The Cosmos

By Claudia  Chiappa On Thursday, October 17, and Friday, October 18, Coe College Stewart Memorial Library hosted a book sale for students. On sale were not only books of all genres and kinds, but also CDs, DVDs, and much more. Hardbacks were only $1.00 each, while paperbacks were $0.50 each. By Friday, the library had a new deal: fill a grocery bag and pay only $2.00; fill a box only $3.00. By the last hour, remaining books were free.  Most of the books on sale were donated to the library by members of the community. According to Sandy Blanchard, Head of Circulation Department, over the two-day sale the library was able to over $700.  “When we had this two years ago, we made our highest amount,” said Blanchard. “But we…

By Kaleb Fillenworth After releasing numerous projects with Republic Records Marc E. Bassy took his career into his own hands as he launched his own record label New Gold Metal. The San Francisco BayArea artist Marc E. Bassy releases his debut independent album ‘PMD’ under his new label. Marc has toured with artists such as G-Eazy and Ty Dolla $ign while collabing with california based artists like Yg and Kehlani.  If you listen to Marc E. Bassy’s discography you will find him putting his voice on full display. Marc’s first project to gain traction was ‘Only The Poets Mixtapes Vol 1’ released in 2014 as a hip/hop record. As Marc’s career grows his sound has appeared to evolve into pop/ Soul rather than hip/hop. In my personal opinion his musical…

Alyssa Olson (‘20) and Zachary Kamin (‘21) have been named the Barron Bremner Outstanding Athletes of the year for 2018/19 academic year. The winners were announced amidst an award ceremony held at the Kohawk Arena on Coe Campus this past Friday. This year marked the 25th iteration of this highest recognition for athletes at Coe and thus was witnessed by previous award recipients, board of trustees and alumni in a grandeur unlike past years. The awards were presented to the winners by Coe Alum Curt Menefree (‘87), who hosts Fox NFL Sunday for Fox Network. Coe wrestler Taylor Mehmen and Basketball player Nolan Timp were also finalists for the award in the men’s side. Likewise, Lauren French from women’s tennis team and Darby Manternach from the women’s swim team were…

Ten democratic presidential candidates gathered in Sinclair Auditorium last Friday, September 10, to discuss the issues important to the LGBTQ community at the LGBTQ Presidential Forum hosted by GLAAD, the Advocate, One Iowa and the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Joe Sestak, Elizabeth Warren, and Marianne Williamson participated. The candidates shared their visions to improve the lives of the LGBTQ community, discussing the Trump administration’s transgender military ban, the Equality Act, violence against transgender men and women, and conversion therapy among others.  “This was about making sure that they [the candidates] understand the challenges that face LGBTQ people in 2020,” said Zeke Stokes, GLAAD Chief Programs Officer. “That they understand the damage that the Trump administration has done…

The 2nd annual LoCoe event took place this past weekend, but with a slight location change then originally planned.  “The weather [made] it so we had to move the event to an indoor space, and thanks to the flexibility and help of the Caf, Physical Plant, Larry Lee, and the Student Senate, we were able to run the event smoothly,” said student body president Constance Schlitter.  Schlitter said approximately 500 students attended LoCoe, and that the feedback was overall positive. “LoCoe was a fun event with great food,” said Kayla Niehaus (‘22). “I loved that there were local food trucks that had a couple different options.” This year “we did not run out of food, as we had worked with a few of our vendors to be prepared to serve…

Last Friday, September 20, numerous Coe students united in front of the Stewart Memorial Library to strike for the cause of preventing climate change. Many students and faculty members made posters, spoke in front of the crowd, and brought their passion in the hopes to inspire change for a better future.  “I was very happy with the turnout for the strike,” stated Noah Gronewold, who helped organize the event. “We had dozens of students stop by and listen; some even got up and spoke without preparing anything. It definitely added a certain sense of urgency when these students and community members got up and were able to spout off facts and what seemed like a never-ending list of tragedies occurring every day. It was needed, though.”  One of these students,…

  Written by Beck Peterson The 7th annual PlayWalk happened on Saturday, September 14 during Family Weekend, with a large turnout of both students and families in attendance at the event. Eight plays in total were performed, some written by students, some by faculty, and one by an alum. Each play had three elements that had to be included: a hula hoop, a bell, and the phrase, “this is as good as it gets.”  The eight plays that were performed were: “Apple Bone Teeth,” written and directed by Ellora Bultema, “Record Breakers,” written and directed by Luke Reynolds, “The Inspector,” written by Sarah Stocking and directed by Amber Sanders, “Hypno Hoop,” written by Haylee Cloutier and directed by Rosella Birgy, “An Afternoon in the Park,” written by Sarah Reilly and…

Late Night Against Procrastination took place in Stewart Memorial Library on Thursday, February 21 and roughly 130 students attended the event. “I think long night is a great opportunity to study with your friends as long as you don’t get distracted,” said Logan Rockwell (‘22). “It does seem like a long night, but not necessarily against procrastination.” The relatively small turnout allowed students to work better and kept the noise at a reasonable level for people to actually complete their assignments. It also meant that food was not gone too quickly. “This my second year doing Long Night Against Procrastination and I think that it is a good opportunity for students to get motivated to do work during a stressful time of the semester with mid-term exams coming up and…