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The Student News Site of Macalester College

The Mac Weekly
The Student News Site of Macalester College

The Mac Weekly
Lily Denehy

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor

Lily Denehy ’22 is a managing editor from Hancock, New Hampshire. When not writing about sports she spends her time making breads and curating the perfect flannel-baseball hat vibe.

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Phil Nicolaides brings compassion, vulnerability to football program

Phil Nicolaides brings compassion, vulnerability to football program

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
April 28, 2022
Graphic by Estelle Timar-Wilcox ’22.

In search of financial transparency: Fundraising and communication amid administrative change

Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Lily Denehy, Emma Salomon, and Maddie Heinz
April 14, 2022
Macalester's Campus Center. Photo by Shosuke Noma '23.

Mac goes mask optional

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
March 31, 2022
Graphic by Katherine Irving ’22

Why we need to talk about Brittney Griner

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
March 24, 2022
The Chicks’ 1999 album cover for “Fly.” Graphic courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.

“no body, no crime”: country murder ballads from yesterday and today

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
March 10, 2022
Photo by Matt Glover '22.

Men’s Basketball fairytale run ends in loss at St. John’s, 71-75

Lily Denehy and Gwen Reoch
March 3, 2022
Men’s basketball slays Carleton Knights in playoff thriller

Men’s basketball slays Carleton Knights in playoff thriller

Lily Denehy and Gwen Reoch
February 24, 2022
Photo by Lily Denehy '22

The Mac Weekly looks ahead to winter sports playoffs

Lily Denehy and Gwen Reoch
February 17, 2022
Photo by Lily Denehy '22.

USMNT plays World Cup qualifiers at Allianz

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
February 3, 2022
Varsity sports should have a quiet period too

Varsity sports should have a quiet period too

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
January 27, 2022
Photo by Gracie Ellsworth '22

Madeline Buckley hired as new head women’s soccer coach

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
January 27, 2022
Photo by Lily Denehy '22.

Mac women’s basketball shuts down St. Scholastica, 69-48

Lily Denehy and Gwen Reoch
December 9, 2021
Crown College Storm thunders past men's basketball, 68-65

Crown College Storm thunders past men’s basketball, 68-65

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
November 18, 2021
Photo by Lily Denehy '22

Swim teams participate in annual Hour of Power

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
November 11, 2021
Photo by Shosuke Noma '23

Students demand administration response in five-hour sit-in

Bergen Schmidt and Lily Denehy
November 4, 2021
Men’s soccer makes semis, loses to Carleton

Men’s soccer makes semis, loses to Carleton

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
November 4, 2021
Photo by Lily Denehy '22

USWNT vs. South Korea: Carli Lloyd’s final game ends in a 6-0 win

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
October 28, 2021
Photo by Lily Denehy '22

Scots fall short in homecoming game against Concordia, 34-27

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
October 14, 2021
Photo by Lily Denehy '22

Scots fall in hard-fought loss to Bethel 1-0

Lily Denehy and Nina Rogers
September 30, 2021
Photo by Lily Denehy '22.

Volleyball wins first conference game since 2016

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
September 23, 2021
Photo by Anna Andreasen '23

Women’s wrestling club opens new doors for incoming, current students

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
September 23, 2021
Excerpt from the Mac Weekly Sept. 21, 2001 issue. The original caption reads, "Macalester athletes and other students participate in a march to show support for victims of last week's tragedy, including people of Middle Eastern descent who have been targeted." Courtesy of the Macalester Archives.

Way back at Mac: 9/11 through our coverage

Bergen Schmidt and Lily Denehy
September 16, 2021
Men’s soccer creams Cobbers in 4-1 victory

Men’s soccer creams Cobbers in 4-1 victory

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
September 16, 2021
Photo by Kori Suzuki '21.

Macalester to divest from oil and gas assets

Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Lily Denehy
September 9, 2021
Photo by Xenia Sofianou '24.

Volleyball hires new coach in wake of Graves’ resignation

Lily Denehy, Managing Editor
September 9, 2021
Class of 2021 during their final Mac Weekly meeting. Photo courtesy of Lily Denehy '22.

The Mac Weekly class of 2021’s final zoom

Lily Denehy, Bergen Schmidt, and Estelle Timar-Wilcox
April 29, 2021
Divestment proposal goes before board of trustees

Divestment proposal goes before board of trustees

Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Lily Denehy
April 29, 2021
AD Donnie Brooks on public health, winning teams and Mac culture shifts

AD Donnie Brooks on public health, winning teams and Mac culture shifts

Lily Denehy, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2021
This Week in Sports: 4/22/21

This Week in Sports: 4/22/21

George Steinke, Lily Denehy, and Matt Glover
April 22, 2021
Individuals embrace in Brooklyn Center Friday night. Photo by Kori Suzuki ‘21

Sudden kettle in Brooklyn Center results in 136 arrests; two Macalester students

Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Malcolm Cooke, Lily Denehy, and Shosuke Noma
April 17, 2021
Athlete Spotlight: Ty Benz ’23

Athlete Spotlight: Ty Benz ’23

Lily Denehy, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2021
Way back at Mac. Graphic by Lily Denehy '22.

Way Back at Mac: A look at Mac football’s historic losing streak

Lily Denehy, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2021
Photo by Kori Suzuki '21.

Students block Grand Ave. in protest of Mac’s Enbridge investments

Lily Denehy and Estelle Timar-Wilcox
March 6, 2021
Graphic courtesy of Fossil Free Mac.

FFM sends divestment petition and proposal to Rivera, Board of Trustees

Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Lily Denehy
February 25, 2021
Hundreds gather outside the Minnesota governor's residence to protest the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's approval of water crossing permits for the Line 3 project. Photo by Kori Suzuki ’21.

Direct action and divestment: Mac’s investment in Enbridge sparks frustration

Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Lily Denehy
February 11, 2021
NWHL grapples with COVID, Barstool in shortened season

NWHL grapples with COVID, Barstool in shortened season

Lily Denehy, Editor-in-Chief
February 4, 2021
Photo courtesy of Unsplash.

Start covering women’s sports, fans will follow

Lily Denehy, Editor-in-Chief
January 28, 2021
Hoping for hoops: student athletes, coaches plan, pivot and practice during COVID

Hoping for hoops: student athletes, coaches plan, pivot and practice during COVID

Lily Denehy, Food and Drink Editor
December 10, 2020
Student concerns force athlete dining changes for module 2

Student concerns force athlete dining changes for module 2

Lily Denehy, Food & Drink Editor
November 5, 2020
The Leonard Center. Photo by Malcolm Cooke '21.

Mac welcomes Gabrielle Brown to track and field program

Lily Denehy, Food & Drink Editor
October 22, 2020
Sexual assault resource poster. Photo by Malcolm Cooke '21.

Title IX changes take effect at Macalester

Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Lily Denehy
September 10, 2020
The rock painted "Intramural Esports NOW." Photo by Jason Tran '23.

Macalester introduces intramural esports

Lily Denehy, Food & Drink Editor
September 10, 2020
In the weeks since four former Minneapolis police officers murdered George Floyd at E 38th St. and Chicago Ave., community members have transformed the intersection into a memorial. Kori Suzuki for The Mac Weekly.

A day at 38th and Chicago

Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Lily Denehy, and Liam McMahon
June 25, 2020
The football field at Macalester. Photo by Lily Denehy '22.

Mac football to rejoin MIAC in fall 2021

Matt Glover and Lily Denehy
June 16, 2020
Signage for the office of the Title IX Coordinator. Photo by Lily Denehy '22.

New Title IX regulations force changes to Macalester’s policy

Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Lily Denehy
May 23, 2020
Senior spring athletes reflect on careers, cancellation of season

Senior spring athletes reflect on careers, cancellation of season

Lily Denehy, Food and Drink Editor
April 23, 2020
Broadening the Macalester athletic community during COVID

Broadening the Macalester athletic community during COVID

Lily Denehy, Food and Drink Editor
April 12, 2020
Mac allocates spring break food budget to students with high need

Mac allocates spring break food budget to students with high need

Lily Denehy, Food and Drink Editor
March 12, 2020
Zoe Allen ’22, Daria Chamness ’21, Erin Webb ’21 and Teddy Holt ’22 chat and drink swamp tea in the Cultural House kitchen. Photo by Lily Denehy ’22

PIPE bakes bread and builds community at “In the Kitchen” event

Lily Denehy, Food & Drink Editor
November 7, 2019
The seven decades that defined Minnesota: A timeline

The seven decades that defined Minnesota: A timeline

Katherine Irving and Lily Denehy
October 31, 2019

Glossary of Terms, Historical Biographies

Lily Denehy, Izzy Gravano, and Margaret Moran
October 31, 2019
Professional team struggles to hold ground against UMN

Professional team struggles to hold ground against UMN

Lily Denehy, Food & Drink Editor
October 3, 2019
Pickled carrots, cucumbers and green beans from Gallandt, Fried and Jones’ first batch. Photo by Nora Fried ’22.

Preparing food in the dorms: pickling and fermentation

Lily Denehy
March 28, 2019
Studio Thalo’s final product from the first panel. Photo courtesy of Olga González.

“Shifting Borders” addresses family separation, the need for activism

Lily Denehy
March 14, 2019
Accessing summer opportunities at Mac and beyond

Accessing summer opportunities at Mac and beyond

Lily Denehy
March 7, 2019
Serena Peterson ’22 recovers food that will later be sent to Loaves and Fishes. Photo by Ally Kruper ’21.

From Cafe Mac to Twin Cities plates: Mac’s food recovery network

Lily Denehy
February 14, 2019
Graphic by Lily Denehy '22.

Macalester’s movement ecology for Palestinian human rights

Lily Denehy
December 6, 2018
Numbers from Pew Research, 2012. Graphic by Katherine Irving ’22.

Macalester’s parental leave policy changes are more generous

Lily Denehy
November 8, 2018
Macalester Plymouth United Chuch, a polling place in St. Paul. Photo by Ally Kruper ’21.

Get out the Vote: midterm elections

Lily Denehy
October 11, 2018
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