Tunnel Graffiti
The tunnels beneath campus closed in 1988, but still bear the graffiti of countless Carleton class years.
Pranks
See a selection of Carleton pranks across the decades.
Coat of Arms
The Carleton coat of arms was adopted by the college in 1898 for use by the Athletic union.
Goat Trophy
Each year, the Carleton men's basketball and football teams vie for the coveted "Goat Trophy" against their crosstown rivals, St. Olaf College.
KRLX
Campus radio has been dear to Carleton for nearly 100 years, ever since the physics department took to the airwaves in 1921 to communicate with other colleges. From the advent of the KARL station in 1948 to KRLX today, however, student-run stations have been the radio mainstay.
Friedrich Schiller
The odd Carleton mania for stealing and periodically displaying a plaster bust of the German poet goes back to 1957.
The Birth of Rotblatt
Rotblatt was born as a men’s intramural softball league in 1964 when a group of sophomores created the new league and, in an inexplicable fit of inspiration, named it in honor of Marvin J. Rotblatt, an eminently forgettable journeyman pitcher for the White Sox in the 1950s.
The Carleton College Seal
You may have seen the Carleton College seal many times—but do you know its meaning?