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Because oppression is divisive, it often leads those with marginalized social identities to believe that they only have other individuals that share their specific social identities to depend on. It can, then, be a challenge for them to engage in building community across intersectional identities. Individualism, a tenet of white supremacy, also feeds into the…

My involvement in education came very early on,” Charlotte Mendoza says. “My mother was a teacher, and when I was very young, I used to practice teaching lessons to my little sister.” Mendoza, who retired from the Department of Education in 2016 after 45 years of teaching at CC, has had a prolific career as…

In August of 2007, the Residential Life Office donated a box of recipes and a scrapbook found in the basement of Bemis Hall, CC’s women’s dormitory built in 1908. Bemis had its own dining hall until 2001. This new acquisition gives us a taste (so to speak) of what CC women students might have eaten…

Rudolph “Rudy” Gomez, an American politics professor at CC in the 1960s, died April 19, 2018. He was 87. Born in Rawlins, Wyoming, Rudy as a young man enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean Conflict. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Utah State University, his master’s degree from Stanford University,…

1982 Scott McKee (right) joined Craig Hart ’90 (left) and Ross Freeman ’90 (seated) for a week of ski touring in British Columbia in March 2018. Scott reports that the three meet regularly for ski trips in Canada near his home in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. 1984 Channing Gibson, director of property management for RISE…

1951 Guy Gibbs tells us that he feels like the “luckiest man that ever lived.” He spent 40 years teaching and coaching at Regis Jesuit High School in Denver, and was a head coach for football, basketball, and track and field. Guy also was a college football official for 25 years, supervisor of basketball officials…

While many students dream of the day they no longer have to be in school, there are, of course,  consequences of graduation. Without the protection of the “college student” label, there is a societal expectation to have the rest of life planned out, whether it be graduate school, a job, a gap year, or some…

It’s hard to believe almost eight years have gone by since I graduated from Colorado College. I recently had the opportunity to return to campus as part of the Stratton Series, which allows students to meet members of diverse industries, learn about their career journeys, and seek advice for breaking into these fields. My visit…

It’s been nearly 50 years since a group of CC students traveled by bus to perform across the country as members of the Tour Choir student group, led by professor emeritus of music and former choir director Don Jenkins. In June, alumni and guests will return to campus for the seventh Tour Choir reunion gathering.…

CC football players and fans are still raving about the reunion they had at Homecoming 2018 in October. “It was one of the best alumni meetings I’ve ever been to at CC,” says Hank Otto ’51. Incoming president of the Alumni Association Council Kyle Samuel ’92 adds, “It was incredibly heartwarming to see over 150…