Online Photo Essay

The subject of a new documentary, Ben Tuff ’03, uses long-distance swimming to beat addiction.

Colby students spend the summer interning for the Belgrade Lakes Association’s Loon Preservation Project.

When I found out the theater department was performing "Rent" for the spring musical I knew I wanted to photograph the production to give our university / community an inside look at what it takes to create a full length musical production. For over 2 months I photographed the various stages of development including construction, lighting, wardrobe, rehearsals, and shows. I wanted people to get a personal connection with the people and creativity involved with a project that demands heaps of effort and time.

'Tis the season -- foaling season, that is -- at the University of Missouri's Equine Teaching Facility. The facility, part of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources' Division of Animal Sciences, is known for its long tradition of breeding and raising quality quarter horses. It's also a prime example of the student-operated, hands-on experiences you can find at Mizzou. Undergraduate students in Animal Science's Equine Breeding Management class focus on practical applications of reproductive management techniques and breeding in the horse. 

Damon Coyle creates realistic trainers for the med school, nursing school, and veterinary medicine school. What he does is unique and very few individuals in the country do what he does. When he was a kid, he remembers wanting to be a doctor artist. He got his undergrad in biology while taking several art courses, including a renowned sculpting course. Then three years into medical school he left, realizing he wouldn't be able to continue his hobby of art. That's where Dena Higbee, executive director of simulation at the Sheldon Center came in and put Damon to work. 

The daily sound of the chimes being played on campus will be silenced for a year. With the imminent closure of the campus bell tower for major renovation, Altgeld chimes players from past and present gather to play the chimes for a recording to stand-in while the chimes are out of commission. 

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The simple act of closing your eyes, combined with the challenge of navigating winding stairs, architecture and outdoor spaces changes how most perceive the world.  The “Blind Field Shuttle” experience was hosted by artist Carmen Papalia, who invites participants to unlearn visual primacy and use their non-visual senses as a primary way of knowing the world.

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