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Sit next to your opps

Jackson Gutman, Contributing Writer April 12, 2025

For some college students, one of the benchmarks of trekking into adulthood is taking the plane to and from college, and many of us experienced that merely a week or two ago coming back from spring break....

Half of campus disappears after trans day of visibility

Isaac Kofsky, Managing Editor April 12, 2025

On Sunday, April 6, over 90 students, staff, faculty and community members gathered in Skinner Memorial Chapel for Carleton’s first-ever trans day of visibility service. The event, which included music,...

Male sophomores declare Finance Bro Major

Olivia Gottlieb, Bald Spot Editor April 12, 2025

As the end of the 2024-2025 school year approaches, sophomores across campus are beginning to declare their majors. Historically, the most popular majors at Carleton have been those in social sciences,...

Voter apathy group to consider endorsing CSA candidate

Bax Meyer, Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2025

It’s not often that the Carleton Apathetic Voters for Elections (CAVE) does anything. “Most meetings get canceled 15 minutes before we start,” said interim CAVE President Maya Pinion ’26. “I’m...

Scientists discover new organism growing in Watson 3

Olivia Gottlieb, Bald Spot Editor March 5, 2025

This week, residents of Watson were shocked when they walked past the third-floor kitchen to find the room partitioned off using fluorescent yellow tarps and Do Not Enter tape. They were even more startled...

Carleton entrepreneurs start hex business operating out of chapel tower

Tabitha Jones, Bald Spot Editor March 5, 2025

Over the last several weeks, the Carletonian has received numerous requests to investigate allegedly supernatural phenomena affecting the day-to-day lives of certain students and faculty members. Complaints...

Advertising mistake drives horde of Chappell Roan fans to “Chapel Concert”

Isaac Kofsky, Viewpoint Editor March 5, 2025

On Monday, Feb 17, posters were set out for Chaplain’s Associates to hang up around campus. These posters were advertising chapel events happening over the next week and weekend and, as they do every...

Myers residents write 2025 resolutions

Olivia Gottlieb, Bald Spot Editor March 5, 2025

The beginning of the year is a fresh start, presenting an opportunity for self-reflection and self-improvement. Myers RAs have elaborated on this idea, inspiring residents of the dorm to consider what...

Lackluster goals cut from CSA platforms

Tabitha Jones, Bald Spot Editor March 5, 2025

At the end of every Winter term, juniors start to populate everyone’s email list with their Carleton Student Association (CSA) platforms, searching to become elected president. These lists contain a...

Date Knight to become Purge Night as SAO tries “something new”

Maya Mitckess, Staff Writer February 16, 2025

You might want to get a date even if you believe set-ups are doomed to fail as rumors have spread that the SAO has decided Date Knight is also Purge Knight — and the single people are the ones being...

Broomball: Carleton’s favorite contact sport

Becky Reinhold, Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2025

Each winter, Carleton students flock to the ice to play broomball like moths flock to a sticky puddle of poisonous honey. Despite being a quintessentially Minnesotan game, broomball lacks the quality of...

Fishmonger opens on Myers 3

Olivia Gottlieb, Bald Spot Editor February 16, 2025

This week, dozens of Myers inhabitants reported experiencing a pungent scent emanating from the west side of the third floor. Students described the scent as reminiscent of “the mayo-based sandwich you...

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