The 2020 election cycle is ramping up, and although it’s early, people are beginning to form their opinions of the candidates. A prominent factor in many Democrats’ decisions on who to support is electability. 2016 burned Democrats pretty good, and I think many of them are more focused on beating…
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The warehouse section of the Schaumburg, Illinois IKEA was my favorite destination as a kid. I was enraptured by its vastness—the comfort of knowing that its furthest nooks and crannies were both unexplorable yet waiting to be discovered; that there was a breathtaking space bigger than any building I’d previously…
Dear Reader, On the second day of the term, the Carletonian learned that our local printing plant would be shutting its doors. The news was unexpected and sent us scrambling to find alternative printing options nearby. The closure of Cannon Valley Printing was a wake-up call for me. As a…
Stories about plane crashes, hot celebrity couples and the world’s largest cow are just some of the many disparate news highlights accessible through social media. From Snapchat to Twitter to the New York Times app, news now takes on a wide range of formats and styles becoming ever distant from…
The worldwide movement to divest from fossil fuel companies is rapidly escalating. According to the Fossil Free campaign, 1055 institutions have committed to divesting $8.73 trillion, including seven U.S. News-ranked liberal arts colleges: College of the Atlantic, Warren Wilson, Northland, Pitzer, Lewis and Clark, Whitman, and most recently Middlebury, which…
Carleton can be an incredibly stressful place at times. There is no question of that. As I write this, I am recovering from a cold that I attribute to the exceptionally high amount of assignments I had due this last week. At the same time, the overall culture of this…
Ever since I’ve been at Carleton, which has been only two terms and five weeks, I’ve felt stressed. I don’t think it is anything unique from any other liberal arts college though. When I talk to my friend at Williams I sense her stress through the phone. As college students,…
The elaborate and complex crest of Tulane University—which features a swan spreading its wings over a shield showing a moon, stars and a castle—proudly displays the school’s motto: “non sibi sed suis,” or, “not for one’s self, but for one’s down.” From the get-go, Tulane emphasizes a commitment to training…
Carleton and other top institutions attract very high-achieving students who are used to being in the top of their class. In Carleton’s class of 2022, for example, 77% of students graduated in the top 10% of their class and 95% in the top quartile. While at Carleton, therefore, many students…
You may recall that an election occurred in 2016. Boy, it sure was a doozy! As it happens, the winner of that election didn’t receive a majority of the votes. This was confusing and frustrating to many people, including myself. I was taught that the cornerstone of democracy was that…