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Silver Rails: The Railroads of Leadville, Colorado By Christopher James ’71 The book chronicles the trials of four railways, the Denver & Rio Grande, the Santa Fe, the Denver South Park & Pacific, and the Colorado Midland, as they fight the terrain, weather, financial climate, and each other to reach the mineral wealth of Leadville…

CC’s Day of Service was back for its third annual creek cleanup in Monument Creek in early October. More than 200 participants — 202, to be exact — picked up 3,400 pounds of trash in and around Monument Creek over the course of three two-hour shifts. “The broad goal of the CC Day of Service…

As the nation deals with a growing number of notable cases of sexual harassment and sexual assault, a piece of CC’s own history has gained interest. Papers and articles have been written and discussed in the past, questioning the actions of William F. Slocum, CC president from 1888-1917, but additional work by CC Archivist and…

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … solar eclipse!

We asked Professor of Geology Christine Siddoway What’s on Your Reading List? I am rereading a favorite book: “Full Tilt,” an account of a solo cycling trip from Dunkirk to Delhi, undertaken in the late 1950s. The author, Dervla Murphy, in her early 20s at that time, departed Ireland and rode her bicycle across Europe…

Rebecca Barnes, assistant professor in CC’s Environmental Program, is one of six co-principal investigators on a four-year, $1.1 million ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation that aims to increase the participation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers. The project, “From the Classroom to the Field: Improving the Workplace in the Geosciences,” includes…

2018 “Argentinian Patagonia,” Jan. 5-16, with Peter Blasenheim, professor of history “Theatre and Art in New York City,” April 18-22, with Tom Lindblade, professor of theatre and dance “Chicago: Architecture and Arts in the Windy City,” June 20-24, with Doug Monroy, professor and chair of history “Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice,” June 26-July 4,…

A year after suffering a tragedy, the Kellogg family found some solace in helping Colorado College students enjoy  life-changing outdoor experiences. In 1993, they started the Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund, which enables CC students to develop and lead a responsible, unsupervised wilderness expedition in Canada and the United States. It’s a unique college program that…