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‘Best Buddies’ Club Fosters Connections
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By Julia Fennell ’21

The Best Buddies Club seeks to establish and foster relationships between CC students and individuals in the Colorado Springs community who have intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“We aim to foster community and connection through inclusive events and one-on-one friendships,” says Natasha Jaddock ’24, who is the co-chair of the Best Buddies club. “We are always looking for students to join our Best Buddies family and hang out, play games, and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the Block Plan.”

The club hosts blockly events for buddies and CC students, such as pumpkin carving, bowling, and movie nights. Students can join Best Buddies and opt to just participate in these blockly events, or students can choose to be paired with a buddy.

Best Buddies meets as a whole once per block, and students who are paired with a buddy are expected to stay in touch with their buddy outside of the blockly events, including through texting or hanging out together. Students who are part of a pairing should plan to commit at least six hours per block to their buddy, in addition to the blockly events.

Students interested in joining the Best Buddies club can reach out to Natasha Jaddock at n_jaddock@coloradocollege.edu.

Stay Safe with the Rave Guardian App
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The Rave Guardian app can help you stay safe by providing an additional layer of security. With the push of a button, you can connect with 911 or Campus Safety, as well as send geo-targeted push notifications to the contacts of your choice. The Rave Guardian app can help you stay safe both on and off campus. Learn more and download the app for free. 

La’au’s Taco Shop is looking for a student to help with their marketing strategies this season. Contact Joe Coleman for more information.

Psalm Delaney ’24 Wins H.R. Butts Scholarship
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By Julia Fennell ’21
Psalm Delaney ’24 was recently awarded the 2022 H.R. Butts Scholarship for Fieldwork in Classical Archaeology from Eta Sigma Phi, the national Classics honors society. 
Delaney, who is a double major in classics and education, received $2,000, which supported her participation in an excavation in Caesarea, Israel, this past summer, along with an additional award from the Classics Department’s Hartwell Fund. Caesarea, founded by King Herod in the late first century B.C., was later the provincial capital of Roman Judea.
“I am very grateful and honored to be the recipient of this award. Eta Sigma Phi has allowed me the opportunity to obtain firsthand archeological knowledge and cultural experience in Israel,” says Delaney. “This was an invaluable opportunity that I will be able to share with my future classrooms to forge new paths of inquiry, innovation, and excellence for all students through Classical studies. I intend to apply my multi-sensory understanding of the Mediterranean, documented in the form of photographs, journal entries, and lived experiences, to complement the curriculum; thus, providing enriching perspectives for students beyond the textbook.”
You can read more about Delaney’s work in Israel on her website.

PikeRide


Fun fact: Since the start of this school year, 528 of you all have already ridden over 2,865 miles on PikeRide which is equivalent to saving over 2,526 pounds of CO2 emissions if you had been driving a car. 

Helpful information for using PikeRide:

  • The baskets are not for carrying human cargo. Replacing a basket requires the removal of the bike from the field (decreasing your access to bikes) and costs PikeRide $30.  
  • When ending your trip, bikes are required to be secured by wrapping the cable around a rack or post and inserting the loop end into the rear wheel locking mechanism. You will be fined for not securing your bike to a rack or post.
  • When securing your bike, you should locate a publicly accessible rack or post if you are not at a PikeRide hub. Please do not secure bikes to residential property such as decorative fencing, porch railings, decorative light posts, etc. Street signposts in the public right of way are permitted.
  • When parking your bike please be considerate of all mobility users and do not impede or block pedestrian or vehicular right of way. You will be fined heavily for interfering and/or blocking any ADA ramps or railings.

For more facts and information, please visit PikeRide’s website.

If you have any specific questions or concerns, feel free to email Info@PikeRide.org

Professor Waltrip Publishes Essay in American Literary History
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Preston Waltrip, 2022-23 Riley Scholar-in-Residence in the Department of English, has published a new essay in American Literary History entitled, “Recovering the Lost Dream of the Past: Historical Memory and the Present in Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: The Great Theft.” Waltrip’s essay examines Boullosa’s 2012 historical novel, which is set in the Brownsville-Matamoros region of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands in 1859. Through the fictionalization of historical lynchings of Mexican Texans and an often anachronistic and magical realist historical revision of the First Cortina War (1859-1860), the novel depicts how the cultural imaginaries that served to justify racialized violence in the Texas borderlands left a persistent ideological residue that continues to exist in the present.

Drawing upon Ken Gonzales-Day’s concept of the wonder gaze and Alexander G. Weheliye’s critique of biopolitical discourses, Waltrip shows the ways in which the novel’s representation of lynching illustrates and interrupts how lynchings of Mexican Texans served not only as concrete acts of racialized violence against individuals, but also symbolically perpetuated and justified future violence against other Mexican subjects.

Waltrip will be teaching three courses this year, including Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Literatures, Historical Novels of U.S./Mexico Borderlands, and Advanced topics in Multi-ethnic U.S. Literatures.

Photo of the Week
ID: 2 men in a hold while playing rugby

Photo by Erin Mullins ’24
Chase Ressler ’23 practices with the men’s rugby team on Sept. 6. 
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CC Launches Art Loan Program

Ever wanted to hang an original piece of art in your room or office?

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Now is your opportunity. All students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in the CC Art Loan program beginning in Block 2.
This program gives members of the campus community the opportunity to borrow campus collection art items to use and display in offices, residence halls, and workspaces.

“Living with art improves your life — we know art can increase self-awareness, open up new understanding, and reduce stress,” says Rebecca Tucker, professor of art, who is facilitating the Art Loan program. “The Art Loan program is built on the idea that everyone should have that opportunity.” 

The Art Loan program not only will increase access to the campus collection, but will help CC’s sense of place in the community, as the program will feature and acquire art from local and regional artists. The program will also help to advance the college’s antiracism commitment, as the student managers of the collection will work with local and regional BIPOC artists to feature and buy their art.

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See You at ITL Next Week

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See you next week at the Block 1 In the Loop all-staff meeting Thursday, Sept. 22.

Hear an update from President L. Song Richardson and other college leaders; see the results of the Senior Survey; and celebrate colleagues who’ve earned Tiger Service Awards. Your Staff Council representatives will also give you updates on issues important to you.

Meet in Celeste Theatre inside Cornerstone Arts Center; the program will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. Stay afterward for breakfast and conversation in Cornerstone Main Space.

Those wishing to join the meeting via Zoom from their individual workspace may do so using this link. Feel free to swing by the main space after 9:30 a.m. for a grab-and-go breakfast.

Submit good news, kudos, and questions to be answered during the question-and-answer period. You must submit your items by tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 16.

View dates for all of this year’s In the Loop meetings.
In the Loop is a joint venture between Colorado College leadership and the Staff Council to facilitate communication and build community spirit among the staff at Colorado College. These meetings are your chance to connect with campus leaders and other staff members on a regular basis.
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Save the Date: Block 2 First Monday

Mark your calendar for the first First Mondays presentation of the academic year: Monday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m.

Join us for a talk by Katherine Standefer ’07, author of the 2022-23 Common Read “Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life.”

Her debut book, “Lightning Flowers,” was a finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction, a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice/Staff Pick, and shortlisted for the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Prize from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University. Standefer earned her Master of Fine Arts in Nonfiction from the University of Arizona and her B.A. in English from Colorado College.

Come together as a campus community for Block 2 First Mondays, Sept. 26, 11 a.m. in Kathryn Mohrman Theatre in Armstrong Hall. To join virtually, register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
The First Mondays Event Series is a campus-wide forum that aims to engage all members of the CC community, including students, staff, administrators, and faculty. The series creates opportunities for the whole community to gather, encouraging everyone to be part of the intellectual life of the college, and facilitating discourse among students, faculty, and staff, across courses, disciplines, and divisions. Classes are dismissed early on the first Monday of each block so that all may attend the First Mondays event.
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Planning Accessible Events

Dear Campus Community,

Colorado College is dedicated to fully including people with disabilities in all aspects of campus life, including the events we host.

How do you ensure that your events are welcoming and accessible to all? Here are a few things to think about as you plan your events.

  • How do you invite those attending your events to request disability-related accommodations? Include an accommodation statement that invites participants to request accommodations in advance of the event in all publicity and registration materials. This will help you to arrange most of the accommodations and services before your event takes place.

  • Have you received requests for sign language interpreting or captioning? Accessibility Resources can assist with arrangements for sign language interpreters and captioning for events sponsored by Colorado College.

  • Are you using a projected presentation, such as PowerPoint? Please provide handouts of the presentation in both 12- and 18-size font for use by participants who cannot look at the bright light of the projected presentation or who may not be able to see the screen. In addition, it is helpful to stand to the side of the screen so participants are not looking at presenters in the glare of the light.

Find information on planning accessible events in the Accessible Events Guide on the ADA/504 Coordinator webpage. This guide is always a work in progress, so please let me know if you have suggestions!

In addition, faculty and staff can learn about these and other aspects of making events accessible at the Planning Accessible Events Excel at CC session. This session is part of the new Campus Events Excel program, where you will learn how to plan, schedule, and execute a successful campus event that is inclusive and reaches a diverse audience.

Thanks for everything you’re already doing to make your events accessible. Please get in touch with me at any time if I can assist as you plan and host programs and events. 

Best regards,

Jan Edwards

Director of Accessibility Resources and ADA/504 Coordinator

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