College Headlines

Financial worries climb Manitou Hill

Manitou Messenger, St. Olaf College, MN

6 days ago by Molly Trucano

Investment banks are crashing. The government is working overtime to make sure the world economy doesn't collapse. There's talk of an economic depression worse than the one that started in 1929.

Sex on the Hill: Hands to yourself

Manitou Messenger, St. Olaf College, MN

18 hours ago by Matt Tiano

It's Friday night. You've just had the perfect date with Mr. or Ms. Right. Your roommate is out (per your premeditated request), and you, as a good non-candle-burning, non-alcohol-consuming Ole, have put softly lit lamps and a bottle of sparkling cider by the bed to set the mood.

Pre-college "gap years"were anything but empty, takers report

The Mac Weekly, Macalester College, MN

1 day ago by Evan Radeem

This past August, most Macalester first-years were busy running around, buying laptops and preparing for college. There were, however, a handful of would-be first-years gathering their passports, making last-minute travel plans, and getting ready for a sort of sabbatical.

What I Learned in Bed

The Mac Weekly, Macalester College, MN

1 day ago by Tressa Versteeg

Dear Hannah,

I generally find myself emotionally attracted to men and physically attracted to women. I am female, but when I masturbate I have to think of myself as a man. I know sexuality can be complicated, but I am a senior and ready to identify with some sort of group! Is there anything I can do to hasten the process? Or will I forever be trapped in this "somewhere in between" place?

Slow to Know and Frustrated

You're right, SKF, sexuality is complicated.

"I am Sham"

The Mac Weekly, Macalester College, MN

6 days ago by Héctor Ramos-Ramos

Talk to the average Macalester senior about his/her post-graduate plans, and judging from what I've seen, I'd say chances are you'll get one of three responses:

First, a well-orchestrated life-plan. This is a sign of incipient adulthood. It's usually delivered in a voice that sounds unusually self-confident, and may be followed by a grin of self-satisfaction.