Making the Grade Archive

  • The sailing program claimed its fifth overall national championship last June.

    Top Sails

    The sailing program claimed its fifth overall national championship last June.

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  • Their meeting place was London, a home of monarchs, the seat of the expansive British Empire and an age-old capital of culture. Their mission was to compete on a world...

    London Calling

    Their meeting place was London, a home of monarchs, the seat of the expansive British Empire and an age-old capital of culture. Their mission was to compete on a world...

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  • Certainly, travel provides new life experiences, but it also has a way of changing a traveler’s life expectations. For one student, a study-abroad program in Cuba did all of that...

    A Life Unplugged

    Certainly, travel provides new life experiences, but it also has a way of changing a traveler’s life expectations. For one student, a study-abroad program in Cuba did all of that...

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  • A lot goes into a good education. A lot more, however, comes out of it. Just ask Steve ’89 and Emily Molony Swanson ’89, who have created the Swanson Scholar...

    Great Expectations

    A lot goes into a good education. A lot more, however, comes out of it. Just ask Steve ’89 and Emily Molony Swanson ’89, who have created the Swanson Scholar...

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  • Margaret “Peggy” Kanapaux Sullivan ’39 believed in making the most of your time. She also believed in education. After graduating from the College, Sullivan served in World War II as...

    The Greatest Generation 2.0

    Margaret “Peggy” Kanapaux Sullivan ’39 believed in making the most of your time. She also believed in education. After graduating from the College, Sullivan served in World War II as...

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  • Andrew Smith, the standout sniper, shipped to Afghanistan – and almost didn't return.

    Long Shot

    Andrew Smith, the standout sniper, shipped to Afghanistan – and almost didn't return.

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  • Six students imagine taking command of the College – and tell us what they would do.

    President for a Day

    Six students imagine taking command of the College – and tell us what they would do.

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  • Nobody likes the dean of students. It’s a role that’s the root of all evil in Necessary Roughness, the source of all the buffoonery in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,  the...

    Campus Icon: Jeri Cabot

    Nobody likes the dean of students. It’s a role that’s the root of all evil in Necessary Roughness, the source of all the buffoonery in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,  the...

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  • Studio art major Caroline Simmel is proving that some fairy tales do come true.

    A Mermaid’s Tale

    Studio art major Caroline Simmel is proving that some fairy tales do come true.

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  • The Call Me MISTER Program, along with other CofC programs, is transforming classrooms.

    Manning the Front Lines

    The Call Me MISTER Program, along with other CofC programs, is transforming classrooms.

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