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Celestial News: The Sunspots Return
By Jimmy Westlake, professor of physical science, Alpine Campus After a remarkable two-year hiatus, sunspots are coming back. This prolonged sunspot minimum is the longest in a century and has kept solar astronomers on the edge of their seats. If recent activity is any indicator, then the sunspot minimum may be over at last.
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Phi Theta Kappa sponsors Help for Haiti spaghetti dinner
Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society of the two-year college, will be sponsoring a Spaghetti Dinner to help generate funds for the people of Haiti. Thanks to the generous donations from Sodexo Dining Services, the CMC Glenwood Center and the greater community, all proceeds will go directly to the Red Cross and their efforts…
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Four-year degrees a good idea for north-central Colorado
By Dr. Stan Jensen Because there’s some confusion about a bill now in the state legislature, which would permit Colorado Mountain College to offer a limited number of bachelor’s degrees, we wanted to clarify a few points.
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CMC student Spillane wins silver medal in Nordic combined
Johnny Spillane, a resident of Steamboat Springs who has taken classes at Colorado Mountain College, won the first medal for the United States in the Nordic combined competition at the Vancouver Olympic Games. He finished with a silver. Steamboat resident Todd Lodwick finished fourth.
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Olympic athletes learn at CMC
At least nine athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver have taken classes at Colorado Mountain College. Eight of them are competing for the US, while another is competing for Team Canada, though he lives in Vail. Because of its location, the Colorado Mountain College region draws world-class athletes who come to train at altitude…
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Love of teaching, Summit County drive college instructors
Manwaring, Yantz named faculty of year for CMC Summit Campus By Suzie Romig BRECKENRIDGE – Even with multiple degrees from American and French colleges and a master’s degree in mathematics, Associate Professor Bénédicte Manwaring is not afraid to say she struggles in her work.
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New exhibit includes portraits of Paris, glimpses inside the artist’s living room
Bowlby’s representational paintings on display at CMC Gallery through March 26 By Kristin Carlson GLENWOOD SPRINGS – For those who think they know artist Dean Bowlby’s work, some surprises are in store among the pieces in his newest exhibit.
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College honors two longtime instructors
Rymer named full-time faculty of year for entire district, adjunct Cowles honored by local campus By Suzie Romig EDWARDS – “We have approximately one hundred full-time faculty at Colorado Mountain College, across all our campuses, and you are the top dog,” Dr. Stan Jensen, collegewide president, told stunned culinary educator Todd Rymer.