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Posts from the December 2015 issue

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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Sexual Assault: Prevention and Response at CC

Learn about the prevalence of sexual assault on campus and what educational efforts are underway to prevent it.

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Alumni Explore Beyond The Block

Alumni and friends venture close to home, as was the case with the Block Break Away to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico,  held in August, or farther afield in the hills of Tuscany. Keep up with all event offerings, both regional and travel-study, at www.coloradocollege.edu/alumni. Mark your calendar and register for these upcoming events…

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CC women’s soccer represents the U.S. in South Korea

It took only a walk down the street for the CC women’s soccer team to realize they weren’t in Colorado Springs anymore. South Korea provided a culture shock. It began with the food. “There were all sorts of markets outside and vendors were showing us live squid and octopus,” said Kaeli Vandersluis ’15. “A teammate…

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CC Scores Across Sports

Volleyball Sweeps Conference Honors The CC volleyball team swept all four of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s top individual honors after com-pleting the most successful regular-season in program history. Courtney Birkett ’16 was named Player of the Year, Sophie Merrifield ’16 was selected Backrow Player
of the Year, and Myca Steffey-Bean ’19 was tabbed Freshman of…

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Meet the New Faculty Members

Colorado College welcomed 13 new tenure-track faculty members at the beginning of the 2015-16 academic year. Anthony Bull Associate Professor of Human Biology and Kinesiology Bull examines the effects of physical activity and energy balance on health and performance in humans.   Lynne Gratz Assistant Professor of the Environmental Program Gratz’s research focuses on the…

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Alumni Association Presents Awards

Colorado College Alumni Association presented their annual awards on Saturday, Oct. 10, during Homecoming Weekend. Those receiving awards were Frieda Ekotto ’86 and Andrew Fahlund ’91, the Louis T. Benezet Award; Doug Norberg ’62, P ’88, P ’91 and Nancy Pettit Norberg ’64, P ’88, P ’91, the Lloyd E. Worner Award; and Associate Professor…

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KRCC Hires New General Manager

Tammy Terwelp joined CC in October as the new general manager of KRCC, Colorado College’s NPR-member station. Prior to coming to CC, Terwelp was the director of content and programming at 90.5 WESA, the NPR-member station in Pittsburgh. She has more than 20 years of public media experience with systems and operations; a strong knowledge…

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New Director of Campus Safety

Magdalena “Maggie” Santos ’86 recently joined CC as the new director of campus safety and emergency management. Santos graduated with a B.A. in Spanish education and taught for five years before serving with the Colorado Springs Police Department for nearly 25 years. She graduated from the Colorado Springs Police Department Training Academy, completed credits for a…

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