(Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a series examining the complexities of the need-blind admissions issue.)
The history of need-blind admissions at Macalester is long, complicated and often disputed.
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Andre Heinz, stepson of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, made a campaign stop at Macalester early Wednesday afternoon. Heinz, an advocate for the environment who has been traveling across the country touting Kerry's environmental record on college campuses, talked for about 25 minutes before fielding questions from the audience.
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In his new role as Associate Dean of Students, Jim Hoppe, father of a four-year old son, is making a transition from “Blues’ Clues’ to college policies.”
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Students elected 27 representatives to the Legislative Body (LB) of the Macalester College Student Government (MCSG) on Tuesday. Voters also resoundingly approved an amendment to the MCSG Constitution that gives Program Board chair Erin Miller ’05 voting powers at LB meetings.
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Mayor Randy Kelly, a lifelong Democrat, stunned the heavily Democratic city of St. Paul on Aug. 1 by endorsing Bush for the presidential election. Less than three weeks later, two St. Paul residents, brothers Dan and David Duddingston, announced that they were spearheading a movement to recall Kelly, claiming that Kelly put his own interests ahead of the city’s with the endorsement.
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While last semester’s conflict between Residential Assistants (RAs) and the Department of Residential Life may have died down, the issues raised during the clash are still on the minds of many RA’s and Residential Life staff members.
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The Board of Trustees meeting this weekend affords an important opportunity to discuss the ongoing evaluation of Macalester’s need-blind admissions policy. Although the Board will not come to a decision this weekend, they are ultimately the body with which the fate of our financial aid policy resides.
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President Rosenberg’s proposal to abandon need-blind admission represents a radical departure from Macalester’s bedrock values. Indeed, the very discussion of the subject is a slap in the face to every current and former student who benefits from the college’s commitment to diversity and access.
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In President Brian Rosenberg’s address in the past two issues of The Mac Weekly, he speaks of an inflating financial aid budget and writes that this limits us from spending money on the quality of education here at Mac. He describes the debate as a linear spectrum that contains ‘access’ on one side and ‘quality’ on the other, and a paradox that can seemingly only be solved by dismantling our need-blind admissions policy. In the following paragraphs I will attempt to outline an alternative view; one that is, I believe, shared by a number of students, faculty, and alumni, and one that is based on the beliefs that:
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What if I told you that Macalester’s entire student population would perish within six days? That is the estimated death rate for displaced Sudanese, as six to ten thousand die each month, often from sickness as simple as diarrhea. Sudan’s situation has been making headlines for over a year, and yet very little has been done. Since February of 2003, over one million Sudanese have been driven out of their homes and tens of thousands have been murdered. Civilians are still being displaced, women are still being raped, and going home is a death sentence.
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The women’s soccer team unleashed an offensive barrage against the Concordia Cobbers Wednesday afternoon, winning 5-3. The Scots scored twice in the first five minutes to set the tone for the game.
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Women’s Golf Sinks At Owatonna
Macalester finished last in the Division III Midwest Classic at Owatonna Country Club last weekend. Eight other teams competed in the Classic, which Gustavus Adolphus won.
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Having been here a short time, it is already clear to me that Macalester sports maintains a very unique atmosphere. This is especially true during Homecoming. While I could go on for pages about the inner workings of Macalester athletics, two aspects deserve special attention in this week of festivities and pomp: flag girls and overly-talkative fans.
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The Macalester football team lost 59-7 to the St. Olaf Oles last Saturday afternoon at Macalester Stadium. Despite the Scots best efforts, they were unable to stop the Ole attack all day long.
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Macalester volleyball came back from a narrow defeat at the hands of 19th ranked Concordia-Moorhead last week, shutting out an Augsburg team with a 7-9 overall record . Fueled by strong play at the net, Macalester made the most of its size advantage, taking an early 8-4 lead in the first game.
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There’s been a temporary lull in my game-playing of late, mostly due to a bad power supply in my usual gaming computer. So instead of a review this week, I’ll be providing you with a preview of what I hope will be the best game of 2004, or maybe 2005, depending on how the development process goes.
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Bring-your-daughter-to-work day was always slightly awkward at the morgue. Fortunately, my baby didn’t ask too many questions. She preferred to lick herself and mew incessantly. But, that’s to be expected of a drop-dead-gorgeous Siamese. That’s right, I’m talking about Precious. When the stork first dropped her off at Mama’s house, I was pleased as plumbs. Precious lowered my blood pressure, extended my life expectancy, and all she wanted in return was a private box for her lady-business. What more could a single mother ask for? Well, maybe that she get her own goddamn Meow Mix out of the pantry every once in a while, instead of interrupting me during Regis. But, that’s neither here nor there. I counted my blessings. Whether at home or at work, I considered myself lucky to have a gal-pal and a daughter rolled into one adorable, silent, obedient ball of fur. I thought I had it easy. And then cat-puberty reared its ugly head.
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He’s got curly hair, an apparently nice collection of collared shirts, and posture that is sassy yet unaffected. But is there more to Alex Freeburg than hip bones that can be slice deli meat? I needed to find out. Our night began, as all nights should, with a tumbler of tequila and a discounted beer. Since I didn’t bring a tape recorder or a writing utensil, the traditional question-and-answer format was out of the question. But I trust, gentle reader, that your enthusiasm for intrepid journalistic variation is matched only by my enthusiasm for drink specials. Thus, I humbly present “Six Things You May or May Not Know About Alex Freeburg”
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Inexpensive movies are hard to come by these days. Rentals cost nearly five dollars and first run films are edging ever closer to double-digit prices. But free movies? Ninth grade social studies screenings of “Gandhi” and sneak preview promotions aside, when was the last time you saw a good movie for free?
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Although writer Elizabeth von Amin was described as one of the three finest wits of her day and admired as a literary figure in Europe, her works are not well known in contemporary circles. Her best-selling 1922 novel, “The Enchanted April”, however, has been given new life through its transformation on screen and in the theater. St. Paul’s Park Square Theatre opens its season with Matthew Barber’s Tony-nominated adaptation of Amin’s romantic comedy.
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After recently signing with their first major label, Warner Brothers, West-Coast quartet Rilo Kiley have found themselves thrust into the spotlight. Suddenly they’re on everyone’s hot list—not to mention that of Rolling Stone, who listed them among their “Ten Best New Bands.” The band has slowly picked up momentum over the years, beginning with “The Frug,” a pop-novelty song released on the “Desert Blue” soundtrack in 1998, which received play on MTV. Their last album, The Execution of All Things, was a beautifully hushed, melancholy record that helped Rilo Kiley develop the following that launched them to their current status.
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They have nearly all come in now: the sophomore releases from the highly touted and derided imitators of yesteryear, The Strokes, The Walkmen, and now Interpol. While The Strokes hammered out an impressive array of pop tunes much like the first time around, and The Walkmen got savvy, Interpol has yet to really make a second album.
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