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We’re bringing Sexy Mac: Finger lickin’ good?

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April 14, 2017

By Delanee Hawkins For many, food and sex respectively rank as the greatest pleasures in life. Some ambitious souls may even try to combine the two delights in an attempt to reach the highest plane of human ecstasy. Unfortuna...

Macalester’s Good Samaritan policy updated, becomes less punitive

February 19, 2016

Recently, Macalester’s Good Samaritan Policy, which allows students to report situations involving substance abuse without fear of reprisal, was updated to better reflect its intent. The rewrite of the policy involved a name ch...

Ask the Weekly with Colleen Loranger: Substance use and social life

December 5, 2014

I’ve been struggling with finding a balance between having a social life and partying less. For various reasons, I’ve been trying to curb my alcohol/drug use (preferably by being entirely sober), but the more I actively stay a...

Why I treat beer like wine: One year anniversary of being able to drink beer legally

September 26, 2014

A note from a planner of Winter Ball

February 28, 2014

I may have cleaned up your vomit last November. When I volunteered to plan Winter Ball with the Program Board, I did so because I love a good shindig. Decorations, dressing up, DJs, fancy hors d’oeuvres—that stuff is my jam...

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November 1, 2013

I am writing to shed light on the harm-reduction programming of Stop @ Buzzed. I believe that campaigns for health awareness around alcohol abuse are often stigmatized as “anti-drinking campaigns.” Stop @ Buzzed is not an...