It is a sad day when “these are difficult times” becomes a cliché, but… these are difficult times, especially for college students. Active Minds, an organization devoted to the mental health of college students, conducted a study and concluded that during COVID: 20 percent of college students reported that their…
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Nina Kaushikkar ’22 grew up just outside of Chicago. While the greater Chicago area has pockets of South Asian communities, this wasn’t the case in Kaushikkar’s hometown. Still, as the daughter of two Indian immigrants, Kaushikkar had always felt a strong connection towards her cultural background. “When I came to…
Since 1985, the “Raiders of the Lost Archives” column has had a number of incarnations and authors. Starting with the then-college archivist, Mark A. Greene wrote about interesting stories of Carleton’s past, or what he called “cocktail party history.” Eventually, the column came to an end in 1989, and in…
This past weekend, I went to Gould Library with my friends and held an exclusive screening of the classic film “Matilda”. Roald Dahl’s “Matilda” made its silver screen debut in 1996 under the direction of Danny DeVito. Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord adapted the original novel for the screenplay that…
“Presidential inaugurations are important markers in the history of a college, as they happen relatively infrequently, and they mark a new chapter for the institution,” explained Elise Eslinger, member of the Carleton College Inauguration Committee. On the weekend of October 15 and 16, Carleton celebrated the inauguration of President Alison…
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this term, Carleton’s Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) provides the campus with resources and support for its queer students. Its familiar presence under the leadership of current director Danny Mathews is a testament to the years of strife it took to reach this point; in an…
Photos by Lev Shuster If one were planning to reckon with their own mortality and existentialism, I can truly think of no better place than the comfort of a plush seat in the Weitz Theatre while watching “Everybody.” Throughout the duration of this metaphysical fever dream, one is forced to…
Core to Carleton is caring. For each other, for our education, for our communities and for our planet. We each have our own unique ways of contributing to the collective good. Yet our actions are only as valuable as our institutional impact. Our college is funded by a roughly 1.3…
From Facebook and Twitter to Instagram and Tiktok, we may have thought we’d seen every form of social media possible. However, quickly overtaking campus is a new app that seems to have no limits. According to The Business Journals, Yik Yak, an app where students can anonymously post short messages…
“It’s like the equivalent of rocket science in the medieval world.” This is how Janean Hall, the Enid and Henry Woodward College Organist and Senior Lecturer of harpsichord and organ, describes the Chapel organ—which can be heard projected through a carillon everyday, at 11:57 a.m.; as not to conflict with…