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Commencement Readers Cram For Tongue-Twister Names
The Associated Press has put together a story about Macalester and how the readers for commencement undergo some intense cramming sessions to make sure all the graduates have their names pronounced correctly.
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Macalester Announces
Athletes Of The Year
Macalester recently held its annual Athletic Banquet at Kagin Commons and announced the selection of Grace King from soccer as the M Club Female Athlete of the Year and Tom Conboy from basketball as M Club Male Athlete of the Year. More information »
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Student opinion piece in Pioneer Press: Phase out the toxins
Thomas Boik, a junior political science and environmental studies major at Macalester, wrote an opinion piece for the Pioneer Press about synthetic chemicals in consumer products and what's being done about them. Read his opinion »
Macalester Students And A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Earlier this spring, a group of Macalester astronomy students had the opportunity to spend time at the Very Large Array (VLA), one of the premier astronomical observatories in the world. click here.
Northwest Institute For Social Change Awards Fellowships
Emily Joan Smith '09 and Mark Saldana '11 have won summer fellowships at the Northwest Institute for Social Change in Portland, Oregon. Both will spend eight weeks at the Institute. Students attend media study classes, work with professionals to produce media projects and attend professional development workshops with the long-term goal of "helping to build a strong democratic community that is representative of all voices," according to the Institute web site.
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Athletics Center. The new center is underway. Check out our progress.
David A. Lanegran, John S Holl Professor of Geography, talks about the recent Minnesota State Geography Bee finals and current trends affecting the geography department.