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Carls want their vote to count: students navigate absentee ballots
November 1, 2024
Ballroom dance team brings beginners to first competition
November 1, 2024
Candidate vie for Northfield School Board seats
November 1, 2024
Free detergent pilot program begins in Sayles
November 1, 2024
How Carls are preparing in the final days of the presidential election
November 1, 2024
Security Blotter: October 16 – October 19
October 20, 2022
Security Blotter: April 28 – May 2
May 12, 2022
Security Blotter: April 21-26
May 5, 2022
Security Blotter: April 16-20
April 28, 2022
Security Blotter: April 10-15
April 22, 2022
What’s new in sports this week
October 18, 2024
Carleton students harvest indigenous tubers at Prairie Island Indian Community
October 18, 2024
Sports: summer, preseason
September 27, 2024
This week in sports
May 24, 2024
Sam Zachs at Carleton's game vs St. Olaf
This week in Sports 5/10 – 5/16
May 17, 2024
Peer leader hiring doesn’t consider Title IX violations
November 15, 2024
The English Department’s book recommendations for winter break
November 15, 2024
Javier Zamora talks to Contreras’ Spanish 204 classes.
Carleton College hosts best-selling author Javier Zamora
November 15, 2024
SHAC’s Dude Talk therapy group challenges traditional masculinity
November 15, 2024
Halloween at Carleton: 1995-1996.
A spooky trip through time: Halloween throughout Carleton’s history
November 8, 2024
Farm House hosts Farmstock and Farm Film Fest
Farm House hosts Farmstock and Farm Film Fest
May 19, 2022
Experimental Dance Board (EDB)
Experimental Dance Board (EDB)
May 12, 2022
African and Caribbean Association (ACA)
African and Caribbean Association (ACA)
May 5, 2022
A dance comps presentation Ayaka Moriyama
A dance comps presentation Ayaka Moriyama
April 28, 2022
Carleton's a drag: Carleton's student-run drag show
Carleton’s a drag: Carleton’s student-run drag show
April 22, 2022
Fit check: Students dress up for Sproncert
Fit check: Students dress up for Sproncert
May 26, 2022
Gorpcore is in.
Gorpcore is in.
April 15, 2022
New Mutual Aid Thrift Store
February 18, 2022
Exploring the for-Carls-by-Carls thrift scene
October 3, 2021
Embroidery: the preeminence of craft during COVID
Embroidery: the preeminence of craft during COVID
February 14, 2021
Democrats lost the center, not the left
November 15, 2024
Battalions then and now: a history of Korean military presence in Europe
November 15, 2024
What was SUMO this term?
November 15, 2024
Democrats have lost touch
November 15, 2024
Today I called my gynecologist
November 15, 2024
The secret fourth final: fall photo dumps
November 16, 2024
Campus squirrel to take over DNC
November 16, 2024
Students grapple with dark new existence
November 16, 2024
Archdruid election too close to call
November 8, 2024
Last minute housing for Externships includes suspicious limitations on breadcrumb trails
November 8, 2024
Marcescence in the Arb
November 16, 2024
The two main ecological subsections of Northfield
November 8, 2024
Asian lady beetles in the Arb
November 4, 2024
The colorful Arb is just the trees preparing for the cold winter ahead
October 25, 2024
Snakes in the Arb
October 18, 2024
Weekly comic – college vs. university
October 18, 2024
Weekly comic – dining
October 12, 2024
Weekly comic: move-in
October 5, 2024
Weekly comic: dorms
September 30, 2024
Weekly comic – self-care
May 25, 2024
Vol. CXVLIII, No. 9
January 9, 2024
Vol. CXVLIII, No. 8
November 17, 2023
Vol. CXLVIII, No. 7
November 10, 2023
Vol. CXLVIII, No. 6
November 3, 2023
Vol. CXLVIII, No. 5
October 27, 2023

The Carletonian

The Carletonian
All content by Aldo Polanco

Letter to the next editors: where I’ve gone wrong

Aldo Polanco, Editor in Chief
May 26, 2023

Fellowships awarded to Carls include twelve Fulbrights, one Watson

Aldo Polanco, Editor-in-Chief
May 12, 2023

CSA Treasurer resigns, citing overwork and lack of transparency

Aldo Polanco, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2023

Humanities Center hosts “Triggers, Cancel Culture and Academic Freedom” panel

Aldo Polanco
April 20, 2023
South Pacific off-campus program opens art show in Boliou Hall

South Pacific off-campus program opens art show in Boliou Hall

Aldo Polanco
April 13, 2023

Weak discussions lead to weak degrees

Aldo Polanco
February 23, 2023

Passerby vehicle yells hate speech at campus tour groups 

Aldo Polanco
February 23, 2023
Board of Trustees vote to divest

Board of Trustees vote to divest

Aldo Polanco
February 9, 2023
Divest continues action leading up to Board of Trustees meeting

Divest continues action leading up to Board of Trustees meeting

Aldo Polanco
February 2, 2023
Dr. Amna Khalid hosts panel of scholars to discuss Hamline ‘Islamophobic’ incident

Dr. Amna Khalid hosts panel of scholars to discuss Hamline ‘Islamophobic’ incident

Aldo Polanco
January 26, 2023
Board of Trustees meeting summary published, to vote on divestment in February

Board of Trustees meeting summary published, to vote on divestment in February

Aldo Polanco
November 3, 2022

A rank down of every major at Carleton: part two

Aldo Polanco
October 27, 2022
Divest Carleton launches campaign, occupies Weitz

Divest Carleton launches campaign, occupies Weitz

Aldo Polanco
October 27, 2022

A rank down of every major at Carleton: part one

Aldo Polanco
October 20, 2022

Knights improve to 6-0 as they pull away early in homecoming win over St. Scholastica

Aldo Polanco
October 20, 2022
Women’s golf wins 2022 MIAC Championship

Women’s golf wins 2022 MIAC Championship

Aldo Polanco
October 6, 2022

Jonathan Singleton breaks Carleton career touchdown pass record

Aldo Polanco
September 29, 2022

Students seeking extra work hours find employment off-campus

Aldo Polanco
September 22, 2022

Carleton 2026 profile: lowest acceptance rate to date

Aldo Polanco
May 12, 2022

COVID-19 core team raises campus alert level to medium

Aldo Polanco
May 5, 2022
African and Caribbean Association (ACA)

African and Caribbean Association (ACA)

Aldo Polanco
May 5, 2022
Carleton's a drag: Carleton's student-run drag show

Carleton’s a drag: Carleton’s student-run drag show

Aldo Polanco
April 22, 2022
Class of 2024 declares majors after five terms of COVID-19 regulations

Class of 2024 declares majors after five terms of COVID-19 regulations

Aldo Polanco
April 15, 2022

Reflecting on (my) reflections

Aldo Polanco
January 28, 2022
GPAs fail to consider disparities: a case for GPAM

GPAs fail to consider disparities: a case for GPAM

Aldo Polanco
January 21, 2022
Raiders of the Lost Archives IV: a 20s view on 60s slang

Raiders of the Lost Archives IV: a 20s view on 60s slang

Aldo Polanco
November 5, 2021

Yes, STEM is harder.

Aldo Polanco
October 29, 2021

Faculty speak: Professors react to new mask policy

Aldo Polanco
October 11, 2021

Women’s and Men’s golf spring into action

Aldo Polanco
April 25, 2021

Let’s start the conversation… or not?

Aldo Polanco
April 18, 2021

I’ll pick your major if you pick mine

Aldo Polanco
March 6, 2021

How Medicare for All prevents cancel culture

Aldo Polanco
February 27, 2021

Revising history is not wrong

Aldo Polanco
January 23, 2021

America has a voter suppression problem

Aldo Polanco
November 6, 2020

From disgruntled to satisfied: a progressive’s journey with Joe Biden

Aldo Polanco
October 24, 2020

Your debates are better than mine

Aldo Polanco
October 2, 2020

College isn’t about learning, and other reasons why online classes are not the best

Aldo Polanco
May 9, 2020
How to be a TikTok activist: a guide for the privileged

How to be a TikTok activist: a guide for the privileged

Aldo Polanco
April 24, 2020
Computer Science department implements new registration system

Computer Science department implements new registration system

Aldo Polanco
February 20, 2020
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