Brew Tasting Proves to be Popular — and Educational

Beer is the most widely consumed alcoholic beverage in the world, and few would argue that it is also the most popular alcoholic beverage on college campuses. That’s why a group of CC students recently organized a beer tasting dinner, in which a variety of beers were paired with accompanying foods. “Because of the relationship …

Tiger-rific! Residential Life and Housing Wins CC Fridays Contest

Apparently, CC is a well-dressed group. Or at least, when it comes to donning CC apparel. Erin Thacker, coordinator of sports services, reports broad participation in the CC Fridays Best Dressed Contest, which began in Block II and concluded last week. The winner was Residential Life and Housing, which submitted five photos taken on five different …

Get to Know: Dylan Nelson

Growing up in Charleston, S.C., where her mother’s side of the family had lived for generations, Dylan Nelson never heard race relations discussed. “There was inequity of the races, but it was an unspoken reality,” says Nelson, who, with her husband, Clay Haskell, are CC artists-in-residence for film studies. Years later, she would explore that …

KRCC Receives $5,000 Grant for Local News, Cultural Programming

KRCC, Colorado College’s NPR-member station, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Inasmuch Foundation. Delaney Utterback, KRCC’s general manager, said the grant would be used to help support KRCC’s local news and cultural programming. “We’re thrilled and grateful for the support from the Inasmuch Foundation and look forward to making our local news and …

CC Recognized as a Leader in Study Abroad

Colorado College is recognized in the Open Doors 2010 Report on International Educational Exchange as a school in which more than 70 percent of its students study abroad at some point during their undergraduate careers.  The Open Doors report is published annually by the Institute of International Education with funding from the U.S. Department of …

Tipi on Cutler Quad Helps Raise NASU Profile on Campus

CC’s Native American Student Union (NASU) recently erected a huge tipi on Cutler Quad in honor of National American Indian Heritage Month. By doing so, the group also hopes to raise the profile of the student organization on campus, said sophomore Carl Slater, who, along with senior Amber Dornbusch, co-chairs NASU. The Arapahoe-style tipi, which …

‘Focus’ on CC and Win a New Camera

The annual Flash Photography Club contest is underway, which means it’s time to turn the lens on Colorado College. The contest is open to faculty, staff, and students, and the club has $800 worth of prizes available, including a fully manual Canon Powershot S95 and a waterproof digital camera. The theme this year is “focus on CC” …

“Tiger Pride – Eight Decades of CC Hockey” to Air on Television Nov. 26

CC hockey fans, if you haven’t already seen the recently released film featuring your favorite hockey team, you’ll get your chance over the Thanksgiving holiday. “Tiger Pride – Eight Decades of CC Hockey,” available on DVD since last month, makes its prime-time premiere on the NHL Network at 7 p.m. EST (5 p.m. MST) Friday, Nov. 26.  The movie, …

Brenda Soto Receives Committee Member of the Year Award

Brenda Soto, conference manager for Summer Programs, has received the Committee Member of the Year Award from the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS). The award recognizes a member who has demonstrated exceptional work on a committee that supports the NACAS mission.  The award states that Soto maintained continuity of the goals of the …

Venture Grant Program Receives Equivalent of $2 Million Endowment

Colorado College’s venture grant program, in which students are awarded up to $1,000 for research or other academic projects of their choosing, has received a grant from the Keller Family Foundation that will fund the program indefinitely. The program, which will be named the Keller Family Venture Grant Program for Student Research, allows approximately 100 …

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