Saturday 11/07/2009

• Kayla Berger: Making a Difference

  Sometimes I worry that I'm not really making a difference in the world. I often wish that I was better at helping people and that I had more time, money, and wisdom to contribute to solving the world's problems. I'm ... more

• Amy Reynaldo '88: Saturday, 11/7/09

  NYT 7:02
  LAT 4:05 (not blogged yet)
  Newsday tba
  CS tba
  
  Bob Klahn's New York Times crossword
  
  I had just finished drafting my L.A. Crossword Confidential post for Saturday when I checked Twitter and saw this from Rex Parker: "Sat. ... more

• Pressville.org: On Northfield Tax Hikes, Many Draw a Line at Aid for Businesses

  BY JEFFREY JUUL

  On Sept. 30, a new Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Bridgewater Commons broke ground just south of downtown Northfield.

  The restaurant may be an early sign of recovery, but some members of local government has said ... more

• Pressville.org: A New Teacher Takes a New Approach to “English as a Second Language” in Northfield

  BY KATE MCDONALD

  Like many of the students he teaches, Ruben Alvarez knows what its like to move around.

  As the child of migrant workers Alvarez’s family moved back and forth from Texas to Minnesota, year after year, following ... more

• Pressville.org: From Najat El Hachmi, Dispatches from the Border of the Self

  BY MEGHAN KEANE

  “Literature is a fundamental element to understanding people,” said Najat El Hachmi , a renowned novelist and college professor, in a talk on Oct. 30 at Carleton College. “It’s vital.”

  Read more on From Najat El ... more

Friday 11/06/2009

• Library News: SPSS Not Working on Library Computers

  SPSS is currently not working on computers within Gould Library. It is working on computers in the CMC. ITS has been notified and we hope to have SPSS working in the Library soon. We apologize for the inconvenience.

• KRLX 88.1 Free Radio Northfield: TONIGHT AT THE CAVE: Local Folk Heroes Will Tear Down The Cave With Rockin' Folk Tunes Only To Afterwards Bring Everyone To Tears With A Beautiful Traditional Ballad

  Doug, bassist for the Bratlanders and Carleton College Employee, provides us with this account of tonight's show:
  
  Johnny Cash died in September, 2003. Two months later, Singer Matt Arthur and a backing band of siblings Doug, Don, and Bev ... more

• Margaret Taylor: A Very *Traditional* Klingon War Chant

  
  Klingon War Chant
  
  Oh, the nerdiness ... I love it.

  

• Pressville.org: At ‘Day of the Dead,’ Songs and Skulls for the Departed

  BY HYE MI AHN

  It was two days after Halloween, but there were skulls everywhere .

  From student-made murals to wax skeletons and professional paintings, skulls were impossible to escape in the Great Hall at Carleton College for the ... more

• Collin Hazlett '12: Cantor, Whales, and Pumpkin Pie

  Fractional dimensions. Duct-tape whales. Awesome hats. Mysterious charts.

  Everything you need for an awesome Halloween-themed post.

• Carleton Athletics: Men's Cross Country: St Olaf Powerless to Stop Blake Hansen

  In the annual battle between crosstown rivals, Carleton College senior Blake Hansen ran a season-best time of 27:41 to become the winner of the Great Karhu Shoe Race. The favored Ole harriers came out on top in the team competition, ... more

• Avery Palmer '00: Quote of the Day

  "It is what it is, which is the saying we always fall back on when it's not what it's not."

  -- Al Gore, in a good interview from Darren Samuelsohn at Greenwire. I appreciate his ironic use of "it ... more

• Media Resources: New at the Library

  Art:21 : art in the twenty-first century. Season five / a production of Art21 Inc. ; series created by Susan Sollins and Susan Dowling.

  Clando = Clandestine / Les Films du Raphia ; un film de Jean-Marie Teno.

  Death ... more

• Carleton Athletics: Follow Saturday Soccer Title Matches, Football, Swimming on Knights Online

  Knights Online is your best source to follow the Knights in action on Saturday, Nov. 7. The swim teams are in action, it's Senior Day as the football team hosts Concordia, with the highlight being both the men's and women's ... more

• Carleton Athletics: Volleyball: Lovett Earns Academic Honor

  Carleton College junior Kelly Lovett was named to the 2009 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Third Team. In her first season as a starter, she showed an impressive all-around game, pacing the Knights in kills and ranking second in digs.

• Carleton Athletics: Football: Taylor Named to Academic All-District Team

  Carleton College junior offensive lineman Will Taylor was named to the 2009 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Second Team. Taylor has anchored the right guard position this year for the Knights, putting Carleton on pace for its top rushing season ... more

• Carleton Athletics: Knights of the Week

  The Carleton College Student-Athlete Advisory Council announced its Knights of the Week for Oct. 26-Nov.1. The recipients were the Women's Cross Country team and Tyler Palin.

• Kurt Kohlstedt '02: About Face: Unbelievably Hilarious Face Painting Art

  

  Remember going to birthday parties or the carnival as a child and getting your face painted? Face painting is fun and magical, and it lets us temporarily transform ourselves. You can be just about anything, from a fierce animal ... more

• Dan Schofer '00

  11-6-2009
  Mud Road + Bryant Park. 30 minutes. 4 miles.
  Slow and easy shakeout run.

  

• Dan Schofer '00

  11-6-2009
  Abbe Hills Loop. 74 minutes. >10 miles.
  Cool, sunny, and windy. Felt pretty tired and sluggish so ran easy the whole way.