Carleton was mentioned in two articles in the January/February issue of Architecture Minnesota. In the first, titled “The Sustainable Quest,” Richard Strong, director of facilities management and planning, commented on how sustainable architectural designs are incorporated into new buildings on Carleton’s campus. Bardwell Smith, the John W. Nason Professor Emeritus of Religion and Asian Studies, was quoted in the second article, “Downtown Commercial District,” which discussed the fate of Northfield’s small town character as the suburbs encroach on it.

The Program for Ethical Reflection at Carleton (PERC) was highlighted in a February 1 story in the Faith and Values section of the Star Tribune. Titled “Cheating—Where opportunity, consequence and values intersect,” the story quoted chaplain Carolyn Fure-Slocum, PERC coordinator Zach Pruitt and Kate Heineman ’03. In the article, Pruitt said, “We’re all part of a community, and when you cheat you’re violating the trust of the community you’re a part of. I think every person struggles with ethical issues and dilemmas. Certainly Carleton students are no different, but I’d consider Carleton a very ethical place and the students certainly as well.” Heineman is biology major at Carleton.

Thomas Mack ’57 wrote an editorial in the January 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) titled “Sounding Board: A Different View of Smallpox and Vaccination.” The editorial was among five articles released early by the NEJM and was cited in a number of national publications and Web sites, including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and hivandhepatitis.com. Mack, a professor at the University of Southern California and a former smallpox officer with the CDC, writes in the journal, “The key to smallpox control is surveillance and isolation and keeping cases out of the hospital.” Mack majored in chemistry and zoology at Carleton.

Nancy Wilkie, the William H. Laird Professor of Classics, Anthropology and the Liberal Arts, was named to President Bush’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee. Her term runs until 2005.

Annette Igra, associate professor of history; Sigi Leonhard, professor of German; and Susan Singer, the Humphrey Doermann Professor of Liberal Learning, have been honored with Mellon New Directions Fellowships for the 2003-04 academic year.

Lawrence Burnett, professor of music and choral director, will lead a Black History Month service at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Skinner Memorial Chapel.

Hal Higdon ’53, senior writer for Runner’s World magazine, reviews “Cold” by former Carleton president Laurence McKinley Gould.

Carleton was highlighted in a travel story about Northfield in the January 26 issue of the Star Tribune.

Robert Packer, associate professor of political science, was quoted in a January 26 Star Tribune story about a potential U.S.-led attack on Iraq. He spoke on the same topic on January 27 on WCCO Radio.

Women’s basketball coach Tammy Metcalf-Filzen was a guest on the Mike Max Show on WCCO Radio on January 23. The women’s basketball team was featured in stories in the Star Tribune on January 10, the Star Tribune and Saint Paul Pioneer Press on January 11, and on Fox Sports “MIAC Magazine Show” on January 24.