Moo-ving towards a new mascot - The Mac Weekly
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Moo-ving towards a new mascot. Grant Schoonover, Contributing Writer. February 22, 2024. The Highland cow. A beautiful, majestic creature hailing from the Scottish Highlands. A symbol of power. They can also be very cute. In this time of mascot selection, I would like to further advocate for the noble, …
The psychology behind comfort shows and our TV watching habits
WEBMar 31, 2022 · It became something that gave people a sense of stability and reliability. Macalester students echo these sentiments of gravitating towards comfort shows in the midst of the pandemic. “During quarantine, TV was definitely more for comfort than entertainment,” Bryson Berry ’24 said. Tara Weber ’25 also noticed the …
Way Back at Mac: A look at Mac football’s historic losing streak
WEBA few weeks ago, a student at Macalester shared a Sports Illustrated article from 1978 titled “The Scots Get Scotched,” on social media. This article covered the 1978 Macalester football team’s record-breaking losing streak — 41 games at that time. Sports Illustrated poked fun at the disinterest and outright heckling of the football team by...
TV Girl’s new album necessarily defies expectations and succeeds
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Arts. TV Girl’s new album necessarily defies expectations and succeeds. Noah Riccardi, Sports Editor. September 14, 2023. The album cover of “Grapes Upon the Vine.”. Photo courtesy of TV Girl. Right from the first track, TV Girl’s much-awaited fourth album “Grapes Upon the Vine” throws a curveball. After three albums of synthy ...
Hearing “her-story”: an analysis of “Six! The Musical”
WEBNov 10, 2022 · Ironically, Anne and Katherine are related as well — they’re cousins. Katherine’s song has an extremely dark tone as well, with her singing a total of four choruses regarding the influence that the men in her life exerted over her. Socially, she was known for her promiscuity, which later led to her execution.
Reproductive justice work: a collective struggle - The Mac Weekly
WEBSep 26, 2024 · March 28, 2024. On Thursday, March 21, the Minnesota Youth Activist Alliance (MNYAA) held a Reproductive Justice Youth Summit in the lower level of the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center. MNYAA, which is made up of students from Macalester and the University of Minnesota (UMN), is a local chapter of the national organization Advocates for Youth.
Mac Football begins new era with dominating win
WEBOn Sept. 3, Macalester Football kicked off both the new season and a new era on Sept. 3 with a 45-24 win at University of Minnesota-Morris. Head Coach Phil Nicolaides earned his first official win at Macalester and as a collegiate head coach. Coming off an underwhelming 2021 season that saw a 3-7(2-6) record, the...
Mac ranked 27th best liberal arts college: why do we care?
WEBOctober 19, 2023. Graphic by Zander Leong ’26. 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 ...
Meet Macalester’s umbraphiles - The Mac Weekly
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Features. Meet Macalester’s umbraphiles. Emma Salomon, Editor-in-Chief. April 11, 2024. A group of students gathers to see the eclipse. Photo courtesy of Amie Frey ’24. “Chasers of shadows,” “chasers of the eclipse” or, more simply, umbraphiles, prepared anxiously for the possibility of total solar eclipse this Monday, April 8.
How the meaning of Friday the 13th has changed over time
WEBOct 12, 2023 · Freyja, the Norse goddess of love and witchcraft, also has an association with Friday the 13th. Freyja, which literally translates to “lady,” is associated with death, beauty, magic and warfare. She leads the Valkyries, the all-female warrior battalion that could fly and were known to have the power to bring death to warriors they did not ...