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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 [...]

10 DIFFERENT THINGS

On April 18, 19 and 20, Connecticut College’s senior Dance Department majors showcased their final theses performances in a concert titled 10 Different Things. Featuring eight original performances from seniors Liz Charky, Ayano Elson, Grant Jacoby, Jeramie Orton, Rachel Pritzlaff, Sammi Shay, Chloe Spitalny and Skyler Volpe and two solo pieces choreographed for seniors Amy [...]

Posted by Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: Arts, Reviews

“Precious” Screenwriter Screens New Film at Conn

When Geoffrey Fletcher crept quietly into Film 222 to sit in on a class discussion of Precious, I could feel the hairs on everyone’s neck — including mine — rise. The screenwriter of the 2009 film was visiting us, so the ante had definitely been upped. After a minute or so of adjusting to the [...]

Posted by Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: Arts

“Into the Woods” Soars at Conn College

Many a story begins with the magic words “Once upon a time…” This seemingly mundane phrase finds new life onstage in Into the Woods, which played at Tansill Theatre this past weekend. This now-classic Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine collaboration has seen many productions, both regional and professional, in the last decade, leading to what [...]

Posted by Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: Arts

Looking Forward to Floralia

Floralia — is it that time of year again already? Many consider it one of the highlights of their year, if they can remember what happened that day. While a significant portion of the campus population spends this time in an altered state of mind, the music remains the original, and arguably the most important, [...]

Posted by Monday, April 29, 2013 Category: Arts

Evil Dead Remake Delivers Even More Horror and Gore Than Original

You’ve seen it countless times before: a group of naïve twenty-something-year-olds venture off the map for a weekend at the family cabin, bad stuff happens, each friend is left to fend for him-or-herself while mayhem ensues, etc. So what gives Evil Dead the right to carry a tagline as bold as “The Most Terrifying Film [...]

Posted by Monday, April 15, 2013 Category: Arts, Reviews

Visiting Artist, Janine Antoni, Discusses Eye Contact, Hair Painting, Chocolate and Lard

Last week, the art department was privileged and pleased to welcome Janine Antoni, one of the world’s most popular and influential contemporary artists.  In addition to sharing her time with a dance, art and art history class, she also gave a talk sponsored by the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, the nonprofit group that sponsors the classes [...]

Posted by Monday, April 15, 2013 Category: Arts