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Four female college students in winter coats sit in Adirondack chairs in the middle of a large snowy field. — Grace Webb ’27, Stella Ridolfi ’27, Abby Wagner ’27 and Gracie Donabella-Pedlow ’27 lounge on Adirondack chairs on Tempel Green following the Blizzard of ’26.

Blizzard of ’26

Seen from overhead, a plow truck pushes snow in a parking lot covered by a blizzard. — A plow truck works to clear the west gravel lot following the Blizzard of ’26.

Three college students gather around a snow person they built on the edge of a college green and take a photo together. — Shayaan Qaiser ’29, Maureen Previn ’29 and Abdul Rehman ’29 take a photo together with a snow person they built on Tempel Green.

A college student in a red puffy winter coat slides down a snow-covered hill on a metal rail sled. — Stella Ridolfi ’27 slides down the hill at Freeman Field.

College students in winter coats walk along a snow pathway following a blizzard. — Students make their way across a campus covered in snow.

A college student uses a snow shovel to clear snow off his car.

A worker throws snow off an outdoor staircase.

A Cappella Collab

A male a cappella singer solos a a microphone with the full a cappella group behind him singing. — Zach Wheat ’26 solos for the ConnArtists as they join two other a cappella groups, Co Co Beaux and the ConnChords, in a collab concert on Feb. 20. Each group performed one signature song and the three groups sang a joint song.

Female college student a cappella performers sing on stage.

A group of male a cappella singers in blue shirts and ties shout a cheer as they turn to run onto the stage.

College students wave their hands in the air in the audience at an a cappella concert.

A large group of college a cappella singers perform on a ballroom stage.

Four male a cappella singers in blue shirts and ties and arms around each other perform on stage.

A large audience of college students sit and applaud at an a cappella show.

A college chaplain in blue blazer imparts ashes on the forehead of a student with short curly hair and wearing a scarf. — The Rev. Stephanie Haskins, chaplain of the College and associate dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, imparts ashes on Gray Ruffer ’26 as part of Ash Wednesday observances. In many Christian denominations, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the lenten season leading up to Easter.

Students gathered around rows of tables handle fleece blankets.

Students gathered around rows of tables work with fleece material to make blankets.

Students cut and knot fleece blankets during a blanket-tying event hosted by the Conn chapter of the Givora Foundation and Asian Students in Action (ASIA) on Feb. 28 in the Ernst Common Room. Givora, co-founded by Jerry Lin ’29, secured a $500 student community engagement grant from the Holleran Center in partnership with New London’s Lawrence + Memorial Hospital to purchase the fabric. The blankets will be donated to the hospital to be used by children being treated there.

Student dancers in brown tops and pants with arms outstretched perform in a college dance studio. — Student dancers perform in “parched,” choreographed by Andrew Solomon ’27, during Dance Department Student Works Concert Feb. 12 in Myers Studio. The concert is the culmination of the Dance 308 course, in which students research the choreographic process while mastering the technical skills of dance production.

Student Works Dance Concert

Student dancers perform in a dance studio. — Dancers perform “ok so boom,” choreographed by Ava Mormile ’28.

A lone student dancer performs in a college dance studio. — Dancer and choreographer Claire Mental ’26 performs “stripping for a werewolf.”

Student dancers perform in a college dance studio. — Dancers perform “Break The Chain” by choreographer Marika Stellwagen ’28.

A lone student dancer leaps high performing in a college dance studio. — Dancers perform “Biscuits” by choreographer Chloe Schlesselman ’26.

Student dancers in a spotlight dance on their knees around one standing dancer in a college dance studio. — Dancers perform “silhouettes of you,” choreographed by maxx.moves and Lily Bent ’28.

Student dancers perform in front of a projected scene in a college dance studio. — Choreographers and dancers Ainsley Bogel ’27, Taylor Cooper ’27, Gracie Donabella-Pedlow ’27, Stella Ridolfi ’27, Bridgette Silva ’27, Abby Wagner ’27 and Grace Webb ’27 perform “tiMe spEnt.”

Two student dancers perform a ballet number in a college dance studio. — Choreographers and dancers Lily Fryling ’28 and Marika Stellwagen ’28 perform “Aquatique.”

A student in a red shirt poses for a photo with a group of female students in male drag. — Tori Clark ’28, center, takes a photo with “Gusher” drag performers during the Gender and Sexuality Programs Drag & Sip event at Coffee Closet. In addition to performances by several drag acts, students were treated to an open barista tab.

A female college student sits with a career counselor in a glass-walled office. — Director of Employer Engagement and Pre-Business Career Advisor Cheryl A. Banker meets with Emma Leahy ’29 at the Hale Center for Career Development on Feb. 5.

A college professor meets with students working a large sheets over paper on a student pub table. — Virginia Eason Weinmann ’51 Professor of History Leo J. Garofalo, right, works with a group of his students planning presentations for an upcoming trip to Peru. Read more about short-term international experiences at Conn.

Lunar New Year

Students in Asian ethic clothing and large colorful fans pose for a group photo. — Fatimah Rahman ‘29, left, and Sababa Ahmed ’27 take photos of the fan dancers as students gather at a Lunar New Year celebration hosted by Asian Students in Action (ASIA) and the International Student Association in the Susan E. Lynch 1962 Room. As part of the event, students learned calligraphy, enjoyed a buffet of Asian food and watched a fan dance performed by members of ASIA.

Two female students, one with a red headscarf, hold up Asian calligraphy examples for a photographer. — Fatimah Rahman ’29, left, and Annie Zhang ’29 pose for a photo with their calligraphy efforts during the Lunar New Year celebration hosted by Asian Students in Action (ASIA) and the International Student Association.

Two college students practice dancing with large hand fans in a ballroom. — Ella Jiang ’29 and Robert Hollins ’29 practice fan dancing moves at the Lunar New Year celebration.

Mock Trial

Athletes in Action

Two women's basketball players scramble for a loose ball at the rights side of the frame as three teammates scramble after the play. — Women’s Basketball center Hayle Thompson ’27 battles her Amherst opponent for a loose ball during a Feb. 7 game in Conn’s Luce Field House.

A male diver spins in the air after launching from the 3-meter springboard. — Cam Bizjak ’27 competes off the 3-meter board during the 2026 NCAA Division III Northeast-North Diving Regional Championships hosted by Connecticut College at Lott Natatorium.

A group of women's ice hockey players race to celebrate a goal. — L-R: Women’s Ice Hockey players Emma Peterson ’29, Sofia Donnelly ’28, Christine Oar ’27, Olivia Montembeault ’27 and Jess Pistorino ’27 celebrate a goal against Williams College Feb. 6 at Dayton Arena.

A men's hockey goalie leans to the right partially leaving the ice to block the puck. — Men’s Hockey goalie Kellen Beauton ’26 makes a save against Hamilton College Feb. 14 at Dayton Arena.

A group of female track and field athletes, some in warm ups, some in street clothes, gather on the side of the track to cheer on a teammate. — Teammates cheer on the runners as Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field compete at the Coast Guard Invitational meet Feb. 6 at Gregory Field House.

Networking

A businessman in casual dress shakes hands with a college student in jacket and tie as two other students look on in a college office. — Seth Alvord ’93, founder and managing partner of Balance Point Capital Partners and chair of the Connecticut College Board of Trustees, greets R.J. Bartels ’26, center, Jackson Spallone ’28, left, and Milana Kirianova ’28 before sitting for “coffee chat” interviews with students interested in careers in finance. The interviews were part of a Hale Center for Career Development networking program.

A male college student in a yellow sweater makes a point while seated around a table with other students. — Jackson Spallone ’28 makes a point as students chat with members of the Board of Trustees during a Hale Center for Career Development networking program. Small groups of students rotated from table to table and had 20 minutes to make a pitch.

A student in a deep red shirt gestures as he speaks to a table of students. — Steven Saccoccio ’28, right, speaks to members of the Board of Trustees during the networking event.

Students gather in a coffee shop and interact happily during a trivia contest. — Students gather in Coffee Closet at Ruane’s Den to play Black History Jeopardy during an event hosted by the Black Student Union.

100 Years of FDLP

A man in a tan sport coat stands at a podium and makes remarks before presenting an award, on the table to his left, at a college library.

One person points as a group gathers by a table to look at archival photos on display.

On Feb. 17, in honor of Connecticut College’s 100th anniversary in the Federal Depository Library Program, Superintendent of Documents for the Government Publishing Office Scott Matheson presented a plaque to Vice President for Information Services and College Librarian Matthew Gardzina in the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room at Shain Library. The FDLP was established by Congress in 1813 to ensure that the American public has access to government information in depository libraries throughout the U.S. and its territories. Left: Matheson makes remarks during the plaque ceremony. Right: Ben Panciera, the Ruth Rusch Sheppe ’40 Director of Special Collections at Conn, center, points out historic photos of the Palmer Library (now Blaustein Humanities Center) to staff.