Carleton's Semaphore Dance Company had a spectacular performance this term! See photos here by student photographer, Nina Shapiro.

On Friday, students, faculty, and Northfield residents celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, with dancing, skits, musical performance, and more! See photos by Maria Kjellstrand here.

Culminating a trimester’s worth of intensive study, eleven Carleton College philosophy students led a public presentation last Wednesday, Nov. 7 at Northfield’s Just Food Coop highlighting their findings on the humane treatment of farm animals. The students have been taking a course entitled “Animal Ethics: The Moral Status of Animals,” taught by visiting professor Sarah Jansen, which examines different ethical theories when pondering whether humans have a moral obligation toward non-human animals.

Convocation on the 19th featured Baoting Li and Miao Song and Dance Troupe. See photos of the performance by student photographer, Nina Shapiro here!

Carleton's student cooking club, Firebellies, partnered with Bon Appétit to teach Carleton students to make sushi over mid-term break. Student videographer Andy Rodgers '16 captured footage from the event--ever had peanut butter and jelly sushi?

The popular Ebony II dance show was as flashy and exciting as ever this fall with sparkles and spandex galore! Most of all, it was filled with impressive moves choreographed and danced entirely by students. Student photographer, Maria Kjellstrand was on hand to capture the event.

This year, homecoming weekend meant not only a plethora of athletic events, but also music, dancing, and great fun. Despite being under construction as a part of the Evans renovation, The Cave still provided great music, kicking off the weekend with a concert at the Grand in downtown Northfield. The concert featured the band, Javelin. Photographer, Nina Shapiro was on site to capture the event.

Volunteers gathered Saturday morning to pick up litter along the shores of Spring Creek and the Cannon River. It was a beautiful morning to be out in the arb. See photos by student photographer, Maria Kjellstrand '15 here.

Using Storify, a new social media platform that allows other social media elements to be used in a story, follow along as the class of 2016 moves to Carleton and participates in New Student Week. The story includes tweets from New Student Week leaders, incoming students, photos of the week, as well as a YouTube video of move-in day.

We've gathered some of our top images from all the wonderful activity in the first year of the Weitz Center for Creativity to share at the end of the academic year. Enjoy the great photography by our students: Jeff Berg '14, Abigail Han '12, Maria Kjellstrand '15, and Nina Shapiro '14.

Studio art majors presented their comprehensive exercise work in an exhibition in the Perlman Teaching Museum in the Weitz Center for Creativity. The show celebrated 19 students' works created in sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, metals, photography, and installation. Student photographer, Abigail Han was on hand to capture the event.

On May 19th, Carleton students and Northfield residents gathered to volunteer in Cowling Arboretum. Volunteers "cleaned up" the arb, removing invasive plants. Student photographer, Abigail Han was on hand to capture the event.