Kevin Draper '10: Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: Purchase or...
The biggest news of the last week was the NBA coming out with fines for flopping, as well as a hilarious video demonstrating what is and is not a flop. This isn't the first time that the NBA has waded...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: Classic reruns: Potemkin villages
While the reality of their existence is lost in the span of history, I've found the metaphor of Potemkin Villages useful in explaining some of the internal contradictions of Russian government and...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
10-10-2012Pospisil + Town. 66 minutes. 9 miles.Chilly (34 degrees) and cloudy. Felt a little tired so kept it very easy the whole way.
View ArticleNadya Murray '99: learning experiences
The thing is, this is why (one of the reasons) I like my job. On my own time, I would never, ever seek out information about autophagy, or chemicals management regulations, or the fifty-year history of...
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton invites the public to go ‘Back to the Blackboard: A...
Carleton College and the Northfield community will come together to bring old blackboards to life in a colorful and creative event on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Weitz Center for...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Cross Country Breaks Top 20 in National Rankings
The Carleton women’s Cross Country team moved up two spots in the most recent USTFCCCA national coaches’ poll, reaching their highest ranking so far this season.
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Material Worlds: All Their Possessions in Just One Picture
[ By WebUrbanist in Culture & Cuisine & Global. ] After a recent look at urban Europeans posing with all they own, this potent look at rural Asian families and their worldly possessions shows...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
10-10-2012Abbe Hills Loop. 43 minutes. 6 miles.Mild, sunny, and breezy. Relaxed and easy run with the team. Felt fine.
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Urban Suburbs: 4 McMansions Atop Chinese Shopping Mall
[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture & Offices & Commercial. ] It sounds like a hoax at best, an architectural student thesis gone wrong at worst … yet it is entirely real: a series of...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Soccer: Knights Back in Middle of Playoff Hunt...
Marlena Hartman-Filson scored early and assisted on a second-half insurance goal as the Carleton College women’s soccer team recorded a 2-0 victory over visiting Saint Mary’s University. The triumph...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Volleyball: Knight Top Augsburg, Notch Fifth Straight...
The Carleton College volleyball squad won its fifth straight conference match and stay tied for third in the MIAC standings following a 3-1 road win against Augsburg College. The Knights were led by...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Soccer: McGarrity Ties School Record, Ginet Figures...
After the Knights surrendered an early goal, Simon Ginet tallied the equalizer midway through the first half then assisted on a pair of second-half scores as the No. 18 Carleton College men’s soccer...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: Classic reruns: Breaking with old ideas
Back in 2006, I came across this YouTube video that looked good. I just looked at a couple segments and it's still good.It's a 1975 feature film about the Cultural Revolution. "It shows," says the...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
10-11-2012Town + Springville + Gillette Loop. 67 minutes. 9 miles.Cool, sunny, and breezy. Felt really tired and sluggish. Extra slow and easy run.
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: We Are One With the Esteemed Nerds.
I am happy to announce that Kevin "Frankin" Draper's work has been featured as a main post on the respected Wages of Wins Journal, which we greatly admire here at The Diss. In the post, Kevin...
View ArticleMargaret Taylor: greencat365
Have you ever wondered what that choir is actually singing in “O Fortuna?” This handy YouTube video explains for you:
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Rebuilding Infrastructure: Viaduct turned Holiday Home
[ By Steph in Architecture & Houses & Residential. ] Construction on the highway from Salerno to Reggio Calabria in Southern Italy began int he 1960s – and it’s still not finished. A stretch...
View ArticleErik Hanberg: My First 5,000 Sales
So sometime in the last two days, I passed an incredible milestone: 5,000 total sales between my three books. I can’t even tell you how floored I am by that number. Two and a half years ago, when I...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Cross Country: Knights Round Out Top 10 in Regional...
The Carleton Men’s Cross Country team clinched the No. 10 spot in the most recent U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll for the Central Region.
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Soccer: Knights Earn No. 18 Spot in National Rankings
The Carleton Men’s Soccer team maintained their position in the Top 20 of the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. The Knights came in at 18th in the nation and No. 3 in...
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