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Posts from the December 2015 issue

Solidarity & Diversity: Being the Other

Prentiss Dantzler discusses his experience as a man of color in academia and at CC.

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Five New Faces of Innovation

When Eboni Statham ’17 was looking at schools, she knew she wanted to be part of a college radio station, so CC’s student station “Sounds of CC” attracted her right away. Once she was a student, she was drawn into CC’s vibrant scene of student bands and music shows. She became a DJ at the…

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John Novembre ’00

Everyone calls it the “genius award.” The official title is the MacArthur Fellowship, and it’s a cool $625,000, five-year stipend with no strings attached.

Among this year’s recipients, “24 Extraordinarily Creative People Who Inspire Us All”: John Novembre, a biochemistry major who graduated cum laude from Colorado College in 2000. “I’m tremendously honored to have received…

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Student Perspective

From left: Deaira Hermani ’17, Chloe Sharples ’16, Hannah Jean Shaper ’16, Emma Whitehead ’16, and Annika Kastetter ’17 of the women’s comedy troupe Eggs Ovariesy perform at the Taylor Theater during Family Weekend.

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Taking Research to New Heights

Aerial imaging using drones is being used in surprising ways to further science and education at CC.

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Homecoming 2015

Sunshine and smiles were in no short supply at Homecoming 2015.

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Sonlatsa Jim-Martin ’94, P’19

For Sonlatsa “Sunshine” Jim-Martin, food is an important topic of discussion. The 1994 graduate (and parent to Zunneh-bah Martin ’19) grew up on the Navajo Nation near Tohlakai, New Mexico — making her a first-hand witness to the nutritional deficit experienced by many Native Americans. Her studies at CC were the start of her journey to…

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Padah Vang’s Essay Wins ‘I’m First!’ Scholarship

Padah Vang ’19, of St. Paul, Minnesota, is one of only nine winners of the 2015 “I’m First!” Scholarship. More than 1,000 first-generation students applied for the prestigious scholarship, awarded by the nonprofit Center for Student Opportunity. Vang’s family members are Hmong from Laos, and she said the college process was difficult for her family…

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Pitch Perfect

When I drive through the CC campus I sometimes imagine going back, know-ing what I know now and doing it all again — in part for the intellectual stimulation and friendships, and in part because as an adult I have to arrange my own meals and I miss Rastall. A lot. In July, CC offered…

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Family Weekend 2015

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