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Kevin Draper '10: Talismans Against Loneliness

The potential death of the Kings — and the corresponding re-birth of the Sonics— can be best understood through the lens of a long-term, yet potentially compromised, relationship, settled by two but...

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Arjendu Pattanayak: arjendu

Greetings.  I am emerging from a deanly silence to post an link to an interesting video.Since Newton’s classical apple cart was upset by relativity and quantum theory, physicists have been seeking a...

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John Tischer '71: Cafe At The End Of Time 15.0

                                              ****Frank looked out the ship’s main window.  Carson’s nebulawas the main cosmic feature.  They were on a run to AlphaReticuli B384-875 with supplies. So...

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Alissa Pajer: Credit Card Tips You Need To Know About

Some people fear getting credit cards because of the problems associated with them. Don’t be afraid of a credit card, just commit to using it wisely. Credit cards are especially useful for buying...

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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Cloud Machine Lets You Play God by Modifying the Weather

[ By Steph in Gadgets & Geekery& Technology. ] Most of us have wished, at some point, that we could control the weather – to keep it from raining on a special day, perhaps, or conjure up a...

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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: A big delay and a little more

Lisa Schalla, who teaches at The American School of Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, sent me the link to a great article from the Project Syndicate site. She sent it to me a month ago. I lost track of it....

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John Tischer '71: Cafe At The End Of Time !5.5

I got there at 7:45.  I sat near the counter to be visible. Thiswas one time I wanted to be seen.  A youngish woman came in about 8:05…she was wearing Banana Republic@and her hair was a wig of...

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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Changing political values in Russia

The Pew Research Global Attitudes Project recently asked people in seven countries about their governmental preferences. The results might mean that Russian political values (and political culture) are...

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Kevin Draper '10: Seattle Sonics Bandwagon Hipster FAQ

I received the following letter from Cammie Dodson, a Seattle resident:I’ve watched (and actually paid attention to) probably only one complete game of basketball in my life (go dubs!), but through a...

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Alissa Pajer: Follow These Tactics For Finding The Perfect Life Insurance Policy

Life insurance isn’t generally a topic talked about much. Life insurance, however, is something that you need to get right from the outset. There are some helpful hints included in this article to help...

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Chet Haase: Poemski

Skiing's been on my mind. Now it's on my blog:The engineer rode up the liftAnd got more progressively miffed.Skiing wasn't his calling;He just kept on falling.He just couldn't catch the snow's...

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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Wild Horses: The Art of Making a Real 3D Poster

[ By Steph in Art& Sculpture & Craft. ] A nearly-life-sized, faceted white paper horse bursting out of a wall in an urban setting can’t fail to grab your attention. Bolder and more dynamic...

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Carleton News: Raleigh Publishes on Adoption's Transracial Achievement Gap

Liz Raleigh, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Carleton College, and her colleague Grace Kao (University of Pennsylvania), recently published a paper, "Is there a (transracial) adoption achievement...

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Carleton News: Georing's Articles Named a "Highlight of the Decade"

Laura Georing, Professor of Russian at Carleton College, had her 2003 article "'Russian Nervousness': Neurasthenia and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century Russia" recently named one of the...

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Carleton News: Rutz Publishes on Writing Across Curriculums

Carol Rutz, Director of the College Writing Program, along with co-author Bill Condon of Washington State University, recently co-authored the article, "A Taxonomy of Writing Across the Curriculum...

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Carleton News: Abrams Presents at The University of Florence

        Ken Abrams, Assistant Professor of Psychology, recently gave two invited talks at the University of Florence. The first was titled, "Empirically-Keyed and Factor-Analytic Methods of Personality...

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Kevin Draper '10: Diss Guy, Miss Guy: Vol. 23

Diss Guys: All-Star VotersYesterday the NBA released the results of the All-Star voting, and they were as follows:East: Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin GarnettWest: Chris...

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Carleton News: Carpenter Featured on MRP for 'This Jealous Earth'

French Professor, Scott Carpenter, was recently interviewed by MPR for his newest book titled, "This Jealous Earth." The collection of sixteen stories focuses on the stories of men, women, and children...

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Carleton Athletics: Women's Track and Field: Immediate Impact: Newcomers Lead...

With several first-years making their collegiate debuts, the Carleton College women’s track and field team got the 2013 season off to a great start by winning the Carleton Triangular held at the...

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Carleton Athletics: Men's Track and Field: Knights Finish Third in...

In his first ever competition at that distance, senior C.J. Dale won the 55-meter hurdles in 8.18 seconds, one of five victories for the Carleton College men’s track and field team on Friday evening,...

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