by Peter Wright in News
This evening's Step Forward Campaign kick-off event in the Leonard Center is the largest event the Capital Campaign-the college's initiative to increase the size of its endowment by $150 million-has held so far, but it is actually more of a mid-way point as the campaign shifts its focus.
Board may spend $7.5 million on new cooling system
by Peter Wright in News
An emergency measure on the agenda for this week's Board of Trustees meeting has sparked unrest among some Macalester students about their role in the school's decision making. The measure would allocate $7.5 million to be spent on a new air conditioning system, but members of the Macalester Conservation and Renewable Energy Society, or MacCARES, are questioning the transparency of the process.
by April DeJarlais and Marissa Warden in News
Political activist Tom Hayden discussed the differences between social movements during the Vietnam War era and modern movements at Wednesday's panel, "Activism: Then and Now."
Moderated by Jane Rhodes, the dean of race and ethnicity, student activists Kyera Singleton '11, Thuto Thipe '10, Peter Valelly '11 and David Seitz '10 began the discussion by detailing their involvement in various organizations including Students for a Democratic Society, Black Liberation Affairs Committee, Feminists in Action-Students Together Against Rape and Sexual Assault.
by Katie Zager in News
After two years of privately seeking donations and funds, the Development Office is bringing the Capital Campaign into the public sphere this weekend.
Campaign Event Coordinator Karlyn Wegmann has planned two days of both public and "invitation only" events for the hundreds of alumni coming to campus this weekend.
by Jens Tamang in News
The Institute for Global Citizenship's 2008 International Roundtable filled the John B. Davis lecture in the basement of the Campus Center hall last weekend. Beginning Thursday afternoon, students, faculty, members of the outside community and others came to both consider and engage an important and contested area of the contemporary geo-political discourse.
by Hazel Schaeffer in News
Did anything surprise you about the candidates' interactions with each other during last Thursday's Vice Presidential debate?
I was surprised that Biden had such a big toothy grin while Palin was speaking. They are on the divided screen on the television- you can see both of them.
by Marissa Warden in News
A $50,000 grant from the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation will give Macalester students the opportunity to explore citizen engagement and engage in dialogue about politically related issues.
Robin Ruthenbeck, associate director for campus programs, said she sees this as an opportunity to redefine what it means to be political so that it becomes something more than just voting.
by Peter Mathison in News
The Career Development Center is currently in the process of launching a new program aimed at helping sophomores make the most of the school year. Titled the Sophomore Initiative, the program joins already existing programs for first-years, juniors and seniors.
2008 Woodie Awards
