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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Political limits of change
While the agreements about nuclear development in Iran appear to be changes in long-standing policies, the political forces arrayed against change are powerful. This analysis was written for Al Jazeera...
View ArticleCarleton News: Carpenter's Acclaimed Novel Selected for Kirkus Reviews' Best...
"Theory of Remainders," the acclaimed best-selling novel by professor of French Scott Dominic Carpenter, has been selected for the esteemed Kirkus Reviews' "Best of 2013" List. Applauding the work for...
View ArticleCarleton News: "Prof Rockers" The Counterfactuals featured in Star Tribune
The Counterfactuals, a "prof rock" band comprised of three Carleton professors (Daniel Groll, Jason Decker and Andy Flory) and one St. Olaf College professor (Mike Fuerstein), are featured in the...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: High Security: 150 Creepy Cameras Installed on 1 Blank Wall
[ By WebUrbanist in Art& Installation & Sound. ] If you ever get that feeling you are being watched, well, for once it really is just your imagination – this fleet of surveillance cams is...
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Erik Brooks: Harts Pass No. 183
Kind of a low snow year thus far in the North Cascades. Stay safe, go Seahawks, and have a Happy New Year!
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Fresh Spin: Rounded Space-Saving Clothes Drying Rack
[ By WebUrbanist in Design& Furniture & Decor. ] Hanging clothes out to dry is a design problem with a long history and many solutions, making it all the more rare to see something like this...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: SkyCycle: London Concept Takes Biking to New Heights
[ By Steph in Architecture& Cities & Urbanism. ] London could become much more bike-friendly with SkyCycle, an elevated route for bicycles only that runs along the existing rail network and...
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Kevin Draper '10: The Assassination of Andrew Bynum by the Coward Anonymous...
The New York Times’ Guideline on Integrity is clear about when anonymous information should be used: “The use of unidentified sources is reserved for situations in which the newspaper could not...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00: 1-3-2014
Treadmill. 55 minutes. 8 miles.Easy run at 1.0% incline. Felt OK.
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: What Time Is It?
What time is it really?Time to get up?Time to go down?The Byrds: “To EveryThing There Is A Season”.You want to go there?Sure, OK, but, we are navigating our craft insurreal waters….meaningtime don’t...
View ArticleChet Haase: Things I Believe: Thoughts for Friday
Actions speak louder than words, UNLESS YOU USE ALL CAPS.Talk is cheap, so be really verbose if you want your sentences to have any value at all.See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Tasting evil...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Naturally Us: Stunning Combinations of Nature + Humans
[ By Delana in Art& Photography & Video. ] Photographer Christoffer Relander combines nature and human faces to create preternaturally beautiful portraits. The double and triple exposures...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Street Smart: Intelligent Motion-Activated Outdoor Lighting
[ By WebUrbanist in Gadgets & Geekery& Technology. ] While we are all familiar with motion-detection technology in controlled indoor environments, the technology problem is much more complex...
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Chet Haase: When There Is A Donut
When there is a donut,There is nothing wrong at all.Life could be ruined, people could die,Nations could crater and fall.But if there’s a donut, just one single donut,Then everything’s good as can be;I...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Basketball: Knights Drop the Ball at #9 St....
After a strong start, things went south in a hurry for the Carleton College women’s basketball team in its first contest of 2014. The Knights saw their season record dip to .500 with a 100-46 setback...
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Kevin Draper '10: Diss Guy Miss Guy, Vol. 59
Diss Guy: Anyone who’s still standingI was braving the frigid temps, icy roads, and biting winds of Des Moines, Iowa for most of the past two weeks and missed a lot of NBA goings on. The continued...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Basketball: Second-Half Surge Propels No. 7 St....
The Carleton College men’s basketball team gave No. 7 University of St. Thomas all it could handle over the first half, but the short-handed Knights could not keep pace in the second half as the...
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton To Start Winter Term As Scheduled Monday
Carleton College will open as scheduled for the start of Winter Term on Monday, January 6. College officials will continue to monitor the weather situation closely and communicate any changes to...
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton, St. Olaf and Northfield Community Come Together for...
Carleton, St. Olaf and the Northfield Community will come together on Saturday, Jan. 18 to present the Northfield Area Climate Summit, a free community-led information and discussion forum for area...
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