Senator John Kerry campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday in the Macalester Field House.
A crowd of about 2,400 people comprised of Macalester community members, Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) political officials, a large number of Twin Cities residents and union members gathered to hear the Massachusetts senator speak. Local and national media outlets covered the speech, Kerry’s only appearance in Minnesota before the caucuses this Tuesday.
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In an open letter to the community, President Brian Rosenberg announced last Friday that progress has been made to accelerate major renovation plans for the Macalester Field House and the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) College Campaign Coordinator Loring Harkness spoke at last week’s installment of the EnviroThursday lecture series.
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President Brian Rosenberg told the Nordic ski team in a meeting last week that he would reserve $5,000 from his contingency budget to help develop a successful Nordic skiing club team over the next two years.
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On Saturday Mar. 6, Macalester will inaugurate its 16th president, Brian Rosenberg.
The celebration will begin Friday evening with a dinner for trustees and donors, followed by a party for students, faculty, staff and alumni. The inauguration ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Alexander G. Hill Ballroom in Kagin Commons. Following the ceremony, brunch will be served in the campus center.
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He knew, or at least he thought he knew. Somehow none of it made sense—the way that he came to conclusions when it had to do with me—he made up his mind fast, and he was always irrational...
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In October of 2000, I watched in awe as Ralph Nader spoke at a rally in Boston during his bid for the presidency. I listened intently as he explained about corporations and their involvement in politics, he spoke of the urgent need to protect the environment, he described the economic polarization of our country and, finally, he asserted that a vote for Gore was no better than a vote for Bush. I swallowed every word of his speech and claimed that any principled liberal should vote for Nader over Gore.
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Last week, in his column “Quietly and Mostly to Myself,” Erik Morales wrote the latest in a series of bitter diatribes directed toward the administration—more specifically, toward the Admissions Office. As a student who has worked with the Admissions Office in various capacities over the past four years, I would like to respond to several of his allegations and also make some general comments about the way he has conducted himself over the past year.
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Protecting animals is very important indeed, but upon review of the news on and off campus, I cannot help but be slightly more interested in a little country of 8 million currently in the midst of a civil war that will most likely result in a coup d’état, and will mark the end of the rule of Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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By Susannah Dyen, Michael Eastwood, Carolyn Fryberger, Alex Jacoby and Peter Kirschmann
Macalester Col-lege focuses on certain ideals, including personal responsibility and service to society. Unfortunately, it seems that these ideals are not being consistently applied to the management of the school’s substantial investments.
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Men’s basketball finished its best season in over 20 years on Saturday with a solid win over visiting St. John’s University. While the game itself meant little for final season standings, it was all about pride and momentum. After a string of close games, including an upset loss to St. Olaf and a Hamline team that hung around for too long, the Scots were looking for a strong game to cement their status as an elite team in the MIAC. The first half was rough for both sides, as the Johnnies and the Scots shot rather poorly and combined to go 0-for-16 from beyond the arc. Things stayed close and exciting, however, as neither team was able to build more than a 6-point advantage. Down 32-26 with a minute to go, Chris Assel ’04 pulled off the play of the half: a juke that sent a Johnnie sprawling, followed by a quick move to the basket for the lay-in and a foul on the shot. The subsequent miss was gathered by Lars Johnson ’07 who got a bucket and was fouled, turning the entire sequence into a big 5-point play for Macalester. The Scots were still down at the break by a single point, 34-33.
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Manchester United. Man. United. Man. U. United. No matter how you write it, it always has a negative sound. Why? Because Manchester United is simply not one of those teams that you like. In fact, it is the team that you dislike. Unless, of course, you’re a fan. But why would you be?
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In recent weeks, Nordic Skiing has come to the forefront of the Macalester community and turned into a rallying point for the student body against the administration. After the ski team was demoted from varsity status, there was an outcry against the Athletic Department for the way that the situation was handled. Lost in the wake of the situation was the fact that the team still had to complete the remainder of the season. Overshadowed by the administrative furor was the actual athletic aspect of the sport. The skiers still had to train for the most important meet of the season: the MIAC Championships.
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Marie Deschamps is a senior. She’s also a hot French feminist who took time out of her insane schedule to give me the pleasure of finding out exactly what makes her so cool.
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It is easy for the Cynical and Alienated Citizen to write off the Iowa caucuses as a wholly unrepresentative media circus which throws the balance of an election in the direction of a candidate chosen by an almost completely homogenous electorate—white, middle-class, middle-aged Midwesterners. While this argument is valid and disconcerting, it should not detract from the democratic aims of the caucus process itself or the grassroots participatory democracy it arouses.
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Unbeknownst to the general public, a chicken can’t be stuffed with just anything. Watch out, my friend, or it will stuff you right back. World-renowned T.G.I. Friday’s chef Herve Hervé found that out the hard way.
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It was a rather cool night as “Land of 10,000 [frozen] Lakes” Minnesota peaked at high of 28 degrees over the past seven days. My girlfriend Cindy and I got ready late into the evening and began to drive to the Mall of America. Cindy was excited in anticipation of what surprise plan I had in store for her on for Valentine’s Day, as I adamantly refused to give up any information.
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This weekend, the Macalester Theater Department will give four performances of Mud River Stone, a drama written by Lynn Nottage. The show, which opened yesterday on the MainStage Theater at the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, continues with performances tonight and tomorrow and concludes with a matinee on Sunday.
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Picture my average, boring summer afternoon: pajamas at noon, pot of ramen boiling away, the remote pausing on a nondescript cable movie channel. In one split second glace at the screen, I had seen more big hair, false eyelashes and cleavage than I’d ever imagined existed in my parents’ youth. I can’t turn away. Then I heard the phrase, “It’s my happening and it’s freaking me out!” gleefully announced above a swinging party by a man who would now be termed, at the very least, a metrosexual. My ramen boiled over while my eyeballs remained glued to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls for two hours trying to figure out what the hell I was watching.
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While Macalester is unfortunately incapable of bringing a potential presidential nominee to campus every day (though I’m sure Al Sharpton is available), to state the seemingly obvious, there is a plethora of worthwhile events one can attend on campus in any given week. Certainly the entertainment provided by Wednesday’s rally was both welcome and impressive. For those so inspired, it also offered a significant and impassioned political experience.
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Coming from a country without free speech, it’s appropriate that Beijing’s Hang on the Box sings in a foreign tongue and sings it poorly. It’s not that vocalist Wang Yue sounds unpleasant, but rather poor in the grammatical sense.
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Sun Kil Moon is the new project of respected songwriter Mark Kozelek, former helmsman of the mopey rock outfit Red House Painters. Its first album, released recently on Jetset Records, generally defies categorization—folk, country, psychedelia and rowdy rock ‘n roll are all present, mingling in 10 nostalgia-soaked songs that are distinctly flavored, yet coherent as a cocktail. And Ghosts of the Great Highway is made to be sipped. Kozelek’s languid, Neil Young-tinted vocals snuggle under a blanket of subtle, pitch-perfect guitars that speak to occupants of dim corner tables in half-empty bars.
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President Brian Rosenberg rides the new and improved catenary, square-wheeled bicycle. Photo by Katie Pastorius.
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