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It's the first week of Block Two { September 26 - October 19 }

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Featured Course – Secrecy, Surveillance and Democracy (PS203)

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Welcome Family and Friends

Wide variety of events planned

Anne Basting ’87 Named MacArthur Fellow

Second ‘genius grant’ for CC alumni in two years

Celebrating Professor Emeritus Ray O. Werner

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Collaborative for Community Engagement

CC Community Pitches in on Creek Cleanup

President's Office

Oct. 3 Listening Session Scheduled for CC-FAC Input

Athletics

Legendary Tiger Andy Gambucci ’53 Passes Away

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From left, Ben Garinther ’17, Kate McGinn ’18, and Brian Linkhart, professor of organismal biology and ecology, observe ungulate mating behavior in Rocky Mountain National Park during Linkhart’s Block 1 Animal Ecology course. The class also explored the area’s montane, subalpine, and alpine ecosystems. Photo by Will Sardinsky '17

Margot Flynn ’20 takes notes in the Getty Villa, a full-scale reproduction of a Roman mansion in Los Angeles, during her Classics First Year Experience class. The class traveled to Los Angeles during Block One to study the renowned ancient art collection. Photo by Ella Hartshorn ’20.

CC President Jill Tiefethaler welcomes the audience before the start of the taping of “Washington Week with Gwen Ifill” in the Celeste Theatre. The show aired on Friday, Sept. 9.

Gwen Ifill speaks to a combined political science class in the screening room in the Cornerstone Arts Center. Ifill was on campus as part of CC’s Sondermann Presidential Symposium.

Cheristy Jones ’20 takes advantage of the Colorado autumn and studies in a hammock outside Cutler Hall with the Rocky Mountains in the background.

Political strategist David Axelrod P ’09 joins CC students for breakfast in Slocum Commons. Axelrod was on campus as part of CC’s Sondermann Presidential Symposium.

CC recently had a four-legged visitor early in the morning on Cutler Quad. Thanks to Ian Johnson, sustainability director, for capturing this image!

Donna Brazile, interim chair of DNC, speaks to a full house in Mohrman Theatre as part of CC’s 13th Sondermann Presidential Symposium. Photo by Nina Riggio ’17.

CC started its 143rd academic year with Opening Convocation, held at Shove Memorial Chapel. John Novembre ’00 gave the opening address, titled “Community and Wilderness: The Adventures of Learning.”

Keith Maddox, associate professor of psychology and director of the Tufts University Social Cognition Lab, gives the NSO capstone address, discussing CC’s 2016 common read book, “Whistling Vivaldi.” Following Maddox’s address, students broke into small groups for discussion of the book.

New Student Orientation volunteers await the arrival of first-year and transfer students at Mathias Hall.