Part 2 of a 2 Part Series
by Alex Park in News
Macalester Safety and Security released its annual crime report for 2007 on Tuesday, a compilation of crime statistics culled from police records and the security logbook.
Few aspects of the report this year differ from predictions made by its authors earlier in the year.
by Jens Tamang in News
Macalester's Institute for Global Citizenship kicked off its 2008 International Roundtable yesterday.
Each year the Roundtable centers on a new theme, falling under the umbrella of globalization and the modern world. This year, the Roundtable will focus on the struggles of globalization and its tensions with development.
by Matt Day in News
Macalester College Student Government Vice President Chloe Mirzayi '10 resigned Sept. 24, and MCSG is holding an election to fill the position.
"Chloe's resignation is something that we're all sad about, but we all support her in her decision," MCSG President Alison Tray '09 said.
by Katie Havranek in News
Family Fest is fast approaching and it looks green. While Family Fest will look the same in many ways, this year's programming will highlight Macalester's commitment to promoting environmental awareness and sustainability.
"We want families to understand that we take the commitment seriously," said Dean James Hoppe.
by Hazel Schaeffer in News
The Mac Weekly: On September 10, 2008, Bolivian president Evo Morales declared the U.S. ambassador unwanted, persona non grata. The next day Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez expelled U.S. ambassador Patrick Duddy. What are the implications of these actions for the U.
by Katie Havranek in News
MacBike is a small but active student org on the Macalester campus. The group promotes bicycling as an environmentally sustainable mode of transportation as well as an enjoyable activity at Macalester as well as in the Twin Cities area.
This small but hard-working organization works to repair bikes, maintain bikes in the MacShare program, and plan bike trips.
by Alex Park in News
With more bikes than ever before struggling for parking space on campus, Facilities Management has begun to consider the addition of new racks for students and faculty, raising questions about what racks to get, where to put them, and how best to maximize their utility for the community.
Collectibles and condoms edition
by Marissa Warden in News
Penn State
Not your ordinary bubblegum baseball cards, the trading cards at this State College, Penn., institution are reserved for the elite. Now nerds can trade their favorite author for an evolutionary biologist.
In an effort to remind the public and the student body that they have more to offer the world than football, Penn State designed a set of trading cards with the pictures and statistics of their famous faculty.
2008 Woodie Awards