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Carleton College Sophomore Offers Insight to Classmates
26 October 2001John Sheesley, a sophomore at Carleton, thought he would never go to college. “I know what it’s like to live thinking that way,” he said. “It’s really easy to get into a cycle where you put it off and put it off, and all of the sudden you’re 50 years old and it’s too late.” However, Sheesley finally had what he calls “the chance of a lifetime” at the age of 28. “I have an overwhelming sense of appreciation and thankfulness to [Carleton’s] admissions staff…they took a chance on me,” he said.
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“To Prohibit the Reading of Certain Books”: A New Carleton College English Class Examines Only the Banned and Burned
23 October 2001Carleton English course looks at controversial books to see how societal views are challenged.
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Carleton College Faculty Member is Passionate About Astronomy
18 October 2001Maurice Clark, visiting assistant professor of physics at Carleton College, was out observing the night sky from his backyard when his chimney caught on fire. His wife called out to him, but Clark didn’t want to miss the rare phenomenon he was tracking, so he handed her a hose and went back to his telescope. “Astronomy has been a passion of mine ever since I can remember,” he said.
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Carleton students learn the sociology of grief as they cope with a national tragedy.
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Antonio H. “Tony” Obaid, Carleton College professor emeritus of Spanish, died on Monday, Oct. 1. He was 84, and had been a resident of Tucson, Ariz., since 1995.
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‘Voices of Ascent: The Return of the Soviet Jews to Israel’ on Display at Carleton College
25 September 2001An exhibition titled “Voices of Ascent: The Return of the Soviet Jews to Israel” will be on display at Carleton College’s Gould Library through Friday, Nov. 30. The exhibit is a collaborative work of photographer Patricia Dalzell of Virginia and writer Michele Clark, a 1974 Carleton graduate, of Washington, D.C. It tells the story of the return of Soviet Jews to Israel and how that journey continues to affect Jews’ lives.
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Carleton College Students Explore Ghana through Classroom, Travel: New Class Uses On-Site Research to Examine History and Memory in Ghana
21 September 2001The West African country of Ghana was perhaps the nation most affected by the slave trade with the United States and Europe. This year, twelve Carleton College students will attempt to discover how Ghanaians and black Americans have remembered and recorded Ghana’s colonialism and independence and the Atlantic slave trade. In a two-term course titled “History, Memory and the Black Atlantic,” twelve students will study Ghana’s history, and then travel there for 18 days of experiential learning.
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Kelly Conlin appointed to Carleton College Board of Trustees
19 September 2001The Carleton College Board of Trustees recently announced the appointment of Kelly P. Conlin, a 1982 Carleton graduate.
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Carleton Fifth Among National Liberal Arts Colleges
10 September 2001U.S. News & World Report magazine has ranked Carleton College fifth among the best liberal arts colleges in the nation, according to its Sept. 17, 2001 issue.
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Carleton College Welcomes Class of 2005: 520 Students Hail From 48 States and 17 Countries
29 August 2001Carleton College welcomes the Class of 2005 with the start of New Student Week on Wednesday, Sept. 5.
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