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First Year Perspective 2: On New Beginnings

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“It’s all happening.”  Whether you’re familiar with the film “Almost Famous” or not.  Those words mean something.  Say it...

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Anxieties and Reflections of a Returning Senior: Internalizing Experiences Abroad

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As a senior who witnessed the chaotic arrival of first-year students, my first day at Connecticut College seems like a blur. I remember,...

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What’s “Group” Got to Do with It?: Why you should be going to group therapy

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I was disappointed last spring to learn that NBC had canceled Go On after only one season. Starring an older Chandler Bing and that kid...

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Calculating Worth: Conn’s Value As More Than a Price Tag

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Two weeks ago, a friend told me about one of the hardest questions she’s faced as a Tour Guide. She was showing a prospective student and...

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Debating Conn’s Off-Campus Housing Policy

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Conn is a residential college with on-campus housing guaranteed all four years; we all came here well aware of this fact. The 2014 – 2015...

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Lost in Translation: Difficulties with the Transfer of Credits Taken Abroad

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After the Fall 2013 semester, the Connecticut College Office of Study Away removed the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, from...

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When One Door Closes, Another is Held Open: Conn and the Zen and Art of Door-Holding

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As the old fable goes, a student entering the library sees another student exiting Branford and waits to hold the door open for him or her....

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How Far Does Our Commitment to Diversity Extend?: Questioning Conn’s Choice of Commencement Speakers

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Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman is slated to speak at the 96th Connecticut College Commencement in a little over a month. While I am...

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