Macalester College

Bachmann and Graves bow out

Both Michele Bachmann and Jim Graves decide not to vie for the 6th District

Alums upset about Macalester's harsh punishment for Wells Fargo-protesting students

Macalester has sternly punished students involved in last month's week-long anti-Wells Fargo protest, drawing the ire of some alums who think administrators went too far.SEE ALSO: Macalester students end sit-in; administration refuses to dump Wells Fargo More than a dozen students involved in t ... More >>

Macalester students end sit-in; administration refuses to dump Wells Fargo

During a Friday afternoon meeting, Macalester administrators reaffirmed to Wells Fargo-protesting students that the school has no plans to end its business relationship with the bank.SEE ALSO: Macalester protesters heeding nature's call in kitty-litter box during sit-in Student protestors ended thei ... More >>

Protesting Macalester students respond to admins, escalate anti-Wells Fargo sit-in

:::: UPDATE :::: Macalester protesters heeding nature's call in kitty-litter box during sit-inAs the Wells Fargo-protesting sit-in at Macalester's Weyerhaeuser Hall enters its third day, student protesters have issued a response to the memos written by administrators that we shared with you yesterda ... More >>

Macalester protesters heeding nature's call in kitty-litter box during sit-in

A report from Macalester's student newspaper indicates that it's not all fun and games for protesters taking part in an anti-Wells Fargo sit-in at Weyerhaeuser Hall.SEE ALSO: Protesting Macalester students respond to admins, escalate anti-Wells Fargo sit-inAccording to the Mac Weekly, students were ... More >>

Macalester admin to Wells Fargo-protesting students: Hate the game, not the player

This morning, about 30 Macalester students continue to hold a sit-in in Weyerhaeuser Hall. They're demanding the school sever its banking relationship with Wells Fargo, a bank they accuse of foreclosing on more Minnesota homes than anyone.THE BACKSTORY: Macalester students occupying president's offi ... More >>

Macalester radio station dedicates mix to Phantom Vibration's Henry Mackaman

There are all sorts of reasons to pick up the mixtape compiled by WMCN 91.7 FM, Macalester's college radio station. First of all, it's a well-curated snapshot of indie rock acts performing regularly and powerfully around town. Among them are Mac-tied groups Carroll (above) and Bad Bad Hats, who hav ... More >>

Macalester students occupying president's office, demanding college dump Wells Fargo [PHOTOS]

This afternoon, a group of roughly a dozen Macalester students are occupying college president Brian Rosenberg's office and demanding the college cut ties with Wells Fargo.SEE ALSO: Wells Fargo fires Richard Eggers for using counterfeit coin... in 1963 Other students are rallying outside, and this a ... More >>

Carroll's Brian Hurlow: We focus on the architecture of songs

It's been a hot week for local indie-rock quartet Carroll, composed of Brian Hurlow (keys/guitar/vocals), Max Kulicke (guitar), Charlie Rudoy (drums), and Charles McClung (bass/vocals). After self-releasing their debut EP Needs on Monday, the band released their very first music video and were annou ... More >>

The 14 Twin Cities college bands you need to hear

Gimme Noise's fondest memories from college aren't set in $100 million athletic centers or on perfectly manicured lawns, but rather in dingy basements and coffee shop stages. The student music scene has always made big contributions to the Twin Cities as a whole -- local immortals like the U of M's ... More >>

Wang Ping, acclaimed poet and professor, sues Macalester for discrimination

Wang Ping came to the United States from China with $26 in her pocket. 13 years later, she had earned her master's and Ph.D., and in 1999 Macalester hired her to teach creative writing.In 2001 she hopped on the tenure track, and by 2005 she achieved the rank of a tenured associate professor. Meanwhi ... More >>

Grand Central in St. Paul now open

The owners of Shish have taken over the former Grand Sandwich space and given it a complete overhaul. We poked our heads inside of Grand Avenue's newest restaurant by the Macalester campus.

Bad Bad Hats: Go to Super America, get a bunch of food, and rock out

The Bad Bad Hats' lead singer Kerry Alexander (above) has voice like cotton candy: light and airy, imperfectly shaped, and filled with sweet pockets of sugar. The only thing more whimsical than her voice is her songwriting, which bounces cheerfully through songs about broken hearts and loneliness as ... More >>

French Meadow expanding to Grand Avenue

The former Coffee News space is getting a much-needed makeover. French Meadow, the longtime bakery and cafe in Uptown, is sprucing the space up and planning on opening a second location there.See also:Coffee News closes unexpectedlyCoffee News fish n chips: 100 Favorite Dishes, No. 91Best Vegetarian ... More >>

Macalester is one of the smartest colleges in the country, says new study

If a new Lumosity study can be believed, Macalester students aren't just the smartest in the state -- they're some of the smartest in the country.SEE ALSO: Macalester is LGBT friendly after all, says Campus Pride Index Unsatisfied with college rankings that only consider "resources" -- for example, ... More >>

Macalester College opposes marriage amendment

Last weekend, after weeks of uproar from students and community members, Macalester College publicly announced its opposition to the proposed Minnesota marriage amendment. SEE ALSO: Macalester is LGBT friendly after all, says Campus Pride Index

Macalester is LGBT friendly after all, says Campus Pride Index

SEE ALSO:- U of M is one of the most LGBT-friendly campuses in the country, says new study When this year's Campus Pride Index came out a few weeks ago, it ranked both the U of M and Carleton College in the top 25 of the country's most LGBT-friendly higher ed campuses, awarding the local schools fiv ... More >>

Lara Avery

Brother Ali on Occupy Homes and the foreclosure crisis

Note: Brother Ali is a Minneapolis rapper signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and is one of our 20 Best Minnesota Musicians. His latest album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, will be released in August. Here are portions of an interview discussing the Occupy Homes movement, which Ali wil ... More >>

Garrison Keillor

Architecture in Helsinki at Macalester: Win a free pair of tickets

​As part of an effort to bring national music acts to their campus, Macalester College will host a show next Tuesday, November 22 with an airtight lineup of indie- and electro-pop bands, including headlining Melbourne collective Architecture in Helsinki, Dom, and Lo-Fi-Fnk.

Macalester graduate Tue Quang Tran's cartwheel of doom [VIDEO]

Tue Quang Tran, post cartwheel.​The days of simply walking to the podium in a dignified manner to accept your college degree are rapidly fading. It's sort of sad to see the pomp and circumstance fall by the wayside. On the other hand, thank god, because otherwise we wouldn't get to see momen ... More >>

The Grand Sandwich is now delivering

Look deep into my olives and tell me what you see​ When Dan Esrig graduated with a degree in geography from Macalester College last year, he realized what he wanted was in his own back yard.  He wanted to open a sandwich spot that would serve the student's need for late night, affordable food ... More >>

Macalester students get their Dog Day Afternoon

Courtesy of Macalester CollegeCollege stress relief.​Bluto Blutarsky would be appalled: Macalester College is helping its stressed out students by giving them warm, fuzzy puppies to pet. That's nice. But what's wrong with, say, beer?

Carleton, Macalester rated among nerdiest U.S. campuses

Carleton College, where nerds rule.​Harvard, Yale and Dartmouth eat your hearts out. Some of the biggest college brains in the country, who go to class just for the sheer delight of exercising their cerebral cortex, can be found at Carelton and Macalester colleges. Rating website Unigo arrive ... More >>

Punch Out Poetry: Finals

Cabaret at Ground Zero, Mill City Farmers' Market: A-List Extra

​This week in A-List extra we have a beer-tasting benefit, a cabaret show, a party for dislocate literary publication, and a farmers' market weekend opening with moms in mind.

McCollum to host health care forum tonight in St. Paul

St. Paul welcomes all health care reform lovers, haters, and anyone who fears euthanasia by Obama.

Macalester grad Dave Zirin explores politics of sports

City Pages: We know where the hunks are

Cataldo

Protesters Shut Down Army, Navy Recruiting Offices

Harriet Washington

Green & Fair Trade Gifts Fair

Minnesota Lightning hope Richmond's destiny is first-round playoff exit

Now who will write poems honoring Vanessa Hayden?

9/6 Morning Communiqué

Minnesota universities join the rest of the nation in plying presidents with CEO salaries

One world, one war

In The Heart of the Beast

Local artist Jake Keeler discovers his inner animal, and it has teeth

The Movie Lovers

The world makes out all right at the International Film Festival

Best of the Twin Cities

John Berryman Leapt Here

Mapping the literary landmarks of the Twin Cities

Starship Troupers

With its sci-fi epic 'Terminus,' the anarchic Bedlam Theater builds the mothership of all puppets

The Hunted Man Awards

A Jesse-free review of the headlines that made us wince in 2001

Site Specific

Stay Hungry

Surviving the book wars and outfoxing the wolves with the Hungry Mind's David Unowsky

Pancake World

Enter the Poet

Thien-Bao Phi brings his cultural grievances and personal lamentations to the arena of competitive poetry

Too Hot for Teacher

Student-teacher Amrit Chauhan promised his class at Murray Junior High he'd be honest about himself. But telling the kids he's gay might have cost him his teaching certificate.