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A stretch of Grand Ave. near Macalester’s campus. Photo by Rory Donaghy ’24.

Grand Ave. prepares for reconstruction

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A student watches “Gilmore Girls” on Netflix. Photo by Leyden Streed 25.

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'12 Ophelias' revives a drowned heroine into a topsy -turvy world

April 8, 2011
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Something is punk-rockin’ in the state of Denmark. Er, well at least in Macalester College’s newest production of “12 Ophelias,” performers bring a punk-rock aesthetic to the classic Shakespearean tale of self-absorbed Hamlet, mommie-dearest Gertrude and loco-lover Ophelia.

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    Fiona Skinner • Sep 6, 2019 at 1:45 pm

    I don’t normally comment but I gotta state appreciate it for the post on this one : D.

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