The Student News Site of Macalester College

The Mac Weekly
The Student News Site of Macalester College

The Mac Weekly
The Student News Site of Macalester College

The Mac Weekly

Talia Bank, Staff Writer

Talia Bank is a first-year and a staff writer for the news section. She enjoys key lime pie, the New Yorker magazine, and collared shirts.
All content by Talia Bank
Macalester celebrates newly tenured faculty and previous year's tenure awardees

Macalester celebrates newly tenured faculty and previous year’s tenure awardees

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
March 3, 2022
Photo by Shosuke Noma '23

Inauguration marked by music, speakers and student criticism

Kamini Ramakrishna and Talia Bank
October 14, 2021
MCSG kicks off first in-person meeting, appoints interim chairs, and talks protocols and election procedure

MCSG kicks off first in-person meeting, appoints interim chairs, and talks protocols and election procedure

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
September 9, 2021
Student-Led Coalition Builds Collaborative Space for Student Projects and Mobilization

Student-Led Coalition Builds Collaborative Space for Student Projects and Mobilization

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
April 1, 2021
Protestors danced to a performance by the River Rats at a demonstration against Macalester's investment in Enbridge Energy. Photo by Kori Suzuki '21.

Rivera Addresses Potential In-Person Athletic and Academic Opportunities in Campus Community Conversation

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
March 11, 2021
Kagin Commons. Photo by Morgan Doherty '21.

President Rivera Announces New Partnership with Posse Foundation

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
February 4, 2021
Dr. Rivera will drop pieces of candy into the orange box at the top of Scare Bells Ring, and the candy will slide down the chute into a child's basket. Photo courtesy of Kate Skalicky '23

“Scare Bells Ring” selected as the winner of Halloween Challenge

Margaret Moran and Talia Bank
October 29, 2020
Graphic by Katherine Irving '22.

Virtual Commencement, Academic Disruption and Abrupt Goodbyes for the Class of 2020

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
April 17, 2020
Dr. Patrick J. Deneen speaks at the 39th annual G. Theodore Mitau Lecture. Photo by Shosuke Noma '23.

Professor Patrick J. Deneen talks localism, epistocracy at Mitau Lecture

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
Anonymous interview shows lack of journalistic integrity

Anonymous interview shows lack of journalistic integrity

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
February 6, 2020
The Macalester basketball team hangs flyers around campus to advertise for games like this one as part of their ongoing effort to increase attendance. Photo by Talia Bank ’23.

Athletic Department hopes to increase spirit, attendance at games

Matt Glover, Izzy Gravano, and Talia Bank
January 30, 2020
Nico Diaz de Leon ’21. Photo courtesy of Michael Brandt ’22.

Diaz de Leon juggles academics, music ambitions and life after Mac

Talia Bank, Matt Glover, and Izzy Gravano
December 5, 2019
MCSG Overseer: LB discusses civility, updates election code

MCSG Overseer: LB discusses civility, updates election code

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
November 21, 2019
Photo by Victor Paul Virtucio.

“Pipeline” at Penumbra explores race, masculinity and school-to-prison pipeline

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
November 7, 2019
Isra Hirsi speaks with environmental science professor Roopali Phadke. Photo by Kori Suzuki ’21.

Isra Hirsi visits Mac, speaks out on justice issues in climate movement

Talia Bank, Staff Writer
October 10, 2019
Load More Stories