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Kevin Draper '10: Monday Media: Get Educated About Relocation

Another day, another set of rumors surrounding the Sacramento Kings. Today’s rumor lays out the purported details of a Kings relocation to Seattle. And, in an effort to convince a potential local buyer...

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Dan Schofer '00

1-14-2013Lisbon. 30 minutes. 4 miles.Easy run during practice. Out 2 miles with the women's team, back 2 miles with the men's team. Felt fine.

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Elizabeth Tamny '88

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Carleton Athletics: Men's Swimming and Diving: Klontz Recognized as MIAC...

Senior Erik Klontz had seven first-place finishes, a second-place result, and set a new pool record in two meets last weekend. For his efforts, Klontz was named the MIAC Men's Swimming and Diving...

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Erik Brooks: Harts Pass No. 134

Everybody needs a "signature move". Thor might still be working on his, but I'm going with GRRR!!!

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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Utopian ‘Private City’ Envisioned as Crime-Free Oasis

[ By Steph in Global& Travel & Places. ] Could a utopian dream of a crime-free private city actually bring fears of fictional dystopia to life? Developers are currently building a white-walled...

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Carleton Athletics: Men's Basketball: Knights Unable to Dig Out of First-Half...

Despite four players in double figures and a valiant second-half rally, the Carleton College men’s basketball team ran out of gas and watched Gustavus Adolphus College pull away for a 74-54 decision....

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Benjamin Lenzner: dawn & sir edmund hillary...

sir edmund hillary& tenzing norgay reached the summit of mt. everest on may 29, 1953. the first folks to do so.here in new zealand, hillary is a legend, and he adorns the orange five dollar bill...

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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Are shopping malls indicators of middle class...

Andrew E. Kramer, writing in The New York Times, argues that the building of malls around Moscow is a sign of a growing middle class in Russia. Will the middle class succeed? Will its success change...

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Dan Schofer '00

1-15-2013Green Ridge Loop. 60 minutes. 8 miles.Cold (17 degrees), sunny, but not windy. Felt really tired and sluggish for 1st half of the run. Extra slow and easy pace. Felt good by the end.

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Kelly O'Brien '12: stuffaboutminneapolis: Guindon Cartoon, 1977

stuffaboutminneapolis:Guindon Cartoon, 1977

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Avery Morrow '10: Yakushima: World Heritage on the Cheap

Here is a little tour of my trip to Yakushima and my recommendations for people traveling there.This is Sakurajima, not Yakushima, but it’s a cool picture:Note that there are large images below that...

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John Tischer '71: Cafe At The End Of Time (13.0)

                                             ****I realized I was in parallel universes at the same time.  Ihad no idea how I was going to get out of this one.  Inone, Natricia was about to blow my...

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Kevin Draper '10: Royce White, An Uncommonly Common Man

Editor’s Note: The Diss is proud to present a guest piece by Gregg Gethard. While we were initially hesitant to add to the litany of writings on Royce White (including two of ourown), Gregg’s take was...

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David Ocker '73: Inside the Gas Chambers

For the most part news is not a spectator sport. Only small groups of people directly witness major events. The rest of us must trust the media to find out what happened. As time passes, people begin...

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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Retro Redial: 8 Creative Phone Booth Conversion Projects

[ By WebUrbanist in Technology& Vintage & Retro. ] As you may recall (and please, forgive the pun), pay phones used to be ubiquitous – in many places they remain a physical presence, but...

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Dan Schofer '00

1-15-2013Town. 15 minutes. 2 miles.Easy warm-up during practice.

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Thomas Glessner Weaver '69: Minnesota to Yanqing China and Valley of the...

On a Saturday in August 2011, these are some of my friends who joined me for lunch at Khan's Mongolian near the Bloomington Airport to send me off on my 2 month journey to Australia and Asia. Ken...

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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Hidden Beauty: Savvy Secret Room & Passageway Engineers

[ By Steph in Design& Fixtures & Interiors. ] Whether they hold a cache of high-tech, Batman-style weaponry or just a quiet retreat from the kids, secret rooms can make anyone feel as if they...

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Erik Hanberg: Psst. This is no longer erikhanberg.com

So, for the last three years, erikhanberg.com directed to this website, erikemery.posterous.com. Two weeks ago, I flipped the switch on a brand new erikhanberg.com.If you've bookmarked this site, you...

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