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Dining Hall Rarities: A Field Guide

Dan Brodkin February 13, 2015

The LDC’s Cutlery, as per BonApp’s general pattern, is not quite so simple as it seems. Layers of mystery surround the exact information regarding the plates, knives, forks, and spoons in this dining...

Fair Weather Possum

Clara Hazlett-Norman February 7, 2015

While the student naturalists were walking in the Arb recently, we found ourselves on the edge of the Cannon River. We had been looking for tracks, but had yet to find anything very interesting. Spying...

Sayles Desserts Get Fancier New options are high class, but are they style over substance?

Dan Broadkin February 7, 2015

Biscotti Oh, biscotti. The timelessly attractive biscotti. Quite a few kinds are stocked--there’s chocolate covered, strawberry covered, cinnamon something-or-other, you name it, they’ve probably...

Breaking Out of The Bubble: Travel to Peru with Stevie P. and the Administration

Francisco Castro February 2, 2015

At a recent faculty meeting sponsored by the Office of Student Fellowships, President Steven Poskanzer was proud to announce a new Off Campus study program to Perú for the opportunity to bond with...

The Grass is Greener and We’re Upset About It

Grace Black February 2, 2015

Carleton is currently experiencing weather warm enough to melt the snow and ice that are usually the natural enemy of Carls showing their pasty white limbs in public. Because we live in a state that...

Arb Notes: No Stone Unturned

Carletonian Staff January 25, 2015

Winter has once again settled over the Arb, and with this new blanket of snow comes a change in the color palette of the Arb. The browns, greens and golds of fall have been replaced by the softer hues...

Wierd Minnesota: Beer Cheese Soup

Lizzy Ehren January 25, 2015

The majority of Carleton’s student population is not from Minnesota, or even from the greater Midwest. This creates a geo- graphic diversity that gives us classmates and friends from each coast and...

You’re Still Miserable and Tired, but Now ON A COUCH!

Carletonian Staff November 16, 2014

1. 3rd Libe This study space tucked under the stairs is great for studying with friends. The variety of chairs and light sources have something for everyone and provide a surprisingly quiet space. 2....

A Distressing Fence? Don’t Panic!

Marie Schaedel November 16, 2014

During a meditative stroll, an unsuspecting Arb appreciator might suddenly exclaim in shocked distress, “AH! What’s going on in the lower arboretum now?!” A large fence of sinister proportions...

Arb Notes – Carleton’s Tiny Prairie

Emma Velis November 10, 2014

The Postage Stamp prairie may be a little bigger than its namesake, but not by much. Carleton’s own remnant prairie fragment overlooks Bell Field and is the only untouched land that the college owns....

East Side Versus West Side: A Campus Drama (not really)

Francisco Castro November 10, 2014

Let’s be real. Goodhue is the straight hood as far as the Carleton College campus is concerned. Sure, there are parts in the United States that merit the term much more than our dear East Side building,...

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