Dan Schofer '00
4-22-2013Pospisil Loop. 58 minutes. 8 miles.Mild (50 degrees) and breezy. Relaxed and easy pace. Felt stiff but not terrible.
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4-23-2013Town + Country Lisbon. 59 minutes. 8 miles.Cold (37 degrees), windy, and raining/sleeting! Felt sluggish. Slow run.
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Track and Field: Alex Polk Nabs MIAC...
The cold temperatures didn't affect Carleton thrower Alex Polk (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) Saturday in his home stadium at the Carleton Relays. The Knights' sophomore turned in a terrific performance...
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Ken Wedding's Reading Blog: Boxing the feds
C. J. Box knows how to describe adventure. He's good. He's also good at corralling me into his stories with characters and story lines.I picked up my Nook last night and began reading his latest,...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Lunar Power: Solar Spheres Energized by Both Sun & Moon
[ By WebUrbanist in Gadgets & Geekery& Technology. ] This liquid-filled glass sphere design is so powerful (no pun intended) in its ability to turn light into heat that it can not only harvest...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Track and Field: Knights Take Fourth at Carleton...
Despite the snowy weather only 36 hours earlier, the Carleton College track and field teams hosted the Knights’ only co-ed home meet of the 2013 outdoor season on Saturday. The men’s team finished in...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Track and Field: Knights Win Three Events, Take...
Thanks to the yeoman’s effort by the Carleton College facilities staff and grounds crew, the track at Laird Stadium was cleared of snow in order to allow the track and field teams to hold the Carleton...
View ArticleKen Wedding's Reading Blog: Justice
Alan Cheuse says at the beginning of his review of The Round House, "I've devoted many hours in my life to reading, and among these hours many of them belong to the creations of novelist Louise...
View ArticleNaomi Dietzel Hershiser '99: Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day dawned sunny and bright -- the nicest day of the year so far, I think... relatively warm, not terribly windy. Of course, the nice weather brought the first ticks of the season, as well....
View ArticleNaomi Dietzel Hershiser '99: Ick.
The nice weather lasted... 1 day! Yesterday was rainy -- a cold front coming through, and by evening the rain was really sleet. This morning dawned COLD. And muddy. Still, spring is marching on....
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Analysis of Nigeria
The editors at The Economist offer an analysis of the present state of things in Nigeria. Good summary or review. Lurching ahead: Africa’s giant is waking up, but it still looks unsteady on its...
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4-24-2013Irish Loop. 55 minutes. 8 miles.Chilly (35 degrees), sunny, and breezy. Felt pretty good. Relaxed but decent pace.
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Things heating up in Nigeria?
It's not just political conflict that, from journalistic reports, is heating up in Nigeria. Baga clashes: Nigeria army seizes heavy weaponsNigeria's army has said it seized rocket-propelled grenades...
View ArticleKelly O'Brien '12: "Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying...
“Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.” - Dalai Lama
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Carleton Athletics: Softball: Updated Softball Schedule Announced, Includes...
The wet weather that has plagued the Upper Midwest throughout April has caused constant shuffling in the softball schedule. In addition to re-shuffling many regular-season contest, the Minnesota...
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Kevin Draper '10: No Season For Boring Teams, Awards Edition
People love power rankings. I love power rankings. You love power rankings. Every Monday there are multitudes of new power rankings published, and if you’re too impatient for that, John Hollinger’s...
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