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Declaring a major without taking classes in the department? A quirk of major declaration

Emilia Arabia, Features Editor April 18, 2025

On April 6, 516 students of the Class of 2027 declared their majors. These students declared their major through Workday, the software used for multiple college operations including course registration,...

Siberian squill densely pack into lawns.

Spring has sprung, in the Arb and Northfield

Cecilia Samadani, Features Editor April 18, 2025

As temperatures reached 65°F, Carls took to hammocking, frisbeeing and studying in the Bald Spot this last weekend. Spring has officially arrived in Northfield. Carleton students aren’t the only...

Carleton hosts ultimate frisbee sectionals; Eclipse qualifies for nationals, CUT and CHOP qualify for regionals

Becky Reinhold, Editor-in-Chief April 18, 2025

Last weekend, Carleton hosted 20 frisbee teams across three divisions, filling all of the typical frisbee fields and some extras for a frisbee-packed weekend. Ultimate frisbee is Carleton’s most competitive...

A postcard of Toff laying on the Bald Spot.

Carleton celebrates Toff the Cat’s posthumous birthday

Selina Lu, Contributing Writer April 11, 2025

In the spring of 1997, Martha Paas, Emerita Wadsworth A. Williams Professor of Economics at Carleton College, got a call from her daughter Emily, who happened to be playing a concert with the Kansas city...

Governor Wilder speaks with Carleton students.

Carls embark from Northfield to Selma, engaging the past and present of Black history

Cecilia Samadani, Features Editor April 11, 2025

This past spring break, the Dean of Students Office (DOSO) led its fourth “Northfield to Selma” spring break trip, an opportunity for students to travel between the sites of important events in the...

The GSC hosts Gaypril

Emilia Arabia, Features Editor April 11, 2025

Between April 1. and April 26., the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) will host Gaypril, a series of activities that seek to uplift the queer community on campus. “Gaypril is a celebration of all...

International students worry about visas

Clare O’Connor, Viewpoint Editor April 11, 2025

Since Donald Trump took office in January, more than 340 international students, faculty and researchers from universities and colleges around the country have had their visas revoked according to a meta-analysis...

A deep dive into Carls for Religious Understanding

Cindy Zhao, Features Editor March 7, 2025

On Feb. 25, Carls for Religious Understanding (CRU) gathered to explore the significance of music in one’s life. The event, titled “Music That Inspires: Sacred, Secular, and Special,” was open to...

Small FISH in a big sea: juggling club attends convention

Lila Mankad, Staff Writer March 7, 2025

On Mar. 1 and 2, the Carleton Juggling F.I.S.H travelled to MONDO, the Twin Cities’ juggling and unicycling convention. This marks the 36th year of what mondofest.org describes as “the largest, annual...

American Studies Department hosts Chris Elias for book talk

Isaac Kofsky, Viewpoint Editor March 7, 2025

On Feb. 26, students, staff and faculty gathered in the Library Athenaeum for a talk by American Studies Professor Chris Elias titled “‘The Most Foreign of All Foreigners’: Arab-Americans and the...

CSA struggles to engage

Brandon Moore, Contributing Writer February 28, 2025

The Carleton Student Association (CSA) Senate has struggled to meet its constitutional transparency and accountability requirements for many years. Some current and former CSA Senators argue, however,...

Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk visits Carleton

Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk visits Carleton

Hannah Bodnar, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

On Feb. 14, the Estonian Ambassador to the United States, Kristjan Prikk, visited Carleton in an event funded by Carleton’s chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society (AHS). Carleton’s chapter is part...

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