Sep 19, 2024 · The image of a student up until 1 a.m. working on an essay has long been the representation of a traditional college experience. Macalester’s DeWitt Wallace Library aims to change this interpretation of college academic culture through adjustments to the library’s hours and spaces. New this academic year, the library’s hours of operation are from...

Dec 5, 2024 · For the fourth year in a row, the U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) ranked Macalester College as the 27th best liberal arts college nationwide. However, with increased questions and criticism from universities regarding the validity and importance of the report, Macalester itself is wondering how to best respond to this ranking and narrate its...

Nov 10, 2022 · If you had the chance to visit the Ordway Theater for the Performing Arts in St. Paul between Oct. 25 and Nov. 6, you might have heard a lot of people walking around with ridiculous fake British accents, or perhaps running about like a chicken (or person) with their head cut off. The show at...

Throughout the 2024-25 academic year, Macalester will be hosting a series of events to counter-commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the United States’ war in Vietnam. On April 30, 1975, the United States fully withdrew from Vietnam. This date is contemporarily considered the end of the Vietnam War among those living in Vietnam...

Nov 7, 2024 · “We need to act boldly to secure the college’s future,” Macalester’s Board of Trustees wrote in their strategic plan.While all colleges have some sort of long-term strategy, the Board approved this wide-ranging strategic plan called Imagine, Macalester which will impact all aspects of Macalester.. The Imagine, Macalester strategic plan is broken into three parts: Campus, Curriculum ...

Sep 13, 2024 · On August 26, the Macalester class of 2028 officially moved in as the majority of incoming first-years joined fall sports athletes, international students and members of pre-orientation programs on campus. Throughout the day, Residential Life, Orientation Leaders (OLs), Residential Assistants (RAs) and fall athletes greeted new students as they pulled onto Summit Ave and Macalester...

Dec 5, 2024 · Building on students’ calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank throughout the 2023–2024 academic year, the conversation surrounding the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people remains a critical one on Macalester’s campus as the fall 2024 semester begins. The review process for two proposals submitted by Mac for Palestine — one calling...

The Student News Site of Macalester College. Cafe Mac workers, who have been organizing to improve their working conditions since last semester, took a major step forward on Friday, Nov. 15 when they released a petition...

Nov 7, 2024 · Against a backdrop of campus-wide uncertainty and several months’ build-up of anxieties surrounding the contentious race for president between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Macalester community members flocked to the polls this past Tuesday, Nov. 5 to cast their ballots in the 2024 general election. The …

Dec 5, 2024 · The Macalester Registrar’s Office adjusted the process for registration with equity in mind during the Spring 2024 registration cycle from Nov. 6-17. Instead of basing students’ registration time on their credits, the registrar’s office determined registration time by students’ randomly assigned cohort. “A cohort is established in the year students arrive at Mac.