Kevin Draper '10: Diss Guy Miss Guy, Vol. 26
Diss Guy: Chris “Birdman” AndersonLet’s not beat around the bush: Birdman was picked as Diss Guy of the Week partially as an excuse to post that picture above. But only partially, because a lot of...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
2-8-2013Gillette Loop + Country Lisbon. 63 minutes. 9 miles.Chilly (31 degrees) and nice. Felt good again. Relaxed, steady pace.
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton College Named Finalist for Climate Leadership Award
For the second consecutive year, Carleton College is a finalist in the Second Nature 2013 Climate Leadership Awards, an annual competition among U.S. colleges and universities that are signatories of...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: NBA Facial Hair Power Rankings (1st Ed.)
In honor of the Dallas Mavericks, who have decided to grow beards until the team record reaches the .500 mark (the Mavs are currently 21-28 and 5-5 in their last ten), it’s time to take a look at their...
View ArticleCarleton News: Pioneering Music Educator Brenda Brenner to Present Carleton...
Brenda Brenner, a violinist and pioneering music educator who is currently an assistant professor of music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, will deliver Carleton’s convocation...
View ArticleErik Brooks: Harts Pass No. 138
OK. Since my wife and daughter couldn't decipher this: Thor (the wolverine) doesn't want winter to end -- so he eats the marmot (pseudo Cascadian groundhog) before he can properly prognosticate....
View ArticleErin McKittrick '01: Confessions of an Earthquake Detective
Eroding bluffs stand above the shoreline of Lake Iliamna.2012 was a busy year for scientists working on issues related to Pebble Mine. I’m one of those scientists. I received my PhD studying tsunamis...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: Grass roots law enforcement
Vigilantes and mobs have a deservedly bad reputation when it comes to law enforcement. And in Mexico, grass roots activism is notably rare. So there are high standards to meet if this local effort to...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: The depths of belief
This is really more current events than political science, but it illustrates another dimension of the problems faced by the challenged political system in Nigeria. Some poorly educated radicals in...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Ali Akbar Khan & Pandit Swapan Chandhur
Watch this in a pleasant state of mind...whether natural or induced.........I think this might actually be able to un-bum someone....
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Why Not?
Why notwrite a spontaneous poem?Enjoy feeling this way?Send out all the love...if you got it use it...?This drug must be named"Why Not?"........because I looked at it, thought "Why Not?"and took...
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Hybrid Library: QR Codes Access eBooks in Subway Station
[ By WebUrbanist in Design& Guerilla Ads & Marketing. ] Forgot to grab something to read on the train? If you happen to be in Bucharest, you can snag a volume from their floor-to-ceiling,...
View ArticleRachel Teagle: Grayson Finds Nemo
Bye cars!We're in the midst of "Winter Storm Nemo", or as the National Weather Service calls it "A Big Ol' Blizzard," because the NWS does not name winter storms. According to NPR, naming them is part...
View ArticleGwen Kirby: Clap if You Believe
As I sat in the Brody Learning Commons (or "the Bro" as I've heard undergraduates refer to it), reading my book for class, blithely minding my own business, I reached into my bag for the Dove chocolate...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Basketball: Fast Start Keys Knights to Victory...
Emma Purfeerst notched a team-high 15 points and six rebounds, as the Carleton College women’s basketball team completed a sweep of the season series against Macalester College with a 61-53 victory on...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Basketball: Another Triple-Double by Theisen Leads...
Senior Scott Theisen achieved his second triple-double over the last 17 days to propel the Knights to an 84-71 road victory over Macalester College. The triumph inched Carleton closer to clinching a...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Manster
Manster....mortal enemy of feminists. and lesbians....in short,anyone with a sexual identity problem......or any identity forthat matter.....also, what every woman could be delighted with....and even...
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