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The Mac Weekly
The Student News Site of Macalester College

The Mac Weekly
Daniel Graham

Daniel Graham, Editor-In-Chief

Daniel Graham ’26 (he/him) is one of two Editors-In-Chief! From Omaha, Nebraska, Daniel studies English and Creative Writing with a minor in Media and Cultural Studies. When he’s not dialed into Mac Athletics, he enjoys watching the Wolves, Vikings, Lynx and Wild (although his true love is the Milwaukee Bucks).

All content by Daniel Graham
The Book of Knowledge (drawn, because it’s at Carleton College). Graphic by Sophia Fan ’28.

What in the world is the Book of Knowledge?

Daniel Graham, Editor-in-Chief
September 25, 2025
Milani Terell ’27 racking up one of her many kills last weekend. Photo courtesy of Mac Athletics.

This Week In Sports: 9-18-25

Daniel Graham, Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2025
Macalester’s offensive line protecting their quarterback. Photo courtesy of Mac Athletics.

Football wins first game in 665 days

Daniel Graham, Editor-in-Chief
September 12, 2025
Abe Woldeslassie ’08 on the sidelines. Photo courtesy of Mac Athletics.

Woldeslassie moves on

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
May 1, 2025
Niko Medved, former Mac assistant coach. Photo courtesy of University of Minnesota Athletics.

Niko Medved: How new Gophers HC changed Mac basketball

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
April 24, 2025
Graphics by Gabby Simpson ’25

It’s still April: Women’s recap

Anya Armentrout and Daniel Graham
April 10, 2025
This Week In Sports: 4-4-25

This Week In Sports: 4-4-25

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
April 8, 2025
Verity Wray-Raabolle ’25 at nationals. Photo courtesy of Mac Athletics.

This Week In Sports: 3-27-25

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
March 27, 2025
This Week In Sports: 3-13-25

This Week In Sports: 3-13-25

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
March 13, 2025
Graphic courtesy of Creative Commons

Top Scots: MIAC Basketball Honors

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
March 6, 2025
Kurian Jos ’26 and Phoebe Thomas ’26 in the first round.

Only at Macalester: Chess-wrestling

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
March 6, 2025
Graphic courtesy of Sofia Doroshenko’25

Scots Special: chess-wrestling

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 27, 2025
Peyton Starks ’25 became the second-leading scorer in Scots history on Feb. 19. Photo by Chris Mitchell ’01, Sport Shot Photo.

Scots History

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 20, 2025
Graphic by Rosangel Flores Rubio ’28.

This Week In Sports: 2-14-25

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 13, 2025
This Week In Sports: 2-6-25

This Week In Sports: 2-6-25

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 6, 2025
Sydnee Smith ’27 skies for the block against the College of St. Scholastica. Photo by Chris Mitchell ’01, Sport Shot Photo.

Women’s basketball: sophomore Scots lead onslaughts

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 6, 2025
Head Coach Abe Woldeslassie ’08 huddles up with (left to right) Robert Grace IV ’25, JP Kerrigan ’28 and Berke Arslan ’27.

Men’s basketball alters lineups, shows signs of MIAC life

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
January 30, 2025
Sydney Ellison ’24 marked one of the Scots’ three points in their match against Bethel University on Friday. Photo courtesy of Macalester Athletics.

This Week In Sports: 4/26/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
April 25, 2024
Ben King ’26 launches one across the plate. Photo courtesy of Macalester Athletics.

This Week In Sports: 4/13/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
April 11, 2024
This Week In Sports: 4/5/24

This Week In Sports: 4/5/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
April 4, 2024
Pooja Bucklin ’27 winding up for a shot. Bucklin had eight goals against Washington and Jefferson College on March 23. Photo courtesy of Macalester Athletics.

Water polo pushes foward in title race

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
April 4, 2024
This Week In Sports: 3/29/24

This Week In Sports: 3/29/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
March 28, 2024
Jess Palmer-Sammons ’26 earned CWPA Player of the Week honors last week for her play on the water polo team. Photo courtesy of Macalester Athletics.

This Week In Sports: 3/22/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
March 21, 2024
This Week In Sports: 3/08/24

This Week In Sports: 3/08/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
March 7, 2024
Dave Zirin ’96 visited Macalester on Tuesday to discuss his newest area of interest: sports futurism. Photo courtesy of Zirin.

How Dave Zirin ’96 created his niche: political sports journalism

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 29, 2024
Diarra Chatham ’27 won the MIAC title in the 60-meter dash in 7.73 seconds on Friday. Photo courtesy of Macalester Athletics.

This Week In Sports: 1/3/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 29, 2024
Dave Zirin ’96 to lecture on sports futurism next week

Dave Zirin ’96 to lecture on sports futurism next week

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 22, 2024
The MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships took place this week at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Eleanor Petrin ’25 cheers on her teammate Izzy Uhlhorn-Thornton ’26. Photo by Ava Cherry ’27.

This Week In Sports: 2/23/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 22, 2024
Woldeslassie: Men’s basketball’s future without Caleb Williams

Woldeslassie: Men’s basketball’s future without Caleb Williams

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 22, 2024
Swim team seniors from left to right: Jocelyn Radke ’24, Brian Pryzby ’24, William Nicholson ’24 and Isabel Capecci ’24. Photo by Jordan Kleinman ’26.

This Week In Sports: 2/16/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 16, 2024
Swim team seniors from left to right: Jocelyn Radke ’24, Brian Pryzby ’24, William Nicholson ’24 and Isabel Capecci ’24. Photo by Jordan Kleinman ’26.

This Week In Sports: 2/16/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 15, 2024
This Week In Sports: 2/9/24

This Week In Sports: 2/9/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 8, 2024
Eric Wentz '26 goes up for a midrange shot over a Bethel defender. Wentz posted 11 points in the losing effort. Photo by Eleanor Lazaroff '27.

This Week In Sports: 2/2/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
February 1, 2024
Mara Pirone ’26 leads the pack at the Vanessa Seljeskog Classic. Photo by Noah Riccardi ’25.

This Week In Sports: 1/26/24

Daniel Graham, Sports Editor
January 25, 2024
Armando Akapo-Nwagbo '25 and Noah Shannon '26 wait to check in at the scorer's table. Photo by Noah Riccardi '25.

This Week In Sports: 12/8/23

Daniel Graham, Associate Sports Editor
December 7, 2023
Sam Price '25 collects a ball. Photo courtesy of Macalester Athletics.

Men’s soccer ends season in MIAC semifinal thriller

Daniel Graham, Associate Sports Editor
November 9, 2023
Robert Grace behind the scenes of a shoot. Photo courtesy of Grace '25.

Reeling in the views: Rob’s Reels takes off

Lucy Wing and Daniel Graham
November 2, 2023
This Week In Sports: 10/24/23

This Week In Sports: 10/24/23

Daniel Graham, Contributing Writer
October 19, 2023
The book cover of "Ink Blood Sister Scribe." Photo courtesy of HarperCollins.

Macalester professor makes it big in the book world

Daniel Graham, Contributing Writer
September 21, 2023
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