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Waste not, want not
May 16, 2007 at 4:22 pmBeth Bennett ’07 (Fair Oaks, California) is co-president of the Student Organization for the Protection of the Environment, a group determined to bringing waste composting to the Carleton dining halls. "College is one of the times when we have the ability to change our surroundings," Bennet says. "Why wouldn’t students take advantage of that?"
Burton trio imagines "Harry Potter" residence
May 16, 2007 at 4:17 pmVivyan Tran ’10, Julia Bradley ’10, and Amanda Hund ’10 live in Burton 131, prime real estate just inside the door linking the residence hall to Sayles-Hill Campus Center. Recently they spent some time dreaming about the perfect student residence, or what they call “the Harry Potter way of living.” For them, it’s all about the shared community spaces, with some amenities thrown in for fun.
Technology transforms teaching and learning
May 16, 2007 at 4:11 pmCinema and media studies professor John Schott believes that today’s digital culture is changing how we communicate: Images, audio, and video now have as much power as written narrative. At the same time, powerful new tools and emerging technology are changing the role of the teacher.
