Talk:Colorado College

Umm, this is no doubt some sort of inside joke, but some sort of further explanation would seem to be in order: "CC athletes are also famous for their exceptional navigational skills when confronting the dubious horse latitudes of the Atlantic." 68.94.235.242 06:22, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

While I'm uncertain as to the specific reference made there, "horse latitudes" refers to the subtropical high pressure zones, and attendant lack of wind, abutting the equator on either side; basically, the doldrums. Are there any noted sailors among the CC alumni base? Definitely a strange anecdote, though!LondonIce 22:52, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Userbox

For anyone who went to / goes to CC, I made a userbox: {{User Colorado College}}

CCThis user is a student or alumnus of the Colorado College.

--Searles2sels (PJ) 03:41, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

College Seal

Could someone with more wiki skills than I poses add the CC seal to the "factbox" on the main page? I found a low res image of it at this link. A quick comparison to other colleges (CU, Swarthmore) makes it seem like this is pretty standard. -- Zolot 18:59, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Done and done. --Searles2sels (PJ) 16:10, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

this wiki article smells like a puff piece

maybe someone can work in this quote from the Princeton Review:

One student characterizes the typical student thus: "The typical Colorado College student is white and from an upper-middle-class home in a metropolitan suburb, but wishes this weren't true and acts accordingly. He or she is relatively aware politically, socially, and environmentally, and cares enough to be motivated and take advantage of what Colorado College has to offer, but won't let this interfere with his or her skiing plans." Visitors to Colorado College, another writes, will probably find "three major demographics. First and largest: outdoor enthusiasts with a little bit of hippie in them. Second: classic frat type. The Greek scene is small, but there are plenty of folks sporting American Eagle clothes and hanging out in the gyms. Third: outright hippies. This is a smaller demographic than you'd think." Many students feel like "liberals in a conservative town." Students also admit that "there is not a whole lot of diversity at Colorado College in terms of race, sexual orientation, class, or background," but add that "there are numerous clubs and groups that support all types of minorities." [1]

gotta have "balance", ya know. 24.155.247.191 19:00, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, but...

Not that I disagree with the Princeton Review quote cited above, but that quote could apply equally well to any small liberal arts school in the United States. There's nothing CC-specific in there, except maybe the part about skiing.

• Still, since it is about CC, if wouldn't hurt to add it in. If we could maybe find a few more short quotes we could make a section of what people are saying about the school...

Chokolattejedi 20:18, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Agree that it shouldn't be excluded because those statements apply to many liberal arts schools (would you exclude criticism of Nike for its sweatshop laws because that's true of many international companies?), but I don't necessarily agree that that content should be included. Two opposite points of view don't necessarily make an article neutral. — [[User:DroEsperanto|DroEsperanto]] ([[User_talk:DroEsperanto|talk]]) (talk) 12:41, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

alumni

Is there a Category:Colorado College alumni? If not, why not? Chris 04:56, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, that answered that. :) Chris 04:56, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Refimprove and advert templates

I just added those templates. Much of the article reads like an admissions brochure: exaltations about the greatness of the institution or its alumni. For example, take the following paragraph:

Considered one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges, Colorado College perennially ranks in the top tier of Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S. News Rankings, most recently ranging from a high of 19th in 1999 to a low of 33rd in 2005, one of its rare appearances outside the top 30 in recent years. In a January 2004 ranking of all colleges and universities by Kiplingers magazine, it placed 31st. And in the 2006 U.S. News rankings it was 30th among Liberal Arts Colleges, and soared to 13th place in Best Values among all National Colleges.

Underlined is POV'd, and italicised needs to be cited. The next paragraph is littered with qualifiers such as "very high" and "among the nation's lowest". Try replacing vague, laudatory phrases such as these with specifics: what is the acceptance rate, yield, average SAT score, and let the facts speak for themselves. For more on this, see WP:BOOSTER.

The rest of the article has similar issues in parts. Also, virtually the entire article needs to be cited for verifiability's sake. The tags should remain in place until these issues have been adequately addressed. — DroEsperanto (talk) 17:46, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Jesse Glenn Gray=

Died 1977, is surely among notable professors.

I've just created slopply article about him that needs improvement.

Calamitybrook (talk) 06:18, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Notable people

Hi. The Colorado College alumni list has gotten to the point that it needs to be split off into its own article. See the following colleges as examples. Thanks! Corkythehornetfan (talk) 18:07, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emporia_State_University#Notable_alumni
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Kansas#Notable_alumni_and_faculty

America the Beautiful

According to the America the Beautiful article, the person that wrote the lyrics for that song was teaching at this college. Seems pretty noteworthy. 98.127.119.21 (talk) 05:48, 29 April 2014 (UTC)