Kevin Draper '10: Monday Media: The Vince Carter Body Slam, or How Jalen Rose...
At some point in the last two seasons, Jalen Rose became what Diss-cussant Kurt Scott called a "certifiable boss". And he's definitely right. In a line-up that features fairly bland personalities,...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: It's not just pidgin
What do your students make of this conversation?"How bodi?""Wetin? I no sabi.""Why you dey give me wahala? Comot! Dem send you?""I wan chop.""Abeg! No waste my time! Make you no vex me!" It's the best...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
10-8-2012Mud + Irish + Palisades Loop. 66 minutes. >9 miles.Chilly (35 degrees), sunny, and breezy. Relaxed and easy pace.
View ArticleMargaret Taylor: Picard_as_Locutus
Image courtesy of Wikipedia The things you read about in academia… As part of my job, I have access to the University of Minnesota library system and all its digital subscriptions to academic research...
View ArticleAlicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Nappers #127 and #128: Sleepy Sidewalks...
If you’re not already reading Mommy Shorts at her blog and following her on Instagram, you should be. I give you Exhibit A…and also Exhibit B. Actually, Two Times is the Charm No, these two little pals...
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Black Buildings: 15 Examples of Monochromatic Architecture
[ By Steph in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ] Solid black isn’t a typical choice for most architecture. It’s stark and imposing, seeming to send a message that booms ‘go away.’ But...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Football: Paul Hoffer Named MIAC Football Defensive...
Senior defensive back Paul Hoffer's 99-yard interception return for a touchdown earned him honors as the MIAC Football's Defensive Player of the Week.
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Golf: Moede, Knights Second at MIAC Championships...
Kelsey Moede fired a final-round seven-over par 79 to finish second individually and Grace Gilmore matched that score for her career low as No. 11 Carleton finished second at the MIAC Championships....
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Colorspace Atlas: Rainbow Book Features Full RGB Range
[ By WebUrbanist in Art & Sculpture & Craft. ] For a little light reading, or dark, depending on the page: imagine all the colors of the rainbow – including those we rarely see, and minute...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Golf: Knights Finish Eighth at MIAC Championships
In his last round at the MIAC Championships, senior Brian Chesley led the Knights with an 81. The Knights finished eighth with a three-day total of 987. The team's three-round average of 329 is the...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: Basketball? Basketball. BASKETBALL!!!!
Jesus that was a long offseason. I can’t tell you how happy I was to see people live-Tweeting the Celtics playing a goddamn game in Turkey. Sure, it’s a goddamn game in Turkey, but at least it is...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: Boko Haram briefing
The Economist offers a good briefing on Boko Haram and the violence in Nigeria to supplement what's in your textbook. A threat to the entire country: Who and what is Boko Haram, the Muslim extremist...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
10-8-2012Town. 32 minutes. >4 miles.Easy running during practice and afterwards with Marie.
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10-9-2012Green Ridge Loop. 60 minutes. 9 miles.Mild (49 degrees) and breezy. Felt good! Relaxed but steady pace. Nice run.
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Train Station Infiltrated by the Spontaneous Order of Nature
[ By Steph in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ] Throughout human history, one of the most fundamental underlying purposes of urbanity has been to create a sense of control, engineering an...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
10-9-2012Athletic Fields. 30 minutes. 4 miles.Easy running at practice.
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Soccer: Neil Bartholomay Claims First MIAC Weekly...
Carleton's men's soccer team came away with a tie and win in a pair of crucial games last weekend, thanks largely to the play of junior Neil Bartholomay. The Knights' defender scored a huge goal in...
View ArticleKelly O'Brien '12: myedol: Cardboard Boombox by Bartek Elsner To...
myedol: Cardboard Boombox by Bartek Elsner To promote International Radio Festival in Zurich, this giant cardboard ghetto blaster is secretly hiding a Mini inside which actually acts as a battery and...
View ArticleKaren Mardahl '79: Musings on accessibility and usability – my TCUK12 keynote
I had the pleasure and the honor of giving the closing keynote at the recent TCUK conference in Newcastle for the ISTC. I called it “Adaptability: The True Key to Accessibility and Usability?”. This is...
View ArticleBenjamin Lenzner: sitting & reading &...
...often daydreaming at a table at one of the three libraries in this city where i tend to read, reminisce and reflect.this is the view on sunday from one of the top floors of the victoria university...
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