The Mac Weekly

Friday, December 7, 2007

News

• Communication lapse leaves a few out of loop on yearbooks
• College to unveil text alert
• College to look nationally for provost
• FACE AIDS raises awareness, funds
• History course's enrollment requirements to change
• Capital campaign demystified
• College will 'hit up' faculty, staff for donations
• MinnPost, Minnesota's fresh-faced news source, may make it to the Mac stands
• Early decision applicant pool holds steady

Features

• Energy Drinks & Caffeine Cravings
• An aching heart: teaching biology in South America
• Two Macalester students' Projects for Peace
• Is Facebook a tool for social activism?

Sports

• Macalester's unofficial, official sports photographer
• If you fix it they will come, Mac Foosball redux
• Clutch Shots, close victories, propel Scots to 3-0 start
• Sickness, lack of personnel pose problems for men's swimming

The Arts

• Too much music?
• Baumbach amazes with "Margot at the Wedding"
• The Arts on the arts and entertainment
• An open letter to the guy that starts the standing ovation:

Opinion

• Have It Your Way: Bring down the King
• Blaming all of Africa's ills on African leaders ignores history
• Cargill: Not just a Minnesota Company
• Letter to the Editor
• Letter to the Editor
• Staff editorial: Franken or fiction?
• Burglar King

Spotlight

• Matt Stone and Hattie Stahl

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