{"id":4557,"date":"2025-01-31T08:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=4557"},"modified":"2025-02-14T14:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:37:47","slug":"around-the-block-campus-news-57","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/01\/31\/around-the-block-campus-news-57\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the Block &#8211; Campus News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table class=\"nl-container\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #ffeec9;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row row-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #ffeec9; background-size: auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-size: auto; background-color: #ffeec9; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #ffeec9; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 640px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"Alternate text\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250130\/91\/63\/5e\/b7\/8554917641182f125227fefe.png\" alt=\"Alternate text\" width=\"640\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #ffeec9;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; border-radius: 0; background-color: #ffeec9; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #ffeec9; vertical-align: top; border: 0; padding: 10px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\"><strong>Science at Colorado College: Past, Present, and Future<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">CC has a long history as an institution of unparalleled science education. For 150 years, the College has produced scientists who are not only skilled in their fields, but equipped with the holistic, critical thinking that is earned through an education in the liberal arts. In this Block 5 Cover Story, we look at alums who have excelled in the sciences after graduation, explore some of the ways that science is taught on campus today, and look forward to improvements to come in the world of science education at CC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zc6ayi\/nr5ib5j\/j0tg7q\">READ ALL THE STORIES \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"divider_block block-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #ffeec9; background-size: auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-size: auto; border-radius: 0; background-color: #ffeec9; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #ffeec9; vertical-align: top; border: 0; padding: 10px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\"><strong>The Tiger Lookalike Contest<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"image_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"fullWidth\" style=\"max-width: 527px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"A black woman dressed in a tiger onesie and high heels, sitting on a stadium chair\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250130\/5d\/da\/ee\/72\/fdc4df14e78f5f4318ac0703.jpg\" alt=\"A black woman dressed in a tiger onesie and high heels, sitting on a stadium chair\" width=\"527\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #555; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><em>Photo by Jamie Cotten<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 10px 5px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">Join us on <strong>Friday, Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in Cornerstone<\/strong> for the most epic event of the year: The Tiger Lookalike Contest! While this contest is for student participants only, staff and faculty are welcome to join the fun!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Here\u2019s how it works: Dress up as your best \u201ctiger\u201d self\u2014go bold, creative, and over the top! Strut your stuff on the catwalk to the song of your choice for our celebrity judges:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"list_block block-5\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word; color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-left: -20px;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">President Manya Whitaker (in her Tiger best)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">CCGSA President Koray Gates<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">Mike from Benji\u2019s (yes, THAT Mike)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">Professor Lora Louise Broady \u201983<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-6\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 10px 5px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Why should you compete? The prizes are legendary!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"list_block block-7\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word; color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-left: -20px;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">A life-sized tiger plushie (perfect for your dorm)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">A life-sized tiger cardboard cutout (the ultimate selfie partner)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">A tall tiger trophy to flex your win<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-8\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 10px 5px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Even if competing isn\u2019t your vibe, come hang out. We\u2019ll have:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"list_block block-9\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word; color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-left: -20px;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">Tiger-themed treats and drinks<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">Fun games and activities<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0;\">A guaranteed good time with your squad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-10\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zc6ayi\/nr5ib5j\/zsug7q\">Sign up today to be a contestant<\/a>! Contact <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" href=\"mailto:Eperrytuitel2024@coloradocollege.edu\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eperrytuitel2024@coloradocollege.edu<\/a>&#8220;&gt; Erika Perry in Campus Activities with questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"divider_block block-11\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #ffeec9;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; border-radius: 0; background-color: #ffeec9; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #ffeec9; vertical-align: top; border: 0; padding: 10px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\"><span class=\"tinyMce-placeholder\" style=\"word-break: break-word;\">Organismal Biology &amp; Ecology Alum Uses Liberal Arts Education to Increase Plant Awareness<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"image_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"fullWidth\" style=\"max-width: 465px;\"><a style=\"outline: none;\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zc6ayi\/nr5ib5j\/flvg7q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"a group of people looking at a black man wearing a red jacket, outside in the nature\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250130\/7c\/b6\/82\/6a\/66933a6787fe2ea5432c0dde.jpg\" alt=\"a group of people looking at a black man wearing a red jacket, outside in the nature\" width=\"465\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #555; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><em>Josh Felton \u201922. Photo provided by Felton.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\"><em>By Julia Fennell \u201921<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">CC is known for its strong liberal arts education, where students are taught to think critically, express themselves articulately, and share ideas in a way that others can understand. These lessons, combined with CC\u2019s strong science programs, has set Josh Felton \u201922 up for a successful career in botany, the scientific study of plants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\u201cCC was a transformative experience that shaped both my personal and professional growth as a person in the broader society and as an academic,\u201d says Felton, a former Organismal Biology and Ecology major. \u201cAcross my 32 blocks, I cultivated creativity in my classes and thought, which I now channel into hobbies like playing guitar and film photography.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zc6ayi\/nr5ib5j\/vdwg7q\">READ THE FULL STORY \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"divider_block block-5\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-5\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #ffeec9;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; border-radius: 0; background-color: #ffeec9; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border: 0; padding: 10px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\">Film by CC Alum Featured at Sundance Film Festival<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"image_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"fullWidth\" style=\"max-width: 434px;\"><a style=\"outline: none;\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zc6ayi\/nr5ib5j\/b6wg7q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"a white man with graying hair, wearing a blue blazer over a tshirt sitting in a chair backwards, looking at the camera\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250130\/7c\/d2\/3c\/7f\/e09907244f01dc52d750dd22.jpg\" alt=\"a white man with graying hair, wearing a blue blazer over a tshirt sitting in a chair backwards, looking at the camera\" width=\"434\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #555; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><em>Guy Mossman \u201995. Photo provided by Mossman.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\"><em>By Megan Clancy \u201907<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">Guy Mossman \u201995 is a director and cinematographer, best known for his dramatic photography on award-winning documentary films such as\u00a0<em>Buck<\/em>\u00a0(2011),\u00a0<em>Mariachi High<\/em>\u00a0(2012),\u00a0<em>Bending the Arc<\/em>\u00a0(2017),\u00a0<em>Owned: A Tale of Two Americas<\/em>\u00a0(2018), and\u00a0<em>Feels Good Man<\/em>\u00a0(2020). But before his years behind the camera began, he was a Studio Art major at CC, playing soccer for Horst Richardson and spending time off campus snowboarding and rock climbing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\u201cI fell in love with the Block Plan right away,\u201d says Mossman. \u201cI had a very artistic experience, a very creative experience at CC. I was doing sculptures with Carl Reed. I was doing theater with Thaddeus Phillips and all the people there in the theater department. And then I was playing soccer. And then I would go hiking and rock climbing. It was this experience where you get to try so many things, and you can break any stereotype. CC was that place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zc6ayi\/nr5ib5j\/ryxg7q\">READ THE FULL STORY \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"divider_block block-5\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-6\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; border-radius: 0; background-color: #ffeec9; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 5px solid #e32726;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; color: #e32726; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\"><span class=\"tinyMce-placeholder\" style=\"word-break: break-word;\">FAC Corner<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-7\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #ffeec9;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; border-radius: 0; background-color: #ffeec9; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #ffeec9; vertical-align: top; border: 0; padding: 10px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"text-align: center; width: 100%; padding: 5px 10px 10px 10px;\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\">Enjoy First Friday at the FAC<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"image_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"fullWidth\" style=\"max-width: 500px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"A group of patrons in the Deco Lounge at the FAC \" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250130\/ed\/a4\/dc\/6f\/c9b4e3e8e4b74443171ea0a6.png\" alt=\"A group of patrons in the Deco Lounge at the FAC \" width=\"500\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #555; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><em>Photo provided by the FAC.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">Join us for the February First Friday on <strong> Friday, Feb. 7 from 5-8 p.m.<\/strong> It is opening day for the museum&#8217;s newest exhibition, <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zc6ayi\/nr5ib5j\/7qyg7q\"> <em>Alisa Banks: Unerased<\/em><\/a>, curated by Jillian Sico, Printer of The Press at CC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">First Friday offers free admission to all <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zc6ayi\/nr5ib5j\/njzg7q\"> current exhibitions<\/a>, and faculty and staff can enjoy BOGO drinks in Deco Lounge from 4:30-5:30 p.m., with drinks and snacks available for purchase throughout the event. Don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"divider_block block-5\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-8\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #ffeec9;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; border-radius: 0; background-color: #ffeec9; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #ffeec9; vertical-align: top; border: 0; padding: 10px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\"><span class=\"tinyMce-placeholder\" style=\"word-break: break-word;\">Photo of the Week<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"image_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 620px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"a group of students in the water looking at their teacher who is climbing out of the water, somewhere in Thailand\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250130\/8b\/38\/fd\/f0\/1df9ac50d6e66d1b17707536.jpg\" alt=\"a group of students in the water looking at their teacher who is climbing out of the water, somewhere in Thailand\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #555; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><em>Kate Nelson \u201917, RKM Coordinator for Outdoor Education, climbing out of the water with students Eliza Blanning \u201926, Olivia Grubb \u201925, and Kelli Daugherty \u201925 looking on during an Outdoor Ed trip to Thailand during the summer of 2024. Photo provided by Amy Yang \u201927.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"divider_block block-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 3px solid #bbb;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-9\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #ffeec9;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- End --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/track\/zc6ayi\/nr5ib5j\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science at Colorado College: Past, Present, and Future CC has a long history as an institution of unparalleled science education. For 150 years, the College has produced scientists who are not only skilled in their fields, but equipped with the holistic, critical thinking that is earned through an education in the liberal arts. In this &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/01\/31\/around-the-block-campus-news-57\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Around the Block &#8211; Campus News&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":777,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/777"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4613,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557\/revisions\/4613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}