I spent my winter break thinking. One of the subjects I constantly found myself coming back to was the problem of sexual assault in our nation, specifically on college campuses around the country. I really began diving into this back in October, when footage of the current U.S. president surfaced before the election. In the…
Sports
New kids in the LC: Club Tennis
The newest member to the Macalester club sports community is Mac Co-ed Club Tennis. Although the team is still in its provisionary phase, cofounders Isaac Gamoran ’18 and Maddy McKeown ’18 are excited for the future. The idea was forming in Gamoran’s mind even before he came to Mac, but it was not until the…
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Joe Giamberdino ’15 : two years back running with the MacPack
Many people can never seem to find time for the things they love. For example, people will blame their job when they have to give up on hobbies or activities that once meant a lot to them. Not Joe Giamberdino ’15. He works two other jobs and still finds time to be an assistant coach…
News
Delay of fall intramurals causes confusion and disappointment for students
Last May, Tomas Adalsteinsson left Macalester to become the new Head Women’s Golf Coach at Williams College. Until that point, Adalsteinsson had been coaching both men’s and women’s golf at Macalester. He had also been the director of the school’s intramural program. The school hired a new golf coach over the summer, but has not,…
Sports
Macalester Women’s Soccer team heads into final games with playoff aspirations
From last year to this year, the Macalester women’s soccer team lost several key starters, both due to graduation and injury, opening up several spots in the starting lineup. Although several returners competed for these spots, most were filled by first years, with four different first years starting multiple games so far this season. With…
Sports
Stakes are high as Men’s Soccer faces off against St. Thomas
Thirty-three games add up to over 49 hours of soccer. It’s also how long it had been since Macalester’s Men’s Soccer team lost a regular season game. And then they played Luther College. The Scots started out Sunday’s game in Iowa strong, but were unable to capitalize on any of their first half chances. Things…
Features
Way Back at Mac:
Macalester Football got off to a good start in 1887. Not only did the Scots play their very first ever game that November, but they proved victorious with a 27-0 win over Hamline. The match was “free from roughness and wrangling.” As an article in The College Echo, the publication predating The Mac Weekly, noted…
Features
Get served by Grace Brickner
The leaves are turning, add-drop is over, and yet the first-year athletes at Macalester are still relatively unknown. I sat down with Grace Brickner ’20, from Riverdale, New York, to discuss her experience playing for Mac Volleyball. Brickner told me that the season is going well, the team is good this year and everyone gets…
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The best photographs of Spring 2016
Photo by Rajnee Persaud ’19 Photo by Rajnee Persaud ’19 Photo by Anders Voss ’16. Photo by Anders Voss ’16. Photo by Anders Voss ’16. Photo by Anders Voss ’16. Photo by Anders Voss ’16.
Opinion
On the commercialization of college sports
On Monday, April 4, Villanova was crowned the champion of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. Every year this game is the culmination of the extreme hype of March Madness, during which people fill out brackets picking the winner of each matchup. Prizes are available for those in the top percentage of brackets, most of which…