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Author: Claire Barber

Claire Barber '22 is the Social Media Manager and an Active Life writer for The Catalyst. She is an Environmental Studies major with minors in Journalism and Film Studies. She hopes to report on climate migration in the future, and is especially inspired by human centered pieces. You can almost always find her skiing, eating ramen noodles, climbing, and searching for vintage overalls at thrift stores.

23:59: An Ode to Community and the Climate Crisis

2022-09-15
By: Claire Barber
On: September 15, 2022
In: 20220916, Active Life, Arts & Entertainment, Features, Other Featured

September 16, 2022 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber (She/Her) | Illustration by Sierra Romero Auditions are underway forContinue Reading

Colorado College Outdoor Journal

2021-12-16
By: Claire Barber
On: December 16, 2021
In: 20211217, Active Life, Sports

December 17, 2021 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber | Photo by Anna Grace Keller Back in 1916, aContinue Reading

Gear stories 

2021-11-04
By: Claire Barber
On: November 4, 2021
In: 20211105, Active Life, Sports

November 5, 2021 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber | Photo by Aida Hasson “One time a bear stole allContinue Reading

Expanding access to winter sports 

2021-10-28
By: Claire Barber
On: October 28, 2021
In: 20211029, Active Life, Sports

October 29, 2021 | SPORTS | By Claire Barber | Photo by Oliver Kraft Popular Colorado College skiing destinations, like ArapahoeContinue Reading

Community and climate: Book review of ‘All We Can Save’

2021-10-07
By: Claire Barber
On: October 7, 2021
In: 20211008, Active Life, Features

October 8, 2021 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber | Photo by Sierra Romero My windowsill overflows with books aboutContinue Reading

Colorado College student sets Mississippi speed record

2021-09-02
By: Claire Barber
On: September 2, 2021
In: 20210903, Active Life, Features

September 3, 2021 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber | Photo by Isabel Hicks From Minnesota to the Gulf theContinue Reading

Driest period in 126 years for Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah — and Colorado is close behind

2021-05-06
By: Claire Barber
On: May 6, 2021
In: 20210507, Active Life, Features

May 7, 2021 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber | Photo by Aida Hasson Let’s talk wildfires… again. The NationalContinue Reading

Orange skies: New gallery explores the American west and mega-fires

2021-04-08
By: Claire Barber
On: April 8, 2021
In: 20210409, Active Life, Features

Apr 9, 2021 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber | Photo by Anil Jergens The haze of COVID-19 vaccines and theContinue Reading

New Mexico Lifts Requirement for Routine COVID-19 Testing for Employees at Ski Resort

2021-03-04
By: Claire Barber
On: March 4, 2021
In: 20210305, Active Life, Sports

Mar 5, 2021 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber | Photo by Patil Khakhamian As of Feb. 26, 2021,Continue Reading

Plant People Unite

2021-02-11
By: Claire Barber
On: February 11, 2021
In: 20210212, Active Life, Features

Feb 12, 2021 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber | Illustration by Bibi Powers As a writer, when I’mContinue Reading

Civilian Climate Corps

2020-10-29
By: Claire Barber
On: October 29, 2020
In: 20201030, Active Life, Features

Oct 30, 2020 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Claire Barber | Photo by Patil Khakhamian In wake of the GreatContinue Reading

Zombie Storms: Hurricane Season From the Local Floridian

2020-10-01
By: Claire Barber
On: October 1, 2020
In: 20201002, Active Life, Features

Oct 2, 2020 | By Claire Barber | Illustration by Xixi Qin The American Southwest looks nothing like the swampy,Continue Reading

Looking for a Job Outside?

2020-09-10
By: Claire Barber
On: September 10, 2020
In: 20200911, Active Life, Sports

Sept. 11, 2020 | By Claire Barber| Photo by Patil Khakhamian The fall semester announcement last Tuesday, Sept. 1, threwContinue Reading

I Picked Up a Dirty Pen: Plastic Pollution and COVID-19

2020-09-03
By: Claire Barber
On: September 3, 2020
In: 20200904, Active Life, Features

Sept. 4, 2020 | By Claire Barber | Illustration by Patil Khakhamian The other day, I saw one of thoseContinue Reading

The Colorado Wildfires: Here’s What You Need to Know

2020-08-27
By: Claire Barber
On: August 27, 2020
In: 20200828, Active Life, Features

By Claire Barber | Image by Jubilee Hernandez Hazy sunsets and an obscured Pikes Peak bring an ominous embrace toContinue Reading

Energy Healing Right Next Door: The Rise of Reiki in the Springs

2020-05-14
By: Claire Barber
On: May 14, 2020
In: 20200514, Active Life, Features

Practitioners say the alternative therapy brings relief to broad ailments. By Claire Barber | Photo by Patil Khakhamian Inside SuiteContinue Reading

Trinkets for the Trail: Habits, Good Luck Charms, Things We Won’t Dare Venture Outside Without

2020-04-16
By: Claire Barber
On: April 16, 2020
In: 20200416, Active Life, Sports

By Claire Barber | Photo by Anil Jergens When I was a kid there was a time where, whenever IContinue Reading

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