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CSA offers recognition for “most interesting budget request”

Isaac Kofsky, Managing Editor May 16, 2025

Every spring, the Carleton Student Association (CSA) budget committee conducts spring allocations, where committee members meet to decide how much funding student organizations and events will receive...

Spring allergies believed to just be allergies to men

Olivia Gottlieb, Bald Spot Editor May 16, 2025

Across campus, students are welcoming the return of weather, not just through slicing frisbees at other people's heads and refusing to apply sunscreen, but by sneezing! As white, pink and yellow petals...

CCCE hosts emotional baggage drive

Jackson Gutman, Contributing Writer May 16, 2025

For those of you who read the jumbled spam of emails which comprise the campus announcements, you already know that Carleton is offering a bag drive until May 23 where students can donate their extra plastic...

New Archdruid to be elected in conclave

Isaac Kofsky, Managing Editor May 9, 2025

The Reformed Druids of North America were established in the 1960s in response to an oppressive religious service attendance mandate. The Druids, an earth-centered spiritual group, have historically been...

Seniors explore new career opportunities as job market declines

Becky Reinhold, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2025

As the job market declines, seniors on campus have begun to strategize about post-grad options. Facing dismal options, students are turning to unusual sources to determine what to do. While historically...

Ginger mistaken for Clifford after receiving severe sunburn

Olivia Gottlieb, Bald Spot Editor May 9, 2025

Across campus this week, students celebrated the return of warm weather by spending time outside. Popular Carleton outdoor activities include tossing around a frisbee, hammocking, sunbathing on the islands,...

Girl transfers after asking if you can run with the frisbee

Olivia Gottlieb, Bald Spot Editor May 2, 2025

Many students are drawn to Carleton for many reasons like its academic rigor, renowned professors or the exploratory internship and externship opportunities. Others, however, are drawn to Carleton for...

Hammocks sprout across campus, Allie B calls it an infestation

Baxter Meyer, Cot Enthusiast May 2, 2025

When most colleges and universities deal with issues of infestation, it typically comes in the rodent and insect form. For Carleton, however, this infestation takes the form of make-shift cots around the...

Carleton choir performs “Fight Song” while braving tornado

Isaac Kofsky, Managing Editor May 2, 2025

On April 28, Minnesotans and other Midwest residents were rocked by threats of severe weather, including intense thunderstorms, apple-sized hail and tornadoes. In the early evening, the world went dark...

The last five things I still don’t understand as a senior econ major

Bax Meyer, The Knower of All the Things April 25, 2025

I hesitate to even ask this question. As an econ major, after all, there are very few things that I don’t understand. Like all econ majors, I was born as an econ major. Dare I say it, I was conceived...

BonApp hosts Easter Grilled Chicken Hunt due to rising egg prices

Isaac Kofsky, Friend of the Chickens April 25, 2025

The Easter egg hunt is a beloved tradition celebrated in backyards, public parks and even the White House. But due to a bird flu outbreak, the Easter Bunny was unable to justify purchasing hundreds of...

Ready for rain? A guide for Spring Term preparation

Becky Reinhold, Distractor of Men April 18, 2025

Spring Term, every year, is the term of rain. Constant, downpouring rain. I learned this through scientific study of rain levels through the last three Spring Terms, and will continue my study through...

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