{"id":5289,"date":"2025-09-05T08:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=5289"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:31:24","slug":"around-the-block-campus-news-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/09\/05\/around-the-block-campus-news-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the Block &#8211; Campus News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"nl-container\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;background-size:auto\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-size:auto;color:#000;background-color:#fff;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:96px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250904\/f6\/b8\/07\/3a\/48bd938f3a3960f531ae9c2b.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"96\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:640px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Banner graphic with the words \u2018Around the Block\u2019 in bold white letters on black rectangles. The background is gold with repeating outlined cubes, with larger black cubes floating across the design.\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250904\/5c\/82\/72\/69\/c8d2c10d7f54c9c6fdf09211.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"Banner graphic with the words \u2018Around the Block\u2019 in bold white letters on black rectangles. The background is gold with repeating outlined cubes, with larger black cubes floating across the design.\" width=\"640\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:39px\">  The 2nd Annual Campus Sleep-Out is Tonight!<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;width:100%\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/jwi5zu\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Three people smiling and talking while roasting marshmallows over a small fire pit at night during a campus event.\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250904\/8d\/ee\/c6\/3c\/f0b70a6fec4fb691a09e3b25.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"Three people smiling and talking while roasting marshmallows over a small fire pit at night during a campus event.\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:21px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><em>From left, Michaela Kabat \u201926, Ami Piburn \u201927, and Kieran Blood \u201922 mingle and roast marshmallows at the first-ever Campus Sleep-Out on Friday, Sep. 13, 2024. Photo by Parker Seibold<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">Pack your sleeping bags, Tigers\u2014CC\u2019s second annual Campus Sleep-Out kicks off  <strong>tonight at 6 p.m. on Tava Quad<\/strong>. Don\u2019t have a sleeping bag? Borrow one from the Outdoor Ed team, who will be set up near Shove Chapel. Kick things off with live music from Shop Dog at 6:15 p.m., then make your way to Washburn Field to cheer   on the Men\u2019s Soccer team in their 75th Anniversary matchup against Cal Lutheran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">After the game, the celebration continues back on the Quad with music from Jabbawocky, ghost stories by the fire, s\u2019mores, glow golf, henna tattoos, and plenty of evening fun. As the stars shine above, we\u2019ll settle in for an outdoor screening   of <em>The Princess Bride<\/em>, then wrap up the night with a late-night breakfast on the Quad. See the  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/zoj5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">  full schedule online<\/a> and join the celebration. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-5\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\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><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;background-size:auto\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-size:auto;color:#000;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;border-bottom:4px solid #eab337;border-left:4px solid #eab337;border-right:4px solid #eab337;border-top:4px solid #eab337;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:39px\">  Register Today for the Upcoming Work of the College Series Event<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/fhk5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">Registration is open<\/a> for the next Work of the College Series event,  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/v9k5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">  \u201cThe Evolution of the Office of Communications and Marketing\u201d<\/a> <strong>on Tuesday, Sep. 9, from 1:30\u20132:30 p.m. in Bemis Great Hall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">We\u2019re excited to share how the Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM) has evolved\u2014with a new structure, new roles, and a new approach to our work! We\u2019re shifting from being primarily service providers to becoming   true strategic partners across campus. At this session, you\u2019ll learn how we\u2019re leveraging our team in new ways to collaborate with divisions, develop communications strategies, build impactful plans, and launch campaigns that not only move your mission forward   but also strengthen the mission of the College as a whole. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">As stewards of the CC brand, we\u2019ll also share how we\u2019re championing our refreshed brand to enhance visibility, strengthen reputation, and ensure our community speaks with one clear, compelling voice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/b2l5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">Add to calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\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><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:39px\">  Join the Antiracist Book Club<\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-5\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;background-color:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #fff;border-left:1px solid #fff;border-radius:0;border-right:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #fff;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"50%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left:10px;width:100%\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:299px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Book cover of Noor by Nnedi Okorafor. The design features a portrait of a Black woman with braided hair and a beaded necklace, illuminated by a golden glow. The title Noor appears in bold futuristic lettering at the bottom, with the author\u2019s name in large text at the top, noting her as a Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award\u2013winning author.\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/vlifb\/d309aa657538d302a17917991a155fc4\/Noor_Book_Cover.jfif\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"Book cover of Noor by Nnedi Okorafor. The design features a portrait of a Black woman with braided hair and a beaded necklace, illuminated by a golden glow. The title Noor appears in bold futuristic lettering at the bottom, with the author\u2019s name in large text at the top, noting her as a Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award\u2013winning author.\" width=\"299\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"50%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-right:10px;width:100%\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:299px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Book cover of Nuclear Nuevo M\u00e9xico by Myrriah G\u00f3mez, featuring Our Lady of Guadalupe against a nuclear explosion.\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/vlifb\/c110d0345109f30acd8f06dc546d473a\/Nuclear_Nuevo_Mexico_Book_Cover.jfif\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"Book cover of Nuclear Nuevo M\u00e9xico by Myrriah G\u00f3mez, featuring Our Lady of Guadalupe against a nuclear explosion.\" width=\"299\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-6\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">The Office of Institutional Equity and Belonging is excited to announce this year\u2019s Antiracist Book Club selections \u2014  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/rum5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" target=\"_self\">  <em>Nuclear Nuevo M\u00e9xico: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em>by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/7mn5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" target=\"_self\">Myrriah   G\u00f3mez<\/a>&nbsp;is the Fall selection,<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/nfo5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" target=\"_self\"><em>Noor<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/37o5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\" target=\"_self\">Nnedi   Okorafor<\/a> is the Spring selection. Both books are available at the CC Bookstore and can be picked up with your CC ID.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\"><em>Nuclear Nuevo M\u00e9xico<\/em>&nbsp;is our Sense of Place selection. Gomez, a Nuevomexicana from the Pojoaque Valley, began this investigation \u201cas a mapping of inchoate narratives to contribute to decolonizing the modern account   of New Mexico atomic history and U.S. national myth\u2026[and] has since evolved to examine the nuclear industrial complex through New Mexico, beginning with Site Y of the Manhattan Project.\u201d Through research and storytelling, Gomez reveals the impact of nuclear   weapons, science, and research on the people, communities, and land of New Mexico. Myrriah Gomez is an assistant professor in the Honors College at the University of New Mexico.&nbsp;  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\"><em>Noor<\/em> is a science fiction novel set in near future Nigeria. Through characters, time, and setting, Okorafor, born in the United States to Nigerian immigrant parents, creates a world in which biotechnology, disability,   gender, and capitalism converge and allows the reader to reflect on humanity and our collective future. Nnedi Okorafor is an award-winning&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>&nbsp;Bestselling writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. The more specific   terms for her works are africanfuturism and africanjujuism.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">Please join the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/j0p5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">Antiracist Book Club MS Team<\/a> to receive timely communication and updates about upcoming ABC programming. And   please connect with Nancy R\u00edos at <a href=\"mailto:nrios@coloradocollege.edu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">  <a href=\"mailto:nrios@coloradocollege.edu\" >nrios@coloradocollege.edu<\/a><\/a>&nbsp;if you have proposals or ideas for programming.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\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><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-7\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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;border-bottom:5px solid #e32726;border-left:5px solid #e32726;border-right:5px solid #e32726;border-top:5px solid #e32726;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\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:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-8\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;width:100%\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:39px\">  <em>Ms. Holmes &amp; Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;width:100%\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/zsq5zu\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stylized graphic with silhouettes of two women in profile facing each other. On the left, a woman in a detective hat smokes a pipe, labeled 'Ms. Holmes.' On the right, a woman in a bowler hat is labeled 'Ms. Watson.' Between them is the text 'Apartment 2B.' The words 'Ms.' are in pink script, 'Holmes' and 'Watson' in bold gold lettering, and 'Apartment 2B' in pink script below.\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250904\/d7\/af\/2e\/5a\/9780f92826fdde36ad518e19.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"Stylized graphic with silhouettes of two women in profile facing each other. On the left, a woman in a detective hat smokes a pipe, labeled 'Ms. Holmes.' On the right, a woman in a bowler hat is labeled 'Ms. Watson.' Between them is the text 'Apartment 2B.' The words 'Ms.' are in pink script, 'Holmes' and 'Watson' in bold gold lettering, and 'Apartment 2B' in pink script below.\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">Don\u2019t miss the first production of the 2025-26 Fine Arts Center Theatre Season, running  <strong>September 18\u2013October 5<\/strong>. Oddball female roommates Sherlock (yes, it\u2019s also a girl\u2019s name\u2026 Wait, is it a girl\u2019s name? Is it even a name?) Holmes and Joan Watson join forces and emerge from the Covid pandemic fog as a deeply codependent, quasi-dysfunctional   Odd Couple adventure duo. Solving mysteries and kicking butts, they soon come face-to-face with a villain who seems to have all the answers.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s famous sleuth and sidekick, this fast-paced romp re-examines the world\u2019s most famous detective story with a bold new lens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">Students receive FREE tickets, and staff and faculty can purchase tickets for $30 on the day of the performance.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\/flr5zu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">  Tickets subject to availability<\/a>; must purchase in person and present a CC Gold Card.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\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><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-9\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;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 border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;width:100%\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Overhead view of hundreds of Colorado College community members standing together on an athletic field, forming the large letters 'CC' with Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains in the background.\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250904\/c8\/9a\/a2\/fc\/2c757c739472757127d31b3d.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"Overhead view of hundreds of Colorado College community members standing together on an athletic field, forming the large letters 'CC' with Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains in the background.\" width=\"600\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:21px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><em>CC graduating class of 2029, on Washburn Field, Wednesday, Aug. 20 during NSO. Photo by Jamie Cotten<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:3px solid #7e7a7a\">  <span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-10\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"text_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Verdana,sans-serif\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#9d9e9f;line-height:1.2\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:10px;mso-line-height-alt:12px\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 10px;\">View this email  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/zcycmj\/nr5ib5j\" style=\"pointer-events: auto; color: #4764ae;\">  online<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:10px;mso-line-height-alt:12px\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 10px;\">14 E. 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