For a college that prides itself so much on its sustainability and environmental concern, Carleton took quite a blow last year when it received a “C+” on the first annual College Sustainability Report Card, a report issued by the Sustainable Endowments Institute. Much to Carleton environmental advocates’ pleasure, the college…
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Steve Richardson ’86, is back at Carleton—not as a student this time, but as the new Director of the Arts. After graduating from Carleton as a philosophy major, Richardson first worked in the theater industry in Richmond, VA and for the past 17 years has worked in Minneapolis with Theatre…
On a given night, approximately 7,000 Minnesotans take refuge in homeless shelters around the state, while roughly 1,000 more homeless citizens are turned away. These numbers have sharply increased in the last two decades, and on Monday night, Carleton students participated in a Hunger Banquet sponsored by MPIRG to address…
Student comedy troupe The Revolution hopes to take playwriting to a new level for the first time at Carleton. After forming just five weeks ago, the play will be performed ninth weekend. The play, whose plot and title are to remain secret until its opening on November 8, is the…
Last week’s “The Future of News Forum” raised important questions about current trends of journalism as percieved by notable members of the Twin Cities journalistic community. Their conclusions suggest that journalism is moving away from print and towards alternative forms. How is this discussion relevant here, at Carleton? While the…
Kling to speak at Carleton as part of community book club Popular American playwright and storyteller Kevin Kling, best known for his commentaries on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and his storytelling stage shows like “Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log,” will discuss his new book,…
Judith Howard began at Carleton this fall as a full-time professor of dance, co-director of Semaphore Repertory Dance Company, and incoming director of the dance program. Judith has formerly taught dance at Macalester College and at the University of Minnesota, as well as working professionally in dance and choreography. She…
“Is Austin Hall here?” Steve Grove asked, looking for Carleton’s very own YouTube celebrity in the crowd gathered at Skinner Chapel, “I’d really love to meet him.” Head of News and Politics at YouTube and a Northfield native, Grove returned home on October 26 to deliver convocation at Carleton. In…
Part of the excitement of Screw Your Roommate is that it may be the only date Carleton students go on all year. Although experiences are obviously varied, when it comes to dating at Carleton, the student stereotypes are clear. Relationships are polarized into two scenarios. In one extreme, this is…
Minnesota’s state license plates have boasted of its 10,000 lakes for decades, but recent water quality tests show that Minnesota water may not be as safe as the blue and white tags lead one to believe. With approximately 37,000 miles of polluted water, an estimated 40 percent of all of…