Being There, and Not / In My Room: Being Members of a Residential College, at Home
Carleton College, Minnesota, On-Campus, Virtual Learning, Written Story
A short essay about being a student from our shared room in Watkins and our childhood bedrooms
Being There, and Not: On-Campus Rituals of Autonomy
A short essay about students' loss of on-campus "rituals of autonomy" during Covid-19
The Importance of Community: A Student Account of Living Through a Pandemic
A short essay about how Covid-19 revealed the role of community in Liberal Arts education
Being There, and Not: The Reality of a Carleton Education During COVID-19
A short essay about students' loss of community and also of independence when they were banished from campus.
A short essay about how Carls coped with disruption to living environments and how those realities impacted their mental/affective well-being.
Lucas Demetriades and Lindsey Youngblood
Being There, And Not: The Fall from Equality in Higher Learning
Athletics/Fitness, Carleton College, Inequality/Disparities, Loneliness/Separation, Mental health, Minnesota, On-Campus, Virtual Learning, Work/Finances/Unemployment, Written Story
A short essay about how learning in S20 revealed inequities among Carls that are more hidden on campus.
On Extracurriculars: The Importance of On-Campus Togetherness
Athletics/Fitness, Carleton College, Friendship, Loneliness/Separation, Loss/Grief, Minnesota, On-Campus, Solidarity, Virtual Learning, Written Story, Zoom/Facetime
A short essay about how much is lost from "the residential liberal arts college" experience when we're not there for it.