I never liked the perm hairstyle. It always seemed too outdated. Perms seemed to be something my grandmother or grandfather would get in the 1970s, from the years when everyone looked both fashionable...

At the end of my senior year, and thus at the end of my time as a student at Carleton, I cannot help but feel as though I have inexplicably missed out on something. I cannot place what this mysterious...

During the late 19th century, the flour-milling industry in the Twin Cities boomed. The combination of Midwestern-grown wheat and water power from the Mississippi River created a thriving economic niche...

It begins with the architecture. The most enduring legacy of this Carleton administration will be the radical reshaping of townhouses and buildings around campus, and it is hard to describe to those who...

The people yearn for community. Over the last year, an epidemic has overtaken Carleton’s campus: hacky sacking. From the frisbee players to the baseball players  to the passersby that get looped in...

There are only three weeks left (roughly) until I am officially halfway through my college experience. I don’t think that it has hit me just yet, but I can feel the dread and despair right around the...

I played my last college baseball game just a few days ago, and honestly, it didn’t hit me until I realized I had no practice to go to today. Here is what’s on my mind. By no means is this an exhaustive...

Mother’s Day is often presented as a universal celebration of femininity and motherly love. It is a day defined by pastel colors, sentimental commercials and the assumption that everyone has a woman...

Last Saturday, May 9, the Democratic-Farmer-Laborer (DFL) party held their endorsing convention for Congressional District 2 (CD-2). I’ve been following this election in my column since the first debate...

I just finished my Writing Portfolio! My 10-30 pages of writing from courses in at least three different departments have been sent off to volunteer faculty and instructional staff for review. I can finally...

When prediction market app Kalshi announced that it would be fining three congressional candidates across the country for insider trading violations, I was relieved that they were actually enforcing their...

Note: The students quoted in the article have been given pseudonyms to protect their identities. Among its various responsibilities, the Carleton Business Office ensures that students make their payments...