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The only one of its kind, the Albino Squirrel t-shirt uniquely acknowledges the resident white squirrel. Find out more about the background behind this awesome tee and you'll wish you had one too.

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by Karina Hill and Andrew Bartels

Carleton College has not yet achieved the difficult task of becoming 100% sustainable, but that doesn’t mean that individuals, student organizations, academic departments, and college offices haven’t taken valuable steps toward this end. Many of these important initiatives have gone unnoticed because they fit so naturally into the campus environment.

This slide show will highlight some of Carleton’s highly celebrated achievements in sustainability, as well as point out the lesser-publicized achievements of equal importance.

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by Ethan Hyland

One in a series of photoessays exploring the campus. This one encompasses more commonly overlooked places, and even some places on campus that students and visitors alike don’t usually see. Can you guess where all of these places are? If you want to rediscover the campus, and discover new places you didn’t know existed, check this out!

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Being too old to trick-or-treat doesn't mean the Halloween fun is gone for good.

by Lauren Allinson, Megan Meyer and Gracie Young

Carleton College's Student Center, Sayles Hill, is the hub of student life on campus. Not only does it house classrooms, study spaces, and newly equipped computer lab, it is a social space where students, faculty and staff can interact as well as work. Home to student organizations, the bookstore and snack bar, Sayles has always been an indispensable part of student life. Since its construction the building has evolved from its original athletic capacity into a unique social environment.

by Tim Blaha '06.

Life. Love. Career. Beer. A senior reflects on the things it would've been good to know back in freshman year.

10. Time flies. Enjoy it. Always be aware of how lucky you are...

Recently, a number of students on campus have been petitioning to change the college's mascot from the "Knights" to the "Penguins." In the midst of this heated debate, what we need most is a thorough, impartial, and thought-provoking comparison of the contenders...

Look through the lens of student photographer Debbie Chasman '07, who shares these campus photos:

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In the first of a series of submissions from off-campus students, Sean Montgomery '07 checks in from Japan with a photographic recap of his adventures abroad.

Please get original this Halloween, urges Tim Blaha '06:

"Creativity and effort are the key components of a successful Halloween costume. So, please don’t come as Jesus, it has been done far too many times. It has gotten so ridiculous that even a streaking “shark” (a.k.a. naked guy with Frisbee between buttocks) is more appealing to the eye than another Jesus representation."

When Sodexho placed a well-intentioned but somewhat, um, earnest tabletent in the dining hall recently to promote Mind, Body & Spirit, a group of friends devised their own parody version.