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Support for CSA’s divestment resolution

Carleton Faculty for Justice in Palestine, Contributing Writer March 10, 2024

We write today to express our support for the Carleton Student Association's Resolution for Divestment from the State of Israel, in Solidarity with the People of Palestine in Support of a Full Ceasefire....

The phony and the whiney: Defending Holden Caulfield

Cindy Zhao, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

If a singular event could symbolize the low points of high school, reading “The Catcher in the Rye” in English class would be second to none. Name-dropping the main character, Holden Caulfield, has...

Carleton needs to rehumanize itself

Cameron Kelley, Contributing Writer March 1, 2024

Not long ago, The Carletonian published an article titled “Too many CS majors: a symptom of a bigger problem,” which discusses the fears of job security that trouble students through the major declaration...

Pride & Prejudice (2005) vs. Pride & Prejudice (1995): A comparative review

Tabitha Jones, Columnist March 1, 2024

Ever since its release in 2005, there has been fierce discourse about Joe Wright’s “Pride & Prejudice,” particularly regarding its quality compared to the 1995 miniseries directed by Simon Langton....

From the archives: Acid: the thinking person’s drug?

Ellen Douglas, Contributing Writer March 1, 2024

Note from the Editors: This article was originally published on May 29, 1981. The Carletonian is 147 years old, with over 3,400 issues published since its inception. To reflect and learn from the newspaper’s...

The unsurprisingly problematic history of Date Knight

Esme Krohn, Staff Writer February 23, 2024

While Date Knight, or “Screw Date,” as the historically-minded among us refer to it, is all in good fun today, it has a far more controversial history. According to a 1995 retrospective in the Carletonian,...

The limits of CSA

Rahim Hamid, Staff Writer February 23, 2024

The most recent CSA elections have taught me that not a lot of people know what the Carleton Student Association (CSA) Senate is and is not responsible for. Many are confused about what CSA does and doesn’t...

Symbolism within “Saltburn” (2023)

Ella Parke, Staff Writer February 23, 2024

Since its release in November, Emerald Fennell's Saltburn (starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi) has been all over the internet for its outlandish scenes, such as the infamous bathtub scene. However,...

How device policies in classes affect learning

Tabitha Jones, Columnist February 23, 2024

As somebody who spent the better part of several high school statistics classes mastering the art of playing Tetris, I completely understand why teachers are frustrated with device usage in classrooms....

Cows, colleges and complaints about CSA

Bax Meyer, Managing Director February 16, 2024

Many Carleton students probably remember first hearing about the alphabet soup that forms the many organizations on Carleton’s campus. Meeting an OHP official at NSW, followed by a presentation by SMPR...

“Heartland Docs, DVM”, “Wrestlers” and reality TV

Esme Krohn, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

I’ve tried for a long time to fall in love with prestige TV. I’ve sat down to watch “Breaking Bad” and worked through “The Queen’s Gambit.” Even so, the two shows that I’ve been most obsessed...

How Carleton should deal with COVID-19 on campus

Felix Allen, Contributing Writer February 16, 2024

As Winter Term drags on, many students have been coming down sick. Whether it be COVID-19, the flu or a common cold, at least half of the people I know have been under the weather in the past couple of...

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