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Religious and Spiritiual Life and Community Living Swap Spaces

Religious and Spiritiual Life and Community Living Swap Spaces

The Cadigan Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (RSL) has moved from 38 Woodside Avenue to the basement of Keefe Campus Center. The offices of Housing and Operations and Community Safety have taken their place.

College Remembers Gerald Penny ’77

College Remembers Gerald Penny ’77

In a ceremony on the 50th anniversary of his death in Pratt Pool, the college community remembered Gerald Penny ’77, who drowned during a college-mandated swimming test.

Writing Center, Office of Sustainability Find New Homes

Writing Center, Office of Sustainability Find New Homes

The completion of the Lyceum set off a chain of moves across campus. The Writing Center and the newly-formed Strategic Learning Center now occupy the second floor of Frost, while the Office of Sustainability has set up shop in Charles Pratt.

Mammoth Moments in Miniature: Sept. 12 to 19

Mammoth Moments in Miniature: Sept. 12 to 19

Mammoth Moments in Miniature provides quick updates on notable campus news that has occurred since the last issue. In this week’s edition: the Strategic Learning Center opens, the Office of Student Activities changes its name, and a new safety app launches.

Budget Cuts Take Effect Across Campus

Budget Cuts Take Effect Across Campus

Reductions initiated last spring have forced departments across campus to find room in their budgets. Notable changes include scaled-back orientation activities and the end of the college’s contract with Xfinity on Campus.

Seniors Compete in Three-Minute Thesis Competition

The college held its annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition on May 4. Topics ranged from the role of zinc in space travel-related aging to the unfulfilled promises of America's founding, and awards were given for first place, runner-up, and people’s choice.

Researcher Maps “The Radical City”

Graduate student Esther Isaac ’19 on May 2 shared the results of her dissertation research into the relationship between urban spaces and revolutionary class movements. The talk, held in Pruyne Lecture Hall, referred to Chicago’s 1886 Haymarket Riot as a frequent example.