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The Mac Weekly
The Student News Site of Macalester College

The Mac Weekly
The Student News Site of Macalester College

The Mac Weekly
Justine Ballard

Justine Ballard, Editor-in-Chief

Justine Ballard ’25 (she/they) is an international studies/media and cultural studies double major with and English minor from Washington DC-ish. In her free time, she plays with and Mac Pep Band and plays/watches a lot of DnD while working on her cross-stitch, their COVID hobby that she has stuck with to this day.

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The top three teams in this year’s Macathon. Photo courtesy of Ciara Calleja.

24 hours of innovation in Macathon ’24

Justine Ballard, Editor-in-Chief
November 14, 2024
The Scots gather between points. Photo courtesy of Mac Athletics.

In a trying season, volleyball hits the final stretch

Justine Ballard, Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2024
Book Fest at the Minn. State Fairground’s Progress Center.

An afternoon at the Twin Cities Book Festival

Justine Ballard and Olivia Worcester
October 24, 2024
Akomolafe delivers the keynote address. Photo courtesy of Lisa McCarthy.

IRT imagines new pathways for coexistence with nature

Justine Ballard, Mandy Week, and Sam Kennedy
October 24, 2024
LB elects speaker, recaps weekend retreat

LB elects speaker, recaps weekend retreat

Justine Ballard and Scarlet Dunning
October 3, 2024
Meet your fall 2024 representatives and Cabinet members

Meet your fall 2024 representatives and Cabinet members

Justine Ballard, Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2024
Photo left: Top row, left to right: Lucy Diaz, Zak Yudhishthu Middle row, left to right: Emma Salomon, Maddie Heinz Bottom row, left to right: Abby Bulger, Rory Donaghy Photo by Justine Ballard '25.

Saying goodbye to The Mac Weekly class of 2024

Justine Ballard, Features Editor
April 25, 2024
Understanding money at Macalester

Understanding money at Macalester

Lucy Wing and Justine Ballard
April 18, 2024
Macalester students and community members work together to build yurt. Photo courtesy of John Kim.

Climate Justice Week engages campus with yurt-building and arts

Justine Ballard and Gabby Simpson
April 11, 2024
Rating the spice levels at Nashville Coop

Rating the spice levels at Nashville Coop

Lucy Diaz, Justine Ballard, and Audrey Milk
February 29, 2024
Symposium attendees engage in archive dive at University of Minnesota. Photo courtesy of Penelope Geng.

Mac co-hosts Uncommon Bodies symposium

Justine Ballard, Features Editor
February 22, 2024
Abby White ’26 with recovered food. Photo by Lucy Wing ’26.

Macalester Food Recovery aims to combat food issues on and off campus

Lucy Wing, Justine Ballard, and Ella Stern
February 22, 2024
 Post grad panic: No need for nerves 

 Post grad panic: No need for nerves 

Justine Ballard, Features Editor
February 8, 2024
Photo by Rory Donaghy '24.

Books to pass the time in in the cold winter months

Lucy Diaz and Justine Ballard
December 7, 2023
Eurovision 2023: Background, Opinions and Predictions

Eurovision 2023: Background, Opinions and Predictions

Justine Ballard and Audrey Milk
April 27, 2023
Back row, from left to right, Pa Cheng, Marie Stebbings, Jacqueline Zhang, Rola Cao '25. Front row, from left to right, Khai Hoang, Lily Dutton. Photo by Lucy Diaz '24.

Centering Asian American perspectives on racialized policing

Lucy Diaz and Justine Ballard
April 13, 2023
Budget Bonanza talk, visit from dean of the faculty

Budget Bonanza talk, visit from dean of the faculty

Justine Ballard, Associate Features Editor
April 6, 2023
Photo courtesy of Elisa Hsieh, '26

Macalester Birthday: Founding Day, Push Ball Dismay, Bands Play

Lucy Diaz and Justine Ballard
March 9, 2023
Around the World: Language Houses Build Community with Film Fest

Around the World: Language Houses Build Community with Film Fest

Justine Ballard, Associate Features Editor
February 23, 2023
Provost visits LB, discusses short-term changes and textbooks

Provost visits LB, discusses short-term changes and textbooks

Justine Ballard, Associate Features Editor
February 23, 2023
Rome, Italy. Photo courtesy of Nick Miller ‘25.

Glimpses into Macalester’s winter wanderings

Lucy Diaz, Dipakshi Sarma, and Justine Ballard
January 26, 2023
Image courtesy of Creative Commons

Joshua Bell astounds at Ordway Concert Hall, plays a Stradivarius

Justine Ballard, Ad Manager
November 17, 2022
Coaches and first-year athletes on the transition to college

Coaches and first-year athletes on the transition to college

Justine Ballard, Elizabeth Batsaikhan, and Joe Margolis
November 3, 2022
This Week in Sports: 10/28/22

This Week in Sports: 10/28/22

Noah Riccardi, Lauren Petro, and Justine Ballard
October 27, 2022
New Cafe Mac Station signs. Photo by Rory Donaghy ‘24.

Cafe Mac makes changes: addition of new satellite station

Justine Ballard, Ad Manager
October 27, 2022
International Roundtable poster. Art by Gabi Estrada '21.

International Round Table: exploration in student led sessions

Lucy Diaz and Justine Ballard
October 27, 2022
EnviroThursday discusses future of George Floyd Square

EnviroThursday discusses future of George Floyd Square

Justine Ballard, Adisa Preston, and Yair Castillo Palacios
October 13, 2022
International Roundtable poster. Art by Gabi Estrada '21.

International Roundtable to focus on decolonization

Justine Ballard, Ad Manager
October 6, 2022
Sarah Hamilton’23 dribbles past defender. Photo courtesy of Macalester Athletics.

This Week in Mac Sports: 9-23-22

Gwen Reoch and Justine Ballard
September 22, 2022
Photo by Fleury Clark Girimana for Macalester OSLE.

Class of 2026 reflects on their arrival and shift to Macalester life

Lucy Diaz, Justine Ballard, and Grace (Ziyue) Xue
September 15, 2022
Starting off the year: OLs & OCs reflect on orientation

Starting off the year: OLs & OCs reflect on orientation

Lucy Diaz and Justine Ballard
September 8, 2022
Students and staff prep for study away

Students and staff prep for study away

Justine Ballard and Andrew Cotton
April 28, 2022
LB finalizes financial code, discusses board transparency

LB finalizes financial code, discusses board transparency

Justine Ballard, Staff Writer
April 21, 2022
Submissions for time capsule. Photo courtesy of Joan Ostrove.

Climate Justice Week: teach-ins and time capsules

Lucy Diaz and Justine Ballard
April 7, 2022
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