A little known part of Gould library is its children’s book section. Located on the fourth floor in the Rookery, it is the perfect place to take a study break and travel back into childhood. We reviewed a couple of classics and a new find for when you are considering…
The Bald Spot
If you have wandered around campus lately and happened to look up from your smartphone, you may have noticed that there are massive green and brown things located everywhere. These are called trees, and we have many different species of them here on campus. While I could write a thesis…
NO FIDELITY, Carleton’s newest music publication, in the result of a collaboration between KRLX genius Ian Mercer (2016) and Mary Begley (2014), the former booking manager for the Cave, in the Spring of 2014. When asked about his motivations for starting a college publication, Ian said frankly, “Because there’s kind…
While it’s great that Bon Appetit chooses locally grown organic greens, Burton lettuce is increasingly displaying evidence of Farm to Fork’s lack of pesticides. Three people reported finding inchworms in their salad this week. But hey, a little extra protein never hurt anyone!
This month 100 years ago, the last Passenger Pigeon, a bird named Martha, living in the Cincinnati Zoo, died, leaving the world with the question: how could such a numerous species disappear so quickly? The Passenger Pigeon, occurring only in North America, was one of the most abundant bird species,…
Men of Carleton is a club headed by president Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis (‘16) that aims to unite a diverse variety of Carleton guys in a friendly atmosphere to talk about multicultural and gender issues on campus. What made you want to start the men of Carleton club? “It’s actually an organization…
On Wednesday night, September 17th, Carleton students gathered outside Page House East under the night sky to enjoy the “chill” vibes of Carleton’s popular student band, The Karate Squids. In a new effort to create a place for Carleton students to share and appreciate one another’s music, Page East is…
Hi everyone and welcome back to Carleton! If you have not already done so this school year, you should explore the Arboretum right about now. With 800 acres of prairie, oak savanna, forest, and wetlands, an abundance of interesting plants and animals, and a wave of warm fall weather, there…