As internship season has come into full swing, the rush to show off bright and shiny summer opportunities has arrived. And the rush is accompanied by stress, anxiety and feelings of belittlement if you haven’t received an internship offer yet. After two months of pure horror of still being unemployed…
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Are you tired of national politics? It’s just a couple of weeks until Super Tuesday, and we’re surrounded by the presidential race. But look a bit closer to home and you’ll find different Democratic candidates in the campaign for Minnesota’s state senate. This coming Tuesday, February 25 at 7 p.m.,…
I want to frame this question awkwardly. I want to press into something unspoken, unseen, invisible in its obviousness. When I was asked what to make of our democracy, of this democracy, in the face of the president’s acquittal, I was hard-pressed to find a clear, concise answer. Do I…
As my boots trudged through the snow to carry me across campus, the one thought that came to my mind was “I really chose to live in this tundra.” Being an international student from a lower socioeconomic background, I didn’t really have the resources to fly to America and tour…
We know that communities comprised of people of color (POC), Native peoples, and low-income folks bear the harshest consequences of climate change and environmental health hazards, experiencing higher mortality rates from pollution, water shortages, and rising sea levels—to name a few. Yet, for too long, environmental movements have largely ignored…
Hello, please, if you would, consider eating a little less meat—or maybe none at all. (I know, I know. This topic rarely wins me Miss Congeniality, but hear me out.) Arguments for eating plant-based usually fall into three categories: ethical, health-related and environmental. I personally find all three convincing, but…
Carleton is committed to a sustainable future, and the College’s website says so: “Carleton’s official colors might be maize and blue, but look around campus and you’ll be seeing green.” The College has made great strides toward its 2011 commitment to be carbon-free by 2050. Several halls on campus have…
On Friday, January 31, environmental health activist Peggy Shepard gave a convocation talk entitled “A Community Perspective on Environmental and Climate Justice.” She began by addressing the audience as fellow climate activists, posing the question, “how do we move from challenge to opportunity?” Her answer was climate justice. Throughout her…
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