Mock Oil Spill Raises Environmental Awareness on Campus
Doing their part to celebrate Earth Day, Conn’s Oceana club performed a mock oil spill in front of Shain Library last Monday. The event – which coincided with the College’s Spring Open House for admitted students– featured two people in hazmat suits furiously scrubbing at a spray-painted oil spill atop an ocean of blue tarp. [...]
Changes to General Education Requirements Continue to Evolve
Connecticut College’s General Education requirements can be difficult to complete, decide upon, sit through, talk about and change. Possible changes in the Gen Ed system, upon implementation, will affect the majority of the current student body. This makes us consider the purpose of a liberal arts school – most people come to a liberal arts [...]
Connecticut College Reacts to Boston Marathon Explosion
When two bombs exploded at the 117th annual Boston Marathon, time seemed to stop. A huge percentage of the student body here at Connecticut College hails from Boston and its surrounding towns, and everyone seems to be connected to the city in some way or another. The attack also shed light on the ever-changing role [...]
The Search for the Next President of Connecticut College
Last fall, President Higdon announced his plan to retire at the end of 2013, leaving the College with the task of finding its eleventh president and his successor. A Presidential Search Committee was created in late January of this year, led by Pamela Zilly ’75, chair of the Board of Trustees. The committee is comprised [...]
Professor Profile: David Jaffe
Professor David Jaffe is no stranger to New London. As a member of the class of 1977, Professor Jaffe spent considerable time both on Conn’s campus and in New London. In 1989, after graduate study and extended theatrical experience, he returned to the New London area, which has served, as Professor Jaffe puts it, as [...]
An Interview with Professor Gonzalez Rice: Living in New London
In an effort to learn more about what it’s like to live in the New London community, The College Voice met up with Art History Professor Karen Gonzalez Rice. She was asked about the people who call New London home, undiscovered and worthwhile restaurants and what the art scene is like in our beloved small [...]
A Conversation with New London Mayor Daryl Finizio
New London’s Mayor Daryl Finizio was elected in 2011. Since then, he has been faced with a myriad of challenges, including a controversial tax proposal that was voted down in 2012. However, the mayor takes an optimistic, albeit serious, tone on the future of the city. When asked about the current state of New London, [...]
Fiddleheads Food Co-Op is a Locavore’s Local Locus
If you need a break from the Harris food rotation or just want to stock up on some healthy snacks for your room, try shopping at the Fiddleheads Food Co-op. This New London business is dedicated to preserving the environment and promoting healthy lifestyles within the community. It is 100% member-owned and prides itself on [...]
Divided By Pavement: The history of New London’s roads and highways
New London, being the smallest city in Connecticut, and Connecticut College, being the small liberal arts school that it is, seems to have an abundance of highways intertwining them. The histories of Route 32 (Mohegan Avenue) and Interstate 95, however, have changed and evolved much since the College’s founding in 1911. With the help of [...]
New London Fun Facts
Even though Connecticut College resides in the city of New London, what do we actually know about that city? It’s our home, the place we’ve lived for years and the place we flock to after a summer away; it’s our place for running errands, going to random bars and doing grocery shopping when our own [...]
ENRICH Mentoring Program Provides Unique After-School Activities for New London Youth
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” This quote by Margaret Mead compellingly conveys and furthermore mirrors the roles that students at Connecticut College are playing as they impact not only the lives of others within our community, but also [...]
In South Campus, The Williams School Nurtures Future Camels
Here at Connecticut College, one may occasionally see younger students running around Tempel Green, or perhaps using the squash courts at the Athletic Center. These students attend The Williams School, located on the edge of campus behind Cummings. Many Conn students have little idea what The Williams School is, and if it is talked about, [...]
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