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EPAG report recommends discontinuing Russian Studies

Two-thirds of faculty must vote to overturn at March meeting in order to keep major, minor

Macalester's Educational Policy and Governance committee (EPAG) issued a report on Sunday recommending that "the college should discontinue the major and minor in Russian Studies" and no longer have Russian language classes, placing the future of the field at Macalester in jeopardy.

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‘Amplifying voices not usually heard’

Author, journalist, activist speaks on Latin American social movements, politics

Journalist, author and activist Benjamin Dangl spent last Tuesday at Macalester and gave a lecture on the relationship between leftist Latin American governments and social movements. The author of Dancing with Dynamite: Social Movements and States in Latin America and The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia, Dangl has also been published in The Guardian Unlimited, Al Jazeera, The Nation Magazine, The Progressive, Utne Reader, CounterPunch and Alternet. In 2003 he founded a publication on Latin American politics and social movements, Upside Down World, which he still edits

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Theatre: Ballad of the Pale Fisherman

Ballad of the Pale Fisherman, a play at the Illusion theatre in Minneapolis, opens tonight, and stars Isabel Nelson ‘04

as writer and director and Willie Gambucci, ‘12.

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Music Mixtape: Sociology Professor Erik Larson

Eclectic sociology professor, Erik Larson, usually spends about 12 hours a day in his office. Luckily he has a diverse music collection to keep him company.

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Rookie sensation fuels Timberwolves turnaround

The Minnesota Timberwolves have won more games than they have lost. Note to reader: this is not a typo. As of press time on Wednesday night, the Timberwolves had a record of 13-12, marking the first time the team has been above .500 after 25 games in the last six years.

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The NDAA: An Unconstitutional Act

On New Year's Eve, as We the People were preparing for our festivities, President Barack Obama was busy signing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This Act has provisions that contradict the guarantees of the United States Constitution.

 

A Look Inside the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center

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A quick tour

Phase one of the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center renovation and expansion, which also includes the music building, will be completed before Fall 2012.

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