The Mac Weekly: May 2, 2003 Headlines

May 2, 2003 . VOLUME 96 . NUMBER 12 . LINK TO ARCHIVES . MEET THE STAFF

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Campus copes with news of sexual assault By MICHAEL BARNES Crowds gravitated toward the official "Hot Pink" alerts at the entrances to nearly every campus building on Friday morning. The bulletins, posted by campus security, informed the Macalester community of a "sexual assault with a weapon and threats of bodily harm" that occurred the previous night in Wallace Hall. {more}


Faculty to vote on curriculum changes next week By LIZZIE TANNEN Academic departments are defending their centrality to Macalester’s mission while also managing budget restraints as they propose how they will each fit in to the revised academic structure that was approved by the faculty in February. {more}


A Final Interview with Mike McPherson By Peter Gartrell MW: How do your last weeks at Macalester compare to your last weeks at Williams? MM: The last couple of months I was at Williams I was out at Mac for commencement, and meeting with alumni for reunion weekend, doing interviews with the school paper and the Mac Today and all that. In that way, it’s really different. Going to be the president of a foundation there’s not that public side. All of the very public aspects of my life are really changing at this point. {more}

St. Paul Police still searching for suspects By PETER GARTRELL At 4:30 a.m. on April 25, the St. Paul Police received a report of a sexual assault in Wallace Hall. An intruder entered an unlocked dorm room and sexually assaulted a prospective student while threatening her host, a Macalester student, with a hand gun. {more}


Harvard Professor Ignatieff speaks on politics, terrorism By ROLAND McKAY Renowned public intellectual, Harvard University professor, and Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Michael Ignatieff came to Macalester last week to deliver a lecture entitled "The Lesser Evil: Politics in an Age of Terror." {more}

‘From the Lilly Pad’: My Tuesdays tutoring Terrell By SARA JOHNSON If you know me then you probably have heard me mention Terrell a few times. In fact, if you know me, you are probably completely tired of hearing about this kid Terrell. See, I have a "life of commitment." Okay, I already know that some of you are now rolling your eyes at my last comment and getting ready to move onto the next article, but don’t stop reading just yet. I should give a little background; explain that this summer I, as well as all first-year students, received an application from Macalester to be in a program called "Lives of Commitment." {more}

Students read about the sexual assault in one of the dozens of Security Office fliers posted at the entrances to campus buildings. The St. Paul police has found no suspects, but is continuing to investigate the crime. Photo:Brent Hecht.

Election Update

Simone King beat out Cate McDonough in a rare MCSG presidential Election run-off. Simone will be the MCSG President for the 2003-2004 school year.

From The Webmaster

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