LH: What are two favorite memories you have of Macalester? A professor, a prank—whatever comes to mind. PA: My favorite two memories of Macalester are graduation day and the day I married my wife in the Weyerhauser Chapel. Both were on beautiful sunny days in May and both were marking an exciting new chapter of…
LH: Tell me a bit about yourself as a student at Macalester and how you see campus. LW: I’m a senior Biology major and a Political Science minor. Extracurricularly, I help to run Macalester College Emergency Medical Services (MCEMS). In the last year, I became more involved in the school as a whole — that…
Editors’ note: Lisa Hu ’15 is the Student Liaison to the Board of Trustees. The goal with this column is to create a dialogue between Trustee activities and student voices. Feel free to contact Hu with more specific questions and comments. Every two years, the Macalester Board of Trustees schedules an additional January Board meeting….
What are some of your favorite memories of Macalester? I have two sets of favorite memories: First, the sense of personal empowerment that my professors gave me – particularly Chuck Green, Walt Mink and Dorothy Dodge. I came to realize this after I went to graduate school, earned a Ph.D. in political science, and taught…
What did you study while at Macalester? I double majored in Psychology and Economics and minored in Theatre. You graduated in the Class of 1981, correct? What were issues students cared about while you attended Macalester? Any contentious issues or particular challenges? How were these resolved? Graduating in 1981 means I was at Macalester for…
So Abaki, tell me about your academics here at Macalester. I’m an American Studies major. That’s me. I’m also working on my honors thesis—I researched it my sophomore year and this past summer. It’s basically my life. Can you tell me about it? Sure. My thesis examines the impacts of settler colonialism on Native American…
So Ari, you’re a biology major? Ari Hymoff: Actually, I’m a biology and international studies double major and chemistry minor. I have to ask: why? That sounds extremely intense. AH: I want to do something with international development/public health. I really like models that tackle the root of poverty, including [initiatives] like microfinance and agricultural…
