High 5: New Student Organizations

Carleton may have more than 200 student organizations, but there’s always room for a few more. Here are five of the newest clubs on campus.

1. Cow Skeleton Assembly Club
   You can take that name literally. Club members are currently at work assembling a fully articulated cow skeleton (donated by alumna Trish Hare ’17), which they hope to display on campus. Why? you ask. “At Carleton, we have college and contentment, but there are no cows!” says Robert Lord ’18 (Piedmont, Calif.), referring to Northfield’s town motto (“Cows, Colleges, and Contentment”). “And we want to change that.”
2. Flash Mobsters A Capella
   These singers give surprise performances in Sayles-Hill, at Late-Night Breakfast, and at the Libe’s popular bagel study break. “Our goal is to provide a brief and fun musical break from the stress of the world—and college,” says Skyelar Ginsberg ’20 (Eugene, Ore.). Their oeuvre borrows heavily from pop standards and Disney tunes.
3. Carleton Business Club
   “We’re more of a discussion group than a business club,” says Alex Lee ’18 (Madison, Wis.). “Each week we pick a major world event and discuss its business and economic implications.” Recent topics include a potential war with North Korea and how Donald Trump’s presidency might affect his own businesses.
4. Carls for the Boundary Waters
   Members raise awareness about pollution from proposed sulfide-ore copper mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota and provide students who want to contact their state legislators with talking points. “We want to share our love of clean water with other Carls,” says Emma Leither ’20 (Ramsey, Minn.).
5. National Alzheimer’s Buddies (Carleton Chapter)
   Club members visit a Northfield nursing home weekly to build one-on-one relationships with Alzheimer’s patients. “I have an immediate family member who developed dementia,” says club director Francesca Caracci ’18 (New York City). “I want to do everything in my power to alleviate the social and psychological isolation brought about by dementia and Alzheimer’s.”