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Here We Go Chiapas'ing
May 15, 2006 at 6:21 pmA bit of Mexicana flair was put into tabling last week in Sayles and during Spring Concert. Working as a branch of The University Chiapas Project, Amanda Brown '08 and Emily Schulman '08 organized Carleton students to sell indigenous Mexican clothing and accessories. All money raised from the items were sent directly back to the artisan women's cooperatives and collectives in Mexico who made them.
The Carleton chapter of the organization was newly created this term. “We're at a very 'start-up' phase,” said Amanda Brown, “We're trying to get people to know who we are around campus.” A major goal of the project is to support the women's cooperatives by providing an alternative income to help them secure food, medicine, education and other necessities in Chiapas, Mexico. The group also aims to educate members of college campuses and their surrounding communities about human-rights issues within the area.
Empty Bowls, Full Hearts
May 11, 2006 at 11:54 amHow does an empty bowl help fill a food shelf? The Carleton community learned the answer on May 5, 2006, when student-made soup bowls were sold to benefit the Northfield Community Action Food Shelf.
"We will be giving the Northfield Community Action Food Shelf at least $3000," said assistant art professor Kelly Connole, who worked with students as a community of potters to make over 200 soup bowls. "Our goal was $1500 and we are all delighted that we had such a successful day."
The potters partnered with interest houses on campus to serve a simple lunch of soup and bread on the Bald Spot, using the hand-made bowls and soup prepared by the students in the houses. Donations for the bowls benefited the Food Shelf, while the buyers received a hot meal and a beautiful bowl as a reminder of the hunger that exists in the world.
The Sound of a Tragedy
May 5, 2006 at 4:02 pmPeriscope Radio's Coverage of the Hurricane Katrina Symposium
"This is the sound of rain. More specifically, it's the sound of the costliest hurricane in US history, and one of the most deadly. This is the sound of the storm that flooded a city and killed at least 1,600 people. This is Hurricane Katrina, coming down on Jackson, Mississippi, some 200 miles away from the center of the storm down on the Gulf Coast. And it sounds well, just like rain, doesn't it? It's a hard cry from what 160mph winds reported in the city must've sounded like. But even if we could listen to the hurricane as it hit New Orleans, what exactly would we hear? It might be the sound of a natural disaster; but would it be the sound of a tragedy? That, more than this?..."
So begins the audio piece produced by Terin Mayer '08 covering the Hurricane Katrina Symposium. On March 31, 2006, Carleton cancelled classes to host a day of reflection about Hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath. The symposium included visiting lecturers, students, professors, and assorted members of the campus community. KRLX's Periscope Radio produced an audio-documentary to capture the very best of the event.
Coleman Gets a Bear
April 21, 2006 at 1:54 pmThis week SOPE (Student Organization for the Protection of the Environment) unveiled a one-of-a-kind papier mâchè polar bear during tabling hours in Sayles.
Students were encouraged to sign the bear along with a petition in support of the Climate Stewardship Act, a bipartisan solution to the dangers of global warming. The bear will be en route to U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) this weekend.
Spring Break, Sustainability Style
March 29, 2006 at 3:44 pmIf you think spring break is all about parties and beaches, think again. Four students recently set forth on Carleton's second annual Sustainable Spring Break trip, experiencing firsthand the exciting work being done to create a sustainable future on the Great Plains. Follow their eco-adventures in their online Sustainable Spring Break Journal.
Carleton Students Teach Kids About Conservation
March 14, 2006 at 11:23 amKids for Conservation (KFC), a volunteer program run out of Carleton’s Acting in the Community Together Office, was started six years ago by Carleton alumni Susannah Stevens ’03 and Jen Goldman ’02. Seeing the lack of environmental science curriculum in local elementary schools, the two designed a program in which Carleton students teach grade school students weekly, both to supplement the curriculum and to foster a positive attitude toward science.
Dorm Wars Saved Energy in February
March 9, 2006 at 4:04 pmFebruary was officially called energy month at Carleton College, but for most Carls it was better known as Dorm Wars. Modeled after a similar program at Oberlin College, Dorm Wars pitted dorms against one another to see which buildings could reduce their per capita energy usage most drastically over the month. The winners were Goodhue at 22.2 percent and Asia House at 40.1 percent, reports facilities communications specialist Gloria Heinz.
Cutting Hair Raises Money, Visibility for Cancer Research
February 23, 2006 at 1:10 pmFreshman Ken Geiger of Maple Plain, Minnesota, used to have a full head of hair. But since Feb 10 he can no longer run his fingers through his wavy locks. Geiger participated in Cuts for Cancer, an event sponsored by Carleton’s Acting in the Community Together (ACT) office to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
Korean Adoptee Program Links Carls With Northfield Kids
February 14, 2006 at 10:46 am
For an hour every Saturday, Room 252 Sayles-Hill is not just another Carleton classroom. Instead, it's a place where Northfield Korean adoptees and their siblings can learn about Korean culture from Korean and Korean American college students.
Korean music plays from a laptop computer as volunteers show kids how to fold bright squares of paper into carnations. "What's the song about?" asks one child. "It's about a teacher's generosity and how the teacher cares about each student," answers volunteer Sung-Wook Hwang, a freshman from Gwangmyeong, Korea.
Hwang is part of a volunteer effort called the Korean Adoptee Program, organized by the Korean Students Association through Carleton's Acting in the Community Together program. KAP exposes Korean adoptees to their birth culture and language, in addition to providing them with positive role models.
