When Matthew Olson joined Carleton as the Director of Choral Activities in 2017, the choir program at Carleton had dwindled down to seven people. Naturally, Olson sought to grow the weakened choir into a more welcoming and expanded program. Many changes have been made over the past five years and…
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I sat down with Quinn Buhman ’24, the current CSA treasurer who will succeed Jancyn Appel ’23 as CSA president beginning next term after winning last weekend’s election. Read on for the details of our conversation, including Buhman’s policy priorities. BEN MORE: First off, can you tell me a little…
Investigations conducted by our undercover reporters have revealed a behind-the-scenes strategic plan orchestrated by dining managers to shift the diets of Carleton students. The goal is to make all students amenable to eating tasteless slabs of sponge and considering such offerings a suitable meal. This is possibly to prepare them…
Dear President Alison Byerly, I am a Carleton College sophomore who has been involved in Divest Carleton since Spring Term of my freshman year. I participated in creating signs for, occupying and protesting at the Weitz during the October Board of Trustees meeting. As I’m sure you have heard many…
NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Carleton College took back possession of the Goat Trophy with a 26-7 victory over crosstown rival St. Olaf. With the victory, the Knights improved to 5-0 on the season, their first 5-0 start since 2008. On a day when Carleton (5-0, 3-0 MIAC) quarterback Jonathan Singleton…
I’ve always loved reading comics, but I only started writing and drawing my own for the Carletonian during the pandemic. My first year at Carleton, living through a Zoom camera along with the rest of the school, I drew 5-10 cartoons/comics daily, posting two per day on my Instagram account,…
There is nothing remotely indecent about the human body. Our bodies are not merely “decent,” but magnificent, beautifully-designed images that ought to be normally displayed in public places. Our legs have the ability to travel vast distances and scale mountains. Our arms have the ability to embrace and show love…
As an old adage goes, there is no such thing as bad press. Because of Carleton’s decision to decrease the overall time that beer (Hamm’s) could be served at the 156th Rotblatt in addition to not allowing the Rotblatt coordinators to solicit donations, current students and alumni alike were called…
On April 22, the COVID-19 Core Team announced changes to their decision-making framework to guide the college’s pandemic protocols. The framework was revised to be “more flexible than its predecessor” and “better represents the factors [the college] is considering at this stage of the pandemic when determining how to respond…
On Friday, April 15, President Alison Byerly announced the completion of Carleton College’s Community Plan for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE). The publication of this plan marks the end of a two-year process authorized in October 2020 by former President Steven Poskanzer, who commissioned an IDE Steering Committee in response…