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Confidential: Res Life Housing for the Winter

Justine Seligson October 28, 2016

Ah, the Carleton College Class of 2020. Since last spring when word spread of how enormous the incoming freshman class was, the big question among students was how on earth Res Life would accommodate everyone....

The Hunt for Bigfoot

Emma Velis October 28, 2016

As the chilly fall winds blow in causing shivers and extra hot chocolate orders at Sayles, so do some spine-tingling reports of unusual activity in the Arboretum. In the past several weeks, conversations...

Carleton’s “Haunt” Spots

Carletonian Staff October 28, 2016

Unlike Carleton’s occasionally disappearing wifi, Carleton’s “haunt”spots will never disappoint ... especially if you’ve just come from a night of partying and decide it’s a great idea to scare...

Carleton: A College Musical

Kayla Rudess October 21, 2016

Hamilton the Musical is a hip hop musical about Alexander Hamilton that is immensely popular. Everybody’s listening to it, everyone loves it, no one can get a ticket. Once listened to, Hamilton lyrics...

Protecting the arb from white tail deer

Sylvie Stanback October 21, 2016

While walking through the arb, especially in the mornings and evenings, you may have stumbled upon a herd of white tailed deer.  These creatures, while exciting to see out in the wild, have a rapidly...

An alternative tour guide

Jane Kelly October 21, 2016

As I watched parents wander around campus this past weekend, going on all the various tours, I wondered if they were seeing the real Carleton. We are such a complex campus, that I have a hard time believing...

Résumé Gone Astray: If your résumé were honest

Bea Crow October 14, 2016

BROKE COLLEGE KID LOOKIN FOR CA$H 1 North College St, Northfield, MN  |  [email protected]  |  420-6969 Objective             To not...

Sweater weather for insects

Eliza Malakoff October 14, 2016

Feeling the year’s first frosts, you’ve probably taken stock of your sweater supply. But some animals aren’t quite as lucky: insects and spiders don’t have sweaters to wear or fat to keep them...

Word of the week

Tina Sieben October 14, 2016

The Oxford English Dictionary sesquicentennial, noun, adj., verb, and Proper Noun pronunciation: / sex squid cent ten eel / noun             1. The reason the number...

Stress Bragging: Tips & Tricks

Jane Kelly October 14, 2016

It’s that time of year. The nights are getting cooler, Halloween is creeping up on us, the pumpkin-white-chocolate-mocha-latte-venti-etc. has made an appearance at Sayles. What season is it? Prime stress-bragging...

The Arb’s Agricultural Fields

Andy Hoyt October 7, 2016

Fall is a wonderful time for walking through the Arb; a cool breeze blows along the paths, the leaves are just beginning to turn, and you can hear the soothing honking of the Canada Geese as they fly overhead....

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