Category: Student Life

First Thursday 2021

Radical Accessibility

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Radical MacACCESS lifted up the voices of disabled campus community members.

Commencement 2021 – 9:30 a.m. Grad Walk

Unfiltered: Spring 2021

Along with navigating college during a pandemic, these students are forging ahead with the “typical” sophomore year tasks of declaring majors and thinking about living off-campus with friends.

Unfiltered: Fall 2020

What’s it like to be in college during COVID-19? In “Unfiltered,” we ask several students from the Class of 2023 five simple questions—over and over, each semester until they graduate.

International Forecast

For international college students eager to study in the United States, COVID-19 is just the latest complication.

Buddy Up

The Buddy System is a new, student-created initiative to create community in physical distancing.

The Class of 2024

Get to know Mac's class of 2024.

Thriving in Place

The Macalester Athletics Department is exploring new ways of keeping student-athletes connected.

Neighborhood Pantry

Macalester's pilot Little Free Pantry, a response to a request put forth by the Black Liberation Affairs Committee (BLAC), will be an open place for community members to take and leave non-perishable foods.

Collaborating for Change

Macalester's Black Lives Matter chapter (BLMatMac) formed at the end of the May, coordinating a donation drive in early June.

Senior Remarks: Melisa Peresian Letayian

Melisa Peresian Letayian was one of two speakers chosen for Macalester's Commencement in May.

A Message to our Davis United World College Scholars

Congratulations to the Davis UWC Scholars Class of 2020!

Dear Old Macalester

Members of the community sing this traditional Macalester song.

Unfiltered: Spring 2020

Each semester, we ask several students from the Class of 2023 five simple questions.

Hatching Sustainable Plans

Macalester's EcoHouse is home to four students committed to sustainability and four chickens.

Unexpected Endings

When the spring sports season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, David Palmer '20 was just one athlete affected.

Overheard downtown

Nine first-year students took in dinner and a hockey game in St. Paul.

Climate Anxiety

Facing fears about a warming planet, Macalester students are responding with education, organizing, and growing activism.

Creative Spaces

Read about SPACES, a creative outlet for Macalester students of color produced by students of color.

Enjoying winter at Mac

Macalester is located in the land of ten thousands lakes and even more snowflakes.