Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Economist special report on Mexico
As a new president takes office, The Economist published a special report on Mexico. From darkness, dawnSome awful years are giving way to what, if managed properly, could be a prosperous period for...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
12-4-2012Country Lisbon. 45 minutes. 6 miles.Slow and easy run. Felt a lot better.
View ArticleAmy Csizmar Dalal: acdalal
Whenever we present our work on evaluating users’ quality of experience (QoE) with online streamed video (like watching YouTube), people ask us, “So, how would this work in a real-world system?” We’ve...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: Tuesday Media: Oh Paul
Paul Pierce has played a ton of NBA games, over 1,100 in fact. He’s played the 14th most games among active players, and the 9th most playoff games. Dude was also stabbed 11 times in the face. Damn.All...
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: 14 Designer Dog Houses: Curating Posh Pup Architecture
[ By WebUrbanist in Design& Furniture & Decor. ] Famous architects have been known to dabble in other design disciplines, from furniture and interiors to products and packaging, but what...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: The Hammer: A Poan*
Looking into the mirrorthe poem gives itselfbirth because that clearmind, our nature, can dofantastic things if givenspace. * A "Poan" Is a poem that is also a koan.
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Sneaker Speakers: Blast Music From Your Feet to the Streets
[ By Steph in Design& Products & Packaging. ] Strut around your neighborhood blaring your favorite tunes, hands-free, with speakers that strap onto your feet. Sneaker Speakers by Ray Kingston...
View ArticleAmy Elson '10: If not you, who? If not now, when?
"I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do." -Hellen Keller"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Soccer: McGarrity and Bartholomay Named NSCAA...
All season long, soccer fans around the region knew that Carleton first-year forward Branden McGarrity and junior defender Neil Bartholomay were among the top players in the nation. Today, the duo has...
View ArticleJerry Minkoff: “It's important to have a look.”
Her nametag is hard to read: Poodle.It’s important to have a look. A signature. Be someone. So people will remember you. You all think you're so special. You’re a dime a dozen. There are hundreds, no,...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: The UK's Tea Party?
Pay attention, UKIP might become the UK's third largest party. Then again...UKIP, The Farage farrago: Chaotic, undisciplined—and exceedingly dangerous for the ToriesTHE United Kingdom Independence...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: Tip of the Iceberg...
With most teams about a fifth of the way through the season, we’re getting to the point where things can’t be dismissed as a result of a small sample size, and may just be the way things are. In this...
View ArticleCarleton News: Flory's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Lecture Live...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will welcome Andrew Flory, assistant professor of music at Carleton College, as the next guest speaker in the American Musicological Society/Rock and Roll Hall...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Basketball: Knights Volunteer at Feed My Starving...
Players and coach from the Carleton College women’s basketball program packaged 22,860 meals during their recent two-hour stint volunteering at Feed My Starving Children, a Christian nonprofit...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Soccer: Hartman-Filson Named All-Region for...
Senior Marlena Hartman-Filson picked up her second career All-Region recognition as she was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-North Region third team.
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Hipster Starter Kit: Complete with Ironic Mustache & More
[ By WebUrbanist in Design& Products & Packaging. ] No shutter shades or scarf in this set, just a basic collection of essentials to get you started on the road to a life of independent...
View ArticleBenjamin Lenzner: from the little balcony...
...out my window in wellington.love and health to all...
View ArticleCarleton News: NY Times: Former Carleton Student Lew To Play Key Role In...
A Dec. 1 article in the New York Times profiles former Carleton student and current White House chief of staff Jacob Lew and talks about the key role he will play in the showdown over the "fiscal...
View ArticleCarleton News: Pagel's Hiring Noted by Rochester Post-Bulletin
Bob Pagel's hiring as Carleton's football coach was covered by the Rochester Post-Bulletin. Pagel, who coached the Knights on an interim basis this past year, is the Knights' 17th head coach and will...
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