Media Files from Media Relations http://apps.carleton.edu/news/audio_video/ Reason Carleton College, 2013 Carleton hosted the “5K for Hope,” a fun run/walk on Saturday, May 11 in the Cowling Arboretum, with proceeds benefiting The Hope Center, whose mission is to create zero tolerance for sexual and domestic violence through Healing, Outreach, Prevention and Education. The Hope Center is located in Faribault, Minn., and serves all of Rice County. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:40:46 -0500 A short look at the renovations to Evans Hall. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:18:20 -0500 Carleton's student cooking club, the Firebellies, sponsored a sushi-making class in conjunction with the College's food service provider, Bon Appétit.  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:18:16 -0500 A short video about the Carleton physics fair and its participants. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:34:53 -0500 A collection of student acts called “We Speak,” celebrating Black History Month and sponsored by the Black Students Alliance (BSA), is held annually on the Carleton campus to commemorate Black History Month. Each year, Carleton students perform acts that relate to African American history and issues. Past “We Speak” shows have featured dance, vocal, dramatic, and poetry performances. Carleton media relations videographer Dan McAlister '13 interviews Beserat Kelati '12 (Houston, Texas) and Robert Mills '12 (Chicago), BSA board members, about the student organization and the purpose of "We Speak" as an event. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:57:39 -0600 The Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater (SPDT) performed at Carleton on Friday, Jan. 6, kicking off the winter term programming in the Weitz Center for Creativity. Dan McAlister '13 interviewed Stuart Pimsler, who also talked about the collaborative class he taught at Carleton during the winter term, which brought politics and dance together in a unique but interesting cross-disciplinary way. SPDT is a nationally recognized performance company that has been presented by The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Dance Theater Workshop (NYC), Jacob's Pillow, The American Dance Festival, and internationally in Canada, Europe, Israel, Taiwan and Russia. Founded in 1978 and based in Minneapolis, its work stands apart in the field of contemporary performance for its vast emotional range, intellectual provocations, and stunning visual environments. Dramatically powerful and insightfully witty, this company's unique vision has been hailed as theater for the heart and mind. The performance was supported by funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Legacy Amendment. For more information, visit their website at www.stuartpimsler.com. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:43:12 -0600 The Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater (SPDT) performed at Carleton on Friday, Jan. 6, kicking off the winter term programming in the Weitz Center for Creativity. Dan McAlister '13 interviewed Stuart Pimsler, who also talked about the collaborative class he taught at Carleton during the winter term, which brought politics and dance together in a unique but interesting cross-disciplinary way. SPDT is a nationally recognized performance company that has been presented by The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Dance Theater Workshop (NYC), Jacob's Pillow, The American Dance Festival, and internationally in Canada, Europe, Israel, Taiwan and Russia. Founded in 1978 and based in Minneapolis, its work stands apart in the field of contemporary performance for its vast emotional range, intellectual provocations, and stunning visual environments. Dramatically powerful and insightfully witty, this company's unique vision has been hailed as theater for the heart and mind. The performance was supported by funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Legacy Amendment. For more information, visit their website at www.stuartpimsler.com. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:43:12 -0600 Dan McAlister '13 checks in with the Carleton Student Experimental Theater Board and their 24-Hour Show project. The team of students writes, casts, rehearses and performs a series of plays in a 24-hour time period, making for some interesting, creative work and a sleep-deprived group of Carls. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:06:12 -0600 Laurel Bradley, Director and Curator in the Perlman Teaching Museum Senior Lecturer in Art and Art History, gives us a tour of the Weitz Center for Creativity's museum space. She talks about exactly what it means for Carleton to have such a facility and gives us a sneak preview of the two winter term exhibits. “A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art” is on display in the museum’s Braucher Gallery through March 11, while the Kaemmer Family Gallery hosts “Running the Numbers: Portraits of Mass Consumption" at the same time. For more information about the Perlman Teaching Museum and its hours, visit its website. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:01:02 -0600 Video of the installation of Carleton's second wind turbine. Carleton will dedicate the wind turbine, made possible by a generous gift from Laurie Weiss Kracum ’76 and Richard Kracum ’76 of Chicago, on Friday, Oct. 21. The new wind turbine will provide power directly to Carleton’s electrical grid, serving one-third the annual power needs of nearly 2,000 full-time students plus hundreds of staff and faculty. This project reduces Carleton's carbon footprint by approximately 10 percent. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:49:24 -0500 The Carleton College "Chillin for a Thrillin" Polar Plunge squad raised more $1,700 for Northfield Area Special Olympics. The team, comprised of eight Carleton students and two Carleton staff members, participated in the state-wide event by plunging into the frigid waters of Foster-Arend Lake in Rochester, Minn. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:50:55 -0600 Carlos Gonzales '77, a former Carleton Board of Trustee member and currently an associate professor and medical director at the University of Arizona College of Medicine's Family and Community Medical department, delivered the blessing at the recent memorial in honor of the six victims in the Tucson, Ariz., shooting tragedy. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:21:33 -0600 This video feature highlights the annual Beard Auction, a fundraiser organized by the Gods of Plastic (GOP), one of three men's Ultimate Frisbee teams at Carleton.  After six weeks of not shaving or cutting their hair, the members of GOP return in January to auction off the rights to their follicles.  Their friends and classmates buy raffle tickets to support spring travel costs and tournament fees, and the lucky winners have the opportunity to shave and style the hair of that GOPer.  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:22:55 -0600 The cleanup effort is in full swing 11 days after the Cannon River reached record heights, flooding Laird Stadium, the basement of West Gym, the adjacent practice fields, portions of the lower arboretum, and a trio of campus house. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:48:47 -0500 A video update of the flooding of the Cannon River that inundated Laird Stadium and the basement of West Gym, along with Wilson, Allen, Prentice and Geffert houses and the adjacent practice fields, and parking lots. The flood waters are now falling and the clean-up and assessment of damage has now started. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:09:03 -0500 Following 7 inches of rain over a 24-hour period, the Cannon River rose to record levels, flooding the western edge of the Carleton College campus. This video reflects the extent of the flooding at Laird Stadium, West Gym, and the practice fields adjacent to West Gym. Carleton students joined in the sandbagging efforts to protect downtown Northfield businesses. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:44:35 -0500 On Friday, June 4, more than 500 Carleton students converged on the Bald Spot in an attempt to break the world record for the largest group "spoon." Student photographer Nate Ryan '10 captured numerous images from the Skinner Memorial Chapel's tower and turned those images into a time lapse slide show and set it to music. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:02:31 -0500 A photo slide show of Bassekou Kouyate and his band, Ngoni Ba, of Mali performing at Carleton's Great Hall on Tuesday, April 13. Ngoni Ba features four family members playing the ngoni, a West African instrument that was the forerunner of the American banjo. Ngoni Ba is currently wrapping up a tour of North America in the wake of the release of the group's second album, “I Speak Fula” (Sub Pop, 2010). The event was sponsored by Carleton's Humanities Center, African and African American Studies, the Committee for the Study of the Arts, and Special Projects. The photos were taken by Nate Ryan '10, and he produced the slide show as well. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:54:19 -0500 A video recapping Bassekou Kouyate and his band, Ngoni Ba, and their Mali musical performance at Carleton's Great Hall on Tuesday, April 13. Ngoni Ba features four family members playing the ngoni, a West African instrument that was the forerunner of the American banjo. Ngoni Ba is currently wrapping up a tour of North America in the wake of the release of the group's second album, “I Speak Fula” (Sub Pop, 2010). The event was sponsored by Carleton's Humanities Center, African and African American Studies, the Committee for the Study of the Arts, and Special Projects. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:40:53 -0500 A short video about the controlled burns that occur in the Cowling Arboretum. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:30:16 -0500 Professor Qiguang Zhao, the Burton and Lily Levin Professor of Chinese and Chair of Asian Languages and Literature, discusses what he hopes to achieve by teaching Taoist philosophy to a class at Carleton College. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:14:25 -0500 Carleton President Robert A. Oden Jr.'s remarks to the Carleton community following the announcement that he'll retire at the end of the 2009-10 academic year. Carleton Board of Trustees chair Jack Eugster '67 also addressed the crowd in Sayles-Hill Campus Center's Great Space. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:17:56 -0500 President Robert A. Oden's report at Alumni Convocation 2008 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:26:19 -0500 Watch a performance and interview with music major Kimloan Nguyen '08 (Burnsville, Minn.), who won second prize in the Instrumental Solo division of the American Regional Competition of the 2007 CCTV (Chinese Central Television) Folk Instrument TV Competition. The competition took place October 7 in Santa Clara, Calif. Nguyen, who plays the Chineses pipa, performed a composition entitled "Flying Dragon" by Gao Hong Dice, performance activities coordinator in music and adjunct instructor in Chinese musical instruments. Nguyen is now eligible for the semi-finals of the 2007 CCTV Folk Instrument TV Competition, which will be held in Beijing. The competition is the equivalent of "American Idol" in China; the annual competition is viewed on Chinese television by millions in China and around the world. In the piece, Kimloan refers to a link of her winning performance on a Chinese Youtube site, which can be found at http://2007minyue.eampm.com/?v=fdb31836536cc903f131. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:11:05 -0600 Watch a performance and interview with music major Kimloan Nguyen '08 (Burnsville, Minn.), who won second prize in the Instrumental Solo division of the American Regional Competition of the 2007 CCTV (Chinese Central Television) Folk Instrument TV Competition. The competition took place October 7 in Santa Clara, Calif. Nguyen, who plays the Chineses pipa, performed a composition entitled "Flying Dragon" by Gao Hong Dice, performance activities coordinator in music and adjunct instructor in Chinese musical instruments. Nguyen is now eligible for the semi-finals of the 2007 CCTV Folk Instrument TV Competition, which will be held in Beijing. The competition is the equivalent of "American Idol" in China; the annual competition is viewed on Chinese television by millions in China and around the world. In the piece, Kimloan refers to a link of her winning performance on a Chinese Youtube site, which can be found at http://2007minyue.eampm.com/?v=fdb31836536cc903f131. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:11:05 -0600 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:02:36 -0500 Candidates for Minnesota state Senate Tom Neuville and Jessica Peterson participated in a debate on Wednesday, October 25 at Carleton College. The event, hosted by The Lens Magazine, was open to the public and well-attended. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 14:18:47 -0600 in West Gym with Jeff Blodgett '83; Pamela Costain '72, Wellstone for Senate 2002 campaign staffer; Dan Cramer '89, cofounder of Grassroots Solutions and former Wellstone campaign staffer; and Rick Kahn '73, Wellstone campaign treasurer. Moderated by Carleton political science professor Barbara Allen. Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:12:04 -0500 in Skinner Memorial Chapel with Jerry Dearly and the Lakota Singers; Khaleel Sayeed '05; Rev. Carolyn Fure-Slocum '82, Carleton chaplain; the Carleton Gospel Choir; Joel Weisberg, Carleton physics and astronomy professor; the monks of the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery and the Minnesota Sakya Center; Nancy and Mike Casper, Carleton physics professor; Norm Vig, Carleton political science professor; and Rev. Oliver White, Grace Community UCC Church, St. Paul. Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:04:54 -0500 Panel presentation: "Wellstone's Mentoring and Teaching: Alumni and Teachers" in the Concert Hall with Bruce Feathers '75, CEO of FeatherLite; Carlos Gonzalez '77, physician; Nicky González Yuen '81, educator and activist at De Anza College; Peter Rachleff, history professor at Macalester College in St. Paul; Lee Roderick Blons '82, executive director for the Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation; and Joel Schwartz, public policy professor at the University of North Carolina. Moderated by Susan Singer, Carleton biology professor and coordinator of the Perlman Learning and Teaching Center. See also Wellstone Symposium Mon, 03 Mar 2003 16:26:28 -0600 Panel presentation on "Wellstone's Impact on National and Progressive Politics" in Skinner Memorial Chapel with Frances Fox Piven, professor of political science and sociology at the City University of New York; Tom O'Connell, political science professor at Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis; and Winona LaDuke, campaign director for the White Earth Land Recovery Project. Moderated by Carleton political science professor Roy Grow. See also Wellstone Symposium Mon, 03 Mar 2003 16:00:45 -0600 Panel presentation on "Grassroots Organizing" with Sarah Anthony '88, fellow at Fair Trial Initiative; Joe Chrastil '78, lead organizer for the Industrial Areas Foundation in Spokane and Takoma; Pamela Costain '72, Wellstone for Senate 2002 campaign staffer; Secy Fascione '81, union organizer for Justice for Janitors in the Pacific Northwest; Pakou Hang, organizer with Progressive Minnesota and deputy political director for the Wellstone campaign; and Jonathan Lange '75, IAF community organizer. See also Wellstone Symposium Mon, 03 Mar 2003 15:56:40 -0600 Wellstone Symposium - Panel presentation: "The Wellstones' Policy Work" in Severance Great Hall with Mark Ritchie, president of Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy; David Foster, director of United Steelworkers District #11; Bob Borosage, president of the Institute for America's Future; Michael Noble '77, executive director of Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy; Connie Lewis, state director for Paul Wellstone; and Jim Ramstad, U.S. congressman from Minnesota, discussing agriculture and trade, labor and globalization, economic justice, domestic violence, and mental health care. Moderated by Carleton political science professor Norm Vig. See also Wellstone Symposium Mon, 03 Mar 2003 15:53:38 -0600 Thu, 27 Feb 2003 17:30:20 -0600 Thu, 27 Feb 2003 11:50:12 -0600