The Mac Weekly

Friday, March 3, 2006

News

• Wealth, giving and the Board of Trustees
• Megadonors: Large gifts crucial to capital campaign
• Short Circuit: Macalesterâ?TMs infamous Information Technology Services department
• Concerns persist with study abroad
• Influx in Yearbook funds propels production
• New conduct board takes on more cases
• Recent alum making run on open house seat

Features

• Where should I take a dump?
• I (heart) this Iraq War
• Make like global warming and GET HOT!
• An early spring cleaning
• Spotlight: The Whimsical World of Laura Wertheim
• Does this Franken-hater go overboard? Alan Skorski sits down for a Q & A
• The man paid to prank: A look into the life of David Nifoussi â?TM07
• The noises have faces? A review of Animal Collective live

Sports

• A.D. makes recommendation, nordic skiing remains club
• Scots return to the diamond, look for improvement in 2006
• Frisbee teams gear up for spring break in Georgia (Women's)
• Frisbee teams gear up for spring break in Georgia (Men's)

The Arts

• How Trapped in the Closet Changed My Life
• King Kanye
• Confronting Silence at the Walker
• Brokeback: Less mountain, more mountinâ?TM
• The Oscars eat chode less than usual this year

Opinion

• Cartoon controversy: an inevitable predicament
• The importance of Friday afternoon conversation
• Challenging the know-it-alls around us, and ourselves
• Fostering a safe environment for liberal thought
• An open letter from me to the Trustees
• Letters to the Editor
• Editorial: Bring on the Gala

More Issues

Issue Summary

News

• College begins to court small donors in Capital Campaign
• It's getting hot in here
• SDS founder talks of radicals and liberals
• Step Forward weekend kicks-off campaign
• Roundtable participants discuss global development
• Prof Talk: Julie Dolan, Poli Sci, on the Vice Presidential Debate
• New grant encourages political life
• CDC starts initiative to attract sophomores

Features

• Featured Org of the Week
• Pre-college "gap years"were anything but empty, takers report
• What I Learned in Bed
• Nearly Symmetrical

Sports

• Slurs at water polo game spark calls for resolution
• Golf season finishes with ups and downs at MIACs
• Mudry, Eckstrom shine for men's cross country
• Women's cross country looking to restore confidence
• Kicking and digging: soccer and volleyball unite for the cause
• Say it 'aint so, Kimbo

The Arts

• 90 minutes in heaven: "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
• Argentine songwriter Juana Molina: palatable but adventurous
• Truth at 24 frames per second

Opinion

• Staff Editorial: Trustees: Cool it on chiller purchase
• College should put a freeze on chiller purchase
• Students: Step up for campaign
• A call for Cafe Mactiquette
• Letters to the Editor