"I think CC, where there's an impeccable drive to help others, has influenced me tremendously, and helping others is what I'm most looking forward to." -- Jesse Horn '07
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Interview with Jesse Horn '07, senior class president
What is the best part of being at CC?
Jesse Horn '07The best thing about CC is that everybody talks to you and is so personable. I came here the summer of my senior year of high school and I noticed it immediately. Everyone from food service, to the groundskeepers, to Lynette at the Worner desk, is so welcoming and willing to help out. You’re in an environment that’s cooperative, not competitive, and that speaks a lot to why people come here.
What advice would you give to an incoming first-year student?
"Get involved because there’s every group imaginable on campus. I know it’s easier to say and harder to do because you’re so busy adjusting to the Block Plan and other things when you first get to CC, but it’s so crucial.
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CC Alum Chessie Thacher Reports on Her Luce Scholarship Experience
Chessie ThacherChessie Thacher is half-way through her Luce experience. So far she has been extremely busy. For the last seven months she has been living and working in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, China at a small Chinese NGO called the Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge. This NGO seeks to promote conservation and sustainable livelihoods for indigenous communities throughout Yunnan Province. With this organization Chessie has been helping build the capacity of regional ecotourism operators near China’s border with Myanmar and Tibet. At the same time she is also working on a gender development study in a rural Chinese Tibetan village.
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Tor Christopherson ’05: A Sense of Place
Skiing at Turnagain Pass - Photo by Leif Mjos“If I didn't have to work, I'd be out somewhere in the backcountry, skiing right now,” says Tor Christopherson ’05. Outside the café, the sidewalk is barely visible amid a swirling snowstorm. Seventeen inches will pile on parts of Anchorage by the end of the day.
In an age when many Americans see returning home as a sign of failure, and Colorado College grads are applying for work in cities like New York, Seattle, and Chicago, Christopherson has settled in back where he grew up, in Anchorage, Alaska. “It's not the cultural center of the world,” he says. However, Anchorage has a sense of community like the one Christopherson enjoyed at CC, and its outdoor activities are unparalleled. Christopherson skis six days a week, both Nordic and tele, on top of his 40 hour a week job. He recently finished 6th in a relay race with his brother, Rune Christopherson ’01, and his father, John.
“If I want to ski in the winter, I can do it after work. If I want to hike in the summer, it’s a 15-minute drive. And my whole family is here,” he says. “We have this really amazing cabin.” By ‘have,’ Christopherson means he and his brother built it.
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