The Mac Weekly

Friday, October 5, 2007

News

• Doctors Without Borders members tout organization's impartial humanitarianism
• Duke professor speaks on bin Laden, "the man behind the myth"
• Library looks to expand focus, appeal
• A Closer Look: Breaking down boundaries?
• Students discuss issues of global citizenship at event
• Median under consideration on Snelling Ave.
• MCSG seeks to increase profile, input
• Obama rally draws Minneapolis mayor, student opposition
• Family Fest and Diversity Weekend to coincide
• A Note from the Editor
• RAs raise concern about compensation
• 'Quiet meeting' expected as trustees visit campus
• Slideshow: This week in The Mac Weekly
• A president, a professor and a student talk about Mac's future
• Faculty put off vote on motion protesting Iraq war

Features

• A look at Thistle
• Recipes for community service: For best results, add Action Fund
• Face it, Macalester: We're trendy.

Sports

• Women's Cross Country 16th at Roy Griak Invitational
• Golf season reaches finale
• Not just for clowns: Macalester's Object Manipulators

The Arts

• Theater Department hits home run with "Angels in America"
• "Across the Universe" is out of this world, or universe
• Will Radiohead change the music industry next week?
• The Weakerthans put on one great show
• LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire take over Minneapolis

Opinion

• IGC Student Council responds
• Letters to the Editor
• Staff Editorial: A step forward for civic engagement
• An Iranian weighs in
• Numbers don't lie, but graphs can
• Don't let conservative complacency control bathrooms

Spotlight

• Ricardo Guzman: Dishes it out and loves it

More Issues

Issue Summary

News

• With increased budget, security expands over last two years
• Roundtable kicks off
• Student government VP resigns
• Family Fest adds 'green' showcase
• Prof Talk: Paul Dosh, Poli. Sci., on the US and Latin America
• MacBike stresses its own sustainability
• Larger racks to be implanted at Mac?
• All Around the Liberal Arts

Features

• People as Wholesome as Produce
• "I am Sham"
• Transfer students feel welcomed in new environment
• ¥€$ and Know: Economics with Elias Tezapsidis
• What I Learned in Bed
• Featured Org of the Week: Macalester Jewish Organization (MJO)
• Teach for America: An Interview with Riyaz Gayasaddin '08

Sports

• Women's soccer season slowed by injuries
• Scots looking for a breakthrough at midpoint in season
• Volleyball gains experience, optimism in tournaments
• Macalester men's water polo: the sons of Neptune
• Baseball fever is here: The Mac Weekly's playoff picks

The Arts

• A fleeting sensation: Fleet Foxes come to Minneapolis
• Truth at 24 frames per second

Opinion

• Feminist she ain't
• In a close, high-stakes race, every vote counts...
• ... But real change requires action beyond electoral politics
• Staff editorial: Calling all points, counterpoints
• Letters to the Editor