Library News: What's new? See new books and DVDs in Bridge.
We're trying out a new way to make it easier to see what's new in Bridge, the joint catalog of the Carleton and St. Olaf Libraries. You can view lists of new books, grouped by subject areas and sorted...
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David Ocker '73: Leslie and David's First Score
It's our first score. Every American school child who ever studied the Gettysburg Address will understand.Exactly twenty years ago today, on November 1, 1992, about 4 or 4:30 p.m., I married Leslie...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: No more parties
Authorities in China brag about the country's multi-party political system. There's even an official body for the minor parties to express their policy positions. The catch is that the government has...
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Kevin Draper '10: OKCupid Season Preview: Boston Celtics (#7)
Details Username2008Scalabrine LocationBoston, MA AgeGetting Too Old For This Sh*t / Male DivisionAtlantic 2011-12 Record39-27 2011-12 Adjusted Record48-34 2012-13 Predicted Record51-31 Season...
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Dan Schofer '00
10-31-2012Abbe Hills Loop. 44 minutes. 6 miles.Mild, sunny, and breezy. Relaxed and easy run at practice.
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Dan Schofer '00
11-1-2012Hoosier Hills Extended. 70 minutes. 10 miles.Mild (55 degrees), sunny, and breezy. Felt pretty good. Ran each mile a littler faster than the previous one, from 7:28 on the first mile to 6:45...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Hanging Hotel: Hard-to-Reach Resort for Rock Climbers
[ By Steph in Conceptual & Futuristic & Technology. ] If you can reach this futuristic hotel pod imbedded in the side of a mountain, your reward is a quiet resting space that you can customize...
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Ken Wedding's Reading Blog: More Scandinavian mystery fiction
Dale Stahl wrote as promised because he finished the Jussi Adler-Olsen Department Q novel he'd begun.Here's what he had to say: I enjoy Jussi Adler-Olsen's Dept. Q novels. However, I notice a...
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Kevin Draper '10: Houston, We Have an Anxiety Disorder
By now, the wizardry of the Phoenix Suns training staff is well known. Like the mythical phoenix itself, old, seemingly broken down players find rejuvenation in the desert of Arizona. Whether...
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Dan Schofer '00
11-1-2012Lisbon. 23 minutes. >3 miles.Easy shakeout run during practice.
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton's Acclaimed Chinese Music Ensemble Celebrates the...
Carleton's acclaimed Chinese Music Ensemble will celebrate the sights and sounds of China in a public recital on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. in the College's Concert Hall. Directed by world renowned...
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Kevin Draper '10: OKCupid Season Preview: Los Angeles Clippers (#6)
Details UsernameLob_City_33 LocationLos Angeles, CA Age27/M DivisionPacific 2011-12 Record40-26 2011-12 Adjusted Record50-32 2012-13 Predicted Record51-31 Season GoalNo body damage My self-summary Hi!...
View ArticleKaren Mardahl '79: Getting Down and Dirty with Accessibility and Usability –...
These are the notes from my workshop on 2 October 2012 at the Technical Communication UK (TCUK) 2012 conference. I called it “Getting Down and Dirty with Accessibility and Usability”. Unlike the slides...
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Jamie Foehl '99: A good lay
Jamie to guy from class at rock climbing gym (says): Thanks. You're a good be-lay.Jamie (thinks):Hang on, what did I just say? So inappropriate!I took a test. I got a tag. I'm certifiably belayed.
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Volleyball: Knights Push No. 7 St. Thomas to the Brink,...
The Carleton College volleyball team did what no other conference squad could do, take No. 7 ranked University of St. Thomas to a full five sets. The Knights overcame a one-set deficit and nearly...
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Benjamin Lenzner: cap city to ny city...
wellington at night on the last day in october, looking from oriental parade to downtown city centre...roaming the harbour way but thinking about nyc...love, health and strength to the big apple...
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Kelly O'Brien '12: jezebelcom: Can we take a minute just to appreciate the...
jezebelcom: Can we take a minute just to appreciate the best photo of the President of the United States that I’ve ever seen? And by best, I obviously mean sassiest. Seriously, this could be the cover...
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Kelly O'Brien '12: thatkindofwoman: Ewan McGregor by Trent McGinn
thatkindofwoman: Ewan McGregor by Trent McGinn
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog
Putin and United Russia recently made it easier to create political parties. That sounds like democratization at work. Skeptics suggest that the real motive was to create divisions among United...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Escalation of terrorism
Just a day after Amnesty International accused the Nigerian army of terrorism, the story of more blatant terrorism surfaces. In spite of the fact that the Nigerian officer corps is dominated by Muslims...
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