By Miriam Brown ’21 Apparently, Colorado College’s climbing team has never heard of the “sophomore slump.” In just their second year of existence, the team finished third at the regional championships in Denver, with only a quarter of the competitors brought by rivals University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado State University. Two of CC’s climbers, …
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It’s a Home Run: Faculty and Staff Build Connections on the Field
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 Professor Emeritus of History Bill Hochman’s legacy continues not only in the classroom, but also on the softball field. Hochman started and coached the faculty and staff intramural softball team in 1955 and they continue to play every spring. Heather Stapish, payroll manager, has been on the team since 1999 and …
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Tutt Library Wins AIA/ALA Library Building Award
By: Miriam Brown ’21 After its reopening in 2017, Tutt Library became a symbol of Colorado College’s core values: intellectual curiosity, environmental sustainability, innovation, and collaboration. The library’s renovations were so transformational to its relationship with the campus that it is receiving national recognition, as one of six libraries awarded with this year’s American Institute …
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Accolades for Mary Margaret Alvarado’s “On Memory With No Devices”
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 While CC’s Thesis Specialist Mia (as she is known) Alvarado has published much of her writing, including poetry and nonfiction, in magazines and journals including The Boston Review, The Kenyon Review, VQR, and Outside, her recent essay is particularly exciting: It has been named a finalist for “Best of the Net” honors and selected to be …
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Women’s Skate Club Pushes for Inclusion in Male-Dominated Scene
ByMiriam Brown ’21 Jane Hatfield ’22 taught herself how to skateboard at age 10. Though she has been passionate about it ever since, she has never had very many female role models to look up to in the male-dominated sport. When she came to Colorado College, she started a girls’ skateboarding club to give female students …
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CC’s Nordic Skiers Compete in Nationals
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 This season, the CC Nordic Ski Team had a handful of students heading to the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association Nationals at Snow King Mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the first time ever. Ines Siepmann ’19, Maddie Strasser ’21, Oliver Jones ’20, and Benjamin Swift ’21all qualified for the …
Student Research Provides Value to Students and Professors
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 One benefit of attending a small liberal arts school is the research opportunities available to undergraduate students. At CC, the Department of Psychology is particularly invested in student research, as three professors — Kevin Holmes, Emily Chan, and Tomi-Ann Roberts — have recently published papers on the importance of undergraduate research. Additionally, …
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CC Students Achieve Start-Up Success
By Miriam Brown ’21 While many Colorado College students dream about starting businesses after they graduate, three CC sophomores have decided there is no reason to wait. They have all launched start-ups in their free time. Milan Kordestani ’21 and NYU student Sabine Rizvi initially thought of the idea for Dormzi, a task-oriented app designed to …
CC Climbing Team Reaches High with Eye on Nationals
Ritik Shrestha ’22 CC students are in a prime location to explore rock climbing, with some of the best spots in the country just a short drive away: An afternoon trip to Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs or a weekend drive to Hueco Tanks near El Paso, Texas, climbing is relatively easy to …
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CC’s First Geodesign Workshop Explores Community Impact on Creek
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 For the first time ever, CC hosted its own geodesign workshop in October. The workshop was developed with Professor of Geology Christine Siddoway and Hrishi Ballal of GeoDesign Hub, and took place from Oct. 22-24. Geodesign has been an ongoing project at CC, and a handful of faculty and staff, as …
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