Carleton's selection of Bon Appétit Management Company as its new dining services partner was covered in a recent Star Tribune article titled "Good food? It's academic." Vera Chang '09, is mentioned in the story as she talks about how Bon Appétit's commitment to sustainability mirrors Carleton's values in those areas. Director of auxiliary services and special projects Dan Bergeson pointed out that selecting local food options may be more expensive, but the College doesn't have to pay transportation costs usually associated with processed food that comes from further away.

Carleton's "Baseball Ethics" class, taught by Headley Distinguished Visitor-in-Residence in American Studies Willy Stern, is part of a featured post on the Hardball Times baseball blog. The class examined 133 different ethical dilemmas in baseball history, with a goal of ranking all of them during the spring term class. The post, available on the Hardball Times, allows users to rank the 133 real-life scenarios by selecting between two incidents numerous times. The blog post has spread all over the web, linked to and talked about on numerous other baseball-related blogs, as well as Sports Illustrated's Campus Clicks.

Roy Grow, the Frank B. Kellogg Professor of International Relations, joined host Gary Eichten on Minnesota Public Radio's "Midday" program. Eichten and Grow discussed the recent natural disasters in Burma and China, comparing and contrasting the respective governmental responses to the Burma cyclone and Chinese earthquake and subsequent flooding. Grow, who joined Eichten from Vietnam via telephone, also discussed the change in attitude towards Americans in Vietnam. The duo touched on many other subjects, including China's preparations for the August Olympic Games in Beijing. The audio is also available from the MPR website.

Recent graduate Jason Perkins '08 and Richard Berman, director of the career center, are quoted in the Monday, July 14 edition of the Star Tribune in a story entitled "Grads face new realities in tight job market." The story talks about the recent surge in programs like the Peace Corps, Teach for America and AmeriCorps, due in part to the tightening job market and because of the desire of recent graduates to volunteer. "We knew we'd need to go to graduate school before we entertain career ambitions," Perkins said of students in similar situations. "A lot of us don't want to just go through and be at school for 10 years."

Steve Schier, Carleton's Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, appeared on Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program with host Gary Eichten. His appearance followed MPR's live coverage of John McCain's appearance at a women-only forum in Hudson, Wis. Schier offered commentary on McCain's comments, his chances in the general election and on his opponent, Barack Obama. Schier's comments are about 30 minutes into the 55-minute program and follow the live McCain forum coverage. You can listen to the audio on the MPR website.

Margaret Kelly '84 was tabbed by St. Paul (Minn.) Mayor Chris Coleman to be director of financial services for the City of St. Paul. Previously an assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Department of Health, Kelly served as chief financial officer and fiscal policy director. Her appointment was covered by the Star Tribune and by MinnPost.

Tun Myint, assistant professor of political science, was quoted on America.gov regarding individuals in the United States and their efforts to provide financial relief to family members and others in Burma following the Cyclone Nargis and ensuing devastation on May 2. Myint said the best way to make sure aid is delivered directly to the desired recipient and not taken by the military junta that controls the country is by trusting “people you know in the human network. I’ve sent money through friends traveling to Burma who will be able to deliver it to the people that I want to receive it,” he said. According to America.gov, to enable Burmese immigrants to speed aid to their families, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control -- in consultation with the Department of State -- lifted long-standing restrictions on personal money transfers to Burma. The May 12 ruling permits U.S. financial institutions to process unlimited funds transfers for non-commercial, personal remittances to and from Burma. Transfers were previously limited to $300 every three months. “You don’t know if the money you send is being used for building a temple, a school, a water project and what not,” Myint said. “If these projects were to be conducted by the citizens inside Burma without any consultation with the local government officials … they could get into a watch list of the regime.”

Carleton College was part of an answer on the game show "Jeopardy!" in an episode that aired on Tuesday, June 17. In the show's second half, dubbed the "Double Jeopardy! Round", the answer "Senator Paul Wellstone once taught at Carleton College in Northfield in this state" was correctly asked "What is Minnesota?" by contestant Dave Simpson, a pastor from Belcamp, Md. The answer, worth $800 to Simpson, came under the "Colleges and Universities" category. Simpson's correct answer was one of many, as he locked up the victory after the "Double Jeopardy! Round" with more than twice the amount of money as his nearest competitor. He ended the day with $21,600 in earnings.

In the January 2008 "Best of the Twin Cities" edition of Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine, Brendon Etter '92 gets high praise for his blogs, "A Play A Day" and "Lysteria."

Alexandra Dunn '11 (Walnut Creek, Calif.) was quoted in the Contra Costa Times regarding Carleton's recent decision to allow males and females to room together in residence halls. "I'm not planning to live with a guy next year, but it's an option we should have. I know that having men and women on the same floor caused a lot of controversy when that first began, so I'd expect this to be controversial as well, and I understand why parents are concerned," she said. "College students are adults who have the right to make their own decisions about their living situation. It's already common for students to live in coed off-campus apartments, so I think the choice should logically extend to on-campus dorm rooms." The article looked at numerous colleges and universities which have made or are making the decision to allow these types of rooming situations.

Aleshia Mueller '01, a geoscience assistant with the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton, is featured on MinnPost.com regarding her recent experience at the Cannes Film Festival. Also a media producer, Mueller promoted her film "Lady of the Woods," a 10-minute documentary portrait of North Country cookbook author and botanist Alma Christensen.

Steven Schier, the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, is quoted in the Wall Street Journal regarding Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's possible veto of a state bill that would defer foreclosure sales until one year after the measure takes effect. It applies to some subprime and negative-amortization loans. [Pawlenty did veto the bill.] The article examines the effect of a possible veto on Pawlenty's possible spot on the Republican presidential ticket with John McCain. "Anything he does right now is magnified because of his possible role as a vice-presidential nominee," said Schier. "He has to consider whether any actions he takes now could show up in the fall campaign."