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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...

Muslim Chaplain Ailya Vajid departs Carleton

Uzair Khan, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

After nearly five years, Associate Chaplain for Muslim and Interfaith Life Ailya Vajid, is leaving Carleton College.   Vajid recounted how “When I first began at Carleton, the Muslim community was...

Philosophy department hosts guest lecture on “Is Creating AI Art Plagiarism?”

Cindy Zhao, Features Editor February 21, 2025

On Feb. 13, the Carleton Philosophy Department hosted Camila Flowerman, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy of Embedded EthiCS Program at Harvard University. Flowerman's lecture — entitled “Is Creating...

CSA fails to meet Constitutional transparency requirements

Brandon Moore, Contributing Writer February 21, 2025

On Jan. 20, the Carleton Student Association (CSA) Senate unanimously voted to spend $20,000 of the CSA’s budget for the 2025-2026 academic year to pay the salaries of CSA executives. The amount is similar...

Despite Executive Order, Carleton to continue DEI programming

Lila Mankad, Staff Writer February 21, 2025

On Jan. 20, President Trump signed the executive order “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which ordered the termination of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...

Book Across the Bay but without the actual booking

Ella Parke, Viewpoint Editor February 21, 2025

Last weekend, the Carleton Association of Nature and Outdoor Enthusiasts (CANOE) hosted their biggest significant trip of the year to “Book Across the Bay” (BATB) an event in northern Wisconsin and...

CarlDems meet with Kristi Pursell

CarlDems and Rep. Kristi Pursell host “What’s going on in Minnesota?” talk

Emilia Arabia, Features Editor February 14, 2025

On Feb. 4, the Carleton Democrats (CarlDems) held a talk with Rep. Kristi Pursell titled “What’s going on in Minnesota?” Pursell represents District 58A, which includes Northfield, Dundas, Lonsdale,...

Philosophy department hosts post-doc candidate talk about AI

Lila Mankad, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

On Feb. 6, , the Philosophy Department hosted a talk from a candidate for its postdoctoral position titled “What Do Large Language Models Understand? And What Do We Understand About LLMs?” The talk...

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