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Issue: Spring 2017

Lens Craft: Adriane Ohanesian ’08 Captures Conflict Around the World

Award-winning documentary photographer Adriane Ohanesian ’08 has captured conflict with her camera in places like South Sudan and Myanmar.

Issue: Spring 2017

The Fine Art of Internships

The relationship between Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has been in the news as CC takes on operations of the 98-year-old institution. The relationship is nothing new: In the past 10 years, an increasing number of CC students have completed internships at the FAC that have afforded them the opportunity to engage in original research, participate in nonprofit administration, curate exhibitions, and learn museum art handling practices. Amelia Russo ’11 interned at the FAC in the spring of her sophomore year while pursuing her art history major and museum studies minor. She worked with Blake Milteer, then the curator of 19th-21st century American art, to prepare…

Issue: Spring 2017

A Novel Adventure

“Writing novels,” Percival Everett says, “is really an excuse to study something. I’m not so much interested in selling books as I am in the opportunity to study something. This is what I do; it allows me to discover and create a whole new world and a whole new voice.” As the author of 20…

Issue: Spring 2017

CC Mourns Loss of Jeff Sauer ’65

Jeff Sauer ’65, former hockey player and head coach at Colorado College, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the age of 73. Sauer played hockey for three seasons at CC. After spending six seasons as an assistant coach with the Tigers and the University of Wisconsin, he served as CC’s head coach from 1971-82.…

Issue: Spring 2017

Women’s Cross Country and Volleyball Earn Trips to NCAA Tournament

After just missing a national qualifying spot in 2015, the women’s cross country team was hungry in 2016. With the majority of the team returning, the possibility of a high national finish became a reality with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Division III National Championship Meet in Louisville, Kentucky, in November. Leah Wessler ’17 and Katie Sandfort ’17 capped their careers with All-America status by placing 22nd and 26th, respectively. Both runners broke the school record for a 6K race as Wessler’s time of 21:09.4 and Sandfort’s 21:13.1 surpassed the previous record of 21:41 set by Erin Morrow ’15 in 2012. They also became the first pair of CC…

Issue: Spring 2017

CC Announces 2017 Athletic Hall of Fame

Four individuals and one team have been selected as the Class of 2017 for induction into the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame. Cassie Abel ’05 (women’s lacrosse), Peter Sejna ’03 (hockey) and the 1989 women’s soccer team, as well as veterans committee selections Douglas Mitchell ’59 (football) and Greg Smith ’76 (hockey) will be enshrined May 13 at the Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort in Colorado Springs. “The 2017 Hall of Fame induction class will be remembered as one of the strongest in the college’s history,” says Director of Athletics Ken Ralph. “We are celebrating not only students who had great achievements while at Colorado College, but also alumni who…

Issue: Spring 2017

CC Speak:Yes,‘Blockly’ can be an Adjective

We all know there are certain words and phrases only CC Tigers understand. Here are a couple; send in others we may have missed! Blockly: Describes the frequency with which many CC events occur on the Block Plan. May be modified with once, twice, etc. Chas: Nickname for the statue of Charles Leaming Tutt, Jr., Tutt Library’s namesake. During the library renovation, Chas is taking a much-deserved vacation at the library’s new Creekside storage facility. The Fishbowl: The glass-enclosed study space and lecture hall attached to Olin Hall. Fourth Week: The last three days of each block, equivalent to finals week at semester schools. Rasty’s: Shorthand for Rastall Café, CC’s…

Issue: Spring 2017

CC-FAC Timeline Continues on Schedule

Progress continues on the Colorado College and Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center alliance as the three subcommittees — Museum, Bemis School of Art, and Performing Arts — shared draft program plans at two community presentations in early February. Over the past seven months, each subcommittee held community listening sessions and small-group sessions to seek input from constituents. In all, the three subcommittees, as well as the board oversight and strategic planning committee, held 40 meetings, nearly 1,700 people participated in the planning process, and more than 800 comments were gathered from the listening sessions, comment cards, and online forms. The three subcommittees’ final plans have been unanimously approved by the Strategic Planning Committee and…

Issue: Spring 2017

New Residences Named for Eight Distinguished Alumni

CC will honor eight distinguished former students by bestowing their names on residential buildings in the new East Campus housing community during CC’s Family and Friends Weekend, Oct. 6-8. The individuals honored represent a broad array of fields, including academic, art, government, military, and mountaineering. “Naming the buildings of this new student housing community for…

Issue: Spring 2017

CC Places Seventh on Peace Corps Volunteer List

Colorado College has tied for seventh place this year among the Peace Corps top volunteer-producing colleges, with 11 CC alumni serving. CC is tied with Smith College, Spelman College, St. Lawrence University, Evergreen State College, and Oberlin College in the small colleges and universities category, defined as those with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates. Since the Peace Corps’ founding in 1961, 374 CC alumni have served as volunteers.