2020-08-04
Provost Townsend Says Students can Expect “Individual Flexibility” Next Year: No Delayed Start, a Potential Ninth Block, and Online Options
By Isabel Hicks | Photo by Anil Jergens Plans are nothing. Planning is everything. When former President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Diving Into Wellness: Transition
By Susanna Penfield | Illustration courtesy of the Wellness Resource Center COVID-19 has been a mourning process for many. We
In Northern Colorado, Sheriffs Could Handle the New Red Flag Law Differently on Either Side of a Highway
By Miles Montgomery | Illustration by Cate Johnson LONGMONT — A controversial new law allowing police to confiscate firearms in
Considering Grad School During COVID-19?
By Ellen Loucks | Photo by Patil Khakhamian For many undergraduate students, acceptance into graduate school is key for securing
CCSGA Year in Review
By Ethan Greenberg, Student Body President | Illustration courtesy of CCSGA The 2019-2020 academic year will forever be remembered in
Colorado College Plans Retention Strategies for Class of 2024
By Emily Kressley | Illustration by Xixi Qin While my personal bias leads me to believe graduating seniors have it
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Strong Hockey Recruit Class Looks Forward to First Season
By Arielle Gordon | Photo by Patil Khakhamian The 2019-2020 Colorado College hockey season ended on a bus to the NCHC
Strength and Conditioning in the Time of Quarantine: How Derek Savage Is Helping the Colorado College Men’s Soccer Team Remain Fit and Strong at Home
By Miles Montgomery | Photo by Anil Jergens Since mandatory state stay-at-home orders swept across the U.S. in March, normal
Colorado College Women’s Soccer Annual Banquet
By Kevin Peterson | Photo by Patil Khakhamian A few weeks ago, the Colorado College women’s soccer program wrapped up
Fall Sports — It’s “Scenario Setting”
By Skyler Stark-Ragsdale | Photo by Patil Khakhamian “Flexibility is one of the top five words right now,” said Lesley
Robson Arena Updates: The Work Continues
By Arielle Gordon | Photo by Patil Khakhamian Despite the closure of campus and the switch to distance learning, Colorado
NCAA Takes Large Step Towards Compensation, Allowing Collegiate Athletes to Profit Off Name, Image and Likeness
By Miles Montgomery | Illustration by Cate Johnson The plot surrounding the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s longtime refusal to allow
Decrease Waste During Shelter in Place
By Riley Meese | Illustration by Jubilee Hernandez Did you know most of your produce “waste” can be re-grown, boiled
Energy Healing Right Next Door: The Rise of Reiki in the Springs
Practitioners say the alternative therapy brings relief to broad ailments. By Claire Barber | Photo by Patil Khakhamian Inside Suite
When Training is Draining: The Trials and Travails of Rehab Exercises at Home
By Tia Vierling |Photo courtesy of Tia Vierling The trainer’s office at Colorado College is no pinnacle of aesthetic achievement.
Baseball Might Be Healing
By Nizhooni Hurd | Illustration by Jubilee Hernandez “I fucking hate baseball!” Kid T is not having it. It’s dumb,
Benefits of Spending Time Outdoors
By Sydney Janssen | Photo by Patil Khakhamian Colorado College students are stereotypically considered outdoorsy. There’s truth to the assumption,
Grateful: Active is Active and Life is Life
By Nizhooni Hurd | Photo by Anil Jergens I feel like an unaccredited Active Life writer. What could I possibly
Story Time with Georgia: It’s Not Goodbye, it’s See You at Homecoming (I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying)
By Georgia Grellier | Illustration by Jubilee Hernandez For the last ever Story Time with Georgia, I spammed the CC
A Catch-Up On Movies Released During The 2019-20 Academic Year
By Andrew Rodden | Illustration by Jubilee Hernandez Over the last two semesters, I caught some amazing movies at the
“Americanah”: Personal Reflections on Moving to the US — Identity, Challenges, and Opportunities
By Joshua Kalenga | Photo courtesy of Joshua Kalenga “What was your first meal in America?” my mum asked. After
Love on the Block
Illustration by Cate Johnson Each week, Dr. Took-One-Psych-Class-Sophomore-Year will be answering Colorado College’s questions about the one thing that most
Discworld: The Perfect Pandemic Series
By Heather Rolph | Illustration courtesy of Henry Rolph Dwarves who wear lipstick? Werewolves with the police? The Campaign for
Love on the Block
Illustration by Xixi Qin Each week, Dr. Took-One-Psych-Class-Sophomore-Year will be answering Colorado College’s questions about the one thing that most
In the Time of COVID Social Media Warriors
By Sam Pfeifer | Illustration by Cate Johnson One of the less-than-ideal habits I have comfortably picked up during quarantine
The Lesser Evil
By Matt Rosen | Illustration by Jubilee Hernandez In the past few weeks, as Joe Biden has faced new allegations
Oops, I Burned Down My Gym
By Georgia Grellier | Illustration by Xixi Qin People tend to forget that there is a time and a place
Where is my Mind?
By Ezra Wallach | Photo by Patil Khakhamian The sun shining down on me was blocked by the big rusty
You Might Hate Joe — Vote for Him Anyway
By Georgia Grellier | Illustration by Cate Johnson It probably goes without saying that in the past year, Joe Biden
Watching Sex (Education) with my Parents
By Emma Hastings | Illustration by Xixi Qin Unanimously, one of the most awkward situations in existence is watching a