the Voice :: Carleton College

Carl Quiz: Adam Berliner '02

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:13:25 -0500

Place Setting: Hulings Hall B45

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:38:18 -0500

Time Map

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:00:49 -0500

Carleton astronomy professor Joel Weisberg worked with a New York artist and MIT scientists to create a disk that will orbit Earth for billions of years—and provide a snapshot of life on Earth in the early 21st century for any future space travelers who might discover it.

Class Project

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:44:21 -0500

Badges of Honor

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:22:14 -0500

For 44 years, Ed Buchwald has introduced a troop of Northfield Boy Scouts to the great outdoors: hiking with them up mountains in Montana and Wyoming, canoeing rivers, exploring caves, and walking the length of Isle Royale National Park.

Good Advice

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:09:33 -0500

Although Carleton staff and faculty members have long served as advisers and mentors to their students, the college is expanding and formalizing ways for them to help students connect the dots between classes and careers.

Keeping it Green

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:32:58 -0500

Martha Larson, Carleton’s manager of campus energy and sustainability, and her team of student assistants support a variety of green initiatives on campus.

Popular Science

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:14:31 -0500

Emily Stevens ’85 is a managing producer for SciGirls, an award-winning public television show that encourages young girls to excel in math and science.

Open House

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:02:19 -0500

Everything old is new again in Margaret Evans Hall, which reopened in January following an extensive renovation.

Sincerely Yours

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:20:20 -0500

A piece from This Jealous Earth, Carleton French professor Scott Carpenter’s recently published collection of short stories.

Writing the World

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:10:34 -0500

Shantrice King ’13 taught a course called The Courage to Write to 20 Faribault High School students over the summer.

The Orchestra Pit

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:51:11 -0500

Conflicts over rising costs and declining revenues have pitted symphony orchestra musicians against management. Carls from both sides talk about how orchestras can survive the turmoil and get back to making music.

Art to the People

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:38:51 -0500

Student art assistants hold “office hours” to expose some of their favorite finds to a wider audience.

Book Smarts

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:03:27 -0500

Carleton psychology professor Julia Strand turns out-of-date books into art.

"If you could design a Carleton course, what would it be?"

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:40:53 -0500

We asked alumni on Facebook to design their dream Carleton courses.

Helping Hand

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:19:27 -0500

A little mendicant has taken up residence in a niche outside the cinema in the Weitz Center for Creativity.

Carleton Quips

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:33:47 -0500

Our favorites from a weekly Facebook contest, in which Carls write captions for historic photos from the Carleton Archives.

Beautiful Minds

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:07:05 -0500

Research assistant Mari Ortiz ’13 paired up with Carleton American studies professor Adriana Estill on a project that examines perceptions of Latina beauty and cultural identity.

Convo Quote

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:54:31 -0500

Sherry Turkle, the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gave a convocation address on October 26, 2012.

Noteworthy

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:57:56 -0500

Carleton students win Fulbrights, an alumnus establishes a scholarship, Carleton teams up with St. Olaf, and faculty members take on new responsibilities.

Cover Illustration

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:12:47 -0500

Nationwide, orchestra musicians have walked out or been locked out as disputes with management rage on.