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An interview with incoming president Alison Byerly

An interview with incoming president Alison Byerly

Sam Kwait-Spitzer May 12, 2021

This morning, Alison Byerly was announced as the 12th president of Carleton College, succeeding Steven Poskanzer. President Byerly will take office on August 1, 2021. Earlier this week, the Carletonian...

President Poskanzer exit interview: a conversation on legacy, racial equity, climate change, and the post-pandemic future of liberal arts colleges

President Poskanzer exit interview: a conversation on legacy, racial equity, climate change, and the post-pandemic future of liberal arts colleges

Sam Kwait-Spitzer May 9, 2021

On August 28, 2020, President Steven Poskanzer announced to the Board of Trustees his intention to step down as president following the end of this academic year while staying on as a professor of Political...

MANHATTAN, KS - MARCH 02:  King McClure #3 of the Baylor Bears talks with Freddie Gillespie #33 during the second half against the Kansas State Wildcats on March 2, 2019 at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.  (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)

Q&A with Freddie Gillespie: Former Carl close to making NBA dream a reality

Sam Kwait-Spitzer May 2, 2020

Freddie Gillespie’s pandemic-shortened NCAA DI basketball season ended with his team, the Baylor Bears, ranked fifth in the country (after a five-week run at number one). Gillespie was the Big 12 Player...

Drive-through voting, PPE donations, and a 63-person committee: Local institutions form cooperative COVID-19 response

Drive-through voting, PPE donations, and a 63-person committee: Local institutions form cooperative COVID-19 response

Sam Kwait-Spitzer April 25, 2020

As of April 24, there are 3,185 reported cases of COVID-19 in the state of Minnesota and 220 reported deaths. In Rice County, home to Carleton, there are nine reported cases and one reported death. Based...

Is America’s favorite past-time stuck in the past?

Sam Kwait-Spitzer February 1, 2019

A seemingly hot take here on campus, and one that raises more eyebrows than one might expect, is the statement, “I love baseball.” A common and hurtful response to my profession of adoration for the...

Rotblatt vs. Rotblat

Sam Kwait-Spitzer May 27, 2018

Most of us go through our lives without thinking much about the letter “T.” There are not many people, I assume, who have particularly strong feelings about the letter. Before writing this article...

Letter from the Editor

Sam Kwait-Spitzer May 27, 2018

   Thanks to everyone who read and wrote for the Viewpoint section this term. I was heartened by the diversity of opinions expressed. An array of perspectives and opinions is essential to...

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