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Hamza Mahamud ’26 to be senior class speaker
Anya Armentrout and Callisto Martinez April 16, 2026

Hamza Mahamud ’26 will serve as senior class speaker during the Class of 2026’s Commencement on Saturday, May 16, inside the Leonard Center Fieldhouse. He will be speaking...

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Track and Field team reflects on nationals, next steps
Track and Field team reflects on nationals, next steps
Miles Remmel, Associate Sports Editor • April 30, 2026

The Macalester Scots track and field team closed their indoor season on March 14 at the National Collegiate Athletics Association Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala. During...

This Week in Mac Sports: 5-1-26
Harlan Grady, Sports Editor • April 30, 2026

Letter from the Editor: Dear Reader, Thank you for reading the Sports section this year! Whether you flipped through a TWIS or read every article back to front, we appreciate...

Macalester Water Polo at nationals. Photo courtesy of Macalester Water Polo.
Scots take home third at Water Polo nationals
Miles Remmel, Associate Sports Editor • April 30, 2026

Over the weekend, the Macalester Scots women’s water polo team competed in the USA Water Polo Division III Collegiate National Championship, hosted by the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...

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Don’t do TV: A review of The Adam Friedland Show season 2
Quin Hafner-Orange, Arts Editor • April 30, 2026

On Aug. 17, 2025, I watched a video of Ritchie Torres, a congressman from the South Bronx who speaks in short monotone stabs, coldly staring...

Photo by Sam Kennedy ’27.
Pokémon Pokopia is just what I needed
Sam Kennedy, Arts Editor • April 30, 2026

There’s no way around it: the world sucks right now. America is run by hacks and wannabe fascists. The internet is inundated with violence...

Springfest 2026
Getting jiggy at Springfest ’26
Anya Armentrout, Sam Kennedy, and Ben Petterson April 23, 2026

On April 18, 2026, Macalester College Program Board held their annual Springfest celebration. Due to an inclement weather forecast, the event...

Photo by Megan Worry '27
In the Details
Megan Worry, Photos Editor • April 16, 2026

The beauty of spring. From buzz to hum, nature is brimming with life under every leaf. In the details, hidden joy awaits.

Photo by Andrew Lindsay '28
Je me souviens: photos from Quebec
Andrew Lindsay, Web Editor • April 2, 2026

Over spring break, I went to Montréal and Quebec City in Canada. These photos are among the best from my trip to “la belle province.” ...

Snorkeling with whale sharks in Baja California, Mexico. Photo by Scarlet Dunning ’26
The Mac Weekly takes a break!
Allie Dodero, Lola Black, Ella Stern, Audrey Milk, Scarlet Dunning, Sam Kennedy, Yoni Conn, Anya Armentrout, and Elyse Quigley March 26, 2026

This spring break, The Mac Weekly’s editors and staff embarked on adventures close to home and far away. We documented newfound friends, both...

Photo by Allie Dodero '28
Love letter to Old Main
February 12, 2026