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  • ALUM IN SPORT: Nicolai Calabria ’18

    ALUM IN SPORT: Nicolai Calabria ’18

    Nicolai Calabria ’18 has achieved a lot in his time as an athlete. He was the U.S. Team Captain in 2014, 2018, and 2022 for the Amputee Soccer World Cup. He is also the leading goal scorer for Team USA with 33 goals in 42 international appearances. He was named MVP of the 2022 World… Read More

  • Psych Students Get Inside Look at Real World Psych

    Psych Students Get Inside Look at Real World Psych

    Since 2007, more than 200 CC students have spent a block in Chicago in the Contemporary Psychoanalysis: Theory and Practice class with Dr. Marcia Dobson, Professor of Classics, and Dr. John Riker, Professor of Philosophy, meeting distinguished psychoanalysts and experts at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. “Many of the students we have had over the fifteen… Read More

  • Computer Science Students Spend Two Weeks Working in National Laboratory

    Computer Science Students Spend Two Weeks Working in National Laboratory

    Many Computer Science majors at colleges and universities across the world study computational science, but few college students have the opportunity to work hands-on inside a national laboratory as part of their course work. At CC, our students do. Students in the Block 4 Scientific Simulation in Situ course spent two weeks at the Lawrence… Read More

  • Alum in AI: Lilly Chen ’19

    Alum in AI: Lilly Chen ’19

    While Artificial Intelligence isn’t exactly a new technology, its current iteration is certainly a topic of great interest to many. Most people have their opinions on its current applications, and many have predictions about where the technology is taking us. But Lilly Chen ’19 isn’t just talking about AI or typing questions into ChatGPT. She… Read More

  • AI Discussion Remains in Full Force at Colorado College

    AI Discussion Remains in Full Force at Colorado College

    “The faculty, students, and staff of Colorado College are perfectly situated to wrestle with the implications of generative AI. We are a place where learning, research, innovation, ethics, and dialogue intersect. The experts in our interdisciplinary community can lead conversations and projects that interrogate and explore both the foundations and future of AI. As an… Read More

  • Discussing AI With Khaleel Gathers

    Discussing AI With Khaleel Gathers

    As many colleges and universities across the country are scrambling to find solutions and possible blockades to the issues surrounding the use of AI in higher ed, CC is looking at the potential and possibilities of the presence of the technology on campus. Last month, I sat down (virtually) with CC’s VP and Chief Information… Read More

  • Tigers at the Border

    Editor’s note: This story includes an image displaying language that some readers may find objectionable. This summer, three Colorado College alumni – Mazlyn Freier ’23, Alanna Jackson ’23, and Andres Madrigal ’23 – and 15 current students – ­Nico Brubaker ’26, Diana Buda ’24, Alexandra Flores ’26, Corrina Gardner ’25, Daisy Gomez Rivera ’24, Jordan… Read More

  • In the Field: The Detention Facility

    In the Field: The Detention Facility

    When we visited Torrance detention facility owned by CoreCivic, I got to meet Zoe, Dan, and Michelle from Las Americas. They are such a lovely group, and I am excited to work with them more in the future. When we walked in, I immediately started to panic internally. I was entering a literal prison, and… Read More

  • In the Field: The Warrant Forgiveness Clinic

    In the Field: The Warrant Forgiveness Clinic

    A community-centered warrant forgiveness clinic centers members of the community directly impacted by the issue at hand. My project partner, Eve, and I worked closely with an attorney who had experience in this kind of project. They emphasized how important it was to plan and envision our warrant forgiveness clinic through a holistic lens, considering… Read More

  • Activist Reflections

    Activist Reflections

    STUDENTS AND ALUMNI REFLECT ON THEIR SUMMER WITH THE CC ACTIVISM INSTITUTE. ANDRES MADRIGAL ’23 This work is close to me, with many of my family members being undocumented. Unfortunately, the challenges faced by immigrants and those in border communities have not improved in many ways… this internship has opened my eyes to the complexities… Read More