Led by 35 points from Jeremy Beckler ’23, the Carleton College men’s basketball team captured its first MIAC Playoff Championship since 2010 with an 86-76 victory over Saint John’s University. This was the Knights’ third win against the Johnnies’ this season, as Beckler scored 30 or more in each of…
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After a months-long selection process, Carleton announced that the new office of Inclusion, Equity and Community (IDE) will finally have a leader. On Wednesday, Feb. 22 Dina Zavala was named Carleton’s inaugural vice president for inclusion, equity and community (VPIEC). Zavala, who is currently the interim vice chancellor for diversity…
The Carleton Swim and Dive teams put up a long, arduous and admirable fight over the course of the four-day MIAC Championships this past weekend. Both the men’s and women’s teams used every race as an opportunity to fight for themselves and their team. Their sacrifices were not in vain:…
The Carleton College women’s basketball team closed the 2022-23 season with a 51-49 victory at the College of St. Scholastica. Jasmine Choi ’24 finished with a team-high 16 points, including the game-winning basket with 2.5 seconds remaining. “On a day when we had a hard time putting the ball in…
On Monday, Feb. 21, a vehicle driving around Third Street yelled hateful remarks at an Office of Admissions campus tour group. The incident, which happened near the Weitz Center for Creativity, was quickly denounced the next day by President Alison Byerly. “Yesterday afternoon, a hateful act of antisemitism occurred on…
On Nov. 4, 2022, The Economist published an article reflecting on Northfield’s 1.2% unemployment rate — the lowest in the United States at the time. Such a low unemployment rate may seem like a good problem, but in reality, it comes with a breadth of its own issues. Since November,…
Election season at Carleton is officially underway, and four students have declared their bid to replace Jancyn Appel ‘23 as Carleton Student Association (CSA) President. Quinn Buchman ‘24, Michael Carey ‘24, Shaheer Jaffar ‘24 and Stephanie Lee ‘24 have declared their candidacy for the top position in student government. Candidates…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Three days after clinching a share of the MIAC’s regular-season crown, the Carleton College men’s basketball team claimed the title outright with a 74-70 victory at Macalester College. The Knights made fifteen three-pointers in the game, giving them the top seed in the upcoming MIAC Playoff…
Over the past couple of weeks, many of Carleton’s ultimate frisbee teams traveled to warmer climates to compete in tournaments. They experienced a smattering of success across the board. Syzygy clinched first place in Santa Barbara, as did Eclipse at Stanford; the Carleton Ultimate Team (CUT) placed fourth in Tampa.…
From Tuesday, Jan. 31 through Thursday, Feb. 2, Carleton students lined up in the Great Hall to participate in Carleton’s Winter Term blood drive. The blood drives, which occur once per term, are a student-led volunteer program supported by the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) along with the…