Being an editor of the opinions section of a small liberal arts college’s newspaper comes with a couple perks. Namely, I get to hear some fairly hot takes from my peers on campus. I think that I am in an amazing position to feel out how people feel about various…
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Nobody reads the Carletonian. It’s something that is often joked about in the weekly pitch meetings and editorial meetings. It sometimes feels like a half-joke, since we put all this effort into slapping together enough words to create our weekly publication without really seeing what the reaction to any of…
To Becky, Ben and all the future Carletonian editors, I hold very sparse yet specific memories of my first year at Carleton. For most of Winter Term, we lived blissfully unaware of what would come at the end. Yet, I have a quite distinct image in my head. January 31,…
A year ago, I was studying abroad in London and taking a theater review writing class with critic Jane Edwards. For our first assignment, I reviewed “Small Island,” giving it a perfect score. I tried to sing its praises as artfully and thoroughly as I could — only to receive…
Our school requires each student to take four PE courses before graduation. The Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation Department (PEAR) lists its policies for the PE requirement at Carleton online: “Four (4) PE credits may be earned for participation on a club sport team that meets the requirements stipulated by…
In Joseph Haj’s “Hamlet,” a production put on to celebrate the Guthrie’s 60th anniversary, Claudius calls for “Lights! Lights!” during the fictional Murder of Gonzago play, as he has thousands of times in “Hamlets” past. In lieu of Claudius stopping human actors putting on the play, we have projections in…
On April 30, Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) Food and Environmental Justice Fellow Isabel Rameker (‘24) sent an email to the CCCE interest and Carleton Free Food Google Groups describing a new initiative to address student food insecurity. “Whether you live on or off campus, if buying food…
And so here we are, from fall to spring. The winter is gone, the grass is once again green and, for all of us, the academic year is coming to a close. As a freshman, it’s really hard to believe that I’ve been here for three trimesters. I’ve weathered every…
There are cars burning on the roads that I used to drive on every day. My friends from back home send me messages in horror as institution after institution begins to shut down amid fires and destruction in the streets. I look at the news and social media and am…
When I found out Carleton was trying to kill beavers living in Lyman Lakes, I knew I needed to save them at all costs. So, I shimmied out onto the thin ice and shook the submerged traps until I heard them snap shut with a loud clack. Carefully, I crawled…