Reviews of Carleton vending Machines: Laird: 4 out of 5 stars; Accepts: Schillers and $$$ The vending machine maintains a menu of the best resources often because of its elusive placement in the basement of an oft locked building. This machine is for the discerning connoisseur, but although the selection…
The Bald Spot
Last weekend, campus was bustling as students and parents reunited again. Many remarked that it was the best parent’s weekend in recent history, with its success attributed to a new schedule of events designed to more accurately give parents a sense of their student’s life here at Carleton. New events…
So the question is, if you shave, when do you stop? The first frost? After all the leaves have fallen from the tree branches? Once you hear the raven caw twice at midnight? To shave or not to shave, that is the question. As a person who shaves their legs…
You probably know that autumn is a time for the trees to change colors and drop their leaves. Now that we’ve had our first cold snap on campus and a nice big windstorm to follow, it really is looking like fall around here. But sometimes we need to stop and…
In recent weeks, Minnesota temperatures have dropped into the thirties, forcing Carleton students to unpack their fleece coats and sending raptors (think hawks, not Jurassic Park) on their annual migration southward. Raptor migration patterns are dictated by topography and the presence of bodies of water. In order to conserve energy,…
I awake bathing in my own sweat, like a slow-cooked pork dish. My hand has made an imprint on my face, and my roommate has been forced to watch my drooling vacant expression while he studies. I panic and look at my phone, only to discover what I already know.…
It’s finally here. The weeks that all sophomores at Carleton have been impatiently waiting for. It’s the start of our “year of transformation”, the time for us to assume our final forms. This is it, guys. We’re peaking. Some of you may still be uncertain about what your transformation will…
When you’re walking back from that late T.A. session, or a last minute Sayles dinner, take a moment to look up on your journey home. Chances are you’ll see some dark shapes darting back and forth across the sky, almost erratically. The Arb is home to 4 species of bats…
The sound of scrunching grass being flattened by the soles of my shoes resounds loudly off of the evening sky, filling up the quiet campus with my existence. For some time now, the Chapel has been “undergoing construction,” large signs are posted on each side of the Chapel with the…
This Thursday marked the five-year anniversary of the 2010 Cannon River Flood. On September 23rd of 2010, Carleton received over six inches of rain over the course of 29 hours, causing the Cannon River to rise from its base flow depth of five feet to a staggering 14 feet at…