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SGA Fishbowl Open Forum Video
SGA Meeting on 12/6/12 at 7.15PM in Ernst Common Room. VIDEO GUIDE: Meeting Commences – 0:00 Campus Safety Director reflection on Fishbowl - 3:03 Brian Gooch announces Open Forum to Student Body - 7:19 Dean Denard Introduction on Phone Line - 8:04 Ben Schactel (Spokesperson for Seniors) - 8:28 Dean Denard responds to Schactel - 17:29 Schactel responds to [...]
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Per-DORM-ance Art Rocks Smith (VIDEO)
Last Thursday, a group of artists transformed the second floor of Smith into an art venue combining “visual art, postmodern dance, theatre, improvisation, oral hygiene and food processing” in a piece called perDORMance Art. The concept was formed over a year ago as a “collaborative idea and effort by the [now] senior dance majors,” said [...]
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Howard Gordon Named 95th Commencement Speaker
On Friday, September 21, the Office of College Relations named Howard Gordon the commencement speaker for the ninety-fifth ceremony in May 2013. Gordon, an accomplished television producer and author, is best known for his work as an executive producer on Homeland and 24. Most students have an opinion on the choice, but few understand how [...]
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Pickles and Ice Cream
After a summer of inspiration from the domestic goddess Hannah Hart, host of YouTube’s My Drunk Kitchen series, and the magic of Pinterest, The College Voice has decided to embark on its own culinary adventure. Each week, we will either write a column or upload a video of us attempting to make “real” food using [...]
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Student Photography Project Uses Social Media to Bring the Campus Together
ConnPix, a Tumblr and Facebook account of photos from around campus, has steadily gained popularity since its launch this summer by Andrew Nathanson ’13. Nathanson has posted a picture every day since September 3 and hopes to continue this personal project. His goal is to photograph life at Conn in a unique way and to [...]
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Fran Shields, Athletic Director
Ben Schachtel Perched atop a tall bookshelf in the corner, a mud-caked hat seemed out of place. The rest of the office was clean, save for a veritable mountain of paperwork on the desk. The man who had been sitting across the table from me had risen now and was walking towards the hat, which, [...]
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Wiffle Ballers Stay Luce
By Alex Cammarata & Marina Stuart Team Stay Luce defeated team New London Arboritos in the final round of Connecticut College’s first annual Wiffle Ball Tournament on September 23. Stay Luce came out on top 1-0 after six innings of overtime to win a $100 dollar gift card to Paul’s Pasta. Eight teams, each with [...]
Center for Arts and Technology Symposium Preview
As seniors in the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology, the following four students have been working hard on their final projects all year which, as the title implies, deal with the relationship between arts and technology. Their projects focus on different subjects and vary in mediums; projects include mixed media artwork, a musical performance, [...]
Posted by artseditor Monday, April 15, 2013 Category: ArtsWhat Happens After “Happily Ever After”
Ever wondered what happens after “happily ever after”? Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods has the answers. This month, the Theater Department at Connecticut College will stage an ambitious new production of Into the Woods, under the guidance of guest director Jimmy Maize. Maize has long wanted to direct a Sondheim musical, citing [...]
Posted by Andrew Marco Monday, April 15, 2013 Category: ArtsThe Best Way to Spend a Sunday: 2Wives Karaoke Day
New London’s best-kept secret is 2Wives Pizza karaoke afternoon. You read that correctly. Not night, afternoon. From two to six every Sunday afternoon you can enjoy the dulcet tones of New London residents jamming to classics that range from “New York, New York” to the prepubescent rendering of Queen’s “We Will Rock You.” It is [...]
Posted by Melanie Thibeault and Ayla Zuraw-Friedland Monday, April 8, 2013 Category: ArtsA Department in the Doldrums: Saving Global Literatures in English
As many of you are aware by now, the first draft of next year’s Staffing Plan has caused quite a stir, as it proposes removing the Global/Post-Colonial Literature position from the Department of Literatures in English. The position — filled by interim visiting professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson since Professor Simon Hay’s departure two years ago — [...]
Posted by Andrew Shaw Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: OpinionsThe Real Meaning of Boston Strong
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev might not be the easiest name for native English speakers to pronounce or to spell, but it soon became a household name as the manhunt for Tsarnaev became a hot topic in the national media. It should come as no surprise that a man who is suspected of orchestrating and participating in the [...]
Posted by Frederick McNulty Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: OpinionsHair and Gender: Why Your ’Do Shouldn’t Define What You Can Do
Hillary Clinton once said: “Your hair will send significant messages to those around you… Pay attention to your hair, because everyone else will.” As a senior who has prepped for a number of interviews this year, I see the resounding truth in Clinton’s message. Though I am a girl who has never devoted much time [...]
Posted by Megan Wright Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: OpinionsAbout That Gong…
It was large and round. It was bound in an almost casually drawn peace sign. It was bronze, in varying hues, and on days when the sun broke over the Cummings courtyard, it shone a stubborn gold. And while it bore the grim shadow of the curse to never graduate if rung, it was not [...]
Posted by Luca Powell Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: OpinionsWomen’s Water Polo Team Wins Division III Championship
On April 13, The Connecticut College Women’s Water Polo Team won the Division III Championship, beating their rivals and previous winner Grov City College. The final game had the Camel’s ahead 4-1 during the first three quarters, but in the final quarter each team scored two points. The final two points scored for Conn were [...]
Posted by Marina Stuart Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: SportsConn Hosts Annual Silfen Invitational
On April 20, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field competed on their home turf at the Silfen Invitational, a meet held annually at Conn. The women placed second out of fourteen teams, while the men placed fifth out of twelve. The day was mostly cloudy, with some sun poking through on occasion, as if wishing [...]
Posted by Samantha Grainger Shuba Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: Sports
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