Posts Tagged ‘ Carleton College ’

BY MEGHAN KEANE “It is time to advance a non-toxic, vibrant economy and protect the public by reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act.  I urge you to support the strongest version of this reform.  We can’t do it without you!” Read more on Carleton MPIRG Pushes for Chemicals Ban in Detox Minnesota! Campaign…
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BY DEBBIE WONG Armed with scientific calculators, students at Carleton College were doing math – but not just any math. They were adding up calories and cents, selecting foods to buy from a small-scale model grocery store they’d built in the classroom. Their goal: to satisfy their dietary needs with limited money. Read more on Food...
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BY KATIE WILLIAMS Tyler BoddySpargo, Dia Davis A food drive last Friday on the Carleton College campus raised enough money to buy 65 pounds of fruit juice, milk, yoghurt and other foods that were donated to the food shelf at the Community Action Center (CAC) in Northfield. Read more on Carleton Student Drive Collects...
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Rounding up tourist dollars BY KAITLIN MUTH “People come to Northfield for a lot of different reasons,” says Northfield Mayor Mary Rossing. Last Saturday, for example, Will Rolf, a St. Paul realtor, came to see a show in town. Read more on In a Tough Economy, Northfield Tourism Gets Extra Attention…
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Christa Owens BY MAIA RODRIGUEZ Three weeks from now, when thousands of prominent environmentalists and public officials converge in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Northfield’s own Christa Owens will be among them. Read more on Carleton Student to Attend Copenhagen Climate Conference…
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BY DEBBIE WONG A yearning for learning On a recent sunny Wednesday afternoon, I found myself, a 19-year-old college student, listening to a psychology lecture with 13 other students. Nothing unusual about that, of course, except that every one of the students was over 50. Read more on In a College Town, a Thriving School for Seniors...
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BY EMILY HARTLEY A new “rideshare” web site is being discussed for Northfield that would provide the most extensive database available for matching people who want to carpool during their daily commutes, on longer one-time trips or for short errands around town. Read more on New Carpool Web Site Weighed for Northfield…
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BY MEGHAN KEANE These red brick buildings are green. “It’s hard to tell it is so environmentally friendly, it just feels like a really nice dorm,” says Lauren Masterson, a Carleton College freshman and resident of Cassat Hall, one of two new recently-completed dormitories getting rave reviews from residents. Read more on New Eco-Friendly Carleton Dorms Attract...
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Sam Dunnewold, a Carleton sophomore, speaks at "This Is My Story." Photo courtesy of Veasey Conway. BY MAIA RODRIGUEZ When Sarah Carter was first tested in grade school for a possible learning disability, the test results were disappointing – she had dyslexia. But even more disappointing in some ways was the response of the school...
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BY JULIA OLSON A recent talk on health care at Carleton College began with members of the audience, mostly students, telling the group why they had come. Nearly every student said they felt under-informed about the present national debate on health care reform. Read more on Avoiding Health Insurance ‘Death Spiral’ is Key, Carleton Speakers Say…
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