The Mac Weekly

Friday, October 19, 2007

News

• Brazile, Christie to discuss '08 elections
• Cafe Mac to purchase eco-friendly cups, napkins
• Mac-Groveland residents voice support for Snelling median proposal
• Macalester's 14th International Roundtable considers globalization and music
• Neighborhood police patrols active around campus
• Students maced, 1 arrested Saturday by St. Paul cops
• Green aspirations lead to Sustainability Coordinator
• History class' admission questioned on racial grounds
• Faculty stall, don't vote on Iraq war protest motion
• All around the Liberal Arts

Features

• Done with Dunn's? Bored with the 'Bou? Is Coffee News . . . old news?
• Meet the Suite
• Macalester College by the numbers

Sports

• Women halt losing streak at four, stay alive in playoff hunt
• 'Dark Goat' creator Andrew Virden '96 spawned Mac cheers
• Men's cross country reaching an unpredictable finish
• Blue Monkeys and Purse Snatchers know how to Chill-out

The Arts

• Spoon dishes out enegery, music First Avenue
• "Falling Man" explores post-9/11 New York, falls short
• Vampire Hands doesn't suck, neither blood nor musically
• Wilco are probably not trying to break your heart
• "The Darjeeling Limited" takes dead aim at the rich boys

Opinion

• Professor Rachleff on the Mellon Mays seminar
• Find more effective ways to protest the Iraq war
• Williams sets the record straight
• Mellon Mays seminar should serve as model for safe, academic spaces
• The real world beneficiaries of fair trade

Spotlight

• Theresa Moy: Helping kids from China to Minnesota

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