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The spring 2025 Carleton Voice is out

July 8, 2025

The new issue is one of my favorites, thanks to two incredible anchor pieces. Former Minnesota Monthly editor returns to deliver a powerful story. Long before pop-ups and flash mobs, an unusual sight met visitors to the National Mall on the morning of July 19, 1974: a formal breakfast in view of the Lincoln Memorial, complete with horse-drawn carriage, a string quartet, and candelabra. Captured by a photographer for The Washington Post, the image has since become one of the paper's best-selling prints. Tim Gihring shares the poignant story of recent Carleton College graduates, all drawn to DC to serve their country, pulling off an audacious surprise for a beloved classmate. The piece was animated by artist Jack Molloy, who created tableaux for the front and back covers and story spreads using keepsakes shared by alumni. Another return: multiple James Beard Prize–winning culinary writer heads back to campus to revisit her college cafeteria in a poignant (and hilarious) remembrance. And: Carleton’s Curious Collections, a look at career pivots, and some “real talk about small business.”

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Carleton Voice wins a CASE silver award →