News for Students & Alumni

Matthew Fink ’11 (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), an international relations/political science major, was featured on NBC’s KARE-11 Minneapolis/Saint Paul affiliate on May 10 as he prepares to graduate from Carleton. The station previously covered Fink when he graduated from Eagan (Minn.) High School, detailing how he’d overcome disabilities that were the result of him being born without a spleen and a resulting Septis infection that necessitated the amputation of his legs and arms below the elbow to save his life. The recent segment talks about how Fink’s Watson Fellowship will allow him to explore how gaming connects people with disabilities to the outside world, how his study abroad experience in China has influenced him academically, and how Fink still hopes to attend medical school and become a surgeon.

Jonathan Capehart ’89, a contributor for MSNBC and editorial writer at the Washington Post, appeared on “The Last Word” with Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday, April 27, discussing potential Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s assertion that current President Barack Obama wasn’t a “good student” during his time at Occidental College or at Columbia University. At the end of the segment, Capehart shares with the audience how Carleton gave him a chance as a student, allowing him to develop his skills. He is now a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, having won the award in 1999 for his 16-month editorial campaign to save the famed Apollo Theatre in Harlem when he worked for the New York Daily News.

Congratulations to Beth Budnick ’11.

Political Science Department bowling night for majors and faculty is scheduled for Friday, January 14, 2011, 7:00-10:00 p.m. at Jesse James Lanes. Watch this site for more information–you don’t want to miss this fun event! Fun, food, stylish bowling shoes!

Political Science Quiz Bowl Night is Tuesday, February 15, 7:00-9:00 p.m. in Great Hall. Brush up on your knowledge of political facts! Impress friends with your knowledge!

The Star Tribune newspaper published a feature story on Carleton’s 2010 Washington program in the April 10, 2010 issue. See the story and video interviews with students Brooke Davis, Olivia…

It has been four and one-half years since Katrina hit New Orleans. Join us on Thursday, February 25 from 5:00-6:30 p.m., Boliou 104, Carleton College, as Rosanne Adderley, Associate Professor of History, Tulane University; John Bardes, ’08 (history), teacher, Arthur Ashe Charter School, New Orleans; and Kimberly Smith, Associate Professor, Political Science and Environmental Studies, Carleton College, present three views on Katrina’s impact on New Orleans and the city’s progress toward recovery.

Ten students earned Distinction in Comps for the 2008–09 academic year.

Caitlin Fleming‘s paper “Tuning In and Turning Out: A Study on Influence of News Media on Voting in the 2004 Elections” has been accepted for publication in the 2008 Missouri Valley Journal of Social Science.

The Watson Foundation just announced that one of our majors, Sean Noonan ’08, has been awarded a Watson Fellowship for 2008-09. His project, “Breaking Away”, will examine competitive culture in…