It’s a dark and stormy Sunday in the TCV office. The seniors are celebrating 30 days until graduation under the shelter of a tent on Tempel, sipping mimosas and eating breakfast burritos. The College Voice team is hard at work in our toasty office, fighting off senioritis and stress.
Springtime at Conn is the start of endless end-of-year celebrations, from the Awards Ceremony this coming week to the thesis presentations to graduation. The TCV team is celebrating our new hires and newly elected Co-Editors-in-Chief Grace Contreni-Flynn ‘25 and Fritz Baldauf ‘24. Be sure to congratulate them when you see them!
Additionally, Gender and Sexuality Programs hosted their 7th annual Pride event this month, as Grace reported in vivid detail. The Dean of the College also announced the students who won prestigious fellowship awards, including the Watson, Beinecke, Davis Projects for Peace, Fulbright Study Research, and Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. Our incoming sports editor, Kevin Lieue ‘26, interviewed Isa Amaro Vargas ‘23 about being one of 42 students selected for the Watson. Lucie Englehardt ‘23 also highlighted Gray Area Magazine celebrating their newest publication, a zine titled “COMMUTE.”
As graduation also comes up on the horizon, the Conn community is questioning how much President Bergeron will be present at major ceremonies and what will happen after her official resignation at the end of the semester. Lucie, Zoe Dubelier ‘23, and Adrien Prouty ‘24 (who will inherit Lucie’s Managing Editor role) explore the lack of student participation in the graduation decision-making process. Sports Editor Hannah Foley ‘23 and Business Manager Payton Ferris ‘23 explain how the Presidential Search Committee worked in 2013 to elect Bergeron in preparation for the search for Bergeron’s successor.
With the warmer weather, spring sports are also making headlines. Track and Field’s Silfen Invitational capped a week of gorgeous sunny weather with record-breaking results as reported by Hannah. Staff Writer Annie Feldmar-DeVitre ‘26 also profiled swimmer Justin Finkel ‘25 in light of earning NESCAC Swimmer of the Year and placing second in the NCAAs.
It has been a strange year for Conn students and a chaotic time for TCV. Come join the chaos in our last issue. Write about the many exciting events coming up to round out the year or email us with any questions or ideas. We would love to have you join the team.
Sincerely,
Catja Christensen, exhausted senior and Co-EIC for 30 more days :(
Rather than facilitate campus dialogue, and despite evidence of D.E.I. ineffectiveness, The College Voice chose to engage in what it now calls an “information battle.”
https://theconntrarian.substack.com/p/the-college-voice-acted-unethically