Dear Connecticut College Parents: President Lee Higdon took office on July 1 and was welcomed with gifts from the Student Alumni Association and staff. Check out photos of his first day and catch up on the latest campus news: •  Extreme makeover. Marshall and Hamilton halls are taking on new identities this summer with updated facades, windows, interiors and furnishings. The refurbished dorms will be ready for students in late August. •  Meet the interns. Three rising seniors blog about their summer jobs in Washington D.C. and Boston, while aspiring marine biologist Justin Eddings ’07 swims with the dolphins. •  It takes a village. A principal at the age of 23, Elli Nagai-Rothe ’03 reflects on progress and aspirations—hers and her students’—as she leaves the helm of a rural school in India. •  Spring sports. Camel teams finish up a successful spring season and student-athletes receive individual honors. •  In tune. Musician Graham Reynolds ’93 writes the soundtrack for “A Scanner Darkly,” a new motion picture starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey, Jr., Woody Harrelson and Winona Ryder. For more CC news and information plus a calendar of athletic, campus and alumni events, go to www.conncoll.edu. Announcements: CC makes the news. Recent highlights from national and local media. Make a gift to CC. We welcome your feedback on our monthly newsletter. Send comments to Julie Novak at jnova@conncoll.edu. For information about CC’s Parents Committee or to update your contact information, e-mail brandy.kolmer@conncoll.edu.