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March 9, 2009

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  • Upcoming Chaplain’s Office Services and Events

    • Jewish Purim/Hindu Holi/Muslim Mawlid al-Nabi Celebration—Wednesday, March 11, 5 p.m., Great Hall. Led by Anantanand Rambachan, Adil Ozdemir, and Shosh Dworsky. A fun evening of song, dance, performance, and good food.
    Jan Truax, Office of the Chaplain

  • Gould Library Athenaeum Event

    • The Latin 204 Investiture Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, March 11 beginning at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend.
    Merry Hoekstra, Gould Library

  • Bookstore Think Spring Sale, New Products, and Deals

    The Bookstore’s annual Think Spring Sale takes place on Thursday and Friday (March 12 and 13) this week.

    • Save 22% on all clothing, gifts, and general reading books these two days only!
    • We have also received a brand new assortment of colorful blank greeting cards, all very inexpensive. See the card rack by the cash registers on our upper level.
    • New alumni, mom, grandpa, and grandma mugs are also now in stock.
    • Back by popular demand is our 50% off clearance book cart on our upper level. Great reads at great prices!
    • We also still have two racks of clearance women’s clothing on our lower level. Many of these styles are perfect for spring!

    And, just a reminder—we’ll be happy to special order any office supplies, books, or insignia gifts that you may need.

    Thank you, as always, for the support of your independent, campus-owned bookstore!

    David Schlosser, The Bookstore

  • Food Shelf Luncheon a Great Success

    A BIG thank you to all who attended the luncheon and/or contributed food and money to the Northfield Food Shelf. In addition to the 295 pounds of food donated, a check in the amount of $1,073.64 will be presented to the Northfield Community Action Center! The Carleton community really came through in a time of great need. Kudos to you!

    Christine Krejci, Luncheon Chairman

  • Home Electronics Recycling Day for the Northfield Community

    Do you have a home computer or TV that you've been wanting to get rid of but don't know what to do with it?

    Carleton, St. Olaf, and Malt-O-Meal are partnering with Material Processing Corporation (MPC) to recycle personal/home computing equipment on Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon at Carleton's South Stadium parking lot off of Highway 19. Watch for signs. (Please read the rest of this article for more details.)

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    Carleton, St. Olaf, and Malt-O-Meal are partnering with Material Processing Corporation (MPC) to recycle personal/home computing equipment on Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon at Carleton's South Stadium parking lot off of Highway 19. Watch for signs.

    Beginning this year, there will be a charge to dispose of electronic equipment.

    Fee schedule for recycling:

    • $35.00—TV’s 32”or larger
    • $20.00—smaller TV’s, large printers, large fax machines
    • $10.00—computer monitors, microwaves
    • $7.00—computer systems, small home printers, small fax machines, stereo equipment, VCR’s, DVD players, similar electronics
    • $2.00—electronic games, laptops, calculators, portable audio players, iPods, cordless phones, other small electronic devices
    • Free—cell phones, rechargeable batteries, keyboards, and computer mice

    This disposal is for personal/home equipment and is not available to businesses. You can learn more about MPC on their Web site.

    Why do we need to charge?
    Due to the overwhelming response by residents in Minnesota, electronics manufacturers, who are required to pay for the recycling of residential electronics, have already met the recycling goals set by the State. Because electronics manufacturers are no longer required to recycle these items for free, the cost burden falls on the individual.

    Free Option

    Best Buy offers another electronics recycling option. You can recycle most electronics for free at a local Best Buy store. See the Best Buy Web site for details.

    If you have questions, please contact via e-mail either Sue Traxler at straxler@carleton.edu or Michael Decker at mdecker@carleton.edu.

    Sue Traxler, ITS

  • Campus Recreation Reaches Out

    Gone are the days of the printing and mailing brochures. Campus Recreation will reach out and continue to announce the recreation programs via e-mail, on Web sites, and in the Currently@Carleton newsletter.

    You will find the recreation programs to be terrific as in the past, or maybe even better. You still want to plan ahead and sign up on-line. Web sites you will not want to miss:

    http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/rec/ (For all Campus Recreation information such as open hours, Intramurals, pool hours, etc.).

    http://apps.carleton.edu/MindBodySpirit/ (For Recreation Program offerings and how to sign up each term).

    Please see the rest of the article for the Spring Break schedules.

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    Campus Recreation Spring Break 2009 Schedule

    Rec Center End-of-Term/Spring Break Hours

    • Regular hours through Thursday, March 12
    • Friday, March 13, 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    • Sunday, March 15, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

    Recreation Center Break Hours

    • Monday through Friday, March 16 through 20, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday, March 21, CLOSED
    • Sunday, March 22, CLOSED
    • Monday through Friday, March 23 through 27, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    • Sunday, March 29, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

    Cowling and Cowling Pool, March 17 through March 27

    • Cowling, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
    • Pool Hours, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. AND 4 to 6 p.m.
    • Weekends, CLOSED

    Stadium, March 17 through March 27

    • Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    • Weekends, CLOSED

    West Gym

    • CLOSED March 16 through March 29

    Break Recreation Programs

    Sign-up at the Rec Center front counter or call x4487.

    Step Aerobics with Russ

    • March 17 through March 27
    • Class Fee: $15.00
    • Cowling Dance Studio, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.

    Yoga-lates—Diane Keefer

    • March 10 through March 26
    • Rec Center Dance, Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon to 1 p.m.
    • Class Fee: $15.00

    Express Circuit—Thad Caron

    • March 10 through March 26
    • Fitness Center, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:10 to 12:45 p.m.
    • Class Fee: $15.00

    Adjustments to hours will be posted in advance.

    Mikki Showers, PEAR

  • Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching (LTC) and Mellon Faculty Life Cycles Grant Upcoming Events for the Week

    Wrapping-up This Term:

    • Faculty Reading Group on Academic Honesty on Monday, March 9 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Headley House, with refreshments
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    Monday, March 9
    Faculty Reading Group on Academic Honesty
    Recent scholarship on the definition of, and responses to, problems with academic honesty will form the basis of brief readings for this group. On February 9, John Bean joined us. He is Professor of English at Seattle University, and author of Engaging Ideas, a work that has influenced many of us as teachers. Those who have attended John’s December workshops know that he has few peers when it comes to thoughtful approaches to teaching undergraduates to promote critical thinking; the topic of academic honesty is one that we can fruitfully explore together.

    4:30 to 6 p.m., Headley House, 815 East Second Street, refreshments provided
    Co-sponsored by the College Writing Program and QuIRK (Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge Initiative)

    Click here for a peek at the LTC Luncheons and Reading/Discussion Groups we are in the process of planning for Spring Term; please continue to check back as further details become available. Have a restful break!

    Charlene Hamblin, Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching
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