The Bald Spot

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This article is about a publication. For the central campus quad, see Bald Spot.
The Bald Spot, Issue 1
The Bald Spot, Issue 1

The Bald Spot is a publication launched in Spring Term 2006. Written in the style of The Onion, and the St. Olaf publication The Pickle, it is an 8-page newspaper-style collection of absurd student-written pieces. On the front of the first issue, it describes itself as the "Journal of Humor Studies, Carleton College." Its name is a pun on the Bald Spot and the center of the head of Johann Friedrich von Schiller, whose image is featured on the front page.

The Bald Spot is funded by the CSA. It intends to publish two issues per term in the future, though that funding has not yet been allocated.

Headlines

The headlines are a mix of Carleton-specific humor and general humor. Some examples:

  • "The Missing Piece Causes the Big O" (a reference to a film from DVD Fest 2006)
  • "Jay-Z Gets Girlfriend, Now Has 100 Problems"
  • "New Happiness Survey Compels Northfield Mayor to Erase 'Contentment' from Town Sign; Cows Still Here" (a reference to "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment")
  • "Religion Department Starts Selling Indulgences"
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