John Tischer '71: Pope-A-Dope
Once again the world playspope-a-dope for 1.2 billion ...well at least the Sunnis and Shitesare killing each other....how many have a clue?a couple million?
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Kevin Draper '10: No Country For Boring Teams: The Diss’ Biweekly League Pass...
1. Denver Nuggets (Last Week: 1)The High Alti-Dudes hold down the crown for the second edition in a row. With most of their road games out of the way, they’re just beastin’ and feastin’ at home. I...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Shoring up support
Nigerian courts have given him the okay to run for reelection, and President Jonathan may be taking early steps to organize support for his campaign. He is also motivating his opposition. The first...
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton Students Finalists in Debating for Democracy Competition
Carleton students Emily Lamberty ‘14 (Lincoln, Neb.) and Gabriela Arteaga ‘14 (Miami, Fla.) have been named finalists in Project Pericles’ “Debating for Democracy (D4D)” competition. Arteaga is an art...
View ArticleCarleton News: Convocation Series Resumes April 5 with Endangered Language...
K. David Harrison, a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College and a leading authority on dying and little-documented languages, will present Carleton College’s first weekly convocation of the...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Romanticy
It’s a little bit harder than it should bebecause I love you so much….I’m a little bit softer than I should bebecause I can’t resist your touch….Is what we’re doing right? Becausetonight’s magic seems...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Bone Fragments
are in my bodyall together holding me in this world.whose idea to put this togetherso that my fingerswork to put thesewords down?not mine….whowill study my bonesin a thousand years and why?will they...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
3-13-2013Indoor Track. 28 minutes. 4 miles.Easy run. Leg still tight but overall felt good. Splits: 7:26, 6:56, 6:56, 6:48.
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Basketball: Scott Theisen Voted to D3hoops.com...
Following a spectacular all-around senior season, Carleton College wing Scott Theisen was named to the D3hoops.com All-West Region First Team. While his numbers even surpassed these levels, he was the...
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Happy Bodies: Allie & Libba Bray
READ THIS BOOK. I meant to write about it when I first read it, but I have a lot on my plate, books-wise, and it fell by the wayside. This Saturday I was at the library with a friend and she wanted to...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: LEGO Abandonments: Home-Made Model Haunted Houses
[ By WebUrbanist in Art& Sculpture & Craft. ] Hundreds of hours and in some cases over one hundred thousand pieces have gone into the creation of this series of seriously detailed LEGO models,...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Charting power in Iran
Ken Halla has posted a link to a 2009 chart from the New York Times illustrating the power relationships in Iran's political system. He notes that its age doesn't seem to cause any problems of...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Leadership with new Chinese characteristics
Why would a Communist Party leader in China need or want to become a "retail politician?" William Wan, writing in the Washington Post explains. Do your students accept Wan's analysis? China’s Xi...
View ArticleCheryl Klein: Religion and Fear
During Lent, the minister of the church I attend sends out daily reflections over e-mail. This is today's, and I think it's wonderful. From The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: China's new leaders
It might not seem like news. The decisions were made years ago. The leaders were introduced during the Party Congress. But, it's finally official because the NPC has voted. China's parliament elects...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Mobile 3D-Printed House Factory in a Shipping Container
[ By Steph in Architecture& Houses & Residential. ] Yet another candidate has entered the race for the world’s first 3D-printed house, with a mobile 3D printing factory in a shipping container...
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Kevin Draper '10: A Better Basketball Schedule: The Table Approach
The Western Conference playoff race continues to be a battle of which team can be the least worst, and the Utah Jazz are losing. Of the four teams fighting for the final three spots in the playoffs,...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Braggs Jigbugmen On “The Nature Of The Earth”
The earth is all around us and underneath us,as we know. What we don’t think about is that most of it we can’t see….and what we can’t see supports us and what we can see… and that’slike seeing earth as...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
3-14-2013Town + Country Lisbon. 60 minutes. 8 miles.Chilly (30 degrees) and breezy. Slow and easy run.
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