Winter 2014

Janet Scannell, Carleton’s new chief technology officer, thinks of herself first and foremost as an educator.

In an act of protest, North Carolina state senator Eleanor Kinnaird ’53 resigned her seat after 17 years of service and is focused instead on promoting change at the grassroots level.

Knights’ forward Taylor Hanson ’14 (St. Paul) was named MIAC Men’s Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week in December and his stats rank him among the top players in the country.

Sarah Walker ’99 lobbies for criminal justice reform to limit the impact incarceration has on ex-offenders’ access to education, housing, and employment.

This year, students found answers to their questions at Sophomorphosis, a week of activities focused on the transformations sophomores undergo as they plan their futures at Carleton and beyond.

Emily Balczewski ’16 arrived on campus her freshman year determined to organize Carleton’s first TEDx conference.

In his newest book, author Jack El-Hai ’79 examines the ups and downs of Northwest Airlines—through its glory days and final tumultuous decade.

Have you come across Carleton marginalia in castoff books?

Salman Rushdie, bestselling author of The Satanic Verses, visitied campus in October to speak about censorship.

Carleton’s Semaphore Repertory Dance Company is performing a new piece that combines modern dance with the martial art of t’ai chi.