Tag: colorado college
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Classical music stars shine during annual Colorado College Summer Music Festival
A composer never knows exactly who will wind up playing their music. But sometimes it’s a legend. Sam Wu will experience a composer’s dream this summer at the 42nd annual Colorado College Summer Music Festival when world-renowned conductor and violinist Scott Yoo will perform the Colorado premiere of Wu’s 2022 piece, “Mass Transit,” along with…
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‘Change is the only constant’: Renowned voice actor, Colorado College grad addresses class of 2026
In her first commencement speech after the “interim” tag was removed from her title, Colorado College President Manya Whitaker stood before nearly 500 graduates-in-waiting at Ed Robson Arena and issued a challenge. The U.S. is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, Whitaker said, and the opening chapter of its next 250 years will be written,…
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Pikes Peak State College, Colorado College announce transfer pathway
Colorado Springs’ community college and private liberal arts college are coming together to create a new pathway for their students. Starting in fall 2026, Colorado College will begin enrolling up to two students from Pikes Peak State College each year. Students who earn an associate degree with a grade-point-average of 3.3 or higher will be eligible…
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Major gifts, famous artists behind the Fine Arts Center’s historic permanent collection
For the next year the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College will spotlight the “Gifts That Shape Us,” a special look at the top works of art, the donors and acquisitions that helped make the museum what it is today, leading into the future. The museum’s Lane East Gallery at 30 W. Dale…
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EDITORIAL: More work to do balancing ‘speech,’ tolerance on Colorado campuses
As a news report in The Gazette this week reminds us, what passes for political activism at plenty of the country’s higher-ed institutions continues to escalate, all too often, into repugnant antisemitism. Some of those campuses, unfortunately, are in Colorado. The national Anti-Defamation League has compiled its third annual “Campus Antisemitism Report Card,” an evaluation…
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March was the month of city founder Gen. Palmer’s death and his burial in Evergreen Cemetery
The headline atop Page 1 of the Colorado Springs Gazette on March 14, 1909, told the sad story: “General William J. Palmer, Colorado’s Foremost Citizen, is Dead.” “Springs Loses Founder and Chief Benefactor” the story continued, saying he had died a day earlier, at 1:15 p.m.,at his home, Glen Eyrie. The general, an avid horse…
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Colorado history told through poetry, spoken word by poets laureate
Young poet and social justice activist Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate, was just 22 when her “The Hill We Climb” launched the literary art back into a major worldwide spotlight with her 2021 Joe Biden inaugural poem. Her now famous words: “If only we’re brave enough to be it. For there is…
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CC students and campus officials: Title IX rules do not sufficiently protect alleged assault victims
By Margaret Freeman and Olivia Link Special to The Gazette As an institution that receives federal funding, Colorado College is subject to federal Title IX regulations, which govern everything under the umbrella of gender equality, including discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault on college campuses. Title IX policy outlines formal procedures for investigating allegations of…
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Ahead of Gold Pan showdown, DU Pioneers may have found No. 1 goaltender in freshman Quentin Miller
With the Lawson Lunatics yelling at him for six straight periods, Denver freshman goaltender Quentin Miller shut down the defending national champions with a smile on his face. After feeling like Western Michigan stole two trophies from them last season with double-overtime wins in both the NCHC Frozen Faceoff and the NCAA Frozen Four, the…
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The process pays off for No. 20 Colorado College as Tigers beat Arizona State for first conference win of season
Colorado College hockey coach Kris Mayotte has maintained a belief in the way his Tigers have played, despite recent results. His faith was rewarded on Saturday as No. 20 CC held Arizona State scoreless in the third period and picked up its first conference win by a 3-1 margin at the Sun Devils’ Mullett Arena. …