Bald Spot

The Voice of the Carleton Alumni debuted 90 years ago this fall. Join us for a look back at key moments from from nine decades of Carleton’s alumni magazine.

After 50 years, beloved Carleton staffer, longtime supervisor of the Math Skills Center, and aerobics instructor, Russ Petricka has retired.

The Weitz Center for Creativity served as the site for Northfield’s Community Action Center annual fashion show, Runway Revival.

In July, the Carleton College Voice was awarded a silver Circle of Excellence award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for its three 2024 issues.

In response to a decade’s worth of “measly showings” by Carleton’s legendary plaster bust, a group of students organized an epic hunt for Schiller.

Carleton’s 2025 April Fool’s Day prank came with a whiff of nostalgia.

A curiously shaped paperback version of the book played a key role in reviving interest in The Great Gatsby.

Carleton’s winning ways in Ultimate Frisbee continued this spring as all four teams—women’s Eclipse and Syzygy and men’s CHOP and CUT—advanced to the USA Ultimate College Championships.

Carleton’s music department is accustomed to hearing songs of praise. So when four musical Carls were honored recently, it was a familiar refrain.

A new initiative aims to give students the time, resources, and institutional support to see what they want to be doing with their lives through a religious lens.