List by Topic

Do you remember living in the dorms, playing pranks on a classmate, being moved by a speaker, or a favorite professor? Tell your story from your time as a Macalester student here.

Clubs, Orgs, and Activities

• Trying to Balance the Budget
  By Lee A. Carlson
• The Play's the Thing
  By Evan Seymour
• Drumming Up the Courage
  By Darlene (Dolly) Sackrison Fraser
• The Bright Lights of the Stage
  By Edith "Edie" Ford Happe
• Mac Friends For Life
  By Mary Ann Gustafson Reed
• Life Outside the Classroom
  By G. Robert Allen
• Reaching New Heights
  By Sam E. Lewis
• All Dressed Up
  By Judy H. Henneman Cronen
• Foreign Journalists
  By Eleanor Ostman Aune
• Picking up Skiing
  By Thomas Livdahl
• Late-Night Journalism
  By Eleanor Ostman Aune
• Church Music
  By Kathryn A. Lucas
• A Darn Good Bridge Player
  By Kathryn A. Lucas

Coming to Mac

• Sleepless on Snelling
  By Eleanor Ostman Aune
• As Luck Would Have It
  By Julie Kaufman Rupert

Dorm life

• House Guests and Housemothers
  By Darlene (Dolly) Sackrison Fraser
• Friends on the First Day
  By Darlene (Dolly) Sackrison Fraser
• All Dressed Up
  By Mary Ann Gustafson Reed
• The Boys of Kirk Hall
  By Frank McKean
• A Roommate and a Friend
  By Nancy Halstead Mattfield
• Friends From Bigelow Hall
  By Marcia L. Wyatt Hokanson
• Dorm Adventures
  By Carolyn Wilson Anderson
• Mac Housing
  By Bev S. Hewlett Campbell
• Bigelow Passtimes
  By Eleanor Ostman Aune
• Those Same Roommates
  By Frederick L. Lutz
• Wally Hall
  By Gretchen Jewell Pulley
• Oodles of Roomies
  By Jean E. Eddy Reissner
• Always a Tune in Dayton and Kirk
  By Larry Risser
• Life in Wallace Hall
  By Jean E. Eddy Reissner

finding love

• Married Life at Mac
  By Jim and Sue Weeldreyer (Haupt)
• True Love
  By Barbara S. Reagan Sphar
• Riverbanking
  By Roger Lillemoen
• Meeting Nancy
  By Bill Henderson
• Piping Hot Love
  By Jon Roeder
• Love Since Freshman Year
  By Ginny Raymond Sall

getting by

• Professor or Student?
  By Susan K. Kimball Johnson
• Master Chefs
  By Barbara S. Reagan Sphar
• The Off-Campus Community
  By Constance (Connie) O. Kane Anderson
• Better Than the Library
  By Roger Lillemoen
• Shoveling for the Rent
  By Lee Mitchell
• The Life of a Commuter
  By Thomas Livdahl
• The Dangers of the Mail Room
  By Ellen Carley Lillemoen
• Taking the Bus Back to Minneapolis
  By Joyce I. Dahlberg Jensen
• The Off-Campus Community
  By Constance (Connie) O. Kane Anderson

internationalism

• A Traveler For Life
  By Barbara S. Reagan Sphar
• Window to the World
  By Mac Gimse

What Mac Means to me

• Fun-Filled Years
  By Rollin Crawford
• Mac Friends For Life
  By Mary Ann Gustafson Reed
• A Commitment to Racial Justice
  By Lyle Dykstra
• An Eye-Opening Experience
  By Lyle Dykstra
• A Room with a View
  By Nancy Halstead Mattfield
• A Spiritual and Personal Education
  By Judy H. Henneman Cronen
• Tennies in Winter
  By Margaret M. Dittes Swenson
• Good Times at Mac
  By Thomas Livdahl
• My Life at Mac
  By Mary A. Martin Hasti
• Ready to Face the World
  By Carol Gackle Reid

Miscellaneous

• Always a Mac at Heart
  By Lolita M. Holden Johnson
• All Those Good Times
  By Jan Miller Knight
• Happy Memories
  By Jonell Lockhart Kristensen
• Trouble Makers
  By Edith "Edie" Ford Happe
• Trouble Makers
  By Edith "Edie" Ford Happe
• Popcorn Parties and Library Naps
  By Susan M. Walker Mandery
• A Vibrant Scottish Community
  By Laurie (Dolores) Dvorak Hoppe
• Birthday Celebrations
  By Barbara S. Reagan Sphar
• A Sledding Accident
  By Barbara S. Reagan Sphar
• Friends, Profs, and Teammates
  By Richard Hume
• A Wild Snipe Chase
  By Nancy Halstead Mattfield
• All in Good Fun
  By Nancy Halstead Mattfield
• Comrades From Other Classes
  By Mary Johnson Rosen
• Fun Around Campus
  By Sandra S. Nabben Nyvall
• So Many Great Memories
  By Julie Kaufman Rupert

Profressors and classes

• Co-ed Classes…
  By Mary Peterson Williams
• Kingdom, Phylum, Class…
  By Darlene (Dolly) Sackrison Fraser
• Macalester Legends
  By Edith "Edie" Ford Happe
• Unique Classes
  By G. Robert Allen
• An Integral Part of My Education
  By Mary Johnson Rosen
• Challenging and Rewarding Classes
  By Mary Johnson Rosen
• Faculty Who Made a Difference
  By Gay Ann Gustafson
• A Well Rounded Education
  By Karen Titrud
• Learning to be Merciful
  By Ronald E. Aldorfer
• My First Book of Poems
  By Mac Gimse
• We're Not in High School Anymore!
  By Carolyn Olson Schmidt
• Professor Earl Spangler
  By Daniel P. Mikel
• Preparing for a Career in Business
  By James L. Reissner
• Philosophy Professors
  By Mac Gimse
• Warm and Earnest Professors
  By Larry Risser
• A Logical Grade
  By Kathryn A. Lucas

sports

• The 1961 Relays in Sioux Falls
  By LeRoy Martin
• A Motivational Threat
  By Lee A. Carlson
• A Swim Team Win
  By Sam E. Lewis
• Football Memories
  By James L. Reissner