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Janet Testwuide wears her heart on her sleeve. On both sleeves, in fact. She is the mother of Colorado College senior, hockey player, and team captain Mike Testwuide – and the mother of former University of Denver hockey player and team captain J.P. Testwuide. The rivalry between the CC and DU hockey teams is legendary,…

Men’s Soccer Horst Richardson, men’s soccer head coach, joined an exclusive group on Sept. 26 when he picked up career victory No. 500. Sadly, he wasn’t around to enjoy it. While the Tigers defeated the University of Dallas, 40, at CC’s Stewart Field, Richardson was approximately 1,500 miles away near Chicago, attending the funeral of…

Most of the nation’s colleges and universities will be affected in some way by the H1N1A influenza virus in the 2009-10 academic year. Colorado College is well positioned to deal with this virus, says Dr. Judith Reynolds, medical director at Boettcher Health Center. Six years ago when the SARS virus broke out, the college established…

Radio at Colorado College is on the move as The SOCC, the student-run station, relocated to new quarters and KRCC, the college’s NPR member station, takes to the streets. The SOCC (the Sound of Colorado College), which first went on the air in spring 2008 from its birthplace in the basement of KRCC, moved to…

How do you move five old fine printing presses, weighing up to 3,500 pounds, keeping them from damage and misalignment? Very carefully, and with the help of a moving truck, forklift, and tow truck. CC moved the 31-year-old Press at Colorado College’s collection of printing presses and lead type from the basement of Jackson House…

New Assistant Professor of Biology Emilie Gray may be surprised by the efforts that CC inadvertently made to help support her research. This summer the old animal suites in the Barnes Science Center basement were remodeled into a multiuse biology/chemistry/anatomy lab, and the adjoining labs were remodeled to improve ventilation and to better meet the…

Colorado College welcomed 527 first-year students and 32 transfer students, and presented three alumni with honorary degrees at its Opening Convocation on Aug. 31, which marked the beginning of the college’s 136th academic year. Marc Acito ’90, a novelist, former syndicated humor columnist, and former professional opera singer, received a standing ovation at the conclusion…

Auguste, Blaustein named top senior athletes Seniors Melanie Auguste ’09 and Billy Blaustein ’09 were named recipients of the annual Laura Golden and Van Diest Awards as CC’s top female and male student-athletes among the 2009 graduating class. Men’s Hockey Defenseman Jake Gannon, who served as captain of the hockey team as a senior during…

The recently launched New Media Dashboard provides an overview of what’s happening with CC from all around the Web. See the latest news, photos, videos, student blog posts, and more at http://www.ColoradoCollege.edu/communications/dashboard/

We were asked what President Dick Celeste was reading this summer for possible inclusion in a national story on college presidents’ summer reading lists. We thought you might be interested as well. He collected a stack of used books at Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Ore., on his last visit. They include his usual load of mysteries —…