
Creative Space
A visual tour of the recently opened Weitz Center for Creativity shows how the Carleton community is using the repurposed building’s teaching, performance, and exhibition spaces.
The Novels Grim
Is contemporary fiction for teens skewed to the dark, disturbed, and dangerous? We ask two experts if there’s cause for worry. Plus, tips on how to raise a reader.
On The Road to Saigon
Born in a Vietnamese refugee camp, Hai Ngo ’12 relocated to Minnesota at age 1 with his parents. Last summer he returned to Vietnam on a Larson International Fellowship. Through his photography, Ngo came to a deeper understanding of his parents, his relatives, and himself. Here are some photos from his trip.
Skating Party
Skating coach and mentor Carey Tinkelenberg ’05 teaches her students life skills they can use on and off the ice.
Show Wiz
Edward Berkeley ’66 returned to Carleton fall term to direct The Tempest in the new Weitz Center theater—and took the audience by storm.
Honor Bound
Carleton art professor Fred Hagstrom created a book that captures the touching and little-known story of a Japanese American family whose lives intersected with the College during World War II and beyond.
Minding the Gap
We asked Carls of various faiths to tell us how they grapple with issues of wealth and poverty—and the growing disparity between the two.
Cover Photo
As Cave general manager, Tasha Rhoads ’12 does everything from hire staff to stock the snack bar. But mostly she books all the best bands you’ve never heard of.