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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Diversity, economics, and politics
Is ethnic diversity a cause of economic and political conditions? Or are there other factors that cause diversity? This is one of a series of explorations of data by the Wasington Pots's Max Fisher...
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Alison Sommer '05: What does it mean to be homesick?
The concept of being "homesick" is kind interesting, and not as easy to define as I would have thought. My 3 1/2 year old recently learned the word but she doesn't quite get it yet. She'll tell us...
View ArticleCheryl Klein: Scholastic Fall 2013 Online Preview
Our twice-a-year roundup of selected titles deemed of especial interest to librarians is now live at Scholastic.com! You can see a wide number of Scholastic editors and authors present the books we've...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Fortifying power
Of the hundreds of people who submitted their candidacies for Iran's presidency, none of the women and none of those independent of the rulers will be on the ballot. Surprise? No. The headline writer...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
5-21-2013Town + Irish Loop. 59 minutes. 8 miles.Felt a littled tired and sluggish. Slow and easy run.
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
5-22-2013Green Ridge Loop. 59 minutes. 8 miles.Leg felt pretty stiff today. Slow and easy run.
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Allie Schwartz '10: Allie
Your world is just beginning to descend into turmoil, you see the signs and you want out. Visa for Avalon starts with two retirees, Lillian and her lodger Robinson, in a small country town, and but...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Fallacy Files
Looking for some good structure for teaching about logical thinking? My wife just pointed out The Fallacy Files. Alphabetical List of Fallacies and the blogThe Taxomony of Local FallaciesIt's...
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Kevin Draper '10: Big Hearts and Overflowing Coffers.
Few philanthropic enterprises pique my attention as much as the so-called Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge was dreamed up by Bill Gates in 2011. It gives billionaires an opportunity to give half of...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Future Perfect: 7 Potential Wonders of the World
[ By Steph in Conceptual & Futuristic& Technology. ] One hundred years from now, will we be living on other planets, teleporting from place to place, communicating to each other...
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton’s Chinese Music Ensemble Presents World Premiere of...
Carleton College’s Chinese Music Ensemble will present their spring recital this Sunday, May 26 at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will feature the...
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton Vocalists Celebrate Popular American Music
Carleton College will celebrate some of the best in popular American music in a special choral concert on Friday, May 24 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. “It’s Showtime, Folks!” will feature the vocal...
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton’s Semaphore Repertory Dance Company Presents Their...
The Semaphore Repertory Dance Company, a group comprised of advanced dance students at Carleton College, will present their annual spring performance on Friday, May 24 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and again...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Laser-Cut Record: Music Etched Onto Slices of Wood
[ By Steph in Art& Installation & Sound. ] We already know what kind of music trees make when left to their own devices, and now we can make them sound the way we want. After developing a...
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Benjamin Lenzner: pod(cast)s of orca whales!
3/4's of the first live 'n' direct broadcast of...Beats, Ritmos & Stoops - Across 110th Street w/ Benny Lstraight outta New Zealand!stream here!download/view/subscribe to podcast:...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Desperate Man Blues
“The New World Order, Enlightened Society…at least the concepts of world governance are beginning to become more prominent. Why?Regional cultures are beginning to fade as world culture arises. The...
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Alison Sommer '05: Theme Thursday: EVIL
The Theme Thursday writing prompt this week is Evil: Does it exist? What is it? How do you define it? Why does it happen? It's hard to write a post about evil without being tempted to dodge the hard...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Don't tell us what we think
Even the messengers are getting shot in Russia. Russia Targets Pollster for 'Political Activity'Russia's only independent polling agency said Monday it may have to close after prosecutors targeted it...
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