The Carletonian

The women’s swimming and diving team defeated St. Olaf College 199-100 to finish their regular season with only one loss. The men’s team put forth a solid improvement compared to last year against a powerful St. Olaf team that placed 4th in the nation in 2009.

About twenty Carleton students gathered in the front of Sayles at around six on Tuesday night to wait for rides to their Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) Party precinct’s caucus at the Northfield Middle School. The group largely divided themselves into two circles that were based upon the two gubernatorial candidates they supported, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and state Rep. Paul Thissen.

Dr. Koehler is “Going for Gauze” at the Winter Olympics. Most attendees of the Olympics go to support the athletes with cheers and national spirit. Dr. Scott Koehler, however is going to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics as medical support for athletes, serving as an orthopedic doctor at the Olympic village clinic for eight days this February.

Next week, Carleton alumna, Sylvia Rhyne ’78, returns to the Concert Hall with her musical collaborator, Eric Redlinger, to serenade Carls with 14th and 15th century French compositions. The musical duo, named Asteria, will perform a program entitled, “A Most Sweet Glance: The Blossoming of the Burgundian Spirit in Song, 1390-1440.”

When you’re playing hot basketball like the Carleton men’s hoops team, it’s important to remember to play within yourself, take things one game at a time, and also how to stop, drop and roll for when you really catch fire. It’s almost time to remind the Knights of the basics of fire safety after they’ve reeled off six convincing wins in a row to catapult themselves into the MIAC playoff picture.

Junior Ally Weaver of the Carleton women’s basketball team broke the school’s all-time three-point shooting record Wednesday at West Gym, hitting her 129th career trifecta during the Knights’ 58-49 loss to St. Mary’s.

Last Friday, the men’s track and field team competed at the St. Olaf Invitational at the Tostrud Center. Saturday, a handful of athletes traveled to the Warren Bowlus Open at Wisconsin-Stout. Michael Sanders ’10 won twice over the weekend, taking the 600-yard dash at St. Olaf and the 1000-meter run at Stout.

Governing, as we are told, is about assuring the consent of the governed. Recently, the Carleton Student Association Senate joined the fray of attempting to democratize its processes, amending, without consent of the masses at Carleton, its governing bi-laws. While I do not doubt its ascendant-to-virtue intentions, and while I think that the current form of the CSA inadequately represents the interests of students, I think what the body did was wrong.

A photograph by Carleton alum Sebastian Meyer ’02 was recently in an exhibit at the Mpls Photo Center. Meyer’s photograph was among the 84 that were chosen for the exhibit which on display throughout the month of January.

There’s nothing that forces a person to understand the complexities of an issue more than having to argue both sides of a debate. Often we try to simplify problems into a binary choice – we’re either for or against something. This simplification, however, is rarely helpful. Usually, it just polarizes interested parties, distorts issues and prevents people from finding solutions.

What does goodness, within the context of manhood, mean to me? I offer three ways of thinking about the nexus of goodness and manhood. But, as a point of departure, I’ll state that for me, goodness is an aspiration and manhood is a process. Here goes.

Tebow should not participate in anti-abortion Super Bowl ad

-By David Sacks

Tebow deserves respect for his decision to speak out

-By Justin Rotman

The devastating earthquake in Haiti has garnered 24-hour news coverage and deservedly so. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12 has killed an estimated 200,000 people. The world’s attention should be concentrated on helping this country back to its feet. The media coverage however has unfortunately been one-sided.

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- College will host Science Museum of Minnesota president Feb. 10-11

- Professor Greg Hewett's poetry featured on MPR website

- Educational Studies Movie Night on Wednesday

Saturday, January 30

8:41 p.m., a person called to report streakers in the Libe. The surveillance equipment set up in the Libe was very informative.

Reminder: Platforms and petitions (found at csa.carleton.edu) for CSA positions up for election this term are due Monday, Feb. 8 by 9 p.m.

Descriptions of Trainspotting, Requiem for a Dream, and Coraline

For those experiencing the harsh effects on winter on their skin, below are a few tips. If you are not experiencing any dry winter skin, stick to the regimen that is working for you.

This past Tuesday, Carleton College observed Groundhog’s Day, Feb. 2, with little fanfare. There were no panel discussions on the role that groundhogs play in the globalizing biosphere, no chapel services for groundhogs and their families, and no Sayles dances hosted by the rodent community.

This week on the Career Corner, we’re going to hit a number of upcoming events that you’ll want to keep an eye open for. The term is half over, and things are going to get busy, so be sure you don’t miss out on something you’re interested in! There are always events happening that can give you a leg up for your professional future.