CC’s 150th Extravaganza will take place Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8-11 p.m. in Robson Arena. 

The Extravaganza features a live band, DJ, casino games, dancing, and an after-party drone show. This is the perfect chance to mix with other Tigers and kick-off the next 150 years of CC. Visit our website for more information.

CC has once again received a STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in recognition of its sustainability achievements. The college first earned the Gold rating in 2015 through STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, which measures and promotes sustainability in all areas of higher education.

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By Cami Barragan-McIntosh

Now that he’s graduated from CC, 2020 Boettcher Scholar Samuel Frykholm ’24 plans to continue focusing on international politics and security through the Master of Science in Foreign Service program at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. Frykholm will begin the program this fall with hopes of a future career in public service with the U.S. Federal Government.

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Join your neighbors on Saturday, July 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., for free food, music, and activities behind Robson Arena on Dale St between Nevada Ave and Tejon St. Entry to Robson Arena will be free when using your Gold Card for this event. Visit the Historic Uptown table at the event to get your tickets for the free food and activities.

Be sure to register in advance.

By Julia Fennell ’21

Kupai Marx ’24 and Kieran Blood ’24 have been awarded a Davis Project for Peace for their work turning weapons into community-based art in Hawai’i.

“We aim to support the mission of addressing gun violence and promoting peacebuilding through creative activism,” says Marx, an Environmental Studies major who is originally from Hawai’i. “Inspired by the RAWtools model, the work of this project is to transform confiscated firearms into garden tools and art, symbolizing the transformation of violence into constructive and peaceful endeavors.”

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Join the FAC’s museum collections team on Friday, July 19 for a special day of sculpture care. Visitors are invited to watch staff clean and wax the bronze sculptures around the museum (locations and times below). Each cleaning will start with a brief discussion about the artists and their works. This drop-in program is free and open to the public. Weather dependent.

Sculpture Cleaning Times
Courtyard: 10 a.m.
Front Lawn Sculpture Garden: 1 p.m.

After a 5-week intensive professional theatre training, our Youth Repertory Ensemble will culminate by performing Mean Girls: High School Version on the mainstage!

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

Adapted from Fey’s hit 2004 film, Mean Girls was nominated for a staggering 12 Tony Awards. The show runs Thursday-Saturday, July 25-27 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, July 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $17. Get your tickets today!

And don’t forget, CC faculty and staff can enjoy buy one, get one free drinks in Deco Lounge every Friday from 4:30-5:30 p.m.! Just show your Gold Card to the bartender. Generously sponsored by Bon Appetit.

CC geology professors Sarah Schanz and Michelle Gevedon lead a research trip for ten students, including one CC rising senior, to Crestone, CO, where the college utilizes a 300-acre campus for classes and getaways. Photo by Jamie Cotten