This year, Macalester changed its rules on designating grading options, moving the deadline to decide whether to pass/fail a class rather than receive a letter grade to the 10th week from the fourth. Although this is an important step in creating an academic structure that properly incentivizes students to fully engage with their classes, Macalester’s…
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ACL tear won’t break Nick Fuselier ’20’s love of soccer
When Nick Fuselier ’20 headed off to play pick-up soccer at the elementary school near his house on that sunny Colorado day over winter break, he had no idea that his leg was going to twist in the turf, keeping his foot in place while the rest of his body went the other direction. He…
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Students award professors with recognition for Mental Health awareness
Earlier this semester, Voices on Mental Health sent out a survey to the student body asking for professors who were supportive or helpful with their mental illness, disability, or mental health. Below is a list of all faculty for which at least one student felt their actions towards mental health, disability, and/or mental illness were…
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MPIRG targets Bon Appétit negotiation
On the evening of April 25, the Macalester chapter of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) held a town hall on wages and labor as part of its push to implement a $15 minimum wage for all subcontracted employees. The event, which took place in the Smail Gallery on the first floor of the…
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Imprints Project shares survivor experiences
On Monday, April 23, a small crowd gathered in the lobby of Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center to stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence as part of Macalester’s second annual Imprints Project: a student-organized art installation that uses handprints and stories to assert the presence and relay the experiences of survivors on campus….
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Divestment proposal recommended by SRC, will go to Trustees
After several months of deliberation, the Social Responsibility Committee (SRC) has unanimously voted to recommend Fossil Free Mac’s (FFM) proposal of a moratorium on the college’s direct private partnerships with oil and gas investments to the Board of Trustees. The SRC, comprised of five voting members and three ex-officio members, issued an official report on…
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Record-setting blizzard rocks Springfest
On Saturday, April 14, 2018, the Twin Cities experienced their first blizzard in nearly thirteen years, as a foot of snow fell on the area in a 14-hour period. The snow provided the backdrop for Springfest, and necessitated that Program Board (PB) hold the event inside the Leonard Center and not, as is traditional, on…
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The Idea Lab: Not an Ideal Image for Macalester
Walking from the first to the second floor of the library is like walking into another world. The reference texts and printing stations all vanish as you walk up the first flight of stairs, and what you’re met with doesn’t look like a library at all. For some, the fact that the college provides hot…
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Macalester writers’ work recognized in the Nick Adams Short Story Contest
The Nick Adams Short Story Contest is an annual writing contest for students who attend an Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM). ACM is a group of fourteen private colleges in the midwest, including Macalester, Carleton, Luther and Grinnell. Every year, students from these colleges submit short stories to be judged. This year the guest…