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Camelympics is an event where residential houses don crazy team uniforms to compete in events like tug-of-war, Scrabble, Guitar Hero and quidditch! One senior describes it as "36 hours of absolute mayhem." Check out the video |
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"What activities are you involved in?"
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"I'm involved with Unity House and part of ALANA mentoring program. I'm also a member of Umoja. The volunteer activities fair was great to see what is out there. I was excited to find RefleXion, a spoken word poetry group. It's something I've always wanted to try."
— Jannette Rivera '14, Science Leader, Unity House, ALANA, Umoja, RefleXion |
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"I met my best friend on my COOP trip before freshman year started, and we decided to run for class president and vice president. I had never run for class office before, but I got really into it and loved campaigning. I've met a lot of upperclassmen in student government and it's been a really rewarding experience to be a part of it."
— Dan Smoot '13, sophomore class president, varsity track, club soccer |
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Professor of Psychology Ann S. Devlin studies environmental psychology, especially on how design affects how people navigate their environments. She has just published a new book called "What Americans Build and Why," a study of how architecture shapes life and community in the U.S. |
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"Most students want to know if the recommendations matter, if we even read them. At Connecticut College, we require two teacher recommendations, and yes, we read them?A good recommendation — well written with strong praise for the student — will certainly help us make our decision."
— Martha Merrill, dean of admission and financial aid in the New York Times. Read more
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newsletter@conncoll.edu, and we'll ask a student to respond. |
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