By Leah Veldhuisen’19 CC graduate Brendan Young ’14 recently finished his film “Junction,” which focuses on basketball on the Navajo reservation. The inspiration for the film came when Young visited Chinle, Arizona, at the suggestion of a CC friend, Isaac Salay ’16, who was born there. Salay mentioned that Young should check out a basketball game …
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Justice Watch: CC Students Look for Bias at Local Courthouse
By Miriam Brown ’21 Judges in the El Paso County Courthouse are supposed to be fair and impartial, but if they aren’t, Anna Grigsby ’19 and other Colorado College students are there to document it. Grigsby is one of the leaders of Justice Watch, a student organization whose mission is to hold attorneys and judges …
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Student-athletes Start Academic Year at Wildlife Refuge
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 Every student who comes to CC participates in a Priddy Trip and individual trips engage in a wide variety of service work, ranging from trail construction to working with animals. This year, the early athlete Priddy Trip worked with the Baca National Wildlife Refuge to lower and remove barbed wire fences. Our …
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Day of Service Morphs Into Week of Action
By Miriam Brown ’21 What do creek clean-ups, blood drives, and anti-racism workshops have in common? They are all ways for Colorado College students, faculty, and staff to engage with the local community during CC’s recent Week of Action. Historically, the events focused on cleaning up local creeks during CC’s annual Day of Service. The …
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Max Pil ’20 Climbs eSports Top 500 Leaderboards
By Miriam Brown ’21 In the virtual world, Max Pil ’20 is a world-class hamster. In Overwatch, a video game in which heroes must come together to control global conflict, Pil regularly plays as Hammond, a hamster nicknamed “Wrecking Ball” for his ability to crush people with his mechanical ball. Pil plays Hammond so well that …
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First Person: Gathering Plant Data and Research Experience on my Venture Grant to Bolivia
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 Although many students choose to pursue Keller Venture Grants that are not directly related to their majors, my Venture Grant in Bolivia provided the first set of data for my senior thesis with the Department of Organismal Biology and Ecology. The idea first came from Assistant Professor Rachel Jabaily when she heard …
CC Makes Sustainability Gains in STARS Report
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 CC made a number of appearances in the recently published 2018 Sustainable Campus Index. Run by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, the Sustainable Campus Index is a self-reporting system to highlight colleges’ and universities’ sustainability efforts. They measure 17 different areas and rate them on the Sustainability …
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Bonner Fellows Class of 2022
Nicole Chavarria My name is Nicole Chavarria and I am from the DMV area. I was born in D.C. but have done most of my schooling in Montgomery County, Maryland. I love being in D.C. and exploring there. I have had experience in community service through my school and other programs I have been a …
Students Explore Community-building on Research Trip to Japan
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 Many CC students have amazing summer experiences abroad. One such experience for students this summer was a trip to Japan with Assistant Professor of Art Emma Powell and Professor of Japanese Joan Ericson. The focus on photography alongside Asian studies for this trip was a first, but Ericson has taken students …
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CC Paragliders Featured in Pilot Magazine
CC students are featured in this Pilot magazine article.
