<p>Yes, there was an horrific accident and the Carleton community lost three wonderful young men. Yes, it is a terrible awful agonizing tragedy. Yes, the roads in MN are often bad. This winter they were bad and even impossible to drive on in many states, almost every state in the entire country. My kid is a Carl as Carleton students are known and has his car there. He driven many times this winter and last without incident so to assume that Carleton students are at greater risk of death because of its location is a false and invalid argument. That said, I have encountered in the last week the most incredible outpouring of love support and concern for the Carleton community from my fellow Carl parents and the greater Carleton population all over the world. This community is unique in many ways but I never realized why. I have kids at other small schools and I cannot imagine those parents working together this way with the administration to bring flowers and notes of support to every single student, lodging, transport and meals for students attending the funerals, and supporting one another with heartfelt deep emotional responses through a parent list serv. I am sorry I had to learn how marvelous Carleton is beyond its outstanding academics through this tragic event but I am prouder than ever to call myself a Carl parent. This community is a rare thing. To be part of it is to be blessed in so many ways. Every parent wishes their children will have fulfilling joyous challenging and meaningful educational experiences in college. If you are lucky enough to send a kid to Carleton you will likely have that wish granted.</p>