The Carletonian

Sharing blankets and lighting candles as daylight faded on the Bald Spot, students gathered outdoors last Thursday evening for the GSC’s annual SpeakUp event. Our collective act of listening says, ‘Not on our campus,’ as effectively as any spoken word,” Edelstein said.

Last Saturday was Carleton’s annual Spring Concert. Brother Ali was the headliner of the event. Other musical acts that performed throughout the day included Helio Sequence, Tapes ‘n Tapes, Roma di Luna and Radio Moscow and students bands and DJs.

Need a fan to combat next year’s heat wave? Perhaps something to make your Musser double a little more aesthetically pleasing? Come to Carleton’s tenth annual Lighten Up garage sale on Thursday, June 17 and Friday the 18 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Two years ago, a group of multicultural students of the class of 2008 decided that they wanted to have an entirely separate graduation to honor their successful navigation of Carleton’s rigorous academic and social settings.

With plans to retire at the end of this academic year, Robert A. Oden Jr., the tenth president of Carleton College, will preside over his final Honors Day Convocation on Friday, May 28 at 3 p.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel. An esteemed professor of religion, Oden will deliver a keynote address entitled “Listening to Ancient Voices.”

From May 20 to May 22, the members of the Experimental Theatre Board brought to life a play by Tom Stoppard in Little Nourse Theatre, in which the past and the present merge, imagination challenges science and the timelessness of love is emphasized.

Though Iceland has been in the news recently due to its economic crisis and the volcanic eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, this North Atlantic European island generally does not receive much attention in the States. However, this changed last weekend for Carleton students with the performance of Eva Barr and John Musial’s adaptation of Halldór Laxness’s epic novel, Independent People.

The week following the conference championships a number of Knights trekked over to competitions termed “Last Chance Meets” for exactly that: a last chance. Kelly Lovett ’11 headed up to La Crosse to toss spears, throwing a new school record distance of 44.80 m. Her throw ranks her as second in the country at this time.

GOP held its downwind offensive points and finally with the 10-9 lead, senior captain Andy Cochrane hit senior captain Eric Alexander for the tournament-winning goal.

For the second straight year, Carleton College sophomore Kathryn Schmidt ‘12 was among 32 single players selected by the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Committee to compete at the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championships.

“Alumni Affairs...decided that it is more important to use Rice and Hill houses to host the alumni for three days than letting
the actual summer residents to move in, when they have a right to do so.”

Every single one of you is uniquely capable of changing the world; do not ever let anyone tell you otherwise. You will graduate with lofty goals, with images of a better world only possible with your help. And let me tell you that the world needs your help.

Most editors however did not have the privilege of breaking two major news stories – the retirement of President Oden and the selection of Steven Poskanzer as the incoming president. As many late nights and frustrating moments – and there were plenty – as it has entailed, we’re grateful for the experience and to the community for allowing us to do this job.

- African Drum Ensemble to celebrate music from Ghana

4:15 a.m., students reported an individual riding a bicycle around the mini bald spot making loud noises, and who had ignored their requests to stop.  Security eventually located and apprehended the individual, who turned out to be the former St. Olaf student involved in inappropriate behavior incidents on campus last week.  A stay-off letter was issued and an escort off campus was provided by Northfield Police.

CSA Weekly Update from Monday, May 24

What a great year it has been for volunteering and the ACT Center!  34 ongoing programs have given over 9,000 volunteer hours to the greater Northfield community!  In addition, we have had some amazing events this year from Into the Arb to our Civic Engagement Series on Food to Cuts for Cancer.

Many of us will be familiar with the sentry-like flight of dragonflies over open areas on a summer evening, but few of us are familiar with the Odyssean struggle taking place in our lakes, ponds, and rivers that allow dragonflies to enjoy a brief moment of terrestrial sunshine at the end of their lives.

Your job search doesn’t have to be painful. Make it fun! Get your friends together and make a game of it! This is your life. Have a good time with it.

This week, SUMO shows Shutter Island.