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Quintessentially CC: Freedom and Authority

They climb the stairs in Palmer Hall eager for the discussion, book in hand. Last year it was “Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich. This year it will be “Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World” by Tracy Kidder. These are students in the truest sense – lifelong learners. They are alumni, parents, and friends who return in droves to CC’s Freedom and Authority class at Homecoming and Parents Weekend. The session is a highlight for many, a nostalgic trip through the classrooms, hallways, and intellectual passageways of a CC education. “This class embodies CC for many alumni. It is CC,”…

Issue: August 2010

Sports Briefs

Men’s Hockey Often at a loss when searching for that “perfect” gift? Here’s an idea. Come November, Tiger Hockey fans will have a chance to experience the annual battle for the Gold Pan from an insider’s perspective. Rival Films, LLC, is busy this summer putting the finishing touches on a full-length video that showcases the annual competition between Colorado College and the University of Denver for bragging rights along the Front Range. The DVD, featuring game footage from last season as well as interviews with team members past and present from both teams, will retail for $14.95 once available this fall, just in time for the holidays. Stay tuned on CC…

Issue: August 2010

Jane Cauvel: CC’s New Ombudsperson

Colorado College is launching an ombudsman office in August as a one-year pilot program. Jane Cauvel, professor emerita of philosophy, was recommended by the Faculty Executive Committee for the position. The ombudsman provides an informal, confidential, independent, neutral, off-the-record alternate channel of communication for faculty and staff to resolve workplace issues, and works to ensure that all members of the community are treated equitably. Bulletin: Why do you think CC needs an ombudsman? Jane Cauvel: The CC Board of Trustees has asked the college to develop an ombuds office. It approved our plans for an ombuds office and for me to function as ombudsperson for the coming year. Hence, I…

Issue: August 2010

Peak Profile: Betty Sowers Alt ’60

Betty Sowers Alt is not your typical 70-something grandmother. This one’s got murder on her mind. The 1960 CC graduate, who lives near Pueblo, Colo., with her husband, Bill ’63, is working on her seventh book with Sandra Wells, a former chief investigator with the district attorney’s office in Pueblo. “I’ll write on anything they’ll pay me for or that will bring in money,” Alt said. “It’s fun, but we like to make money.” Their titles include: “Mountain Mafia,” “Mountain Murders,” and “When Caregivers Kill.” Alt said the latter “is not a nice book to read. But it’s a necessary book.” Alt’s other books include “Black Soldiers, White Wars” written…

Issue: August 2010

Peak Profile: Mark Fiore '91

Mark Fiore is living his dream. But even in his wildest dreams, he didn’t expect to win a Pulitzer Prize. The 1991 CC graduate made history when, in April 2010, he became the first online-only editorial cartoonist to win journalism’s greatest accolade. His animated cartoons boosted him to a pantheon including Berke Breathed, Jeff MacNelly, Garry Trudeau, and Bill Mauldin. “To be in that company is a huge honor,” he said by phone while traveling from his California home. After hearing of his win — and jumping up and down while yelling — Fiore and his wife, Chelsea, “hit the ground running.” He hadn’t let himself think too much about…

Issue: August 2010

I Love You Truly and Max Morath: Original Rags for Piano

by Max Morath ’48 “I Love You Truly” is the fictionalized autobiographical story of composer Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862–1946), whose spell Morath says he has been under ever since he sang “I Love You Truly” in 7th grade glee club. A divorcee, then a widow, Jacobs-Bond was nearly 40 before her music lifted her out of poverty. She went on to make a fortune as a composer and her own publisher, becoming an international celebrity. “Max Morath: Original Rags for Piano” is a collection of ragtime tunes written by Morath, who worked his way through CC as a radio announcer and jazz sideman. His one-man shows on ragtime and musical theater…

Issue: August 2010

Mathias Hall Gets a Facelift

Mathias Hall, one of Colorado College’s largest residence halls, is undergoing a long-anticipated and much-needed renovation. The improvements will enhance the quality of life for all Mathias Hall residents. The renovation will increase the flexibility of common spaces; enhance community with more inviting gathering spots; demonstrate a commitment to sustainability by utilizing low-flow water fixtures, recycled content materials, Energy Star appliances, and energy-efficient lighting; and integrate technology upgrades to improve opportunities for students to collaborate on projects and assignments. Specific improvements include: replacement of the fire sprinkler system, new flooring for common areas and bathrooms, the creation of private dressing spaces in the shower areas, the creation of open lounges…

Issue: August 2010

CC Shoes Sent Walking Worldwide

The Colorado College community donated enough shoes at the end of the 2009-10 academic year to fill 22 boxes for Soles4Souls. The campus-wide project was launched in conjunction with a children’s book, “New Old Shoes,” published by Charlotte Blessing, CC’s director of international programs. The shoe drive was a resounding success, as many faculty, staff, and students stepped up and donated their old shoes. Blessing read her book at the CC Children’s Center, and the children, parents, and staff there donated shoes as well. Lauren Paley ’11, Kasi Carter ’11, and Andrew Baird ’12, Center for Service and Learning interns, sorted and boxed the piles of shoes, which ranged from…

Issue: August 2010

From the President

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Colorado College, Over the past few years, “a unique intellectual adventure” has become the descriptor for the Colorado College experience. What does that really mean? In his article about creating a safe place for dissent in the classroom, Professor John Gould writes, “As they progress through their majors and travel across disciplines, students engage a diversity of ideological viewpoints and analytical modes of inquiry. By the time they graduate, they are much better able to identify and defend where they stand. But most importantly, CC students learn that open inquiry does not stop with a diploma, it’s a lifelong engagement.” That characterizes a central…

Issue: August 2010

Young Alumni Trustee Nominated

The CC Alumni Association Board and the CC Board of Trustees are piloting a young alumni trustee position on the Board of Trustees. The young alumni trustee position will be established on a trial basis and reviewed after five years. The AAB solicited names, vetted candidates, and nominated a young alumnus/a for the Board of Trustees to consider. Isabel Werner ’08 was recently appointed as young alumni trustee; her term will be two years.