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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 [...]

Preview: Season 3 of “Game of Thrones” Won’t Disappoint

Winter is definitely coming this time. Season three of HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones (based on the series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin) is set to premiere on March 31, and is expected to be as exciting and bloody as ever. Based on the two trailers currently available to [...]

Posted by Monday, April 1, 2013 Category: Arts

Previewing “Moments of Freedom” Curated by Ikram Lakhdhar ’13

Moments of Freedom: Revolutionary Art from China, South Africa and Tunisia, an art exhibit curated by Ikram Lakhdhar ’13 as part of her honors thesis project, will be on display from April 1 to May 15 and will feature a wide range of artwork in response to the Chinese Cultural Revolution, South Africa’s apartheid and [...]

Posted by Monday, April 1, 2013 Category: Arts

Warning: New Timberlake Album Is a Massive Aphrodisiac

Justin Timberlake is an icon of American pop culture. Whether you know him as Mr. Sexy Back, fake Sean Parker or the dancing omelet from Saturday Night Live, Timberlake has no doubt affected your life, and possibly your hormones, from time to time. Last month, Timberlake returned to the industry that made him big, releasing [...]

Posted by Monday, April 1, 2013 Category: Arts, Reviews

The Next Day Looks to Yesterday: A review of Bowie’s latest album

Before I tell you anything, you probably already know that The Next Day is not David Bowie’s best album. You probably already know that it doesn’t even make it into his top ten.  I’m sure you were excited when its release was announced in January, but even then you probably knew that no matter how [...]

Posted by Monday, April 1, 2013 Category: Arts, Reviews

Want More Spring Break? James Franco Has Got You Covered

Spring Breakers — already one of the more controversial and outrageous films of the year — is sure to grab you by the seat of your pants, however willing or unwilling you may be. Marking writer and director Harmony Korine’s entrance into the (semi-) commercial realm, the film is a colorful collage of concentrated adolescence [...]

Posted by Monday, April 1, 2013 Category: Arts, Reviews

Meet the Voices Behind WCNI

Walking by Cro, you might notice the fluorescent red and white sign reading “WCNI.” You then might notice its pitch-black backdrop and assume that Connecticut College’s FM radio station is a thing of the past. But by turning the dial of your radio (or more likely, by accessing the station online), you can discover that [...]

Posted by Monday, April 1, 2013 Category: Arts