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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 [...]

On-Campus Pop Art Exhibition Goes Beyond Warhol

Connecticut College is fortunate to be located between Boston and New York City, home to many of the greatest museums in the country. However, students looking for an enriching weekend activity shouldn’t feel the need to immediately purchase a train or bus ticket, when our very own New London is home to the Lyman Allyn [...]

Posted by Monday, April 8, 2013 Category: Arts

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 [...]

Posted by Monday, April 8, 2013 Category: New London, News

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 [...]

Posted by Monday, April 8, 2013 Category: New London, News

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, [...]

Posted by Monday, April 8, 2013 Category: New London, News

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 [...]

Posted by Monday, April 8, 2013 Category: New London, News

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 [...]

Posted by Monday, April 8, 2013 Category: New London, News