Posts Tagged ‘ st. olaf ’

BY JEFFREY JUUL In this economy, even the surest of dreams can easily be dashed. For her whole life, Mary Schmitt knew she wanted to be teacher. “This sounds cheesy but I’ve wanted to teach my whole life. I have been playing teacher in my bedroom since I was in second grade.” Read more on In a...
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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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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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Gubernatorial candidate Paul Thissen talks with Carleton student Yoni Blumberg BY LEAF ELHAI Two days after Minnesotans went to the polls on Nov. 3 to elect a new slate of local officials, one politician, DFL Rep. Paul Thissen, was still hard on the campaign trail. Read more on Paul Thissen, Campaigning for Governor at Carleton, Says...
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BY KATE MCDONALD Like many of the students he teaches, Ruben Alvarez knows what it’s like to move around. As the child of migrant workers Alvarez’s family moved back and forth from Texas to Minnesota, year after year, following the sugar beet crop. It wasn’t until he was in the 10th grade that Alvarez’s family settled...
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BY BRANDI BRANHAM Listen to this PODCAST of “Nova Roma” filmmakers Alexander Cooney and Max Silver, interviewed by Christopher Mathew Burt and Brandi Branham. One summer, two talented friends with time on their hands, what comes next? Read more on Eyeing the Big Time, Two Carleton Students Make a Short Feature Film…
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BY MAKINI ALLWOOD In a narrow underground hallway last Saturday night, women as young as 17 were seen scantily clad in fishnet stockings and short skirts. Their outfits paled in comparison however next to those worn by their male counterparts, who pushed the fashion envelope even further with black leather short shorts, S&M chains, ripped shirts...
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BY KATE MCDONALD A new program to reduce drug abuse among area young people is targeting not the youths themselves but rather their parents. Specifically the program takes aim at the sloppy way that many adults dispose of their extra prescription drugs, or leaves them around for children to pick up and start using. Read more on...
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BY KATIE WILLIAMS Fifteen years ago, as a first grader in Northfield, Annie Eckoff used to fight with her best friend over whether Carleton College or St. Olaf College was “better.” Read more on Town-Gown Relations in Northfield: It Depends Who’s Talking (and When)…
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