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Michael Menard, bake shop supply campus with treats
A three-person team, headed by Lead Baker Michael Menard, makes baked goods for the entire campus. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANIAH PRICE.
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College staff teach in McCann School co-op program
High schooler Phoenix Hebel works in Driscoll as part of McCann Technical School’s co-op program. NICHOLAS GOLDROSEN/MANAGING EDITOR
Teaching and learning at the College do not occur just in classrooms – they are a vital part of the dining halls and the Office of Information Technology (OIT) here as well.
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CSS officers teach P.E. class promoting women’s self-defense
Many of the College’s staff take a central role in the teaching mission of the College, and Campus Safety and Security (CSS) officers are no exception. The College’s Physical Education department has offered a class called Rape Aggression Defense (RAD), a self-defense program taught primarily by two CSS officers, Associate Director Alison Warner and Officer Erik Kristensen. RAD is a women-only class that teaches students how to identify dangerous situations and fight off attackers.
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Spotlight on Research: Sonya Auer studies how diet affects fish metabolism
Sonya Auer was recently awarded the President’s Medal from the Society for Experimental Biology. PHOTO COURTESY OF SONYA AUER.
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One in Two Thousand: Victoria Michalska ’22
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I first met Victoria when I was sitting with a friend on the swing set behind Mission. She said the two of us looked like Romeo and Juliet, and even though it was weeks before Victoria and I crossed paths again, she remembered my name.
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NPR’s Natalie Winston ’10 hones liberal-arts storytelling approach
Natalie Winston ’10, now the executive producer of Weekend All Things Considered, won an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2017. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLISON SHELLEY, NPR.
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One in Two Thousand: Tom Robertshaw ’19
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As a fellow member of the Octet, I have had the pleasure of spending at least six hours a week with Tom, if not many more. With his philosophizing about the relative merits of singing in two rows rather than one, he always makes my life more interesting.
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Sunrise hikes persist despite cold
On weekly sunrise hikes, students enjoy hot chocolate and Munchkins at the top of Pine Cobble Mountain. PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAMUS CONNOR.
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Bernie Rhie leads Zen workshop
On Tuesday evenings, most students at the College are knee-deep in work at Sawyer or Schow. Even so, it is not uncommon for the meditation room in the basement of Thompson Memorial Chapel to be filled to capacity.