Wednesday 05/15/2013

• Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Sideways Street Art: Muralist Makes Figures Walk on Walls

  [ By WebUrbanist in Art & Street Art & Graffiti . ]

  

  These layered creations are surprisingly realistic, even in black and white, thanks in part to their scale and reinforced by their shadows, but also due to the ... more

Tuesday 05/14/2013

• Carleton Athletics: Women's Tennis: Knights Win ITA National Sportsmanship Award for May

  The Carleton College women’s tennis team was honored Tuesday as the recipients of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Team Sportsmanship Award for the month of May.

• Carleton News: Carleton College Student Earns Davis Projects for Peace Grant

  Carleton College student Sara Hooker '13 (Belfast, Ireland) has earned a Davis Projects for Peace grant worth $10,000. Hooker, a double  major in economics and international relations, along with a concentration in political economy, will utilize the grant to work ... more

• Carleton News: Carleton College Symphony Band presents its Spring Concert

  Carleton College’s Symphony Band, directed by Ronald Rodman, will present its spring concert on Friday, May 17 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. This special performance wraps up the academic year with a concert celebrating the graduating members of ... more

• Carleton News: Volunteers Needed for Two Events this Weekend in the Cowling Arboretum

  Volunteers are needed for two events happening this Saturday, May 18 in the Cowling Arboretum. From 6 to 9 a.m., the College will host its Annual Spring Bird Count and from 9 a.m. until noon, participants are invited to help ... more

• Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Nappers #156 and #157: Concrete Crash

  Awhile back, I posted a picture of my son napping on the sidewalk in his coat .

  There were skeptics.

  Well, naysayers, I give you Exhibit B…as in Be-Well-Rested. Be-One-With-the-Incline.

  

  Not yet hot enough to fry an egg on ... more

• Carleton Athletics: Softball: Ramey, Davis, and Parsons Receive All-Conference Recognition

  Jenny Ramey picked up her third All-Conference honor in as many years, as she was named to the 2013 All-MIAC team. Two other Knights were also recognized by the conference as Keelin Davis and Kelsey Parsons were named All-MIAC Honorable ... more

• Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Hidden Depths: Architectural Illusion Unfolds Underground

  [ By WebUrbanist in Design & Guerilla Ads & Marketing . ]

  

  Facade or fantasm, this series of images presents an alluring picture of the layers – perhaps even literal  levels – of  history that lies beneath aged and ... more

• Carleton Athletics: Women's Tennis: Doyle and Lombardi Earn Bid to NCAA Doubles Championships

  The doubles team of Bridget Doyle (Sr./Mendota Heights, Minn./Visitation) and Anne Lombardi (Jr./Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) has earned a bid to the NCAA Division III Doubles Championships. The pair’s No. 4 ranking in the Central Region secured them a spot among ... more

• Carleton Athletics: Men's Golf: Knights Unable to Regain the Rusty Putter

  The Carleton College men’s golf team faced off against cross-town rivals St. Olaf in the annual “Rusty Putter” match at Willingers Golf Club on Saturday. The dual meet involved three events: best-ball, alternate shot, and scramble formats. Each event was ... more

• Alison Sommer '05: Preparing for your first kiss...

  How did you learn the art of romantic kissing? How does anybody? Does anybody have a first kiss that's as cute or magical as in the movies? Are these enough rhetorical questions? Did I even listen to my English teachers when they ... more

• Kevin Draper '10: Series of the Week: Oklahoma City Thunder (1) versus Memphis Grizzlies (5)

  

  “We have a pretty good team.  Just got hurt.”
  David Kahn, ex-GM of the Minnesota Timberwolves

  The above statement has nothing to do with either the Thunder or the Grizzlies.  Rather, it concerns the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team that ... more

• Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: The politics of PEMEX

  It's not just about government revenue and international trade, the future of PEMEX (and the Mexican economy) might be dependent upon constitutional reform.
  
  To power Mexico forward, Peña Nieto looks to energy reform
  

  It has been 75 years since President ... more

• Rachel Teagle: AFF 2013 Fringe PlayList: Returning Favorites

  Good news everyone! For your art-enjoying convenience, the Atlanta Fringe Festival is offering multi-show discount passes, so you can get more Fringe-bang for your Fringe-buck. And, they're available RIGHT NOW!
  
   But wait, Rachel, there are so many great shows to ... more

• Patrick Ganey: Dua, Vietnamese fermented mustard greens

  
  
  

  

  When mẹ, my mother-in-law, pronounces this dish, it sounds like “awe” with a ‘dz’ prefix (like we hear in 'adze'), so it sounds like “dzawe” to my non-Vietnamese ears. She’s been making it forever, and though we’ve asked her ... more

• Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Test Your Geography Skills with Google Maps Game

  [ By Steph in Global & Travel & Places . ]

  

  Can you guess where in the world this unidentified Google Maps location is by landscape, road signs, architecture and cars? Test your geography skills with GeoGuessr , a ... more

Monday 05/13/2013

• Kevin Draper '10: Monday Media: The Many Melodramatic Layers of a Picture

  

  This is a picture of Kevin Durant wearing a hat.  This we can agree on.

  But after that?  Well, it’s up to you.

  My guess is when a person from Seattle sees the picture seen above, they mostly feel ... more

• Ken Wedding's Reading Blog: Some thoughts from Down Under

  Bird Loomis has been doing the visiting scholar bit in Australia, so his has been a year without a winter. Along with lecturing, writing, and observing, he's also been reading and visiting galleries down under. I don't know what he's ... more

• Dan Schofer '00

  5-13-2013
  Mud Road. 44 minutes. 6 miles.
  Another easy run. Felt pretty good.

• Dan Schofer '00

  5-13-2013
  Town + Mud Road. 44 minutes. 6 miles.
  Cool and breezy. Relaxed run. Felt OK.