An Environmental-Themed Booklist for Your Summer Break
2022-05-13
May 13, 2022 | By Izzie Hicks | Illustration by Patil Khakhamian This is the last Catalyst article I willContinue Reading
How to level up your houseplant game
2022-02-03
February 4, 2022 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Isabel Hicks | Illustration by Rikki Held If you’re anything like me,Continue Reading
Perspectives: In their own words
2021-12-17
Josh Kalenga: ‘Innovating to stay relevant’ December 17, 2021 | NEWS | By Izzie Hicks | Photo by Audrey ColginContinue Reading
A superhighway to Colorado’s pristine ‘Vacationland’
2021-10-28
October 29, 2021 | LIFE | By Isabel Hicks | Photo courtesy of the author When you drive on I-70, whatContinue Reading
To address climate change, let’s start with what we eat
2021-09-30
October 1, 2021 | OPINION | By Isabel Hicks | Photo courtesy of the author In early August, the fires came.Continue Reading
Behind the scenes of the State of the Rockies Project
2021-09-02
September 3, 2021 | LIFE | By Isabel Hicks | Photo by Tamar Crump I remember coming to Colorado College’s admittedContinue Reading
Advocates are pushing to decriminalize magic mushrooms in Colorado Springs. Here’s how it would affect Colorado College students.
2021-03-18
Mar 19, 2021 | NEWS | By Isabel Hicks Last October, the push to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms in Colorado SpringsContinue Reading
Perspectives: Comparing the Environmental Impact of Reusable and Plastic Bags
2021-02-18
Feb 19, 2021 | ACTIVE LIFE | By Isabel Hicks | Illustration by Bibi Powers On Jan. 21, the ColoradoContinue Reading
Colorado College Braces Itself for a Socially-Distanced Spring
2020-12-10
Dec 11, 2020 | NEWS | By Isabel Hicks | Illustration by Jubilee Rivera-Hernandez Some of this reporting originally appearedContinue Reading
How El Paso County Voted in the 2020 General Election
2020-11-05
Nov 6, 2020 | NEWS | By Isabel Hicks | Photo by Patil Khakhamian On Tuesday night, Colorado’s nine electoralContinue Reading
Colorado College Students Call for Reduced Police Presence on Campus: ‘We Need to Heal’
2020-10-22
Oct 23, 2020 | NEWS | By Isabel Hicks | Illustration by Patil Khakhamian “There is nothing such as BlueContinue Reading
Everything You Need to Know About Voting and the US Senate Race in Colorado
2020-10-01
Oct 2, 2020 | By Isabel Hicks | Photo by Anil Jergens This November, Colorado voters will decide who theyContinue Reading
Provost Townsend Says Students can Expect “Individual Flexibility” Next Year: No Delayed Start, a Potential Ninth Block, and Online Options
2020-05-14
By Isabel Hicks | Photo by Anil Jergens Plans are nothing. Planning is everything. When former President Dwight D. EisenhowerContinue Reading
‘We deserve an explanation’ — Colorado College Coronavirus Refund Policy Sparks Understanding, Outrage
2020-04-16
By Isabel Hicks | Illustration by Xixi Qin After a month of ambiguity, some of the financial anxieties surrounding theContinue Reading
Amid a Pandemic, Community Prevails
2020-04-09
By Isabel Hicks | Illustration by Xixi Qin Internet access — the thing whose very existence used to antagonize boomersContinue Reading
Provost Townsend to Serve as Interim President for the 2020-2021 Academic Year
2020-03-05
By Isabel Hicks Provost Alan Townsend has an impressive resume. An Amherst College and Stanford University graduate, Townsend is aContinue Reading
First Monday Panel on Sexism in the Esports Community
2020-02-22
By Isabel Hicks Sexism, misogyny, toxic masculinity, online attacks, and not being taken seriously despite skill all contribute to aContinue Reading
President Tiefenthaler Resigns for New Job at National Geographic
2020-02-22
Jill Tiefenthaler on why she loves the library, what she would change about CC, and what challenges we should prepareContinue Reading
Colorado College Becomes Eighth Carbon Neutral Institution in the US — Now What?
2020-02-07
By Isabel Hicks Environmental scientist and Provost of Colorado College Alan Townsend is hopeful. Although this is not an adjectiveContinue Reading
A Closer Look at Our Meal Plan
2019-12-14
By Isabel Hicks Ed Clark, the head chef for Bon Appétit at Colorado College, cuts right to the chase. EveryContinue Reading