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Political polarization — a measure of overlap between the two parties or ideologies — has widened over the past 70 years. So, what can citizens do to combat this increasing shift toward division?

John’s coaching career started when his football coach at Trinidad (Colorado) High School was drafted into World War II, and his teammates asked him to fill in. He wound up coaching there for four years, until St. Mary’s High School in Colorado Springs offered him its coaching job — and free tuition to CC. After…

“Soccer’s always been a thing in my life, since I was a little kid, so having the opportunity to keep that stoke alive …  for kids … it’s like getting back to my roots,” says Alexander Makic ’19. “[Soccer] got me here so I don’t see why not to give back.” A physics major with…

There I was, the first morning of teacher pre-planning week, looking for the table with coffee and rolls. It was a new school for me. I was a new hire. A room full of people, but I knew no one. And there he was! A tall man with curly hair wearing a Colorado College T-shirt!…

Joy Whitcomb ’97 and Linda Hart ’76 met at a women’s spirituality gathering near Seattle in July. They were enjoying a beautiful day by the Tahuya River at the Sahale Retreat Center when Linda, who now lives in Denver, mentioned that she gets down to Colorado Springs regularly and went to college here. Joy, who…

In early September, the Xi Pi Chapter of the Xi Pi Uplift Foundation gave $50,000 for a new Colorado College scholarship that will provide need-based financial aid to students from the greater Colorado Springs area. The Uplift Foundation is a charitable arm of the Xi Pi Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Officially titled the Xi…

As part of its continuing work toward becoming an anti-racist institution, CC has commissioned an external review to conduct an examination of racism on campus. A steering committee, composed of faculty, students, staff, and alumni, considered proposals from a variety of national firms before contracting with the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education…

The Quad Innovation Partnership, which brings together the city’s four institutions of higher learning, was recognized at Colorado Springs’ annual Downtown Partnership breakfast. The Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs recognizes outstanding contributors to the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the downtown area with “Downtown Star” awards. In bestowing the award, the Downtown Partnership noted that The…

CC Carpenter Dan Crossey ’74 measures an air unit inside Cutler Hall, CC’s oldest building, in order to create wood coverings on the units in advance of the building’s reopening this fall after a four-month renovation. The comprehensive project included updating the building’s HVAC system, adding new office technology and audio-visual systems, expanding the main floor lobby, creating a 40-person…