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A caring presence for vocation and life
By MICHAEL DICKEL
Perhaps you have met me on campus. Or, perhaps you have no idea who I am. If you have met me, you may think you know me: Michael Dickel, Director of the Macalester Academic Excellence Center (MAX). Or perhaps you know me as Interim Staff Coordinator of the Council of Multicultural Affairs (CMA). Perhaps you know me yet another way: College Writing Teacher and Writing Counselor. Maybe, although less likely, you know me as Michael Dickel, poet.
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Ecological literacy: The missing pillar at Macalester
By DANIEL UNGIER
Over one billion years ago, east of where the Twin Cities presently stand, a large rift formed in the earth's crust, creating the St. Croix River Valley in which we now live and study. Over millions of years, seas grew and receded in this area, and more recently, glaciers sculpted the landscape that now defines Minnesota.
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MCSG's goal: Effective Student Representation
By HARIS AQEEL
This is a modified version of a speech given at the Opening Convocation
Allow me to introduce this year's executive board for MCSG. We are Edward Donkor, Damion Rhudd, Fa'autu Talapusi, Cate McDonough, Minguel Nieto and myself.
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Learning (or not) about storage policies with Residential Life
By LOUIS LEDDER
When I came to Macalester as a prospective student, I was told Mac was a place where people were more important than policies. Students have many unique freedoms here. For instance, it is quite easy to design independent projects and interdepartmental majors. Class scheduling is flexible. It is usually feasible to speak with a real, live person when you have a question.
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A reflection upon the Socratic Oath as a Faculty
By ALDEMARO ROMERO
After spending one year on sabbatical, in addition to doing a lot of research and writing, I had the opportunity to reflect on my duties as a faculty. Below is what I called "My Socratic Oath as a Faculty" which is a modified version of the one proposed in F. H. Rhodes. The Creation of the Future. The Role of the American University. Ithaca: Cornell University Press (2001). I present it here as a statement about the renewed commitment I feel as I return to my duties.
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War with Iraq would serve Bush's interest only
By BEN STRAUS
Whenever I go to my grandparents' house for dinner, my grandfather seriously reminds me that there is a real probability that I may be drafted for some war in central Asia. At first, I thought that he was a little out of touch with reality, but as events of the summer played out I have become less skeptical and a little more fearful that he may be right. With Vice President Dick Cheney back in hiding and the country on orange alert for a potential reprisal of last years attacks, my thoughts inevitably drift to the Middle East, specifically Iraq, where the US has maintained a palpable military presence for over ten years.
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Mr. Fishy then BOOM
By AMY HOLTZ
Rolling down Sommerset, past Third Street, when I landed spiral like underneath my second Huffy, sonar edition, light green. This, I think, was the result of first, a small abscess in third, and me, all downhill felt the Huffy's tire slide right over it like alcohol on a teenage boy, very well, and the ground came up and at once we were down. I roll over, this could have been much bloodier, save for the petunia bed perpetually covering that street corner.
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