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Graphic by Andy Suh ’29.
LB hears updates on Health Promotion, peacemaking investments
Andrew Lindsay, Ad Manager • October 23, 2025

On Thursday, Oct. 9, Macalester College Student Government (MCSG) held its weekly Legislative Body (LB) meeting in the DeWitt Wallace Library’s Harmon Room. The meeting...

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This Week In Sports: 10-24-25
Harlan Grady, Sports Editor • October 23, 2025

Volleyball wraps winless weeks While they only had two chances over two weeks, the volley Scots came away without a win over fall break in what has been a 2025 campaign...

Ava Austria ’28 putts for par. Photo courtesy of Mac Athletics.
Women’s golf makes history at MIACs
Harlan Grady, Sports Editor • October 9, 2025

It was a bleak and dreary weekend on Braemar golf course. Weather dampened greens, spirits and scorecards at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championships,...

David Frechette ’29 carrying the ball for the Scots against Hamline on Friday. Frechette had 70 yards on the ground against the Pipers.
This Week In Sports: 10-9-25
Harlan Grady, Sports Editor • October 9, 2025

Men’s cross country comes just outside top 10 The Scots ran to an 11th place finish at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wis. at the Blugold Invitational on Friday,...

This Week In Sports: 9-18-25
This Week In Sports: 9-18-25
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Destroyer on stage. Photo courtesy of Eli Suppelsa ’27.
Destroyer lives!
Ezra Schulman, Contributing Writer • October 23, 2025

Late during the Destroyer concert at the Fine Line in Minneapolis on Saturday Oct. 4, a group of crowd members burst into a round of “happy...

From left to right: Tani Gangal ’29, Vivian Montgomery ’28, Danielle Ahouelete ’29, Andy Zhu ’29, Laurence Jacobian ’28, Hallie Livingston ’29, Tara
Majkic ’29, Agnes Chen ’29, Natasha Friedman ’29, Violet Armstrong ’29, Matthew Brodsky ’26. Photo courtesy of Riley Meskin.
MacFest play readings: Suspense, trans identity and youth
Paul Wallace, Staff Writer • October 23, 2025

Obtaining tickets to Macalester’s annual staged readings of student plays is no small feat. The tickets, though free, are given on a first-come-first-served...

Aïcha - Resurrection in a Landscape of Corruption
Aïcha – Resurrection in a Landscape of Corruption
Jessica Liu, Alysha Ngando, and Cate Humphrey October 23, 2025

The last place we expected to find ourselves on a Friday evening was the Arab Film Festival — located in a quaint, lively cinema alongside...

Did someone hear a buzz?
Did someone hear a buzz?
Joel Siegel, Contributing Photographer • October 23, 2025

Slow your roll. Cool your jets, turbo. What’s with the rush? Take a moment to look around. Sniff in the pungent Macalester air. Maybe, just...

Moments from men’s rugby
Moments from men’s rugby
Pablo Quiñonero Koch, Contributing Writer • October 10, 2025

Moments of the Black Bears in action from where I spent most of my time this season: the bench. Catch Macalester men’s rugby’s last home...

Macalester students gather in celebration of Peace Day, Sept. 21
Macalester students gather in celebration of Peace Day, Sept. 21
Allie Dodero and Emilia Odom October 2, 2025

Another successful Peace Day in the books for 2025! Macalester community members gathered on Sunday, Sept. 21, to celebrate Peace Day with dialogue,...