By Sarah Senese ’23 Throughout the Fall 2019 semester, Colorado College’s journalism program was publishing with full force. Professor Corey Hutchins’ Block 4 class Advanced Reporting in the Digital Age produced three fully published pieces in Colorado news sources, such as PULP (Pueblo), The Colorado Independent (Denver), and The Colorado Sun (Denver). These students worked …
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As Told by Emma Holinko-Brossman ’20 The Block Plan is notorious for classes that are in-depth, creative, and challenging. The “Coffee Marketing Challenge” is a great example of that. Selling artisan coffee presents its own challenges, but the students’ trip to Guatemala opened their eyes to the fuller picture of the story. That story is …
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By Sarah Senese ’23 Professor of Psychology Bob Jacobs and two of his students, Vivian Nguyen ’20 and Lili Uchida ’20, published the most recent in a series of 14 ongoing studies that compare the neuronal morphology (shape and types of nerve cells) in the cerebral cortex of a variety of larger mammals that are …
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CC’s Big Idea competition, put on by Creativity & Innovation at Colorado College, invites groups of students to develop new, innovative ideas and pitch their ideas in front of local investors for seed funding in a traditional business-pitch format. Now in its eighth year, the Big Idea competition seeks to give students an opportunity to develop their business …
Jennifer DeDominici, CC’s principal voice instructor and a block visitor in the Department of Music, plays the female lead in what she calls “an absolute dream role — an artistic endeavor that will require all of my singing and acting skills.” DeDominici is starring in the Fine Arts Center Theatre Company’s production of “The Bridges …
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By Emma Holinko-Brossman ’20 The Wellness Resource Center is dedicated to improving wellness at Colorado College and WRC staff create tailored programming to meet the interest and needs of the student body. WRC’s mission is focused around sexual assault response and prevention, mental health, and substance use education. It is also a resource for student …
By Sarah Senese ’23 This past January, the Colorado College Speech and Debate team brought home the title “First Place Overall Sweepstakes,” attesting to the hard work of both the team members and their coach, Sarah Hinkle. First Place Overall Sweepstakes is awarded to the team that not only has the highest number of students …
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By Sarah Senese ’23 Jane Hilberry, professor of creativity and innovation, led the second-ever block of her Contemporary Poetry: Investigation and Innovation class in Block 3. Hilberry, who has been a professor of English specializing in poetry and creative writing at CC, has turned her expertise to a different but, as she would put it, …
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By Sarah Senese ’23 In Professor Tamara Bentley’s Block 4 Art of China class, physical art isn’t the only aspect of the culture students explore. Bentley invites Mauro Saachi, who’s trained in the art of qi gong (movement meditation), to teach workshops to students each fall. Qi gong, a traditional Chinese movement exercise and spiritual …
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By Emma Brossman ’20 Creative Mondays at CC’s innovation space is a creative escape from the fast-paced days on the Block Plan. Jane Hilberry, professor of creativity and innovation, says, “We wanted to give the students a break from the scheduled days and expectations, and give them a space where they could be creative.” The …
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