton received the largest applicant pool in the college’s history, and the acceptance rate dropped to 19.4 percent, according to Vice President and Dean of Admissions Paul Thiboutot. While the future Class of 2022 has yet to be determined, admissions staff stated that…
From Feb. 17 to 24, Carleton’s Sustainability Office conducted its annual Climate Action Week (CAW) and No Impact Challenge, a series of campus events designed to raise awareness of environmental and sustainability issues. According to student organizers, this year’s Climate Action Week featured a smaller number of events but a…
On Feb. 12, the Carleton Student Association (CSA) Senate announced the results of this year’s election. Apoorva Handigol ’19 won the presidential race, Selam Nicola ’19 won the vice-presidential race, while John Mullan ’20 won the race for treasurer. Each of the newly-elected CSA executives has previously served on the…
The Carleton Student Association’s Budget Committee decided to increase the Student Activities Fee from $306 to $321. According to Budget Committee members, the increase in the fee is to match inflation, to fund a scholarship for students who cannot afford the activities fee, and to ensure a rollover budget for…
On Monday, Jan. 15, the Carleton Student Association (CSA) passed a resolution calling for “the development and implementation of appeals process for Title IX resolution policies and procedures for faculty and staff.” The resolution’s authors argue that the College’s current procedure for Title IX adjudication for cases involving faculty and…
Starting winter term, Sayles Cafe decided to temporarily halt the reusable plates program, which was implemented last fall, because nearly 500 of the original 550 plates have not been returned. An all-campus email was sent out on Jan. 11, asking students to return the missing plates and bowls, but for…
During the first week of Winter Term, a sustained cold weather snap caused multiple pipes to burst across campus just as students returned to Northfield. The most heavily affected area was the Sayles-Hill Campus Center, which reopened Monday after remaining closed for nearly a week after a sprinkler pipe in…
On Thursday, October 26, over eighty students from Carleton and St. Olaf gathered at St. Olaf’s Buntrock Commons to protest the Northfield Women’s Center’s annual fundraiser. Opposing the crisis pregnancy center’s presence in the Northfield community, the two colleges’ student organizations dedicated to reproductive justice made posters, handed out pamphlets…