Assistant Professor of Geography Susanna McMaster filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this August, alleging discrimination in Macalester's tenuring process. Pending the college's reaction to the charge, McMaster may take legal action in an attempt to force Macalester to reveal in detail the reasons for her dismissal, and to possibly reconsider her case...

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Student organizations still lack funding
Dozens of student organizations are beginning this semester with no money in their budgets, a fact that will likely force the Macalester College Student Government to spend even more time than usual allocating funds at weekly meetings...

Caudill takes tenure-track at St. Cate's

Mac to buy out Grand properties

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Table of Contents: new digs, new name
Green rally at Target Center
Macalester: a great place to work

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Scots edge out Lawrence, 16-15

Website Athlete of the Week: Andrew Porter '03

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It's a Grand new start after Nick, Max and Chris' year abroad

Professors on a Roll

Mom's Fruit Pizza!

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Macalester College hosts the artwork of southern Reverend Finster

The Watcher is a new movie with Keanu Reeves, that's right!

You haven't seen Blow Up? You would love it!

Celibacy is Sexy: MTV Undressed takes some of it off

The way of the well-oiled gun: Butch, Sundance, McQuarrie

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Low bums out crowd, but in a good way

Get Up Kids rock

Ryan a rare breed: singer with heart on major label

OPINION
MCSG=Revolution? Yes, it will happen

Geroge W. Bush's dopey debate dodging

Pedestrians of the World Unite!

OUR PERSPECTIVE
MCSG must serve, fund its constituents

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A voter's reply - Mark Doten '01

Pro-choice fundraiser - Mathew Healy '01

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Students voted to restructure the Macalester College Student Government in a referendum held on Monday.
The vote was an attempt on the part of current Legislative Body members to fashion a student government that could better represent students living both on and off campus. Monday's referendum came at a time when MCSG is facing decreasing participation and interest from the student body. The restructuring is in part an attempt to generate awareness of and involvement in student government.
Two-hundred-and-sixty-five students decided the future structure of the student government, choosing “Option II," which calls for a smaller LB. This choice received 131 votes, with “Option III" (which would have instituted a larger LB) in second with 103 votes. “Option I" would have made no changes to the current system and received only 31 votes....

Mac to buy out Grand properties
by J. Quinn Martin

Macalester has agreed to buy the building on Grand Avenue that houses Smoker's Haven and, until this summer, was home to the tattoo and piercing parlor Body Revolution.
The smoke shop will close at the end of October and the college will assume control of the property Nov. 1. Current plans call for demolition of the building.
“We will probably just put up a parking lot for the time being," said Mark Dickinson, director of Physical Plant. Expansion of the new apartments, which are adjacent to the property, is a long-term possibilty.
Some students who smoke cigarettes are sorry to see Smoker's Haven go.
“I don't like supporting those big, crap-face corporations like Super America." said Jessica Hopkins '02, a long-time Haven shopper. “Why don't they buy them out while they're at it?"
Non-smoker Toni Konkoly '02 said, “I think it's bullshit that they [college administrators] want to white-wash Grand Avenue."
The High Winds Fund is managing the acquisition of the property located at 1675 Grand Avenue....

What may be Macalester's first fraternity or sorority in recent memory appeared at Saturday's Block Party outside Kagin. Representatives of the group, which calls itself Phi Beta Booty, dressed in togas and recruited dozens of potential rushes to their self-proclaimed “frarority."
So exactly what letter of the Greek alphabet is “booty"?
According to Phi Beta Booty leader The Grand Boot-ha, who chose not to reveal his real name, “booty is an omega with an ass crack."
Members of Phi Beta Booty claim that while it incorporates certain elements of the fraternity and sorority tradition, it is not a fraternity. It is a coeducational organization that rejects hazing and does not associate with traditional fraternities and sororities.

OPINION

Pedestrians of the World Unite!

Josh Weisman '00

I want to share an experience with you, an experience that I have at least a few times a week and that I react to pretty strongly. Here's the scene: I'm standing near an intersection, watching someone at the curb waiting to cross the street. The cars are coming and coming, and the person is waiting and waiting. More cars, more waiting. Four, five, six cars pass, and the pedestrian is just watching them go by. Finally, the seventh car decides to stop for the walker. What does he do? He scurries across the street, waving a docile thank-you, as if he's creating a huge inconvenience for this driver....