Tag: macalester

The Young Ones

Hector E. Ramos-Ramos — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:06:11 -0500

It is commonly accepted that the population of Europe would be declining in a pretty startling way if not for constant immigration. Unlike Americans, the people of Western Europe are simply not having very many children. Who can blame them? These are heady days for the European economy and I assume the citizens who work hard to make their nations prosper would like to benefit from their labors without having to think of the next generation.

Of Pubs and Parliament

Hector E. Ramos-Ramos — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:42:21 -0600

Hello, my name is Hector E. Ramos-Ramos, and I intend here to share with you my observations, opinions, and concerns while I am abroad (primarily in Scotland), courtesy of the study abroad program at St. Paul's own Macalester College.

Grotto Dining

Ann Bauer — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:25:46 -0600

One of my favorite restaurants in the world is a vegetarian place called The Red Avocado in Iowa City, Iowa, that occupies the bottom half of a duplex facing Washington Ave. It's dim and mostly windowless inside. The food is hot and very spicy. It's definitely an acquired taste: not only do you have to go prepared for cumin, black beans, and miso, you also have to be in a cave-dwelling mood.