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Bill Nye makes his grand entrance. Photo courtesy of Mac Dems.
Bill Nye visits campus, rallies the vote
Anya Armentrout and Nicholas Miller October 10, 2024

For many students, there was only one thing to do on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 5. As John Bunting ’26 said, “if Bill Nye shows up at your tiny little college, what...

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[Comic] The first week of school
[Comic] The first week of school
Gabby Simpson, Staff Cartoonist • September 19, 2024
Lucas Nelson ’25 (#2526) passes by Macalester College on Summit Ave in Mile 23 of the Twin
Cities Marathon.
Scots on the run! The 2024 Twin Cities Marathon
Noah Riccardi, Sports Editor • October 10, 2024

The Mac Weekly interviewed Lucas Nelson ’25, Ramier Villarama ’25, Adley Schwartz ’25, Lila Schisgal ’25, Georgia Barnes ’25 and Rylan Mueller ’25*, all of whom...

Photo Courtesy of Kyllian Griffin, Swim & Dive Head Coach
Making Waves: Alumni Swim & Dive Meet kicks off new season
Allie Dodero, Contributing Writer • October 10, 2024

The Scots are back and ready to make a splash. On Sept. 28, Macalester’s swim & dive teams hosted their annual Alumni Swim & Dive Meet. The event was part of the...

(Left to right: Kerrigan, Aguillon, Wentz and Devidayal). Photo courtesy of Christopher Mitchell '01 / Sport Shot Photo
Football MIAC Opener: Scots falter, look forward
Anya Armentrout, Ad Manager • October 3, 2024

The 15-0 score against the Scots at the first quarter mark didn’t bring down the crowd’s spirit. The Mac community had come out in full force for the football team’s...

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'Dance of Death' by Hans Holbein, 1523
Don’t be “Macabre,” come “Danse” this Sunday!
Vi Danahy, Contributing Writer • October 10, 2024

Mark your calendars. This Sunday, Oct. 13, the Macalester Orchestra will be performing “Danse Macabre,” a seasonally appropriate spooky waltz...

Samman with Rage against the Regime.
Unifying community through art: Palestinian rage karaoke
Emily Hueser, Arts Editor • October 3, 2024

For the past couple decades, the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival has become a constant place for film buffs to expand their viewing horizons....

Bright lights and high energy: T.D.C.C. at The Fillmore
To the basement people!: Two Door Cinema Club at the Fillmore
Noah Riccardi, Sports Editor • October 3, 2024

The rhythmic lights were bright and chandeliers hung over the packed crowd, the venue floors were slightly sticky, the frontman acted like the...

Photo story: snowstorm snowball fight
Photo story: snowstorm snowball fight
Rory Donaghy, Photo Editor • March 2, 2023

Last Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Macalester Outing Club extended an invite to other clubs and members of the Macalester community across campus to...

Felicia Winfrey ‘25 and friends on Overalls @Mac Day. Photo by Grace Xue ‘23
Student’s idea thrives on campus: overalls at Mac
Grace (Ziyue) Xue, Staff Writer • October 27, 2022

Blue denim, brown corduroy, pink and white floral patterns, flannel jumpsuits … overalls of all kinds of fabrics and designs bloomed all over...

Our Neck of the Woods: Up North
Our Neck of the Woods: Up North
Katherine Irving, Media Editor • April 8, 2022

Wolves are everywhere and nowhere; they live on pretty much every continent in the Northern hemisphere, but only the most intrepid have seen...