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Synchrony II performs final dances of the year

Synchrony II performs final dances of the year

Cecilia Samadani, Features Editor May 9, 2025

On May 2 and 3, students packed into the Great Hall for the final performances of Synchrony II for the year. The posters advertising the event had the words “Is Out Of This World” and a photoshopped...

Northfielders, Carls and Oles gather for Hands Off protest.

Carls, Northfield residents gather for “Hands Off” protest

Cecilia Samadani, Features Editor April 25, 2025

Beginning on April 5, protests have emerged across the United States, united by the slogan “Hands Off!” The movement is a general one protesting recent federal actions taken by the Trump administration...

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...

Peer leader hiring doesn’t consider Title IX violations

Peer leader hiring doesn’t consider Title IX violations

Becky Reinhold, Editor-in-Chief November 15, 2024

Resident Assistants (RAs) and peer leaders are some of the first students that incoming freshmen meet when they come to campus. They join new student week groups, lead CarlTalks (including one about consent)...

Javier Zamora talks to Contreras’ Spanish 204 classes.

Carleton College hosts best-selling author Javier Zamora

Maya Mitckess, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

On Nov. 7-8, Carleton College hosted Salvadoran best-selling author Javier Zamora for multi-day, campus-wide programming. Zamora is known for his memoir "Solito," in which he recounts his experience crossing...

Barin Nwike '25 and Defne Arat '27 performing in "Anon(ymous)"

Theater department puts on Anon(ymous)

Cecilia Samadani, Features Editor November 8, 2024

The Theater and Dance Department’s Fall Term production, “Anon(ymous)”, ran from Oct. 24 to Oct. 27. The play, written by playwright Naomi Iizuka in 2006, was directed by Jeanne Willcoxon, a visiting...

Lawns across Northfield display signs for a variety of candidates, including Zweifel and Dahl.

A new future or more fiscal responsibility: Northfield mayoral candidates split on priorities

Becky Reinhold, Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2024

Erica Zweifel wants to increase civic engagement in Northfield. Ruth Dahl wants to make Northfield more fiscally responsible. Next Tuesday, one of them will be elected as the next mayor of Northfield. In...

Presenters shared their breadth of knowledge and research at the conference.

Carleton hosts first Global Blackness in the 21st Century Conference

Cindy Zhao, Features Editor October 4, 2024

On Sept. 27-28, Carleton hosted its first-ever undergraduate conference on Global Blackness in the 21st Century. The conference was sponsored by the Africana Studies department and the Division of Inclusion,...

Chapel welcomes new associate chaplain for Jewish and interfaith life

Chapel welcomes new associate chaplain for Jewish and interfaith life

Cecilia Samadani, Features Editor September 27, 2024

When asked about the kind of person needed to fill the role of chaplain for Jewish and Interfaith Life, College Chaplain Schuyler Vogel ’07 said that he hoped to find somebody who would be able to get...

Students recently set up an encampment on the Chapel lawn in support of Palestine.

Carleton students begin encampment amid nationally high campus tensions

Ian Rothfeld, News Editor May 9, 2024

Carleton students recently began an encampment in support of Palestine on the Chapel lawn during the college Board of Trustees’ scheduled May 8-10 visit. The 12-tent encampment, according to leaders...

Students dance at Sproncert 2023.

Hippo Campus announced as Sproncert headliner

Becky Reinhold and Bax Meyer May 2, 2024

On Thursday, May 2, SAO announced that Hippo Campus will be the headliner for Sproncert. Hippo Campus is an indie rock band from St. Paul, Minnesota. The announcement came two weeks before the event.  Sproncert,...

SEXploration promotes sexual positivity across campus offices

Cecilia Samadani, Features Editor April 19, 2024

At Carleton, April marks a month-long series known as “SEXploration.” The series is coordinated by multiple offices on campus that host various events with the goal of promoting sex positivity. This...

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