“A colleague of mine recently said to me that Macalester students are like ducks: it seems like they’re just gliding across the water, but, underneath the surface, they’re actually paddling just so hard to keep up,” German studies professor Brigetta Abel said. Macalester’s midterm period was followed by last week’s much anticipated spring break. While…
As we move into second semester, something keeps coming up in my conversations: home. Now that I’ve been back “home” for a month, and have returned to Macalester, I’ve been wondering — where am I more comfortable? In the middle of a conversation over winter break, I found myself saying, “I’ll be flying home mid-January.”…
When I was applying to college, way back in the good old days of fall 2015, Macalester stood out to me because of its commitment to internationalism. I wanted to be at a college with diversity in its students, classes and professors. When I heard that of Mac’s core values were internationalism and multiculturalism, it…
Orientation: check. First week of classes: check. Mid-terms: check. Now that three of the first milestones of the first semester have passed, there’s another to deal with — registering for next semester’s classes. And if you are a Macalester student, you probably already know this because you think about the future—all the time. But at…
Most first years talk about how long they’ve been at Macalester like parents talk about the age of a newborn baby. Café Mac is filled with conversations that start with, “We’ve been here for a whole seven weeks!” But the truth is, us Macalester first-years aren’t even seven weeks in, we’re just shy of two…
Fall semester is coming to a close, and the Class of 2019 has already made their mark on campus. TMW sat down with three Lives of Commitment first years, McKinley Swift, Julia Bayer and Hans Han to talk about life and likes in their first semester at Macalester. What were your expectations coming into Macalester?…
Hi everyone! I hope you’ve had a great week. Today, I want to talk about what it means to be part of a team. I got the idea for this week’s column from Coach Allaire, our advisor to Football Operations and Recruiting. I honestly have no idea what that means, or what exactly it is…
Hi there, thanks for tuning in for volume two! I hope everyone had a relaxing Fall Break. I didn’t get to go back home for the break, but I did get some extra sleep and a couple delicious meals, so I can’t really complain. Now that we’ve all come back from some much needed rest…
Hi, I’m Carrigan Miller, and I’m a first year from West Orange, New Jersey. Academically, I’m interested in studying Psychology and English. Additionally, I’m an offensive lineman for the Fighting Scots and a writer for The Mac Weekly. I’ve been asked by my excellent and talented editors to start a series writing about what it’s…
Six months after being a prospective first year myself, my role in the admissions process is about to be reversed. This week, I’ll be hosting a PF for a night, and preparing for this has caused me to think back on the college admissions process. My experience is still fairly fresh because I decided on…
