Kurt Kohlstedt '02: San Francisco Past & Present: Blended Images from 1906...
[ By Steph in Art & Photography & Video. ] 106 years ago, San Francisco was in ruins. The earthquake of 1906 destroyed over 80% of the city, with 30 fires that broke out as a result burning...
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9-11-2012Athletic Fields + Town. 38 minutes. >5 miles.Easy running during and after practice.
View ArticleJamie Foehl '99: Things probably not to do on 9/11
#1 Watch a line of planes land in a busy airport.
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Dead Media: Art Installation Created with 497 VHS Tapes
[ By Steph in Art & Installation & Sound. ] What do you do with 497 obsolete VHS tapes? Noah Scalin ripped them apart and made them into a giant three-dimensional skull-shaped art installation...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Soccer: Knights Blank Bethany Lutheran, 5-0
Juniors Will Corcoran and Simon Ginet each notched two goals to guide the Carleton College men’s soccer team to a decisive 5-0 road victory over Bethany Lutheran College.
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Golf: Wells Named MIAC Golfer of the Week
For the second time in her young, storied career, sophomore Taylor Wells has been named the MIAC’s golfer of the week after her record-setting weekend performance. Wells, an All-MIAC and NGCA...
View ArticleBenjamin Lenzner: blossoming between gaps...
sometimes it takes tome for seeds to find fertile soil, but amazingly, concrete jungle or rural roads, flowers bloom and the cycle of life continues...love and health to all...
View ArticleDavid Ocker '73: John Cage's Second Century
The day on which John Cage would have turned 100 years old was last week. In certain circles it was a big deal. (Here's a list of events.) I am offering two recordings of the music of John Cage....
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: Purchase or...
The Minnesota Timberwolves making the playoffs this season.Franklin Mieuli: Purchase. If Rubio comes back around midseason or before, this is a definite purchase. If complications keep him out the...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: Quiet, watchful celebrations
There are many reasons for subdued celebrations of Nigeria's independence. Perhaps some reflection will be a prelude to positive change. Nigeria: Again, FG Plans Low Key Independence Day Celebration...
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9-12-2012Mud Road + Springville + Town. 67 minutes. 9 miles.Slow and easy run. Felt a little tired and sore.
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Ghost Architecture: Building Demolition Photo Composites
[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ] Philadelphia native Andrew Evans takes pictures that give a new perspective on the processes of urban deconstruction, showing before,...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
9-12-2012Gillette Road. 38 minutes. 5 miles.Warm and sunny. Out in 21 minutes, back in 17. Felt OK.
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Soccer: Knights Drop MIAC Opener to St. Kate’s
The Carleton College women’s soccer team was edged out of the MIAC opener, 1-0, by St. Catherine University. The Knights possessed a 16-7 advantage in shots and 8-2 in corner kicks yet the hosts were...
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Arts & Crowdfunding: Recap of NAMAC 2012 Conference
[ By WebUrbanist in Art & Installation & Sound. ] Forms of funding are fast evolving in the digital age, and the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture 2012 Leading Creatively conference...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: Seattle Sonics Optimism Guide, Volume 3.
They say that Rome wasn't built in a day. But this is a big step.This past Wednesday, the Seattle City Council approved a deal that is nothing short of a Christmas dream list for displaced Sonics...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Volleyball: Slow Start Haunts Knights in MIAC Opener at...
After falling behind early in the opening game, the Carleton College volleyball team never got completely back on track and dropped its conference opener, 3-1, at St. Catherine University. Jessa Youso...
View ArticleKaren Mardahl '79: Practising the Accessibility I Preach
If I am so excited about accessibility, I need to make sure that I really think about inclusion in all situations. That’s both easy and hard. I think it is natural to be considerate of others. Knowing...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: Early speculation
This election won't take place until after the next AP exam, but the maneuvering and campaigning will probably offer opportunities to see how the system in Iran works. Who will succeed Ahmadinejad in...
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