Beautiful student balconies

Emiliano Espinosa/CatalystA first court, second floor balcony with an abundance of different plants and lights. Walking around the I. M. Pei courts, there are some balconies that are plain grey but others have all sorts of decorations ranging from plants, posters, lighting and even bird…

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Student wins gold at national archery competition
Schell loading his arrow.

Student wins gold at national archery competition

Schell loading his arrow. All photos courtesy of Danienl Schell. On Feb. 23, first-year Daniel Schell returned from the Indoor Nationals in Pennsylvania as a gold medalist. Schell is part of the United States Archery Team (USAT), the top ranked archers in recurve, compound and…

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Underutilized resources at the library

According to the New College Fact Book, with more than 129,000 visits in 2017 alone the Jane Bancroft Cook Library is a popular resource for students and community members alike. However, according to a poll conducted on the Forum, while some library resources—like the Writing…

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Retention rates on campus
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Retention rates on campus

Out of the 82 students who answered a recent Catalyst poll about student retention,  74.4 percent responded that they had considered dropping out at some point in their college careers. With the smallest incoming class in eight years, retention is on the minds of both…

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