The Mac Weekly

Friday, October 10, 2008

News

• College begins to court small donors in Capital Campaign
• It's getting hot in here
• SDS founder talks of radicals and liberals
• Step Forward weekend kicks-off campaign
• Roundtable participants discuss global development
• Prof Talk: Julie Dolan, Poli Sci, on the Vice Presidential Debate
• New grant encourages political life
• CDC starts initiative to attract sophomores

Features

• Featured Org of the Week
• Pre-college "gap years"were anything but empty, takers report
• What I Learned in Bed
• Nearly Symmetrical

Sports

• Slurs at water polo game spark calls for resolution
• Golf season finishes with ups and downs at MIACs
• Women's cross country looking to restore confidence
• Mudry, Eckstrom shine for men's cross country
• Kicking and digging: soccer and volleyball unite for the cause
• Say it 'aint so, Kimbo

The Arts

• 90 minutes in heaven: "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
• Argentine songwriter Juana Molina: palatable but adventurous
• Truth at 24 frames per second

Opinion

• Letters to the Editor
• College should put a freeze on chiller purchase
• A call for Cafe Mactiquette
• Students: Step up for campaign
• Staff Editorial: Trustees: Cool it on chiller purchase

Spotlight

• Andrew Foreman and Ben Knurr

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