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December in Pictures

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December in Pictures

As the fall semester draws to a close, we look back at some images from campus from the month of December.

All photos are by Connecticut College staff, unless otherwise noted. 

A night shot of Tempel Green
Tempel Green at dusk.

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display 

Students help unfold a portion of the AIDS quilt
A student views the AIDS quilt

Students in Professor Virginia Anderson’s "Theater of the AIDS Epidemic" class helped install panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Tansill Theater. The Quilt was on display in early December, including for World AIDS Day, observed Dec. 1. Photos by Moises Chiquito ’24.

Armani White preforms during Festivus, Conn's traditional holiday festival
Hip-hop and rap artist Armani White performs during Conn’s Festivus celebration, an annual holiday tradition. Photo by Moises Chiquito ’24.

First Snow of the Season 

A student walks through the snowy campus.
People work to clear the first snow of the season from campus walkways.

The first snow of the season blanketed the Connecticut College campus on Dec. 11.

Two players wrestle for the basketball on the floor of the court.
Camels forward Jaycie Rojik ’23 battles St. Joseph’s University guard Megan Spina for a loose ball in non-league women’s basketball action Monday, Dec. 12, at Conn's Luce Field House. The Camels won the game 67-45.
Camels head coach Jackie Smith huddles with the women's basketball team
Connecticut College Camels head coach Jackie Smith huddles her team before they take the floor to face the St. Joseph’s University Golden Eagles in non-league college women’s basketball action Monday, December 12, 2022 at Luce Field House in New London.
A hawk is perched in a tree on campus
A red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, perches in a red oak tree between Becker House and the pedestrian footbridge Dec. 8. The red-tailed hawk is the most common hawk in North America.

Sculpture for a Small Planet  

Students examine the artwork of their classmates.
Sunshine Pugh ’24, left, and Sophie George ’24, right, examine a classmate's ceramic dragons as part of a semester-end critique in Professor Greg Bailey’s “Sculpture for a Small Planet” course Dec. 15. The studio class has students work with sustainable and reused materials.
Alexa Booker ’24 puts the finishing touches on her sculpture “Trees and their People” with help from ART226 classmates Sophie George ’24 and Riley Griffith ’24 prior to the semester-end critique in Prof.
Alexa Booker ’24 puts the finishing touches on her sculpture “Trees and their People” with help from classmates Sophie George ’24 and Riley Griffith ’24 prior to the semester-end critique.
Two Conn students go up for a ball.
Camels guard Jarron Flynn ’24 skies for the rebound over teammate David Murray ’24 and Johnson & Wales guard Bryan Davis in non-league men’s basketball action Monday, Dec. 12. The Camels lost the game 53-60, but are 8-3 overall.
The dance team performs during a men's basketball game.
The Connecticut College Dance Team performs during halftime of the game.
Rachel Feldman directs the Connecticut College Camerata and Connecticut College Chorale during An Advent Gathering: All Shall Be Well.
Visiting Instructor of Music Rachel Feldman directs the Connecticut College Camerata and Connecticut College Chorale during “An Advent Gathering: All Shall Be Well” Dec. 7 at Harkness Chapel.

Sounds of the Season 

Students sing during an Advent event in the Chapel.
Members of The Schwiffs sing Shania Twain’s “Any Man of Mine” during an a cappella concert in Harkness Chapel featuring three student groups. Established in 1944, The Shwiffs are Connecticut College’s oldest a cappella group.
A cappella students sing during an Advent event in the Chapel.
Co Co Beaux takes the stage during an a cappella concert in Harkness Chapel.

Finals Crunch 

A student studies in a campus coffee shop.
Economics major Cameron Lewis ’25 studies for final exams.
A student studies with a small dog on her lap.
Addie Slade ’24, a neuroscience major, studies in Shain Library with Maple, her 3-year old cavapoo, on her lap.
A student studies with a clothing design piece on a table.
Allie Tillinghast ’23, a government major and economics and psychology double minor studies with her job interview outfit at her side.
Students study in the library.
Kristen Hummer ’24 and Sunshine Pugh ’24 share a lighter moment in their study routine.
A student studies in the Athey Center lobby.
Art history major Lucy Buchanan ’23, of Yardley, Penn., uses the quiet lobby of the Athey Center to work on a paper.


December 19, 2022

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