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Six Alumni Join Teach for America; CC Named a Top Contributor

Colorado College has been named a top contributor to Teach for America, with six recent CC graduates participating in the program. Charlotte Jacobson ’19, Luis Quiles ’18, Cristina Garcia ’19, Chelsie Dang ’19, Jessianne Blake ’19, and Patrick Mahoney ’19 join the 149 CC alumni who have participated in the nationwide program since 1991. Jacobson,…

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Sustainability News: No Car? No Problem

The Office of Sustainability is partnering with PikeRide to give eligible students free access to the bike-sharing service. PikeRide bikes typically cost $1 to unlock and $0.10 per minute to ride, but the fee is waived for CC students with demonstrated financial need. Other students, faculty, and staff get a discounted rate of $99 to…

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Good to the Last Drop: CC Earns Top Spot for Water Conservation

From rain gardens to educational water courses to a live green roof, CC’s efforts to conserve water are being noticed. In the latest AASHE Sustainable Campus Index, CC is a top performer in the water category out of approximately 280 other U.S. colleges and universities. CC posted a 47% reduction in total water use of…

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Births & Adoptions

’99 Marcus Stauffer ’99 and Susie Stauffer, identical twin daughters, Cassidy Jeanne and Phoebe Isabelle, April 19, in Long Branch, New Jersey. ’04 Anne Dahlie ’04 and Trevor McProud ’04, a son, Ferguson Paul, Dec. 28, in New York City. ’05 Caroline Mullen ’05 and Matt Hilerio, twins, Margaret Caldwell and Matthew Hinton, Aug. 30,…

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That’s So CC: ‘We’re Opening Wooglin’s Two First’

Wooglin’s Deli & Café is closing its Tejon Street location temporarily during construction of Robson Arena, but plans to have a prominent spot next to the new arena when it is completed. That doesn’t mean Wooglin’s will be entirely shuttered during the construction phase. Wooglin’s manager Todd Renz is opening a second location in northeast…

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Weddings & Celebrations

’83 Merrie Margolin Stratton ’83 and Robert Stratton, June 30, 2018, in Kiowa, Colorado. ’88 James Grossman ’88 and Shannon Engemann, Aug. 31, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. ’10 Jayash Paudel ’10 and Palista Kharel, March 12, in Kathmandu, Nepal. ’11 Brendan Boepple ’11 and Olivia Wall ’12, June 15, in Charlotte, North Carolina. ’12 Audrey Steen…

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The Impact of Giving

Supporting a cause you believe in — with money or time — can arise from many different places and take many different forms. For 13 CC young alumni, it’s through a giving circle called Mitzvoters where $50 each a month and the time it takes to research potential recipients makes a big difference in the…

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Africana Intellectual Project Launches

The Africana Intellectual Project at Colorado College, established earlier this year, is not just for Colorado College, but rather for the entire community, says director and founder of the program Michael Sawyer. Sawyer, assistant professor in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies, says the project is designed to enable CC and its intellectual community to explore…

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CC Team Studies Gerrymandering

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Beth Malmskog and her students studied gerrymandering and Colorado’s new redistricting laws during the summer. Haley Colgate ’20, Edgar Santos Vega ’20, Jose Monge Castro ’20, Kadin Mangalik ’20, and Austin Eide ’16 worked alongside Malmskog to assess the current districting plans and prepare for the 2021 redistricting…

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RMPBS Move to Campus Expands Opportunities

Rocky Mountain PBS has moved its Colorado Springs operations from downtown to the CC campus in order to expand its local programming and educational initiatives. The move, which took place in August, will help create new opportunities for collaboration with CC students. The station already collaborates with CC through a block class on engaged journalism…

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