Liz
I'd say that we're mostly liberal, and we do study. But, it's hard to stereotype Mac kids because they are so diverse in backgrouds and interests.
Jody
This stereotype is mostly accurate, but we show a lot more diversity. While our conservative/Republican population is quite small, there are still a diverse set a political and social views on campus.
Sarah
We are an incredibly liberal campus with very few individuals from the conservative side of the spectrum. Sometimes our campus is so liberal, we might tend to focus on issues that aren't necessarily pertinent to the rest of the world--or there are bigger fish to fry (i.e., protesting whether or not the new athletic facilities has a gender neutral changing room).
Carl
To some extent. to be honest, you meet a lot of extremely different people here, so it's really hard to put us all in one category.
Andy
Not for everybody and not always
Marissa
Well...I mean...it's not like...I can't say EVERYONE is....ok, yeah, they're accurate.
Andi
Somewhat. There is a pretty broad spectrum of both political and social diversity. The lower class students and moderates simply are not as vocal as the bleeding heart liberals (a term I use with affection). We do take our political correctness extremely seriously, which can limit the depth of some conversations. As far as sports go, yeah, we're mainly too dorky. Though there is a pretty tightly-knit group of athletes who really enjoy it. And we have a great network of intramural sports.
Mark
I would say that this stereotype is more inaccurate than it is accurate. Of course, every school has very apathetic students as well as teachers and administrators. But the pillars of Macalester are largely upheld, taught and lived at Macalester, by all members of the community. There ARE exceptions, but on the whole, Macalester meets its rosy image. If a student arrives and doesn't think so, he or she will get involved! Students, administrators, and teachers are always working to change the school for the better, some (superheroes) more than their fair share!
Jeremy
They are accurate. This school is one of the most liberal in the nation. It is not full of hippies though. And, even though it is this liberal a conservative, like myself, is still able to thrive here.
Cody
Meh, everyone on campus talks a lot about politics and what they think of government policies, but we're not nearly as active as we would like to seem. The political climate definitely leans way left, but we also have a solid (if small) group of Republicans and Libertarians. Everyone is pretty darn smart, and there are tons of hippies and hipsters, but we also have lots of athletes and future i-bankers and uncategorizable eccentrics.