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December in Pictures

The fall semester closed with a splash.

Men’s and Women’s Swimming

Female swimmers do the crawl stroke — Lily Werges ’27 and Will Nash ’24 swim the mixed 1,000 freestyle in Conn’s men’s and women’s swimming tri-meet with Johnson & Wales and Trinity on Dec. 9 in Lott Natatorium.

Women's swim coach talks with the team — Women’s Swimming Head Coach Mindy Williams addresses her team.

Male swimmers diving into pool — Evan Lyons ’27 dives in for the 200 freestyle during the tri-meet with Johnson & Wales and Trinity on Dec. 9.

Student looking through a piece of sculpture — Sebastian Shames ’24 works on his concrete sculpture as senior art majors install their work for a mid-year critique in the Joanne Toor Cummings Gallery in mid-December.

Mid-year critique

Student working on a piece of sculpture — Sebastian Shames ’24 works on his concrete sculpture.

Students hanging art in Cummings — Malachi Ward ’24 helps Ciara McNamara ’24 hang her work.

A row of paintings leaning against a wall

A low-angle shot of a basketball court — The women's basketball team warms up before facing Mount Holyoke at Luce Field House on Dec. 9. The Camels won 75-33.

Hoop dreams

Women's basketball player goes up for a layup — Forward Catie Hurley ’27 attempts a shot.

Women's basketball team huddles before a game — The team huddles during the game.

Two women's basketball players jump for a rebound — Guards Catie Donadio ’25 and Arliana Torres ’27 go for the rebound.

Dance squad cheers on women's basketball — Connecticut College Dance Team members Lara Beckius ’24, Kaitlyn Pinette ’26, Sarah Ludwigson ’27, Wonkyung Lee ’25 and Maddie Gassin ’24 perform during halftime of the women’s basketball game Dec. 9.

Amanda Brady ’25 poses in a Wig & Candle production of Pippin. — Amanda Brady ’25 as Leading Player in the Wig and Candle production of “Pippin.” The play, directed by Guiseppe Piccirilli ’25, was held in early December in Conn’s Ernst Common Room. Established in 1915 to support student-initiated work and provide theatrical opportunities on campus, Wig and Candle is Conn’s oldest theater group. Each production is produced, directed, acted and designed by Conn students.

Wig and Candle

Bailey Regan ’27 as Charlemagne sings “War is a Science” during the Wig & Candle production of Pippin — Bailey Regan ’27, as Charlemagne, sings “War is a Science.”

Students take a curtain call following the Wig & Candle production of Pippin — Student actors take a curtain call following the performance.

Student poses under a cutout character during the Wig & Candle production of Pippin.

Campus safety workers collect food for the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center. — Stuff-a-Cruiser: Campus Safety collected food for the Gemma E. Moran United Way/ Labor Food Center in late December.

Stuff-a-Cruiser

Mary Savage, director of campus safety, collects food for the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center. — Director of Campus Safety Mary Savage, left, collects food for the Gemma E. Moran United Way/ Labor Food Center.

Campus safety workers handout candy canes in front of Cro. — Campus Safety workers hand out candy canes in front of Cro during the Stuff-a-Cruiser food drive.

Panoramic shot of students studying in Shain Library during finals.

Hitting the books

Students studying in Shain Library during finals. — Declan Kuhn ’25 studies for finals on the second floor of Shain Library.

Down the stairs shot of a student studying in Shain Library during finals. — Farah Najjari ’25 works on a final paper for a sociology class.

Students walk by Shain Library at night.

Margaret Bounds, Director of Sustainability, left, Ashlyn Healey, Director Summer Programs, center, and Cara Masullo Ekwuabu, Director CISLA Operations, work on their candy house creations during the Global/Local Engagement Council (GLEC) Holiday party — Director of Sustainability Margaret Bounds, Director of Summer Programs Ashlyn Healey ’20 and Director of CISLA Operations Cara Masullo Ekwuabu work on their candy house creations during the Global Local Engagement Council’s holiday party in December.

Students in professor Sabrina Notarfrancisco’s THE 362 Corsets and Crinolines class model their final creations for the semester Friday, December 15, 2023 on the Knowlton Hall grand staircase. — Students in Professor Sabrina Notarfrancisco’s “Corsets and Crinolines” class model their final creations in the Knowlton House grand staircase on Dec. 15.

Alums pose in front of a giant dinosaur at an alumni holiday party at the Boston Museum of Science. — Alumni pose with a Tyrannosaurus during a Dec. 6 alumni holiday party at the Museum of Science in Boston.

Alumni Holiday Party

Alums looking at a ship display case at the alumni holiday party at the Boston Museum of Science.

Alums play a science game at the alumni holiday party at the Boston Museum of Science.

Geodes in a display case at the alumni holiday party at the Boston Museum of Science.

Alums pose in front of a NASA space capsule at the alumni holiday party at the Boston Museum of Science.

Alumni mixed science with celebration at the Dec. 6 alumni holiday party at the Museum of Science in Boston.

Overhead shot of staff getting food at the year-end holiday party. — Faculty and staff gathered for a holiday luncheon on Wednesday, Dec. 20.

Holiday Luncheon

Staff member collecting a prize during the year-end holiday party.

Staff applaud at the year-end holiday party.

The annual holiday luncheon for faculty and staff closed out the fall semester on Wednesday, Dec 20.

Student walks over Chapel Way with a sunset in the background. — A student walks along Chapel Way during sunset in late December.

December 31, 2023

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