The Mac Weekly

Friday, September 19, 2008

News

• WMCN prepares for changes, new slate of programming
• Swings will return to campus in spring
• On campus bike theft increases
• Fine Arts Center Fast Tracked
• Turck-Out room to be a lounge
• Gary Krueger, economics, on the Wall Street crisis
• All around liberal arts
• RAs pushed to focus on 'community development'

Features

• EnviroThursday furthers global food crisis awareness
• What I Learned in Bed with Hannah Wydeven
• Featured Org of the Week: EXCO
• Planning study abroad, juniors figure it out
• Returning from abroad, seniors re-adjust

Sports

• Quidditch Invasion
• Field house closed for a week due to minor maintenance
• What will be the next varsity sport at Macalester?

The Arts

• "Burn After Reading," reviewed
• Smackdown! The Brian Jonestown Massacre vs. The Dandy Warhols
• Ratatat: Meet your new weekend plans.
• The music you missed this summer
• Truth at 24 Frames Per Second

Opinion

• Letter to the Editor
• Imagining a better reality isn't unrealistic
• Slur in crossword puzzling

Spotlight

• Two True Scots

More Issues

Issue Summary

News

• Health services adjusts to life after Winton
• Michael Waul '09 awarded Rhodes Scholarship
• Search committee has four candidates for Director of Academic Programs position
• College's bougie neighborhood sees few foreclosures
• Islamic concentration to be offered in the fall
• MCSG resolution plans to facilitate communication among student committees and administration
• Dorm mural aims to build community
• All Around the Liberal Arts: Pot-fessor gone wild

Features

• Take your mind off the tundra:
• Making Treads: 10 Tips for Winter Biking
• Made in MN:
• "Get Your Gun, Annie"
• What I learned in bed...with Hannah Wydeven
• Featured Org: MIO

Sports

• Despite losing record, positives prevalent at season end
• Youth-driven squad looks to overcome inexperience
• Tenacious team credits chemistry for recent improvement

The Arts

• "Worlds Within Worlds:" Inside the 2008 fall dance concert
• Indie newcomers The Dogs release self-titled album
• A tribute to the Junior Boys and their offspring
• Truth at 24 frames per second

Opinion

• Global citizenship vs. bare necessities?
• Letters to the Editor