2013 Spring Issue 7 (May 24, 2013)

“Smooth Sailing” at Room Draw 2013
The party is over. The curtains fell not with a bang but a whimper on Room Draw 2013 at 9:15 on Thursday evening amidst a flurry of Goodhue doubles and selection-forfeiture forms.
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Swimmer Eric Klontz Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
Three-time All-American swimmer Erik Klontz ‘13 was voted to the Capital One Academic All-District At-Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), for the second straight year.
“This is My Story”: Carls, Community Build Rewarding Relationships
This past Sunday, students listened to individuals, some residents of the Laura Baker Services Organization, some from the local high school and Carleton College, share stories about living with disability.
CSA Election Results: Two New Positions Filled
The Carleton Student Association (CSA) recently released the results for the latest Senate Liaison election.
Vegucated: The Vegan Alternative
Sponsored by Alumni Relations, American Studies, CAMS, SHAC and SUMO, film producer and Carleton alumni Demitrius Bagley ‘92 gave a screening of his documentary “Vegucated” on Tuesday, May 5th.
Ethicist Randy Cohen Addresses Carleton
Long-time author of the New York Times Magazine’s ethics column Randy Cohen delivered the last convocation address of the academic year on goodness and ethical conduct.
“I Hate Hamlet:” Dynamic Acting and Impressive Tights
Harper Makowsky ‘14, in her first head directorial gig, assembled the dynamic cast that produced basically 105 straight minutes of bawling in ETB’s production of I Hate Hamlet, a 90s work by American playwright Paul Rudnick that ran last week in Little Norse.
Empty Bowls Fill Hearts and Bellies
Students raised money for the Northfield Community Action Center’s food shelf while enjoying warm soup served in hand-made bowls at the 9th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser last Friday.
McCammon, Kieffer Head to Turkey on Fulbrights
Two more Carleton students, Muira McCammon ’13 and Daria Kieffer ’13, have received Fulbright Scholarships for the upcoming year. Both Kieffer and McCammon will be traveling to Turkey, where they will work as English Teaching Assistants while also conducting independent research projects on the side.
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Dale Kramer ‘78 Inducted into DIII Track and Field Athlete Hall of Fame
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recently announced the 2013 inductees for the Division III Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame.
Women’s Track and Field Quartet Barely Misses Nationals Bid
The Carleton College women’s track and field team had a strong spring season and four Knights just missed earning a bid to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.
Eclipse Falters in Quarterfinals, Falls to Williams College
Under warm temperatures and a light breeze, and following a stellar season, Carleton College’s Eclipse made it to Division III College Championships, where they advanced to the quarterfinals before ultimately falling to Williams College.
GoP Falls in Pre-Quarters
2012’s Division III College Champions, the Carleton Gods of Plastic, traveled to Milwaukee this past weekend to compete in the National Championships once again, making it through pool play before falling to Harding in the pre-Quarters.
Tsutsui Named National Division III Rookie-of-the-Year
Two day after Hayden Tsutsui ‘16 was named to the 2013 D3baseball.com All-Midwest Region First Team and picked up distinction as the region’s Rookie-of-the-Year, the outfielder received an even bigger honor when he was selected as the 2013 D3baseball.com national Rookie-of-the-Year.
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On Passion and Pessimism
I’ll start this piece by admitting something that’s probably clear to anyone who regularly reads the print edition of the Carletonian: every couple of weeks, I have a lot of trouble with layout.
“Who has the most work?”
Today at lunch, I was talking to my professors about the end of the term, and they were talking about the lack of competition among students at Carleton.
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ArbNotes
Now that spring has finally arrived, the leaves have returned to the trees and flowers to the ground! It’s the perfect time to get out into the arboretum and look around for spring wildflowers.
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