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Margaret Taylor: liebster2
Some while ago, Carrie over at The Mad Reviewer nominated me for a Liebster blog award. The purpose of the award is to draw attention to up-and-coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. Thanks,...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Agreed: Mexico's president is new, maybe
Journalists seem to agree that President Peña Nieto is not acting like previous presidents. Oh, except that maybe he's acting like previous PRI presidents.How do your students evaluate this analysis?...
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Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: The Eruption of Mt. PEEP
Although much of the country appears to be locked in the eternal embrace of Old Man Winter, we’ve got some sweet and sunny spring around here. You know, at least the stores are chock full of PEEPS®.YOU...
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Benjamin Lenzner: seafood auction...
early morning in fort kochi, a few weeks back, the fisherman are in with the fresh catch and between chai and six legged crabs (that's how many legs most crab got?), the catch is in and the bidding is...
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Kevin Draper '10: Games of the Week: March 25-31, 2013.
This season’s dragging. Is it playoff time yet?Monday: Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors (7:30 PM PST on NBA TV)This week’s Homer Game features my beloved Golden State Warriors taking on the...
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3-25-2013Town Loop. 45 minutes. 6 miles.Chilly (30 degrees) and icy! Slow and easy run around town.
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Alison Sommer '05: Mommy's big butt.
Queen Mommy and her princesses. I have two daughters, Kaylee and Danielle (Dani). They are 5 and 3. They are adorable and hilarious and they drive me crazy. I think that's pretty par for the mama...
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Kevin Draper '10: Monday Media: Why Are the Toronto Raptors Punting the...
Yesterday’s Annotated Smartphone Bathroom Reader highlighted a fantastic piece by Zach Lowe that explained how the Toronto Raptors front office is using missile-tracking camera technology to improve on...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Domestic Daredevils: 12 Insanely Cool Home Climbing Walls
[ By Steph in Design& Fixtures & Interiors. ] When the mountains are too far away and you don’t feel like going to the gym, you can always scale the walls of your living room or bedroom – if...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Not Photoshopped: New Optical Illusions by Felice Varini
[ By Steph in Art& Street Art & Graffiti. ] As you approach a curve in a parking garage, suddenly a large abstract object seems to float in space just ahead, as if overlaid on top of a static...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Tennis: Knights Drop Spring Break Opener to Oberlin
The Carleton College women’s tennis team opened its spring break trip with a 6-3 setback in a matchup of regionally-ranked squads. The Knights entered the match ranked No. 7 in the central region, one...
View ArticleElizabeth Tamny '88
Michael Ramsay, Archbishop of Canterbury during my childhood and during my religious phase a hero and profound influence, was once accused by an interviewer of being wise. "Am I?" he asked. "I don't...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Baseball: Big Eighth Inning Pushes Knights Past Yeomen
The eighth inning proved to be decisive once again for the Carleton College baseball team, but this time it propelled the Knights (6-6) to an 11-10 victory over Oberlin College. David Stillerman led...
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Kevin Draper '10: NBA Don’t Give A F*ck: A Cynic’s Take on the “NBA Cares”...
Editor’s Note:The Diss’ resident social psychologist Alex Maki takes a break from his studies to deliver his bi-annual submission to the humble little blog. Alex is a PhD candidate in Psychology at...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Comparative exercise
Because GDP per capita and GDP growth numbers are so easily accessible (CIA World Factbook, for example), it's tempting to rely on them to make comparisons between countries. According to The...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Baseball: Hayden Tsutsui Picks Up Second Weekly Award
One day after being tabbed the first MIAC Baseball Player-of-the-Week of the 2013 season, Carleton College rookie Hayden Tsutsui was selected to the D3baseball.com national Team-of-the-Week. He had...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Twin Tree-Covered Towers: The World’s First Vertical Forests
[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture& Offices & Commercial. ] Concept designs from far-fetched futurists have toyed with the idea for years, but one firm has finally made the vision a reality:...
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Alison Sommer '05: Internationally gluttonous
I love food. Especially the eating part, but also the cooking part. My husband also loves food, almost exclusively the eating part. I think this is a major reason my husband and I work (although there...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Tennis: Knights Fall to No. 5 Chicago
Anne Lombardi topped the ninth-ranked singles player in the region, but the Carleton College women’s tennis team still absorbed a 6-3 loss to the University of Chicago, the No. 5 team in the county.
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Shadow Sculptures: Illusions from Clumps of Junk
[ By Steph in Art& Sculpture & Craft. ] These chaotic and random collections of objects placed on pedestals don’t seem gallery-worthy on first glance, but shine a light upon them in just the...
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