by Peter Wright in News
Applications are due at noon today for Macalester students hoping to take advantage of the newest housing option on campus. Next year section four of Kirk will be designated an all-gender area, geared towards people who want a unique space centered on gender issues.
by Amy Lieberman in News
The Watson Foundation has awarded Zach Devlin-Foltz '08 and Hector Pascual Alvarez '08 2008-2009 Watson Fellowships, granting both students a $25,000 stipend for a one-year independent project conducted outside of the United States.
Devlin-Foltz, an Economics and Political Science major, and Alvarez, an International Studies and Theater major, are among 48 other winners across the United States.
by Amy Ledig in News
Charges will not be pressed against the college employee who embezzled $20,860 from the college over a nine-month period because the money was returned, according to a statement released Wednesday by Director of College Relations Doug Stone.
"The incident involving theft of $20,860 in funds from a ValuPort machine in the Campus Center has been resolved.
Hustle Rose will play as part of an ambitious spring slate of activities organized by STAND, the student anti-genocide coalition
by Mari Mejia in News
This evening STAND, a student run anti-genocide coalition, will hold a benefit concert in Kagin from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. There is a $2 donation at the door, and the money will go to fund aid programs for refugees from the genocide in Darfur. Hustle Rose, a local band featuring former Macalester student Joe Moran '10, will offer a musical mix of neo-soul, rock and funk.
by Anne Flanagan in News
Students, faculity and staff will examine the intersection between morality and the environment at the second annual Civic Forum entitled "The Environment, Citizenship, and the Public Good." The forum, an Institute for Global Citizenship initiative, is scheduled to run through Friday evening.
by Amy Ledig in News
Imagine a network of student leaders joining forces to work together, sharing skills and experiences to have bigger, better movements working in coordination with one another instead of competing for attention and members.
This is the vision for Momentum, a new student program that formed out of conversations held at this fall's Leadership Conference.
Jan Egeland, experienced diplomat and aid administrator, addresses students and faculty
by Anna Waugh in News
Wealthy nations have enough resources to increase aid to poorer countries and advocate peace, former United Nations official Jan Egeland told about 70 Macalester students over breakfast in the Weyerhauser Boardroom on March 13.
The former United Nations undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator stressed the need for increased humanitarian aid around the world to help bring peace to places of war, focus to relief efforts after natural disasters and end suffering caused by preventable disease.
'On the Media' host discusses effects of media's failure to adapt to aging MTV generation, DVR, Internet
by Zach Selke in News
Renowned journalist Bob Garfield talked to a packed house in Weyerhauser Chapel on Monday about the future of American media as part of the Broadcast Journalist Series, sponsored by the Humanities, Media and Cultural Studie Department. NPR's show "On the Media," which Garfield co-hosts, has a long history in some of the nation's most respected news outlets.
by Zac Farber in News
The International Center received 112 applications for study away in the fall, down from 129 applications in fall 2007 and 169 applications for student applying to study abroad this semester.
It is common for more students to apply for spring slots than for fall slots, and in recent years the college administration has struggled with balancing the number of students who study away in fall with those in spring.
Hatemail, Lovemail and Another Rich School Acts Nice
by Anna Waugh in News
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Thirty-four students received hate mail with anti-queer messages in their student mailboxes at Grinnell College. The incident occurred just five days after a streak of anti-gay vandalism on campus property on Feb. 23. Most of the students who received the hate mail were active in the campus queer community.
by Colleen Good in News
Next semester, the Chinese language house will officially debut, but logistical concerns will limit its walls to within George Draper Dayton Hall.
This is not the first Chinese house Macalester has had. In fall 2002, a Chinese House was created as a part of the four year Freeman Foundation Grant for Asian Studies.
by Anna Waugh in News
The Rock Tenn Community Advisory Panel meetings have yet to provide any conclusions to the problem of how to power the 100 year old Saint Paul paper recycling plant, and some members of the panel are beginning to worry that there will be no solution that will please everyone.
by Tressa Versteeg in News
For ten seniors, this spring break was spent off the coast of Washington for "a chance to pause before jumping off from Macalester." These students, Hector Pasual Alvarez, Raina Fox, Sonia Hazard, Jessie Light, Mara MacKinnon, Katyana Melic, Evan Mitchell, Hillary Mohaupt, Periangelo Rossi and Elissa Vinnik, were selected by the Lilly Project to spend five days at the Whidbey Institute for Earth, Spirit and the Human Future.
2008 Woodie Awards
