How we speak about racism is central to CC’s academic mission and role as a residential liberal arts college. An upcoming workshop on campus promises to provoke thoughtful and challenging discussion that allows students, faculty, and staff to come together as a community and think about essential issues. The local chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa …
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Fostering Dialogue and Contemplation at Coming Together Conference
By Alana Aamodt ’18 The eighth annual Coming Together Conference, a national interfaith conference for students from across the country, is happening on campus right now, Feb. 16-19. The CC Chaplain’s Office is hosting student representatives from more than two-dozen colleges joining 53 CC students on campus this weekend, gathering to engage in spiritual discussion …
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The Big Idea is Coming
The annual Big Idea pitch competition highlights innovation and entrepreneurship at CC, providing $50,000 in seed money for winning ideas. It’s coming up Wednesday, Feb. 22. This year, 17 teams registered for the competition, representing a broad spectrum of ideas and ventures; that pool has now narrowed to seven. After presenting to a panel of …
Recyclemania Starts NOW
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 With sustainability as one of the college’s strategic priorities, CC is always looking for ways to reduce environmental impact. Each year the college is involved in a competition with other universities to do just that. The eight-week competition, called Recyclemania, incorporates more than 400 colleges and universities nationwide and keeps tabs …
Cate Stetson Shares Post-Inauguration Insight
The U.S. Supreme Court is experiencing an unprecedented moment. With an anticipated vacancy on the bench on Inauguration Day, the stage is set for a historic change to the judicial landscape. Cate Stetson, co-chair of the appellate practice and partner at Hogan Lovells, will address the current issues before the U.S. Supreme Court and the …
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Catch Up, Get Ahead, or Explore with Summer Session
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 Whether students are looking to study a language abroad or knock out a major requirement, Summer Session 2017 offers them the opportunity to catch up, get ahead, or explore a new topic. While Summer Session provides an opportunity to enroll in some of the same academic courses offered during the regular school …
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Professor Emeritus Gamer Finds Composition Inspiration in CC Logo
By Alana Aamodt ’18 The open skies and towering mountains around Colorado Springs have long inspired artists — Katharine Lee Bates, while working at CC, found inspiration from them to create her famous poem, “America the Beautiful,” for example. The new CC logo, introduced in January, takes the same inspiration, incorporating these mountains and clear …
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IDEA Space Looks Inside the Criminal Justice System
By Laurie Laker ’12 Colorado College’s IDEA Space, the InterDisciplinary Experimental Arts Space, is currently hosting an exhibition titled “Incarceration Nation.” “It addresses a crucial topic in the American landscape,” says Briget Heidmous, assistant curator of the IDEA Space. “The mass incarceration of human beings is an epidemic in this country,” explained Heidmous. “Currently, there …
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Meet Filmmakers at Exclusive RMWFF Student Symposium
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Institute will screen two films and host lunch with the filmmakers at Colorado College as part of the institute’s annual film festival. RMWFI annually puts on the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, which is the longest continuously running women’s film festival in …
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Seeing Through the Haze: Election 2016
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 On Saturday, Nov. 5, just days before the 2016 presidential election, the CC departments of music, theatre, and political science, as well as Innovation at CC, will put on “Purple State, Purple Haze.” The event is a live combination of music, drama, and news clips that highlight stories from throughout the …
