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Carleton News: Photo Feature: Carleton Choir Performs Highlights from...

On Saturday, the Carleton Choir and the Minnesota Baroque Orchestra presented highlights from Handel's "Messiah" to a full audience of students, parents, and Northfield residents. Prior to the concert,...

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Taryn Dentinger '98: My Little Ponies

Needing a break from paperwork and organizing, I dressed warmly for the icy wind off the lake (though the thermometer read a respectable 27 degrees, it didn't feel that warm!) and headed to the barn to...

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Benjamin Lenzner: happy birthday shmuel...

happy birthday sammy, wherever you are, i'm sure you're spending the day celebrating with mom, grandfather herbert, grandmother mary, grandma eleanor and grandpa joe, not to mention neville, yann,...

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Avery Morrow '10: Why do Japanese people visit shrines and temples?

Source: survey by JTB travel agencyA survey of 3,600 Japanese adults shows that 52% visited a shrine or temple in the past year. (Of those who didn’t, most simply didn’t have a reason to go; only 8% of...

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Margaret Taylor: Courtesy of alancook.wordpress.com.

Courtesy of alancook.wordpress.com.Or, what happens when you take a book that you vaguely remember from your early childhood and re-read it as an adult.When I was a little kid, I remember going to...

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Carleton Athletics: Men's Tennis: Different Lineup, Same Result as Knights...

Paul Cooper gave up a combined four games while wining in both doubles and singles to push the Carleton College men’s tennis team to an 8-1 triumph over St. Cloud State University, a NCAA Division II...

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Kevin Draper '10: Games of the Week: March 4-10, 2013.

Oh my jeez, I got so much real work to do this week. Someone should blog for me.Monday: Toronto Raptors at Golden State Warriors (7:30 PM PST on League Pass)This week’s “Homer Game” features my beloved...

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Dan Schofer '00

3-4-2013Indoor Track + Treadmill. 62 minutes. 9 miles.Ran 6 miles on the indoor track just sub 42 minutes, then 3 miles on the treadmill in 20:30. Felt pretty good.

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Kimberly Elson '10: In which I review Hellacappella, 2013

As I did two years ago, I am reviewing/recapping Hellacappella, an acappella show put on by The Spokes, a group from UCDavis.  This year the show was held in the Mondavi Center and I went with my mom,...

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John Tischer '71: Copy of an e mail.

yeah...a little negative maybe.... but, you know, the serious drinking writers like Bukowski and Faulkner and Kerouac never complained...and the Russian writers....how could they?  You don't need to be...

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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Bugged in China

Apparently, it's not just American computer networks that are targets for Chinese spies. Perhaps, if you're not spied on, you're a nobody. What effect do these things have on legitimacy, rule of law,...

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Library News: What's new? See new books and DVDs in Bridge

We're trying out a new way to make it easier to see what's new in Bridge, the joint catalog of the Carleton and St. Olaf Libraries. You can view a list of new books, sorted by call number/subject area...

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Carleton News: Carleton Orchestra Presents Winter Concert

The Carleton College Orchestra will present their winter concert on Friday, March 8 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. Directed by visiting professor of music Timothy Semanik, this performance is free and...

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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: 7 Monumental Abandoned Wonders of Military Architecture

[ By Steph in Abandoned Places& Architecture. ] Rusted sea forts, top-secret submarine bases, sprawling military hospital complexes and entire islands still stand as silent reminders of wars long...

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Carleton Athletics: Women's Golf: Knights 20th in First Coaches Poll Of Spring

Carleton has opened the 2013 spring season ranked 20th in the first Golf World/WGCA Division III coaches poll. The Knights, who open their spring at the Aloha @ Oahu Collegiate Classic on March 21-22,...

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John Tischer '71: A Few Words That Will Light It Up

You didn't knowwhen you woke upafter the  wombthat the lights wouldbe so bright...but yougot used to it or died.Now, if your still herewill you float on thewater of Basho's pond?Do you want to know the...

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Carleton News: Schier Speaks with Chicago Tribune about Minnesota's...

Steven Schier, Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, recently commented on the state of Minnesota's Republican Party in the Feb. 24 edition of the Chicago Tribune. The...

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Carleton News: Williamsen Participates in Panel Discussion on Women in Higher...

Kaaren Williamsen, director of the gender and sexuality center, was part of a panel presentation on women in higher education at the Association for Student Conduct Administration annual conference in...

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Kevin Draper '10: Monday Media: The Doldrums of Sloan

This past weekend Boston played host to the seventh annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Dubbed Dorkapalooza by Bill Simmons, Sloan brings together the entire sports industry to discuss...

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Carleton News: Carleton Staff Present at the Association of Student Conduct...

Marit Lysne, director of student health and counseling; Rose Rezaei, area coordinator; Julie Thornton, associate dean of students; and Kaaren Williamsen, director of the gender and sexuality center,...

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