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Former Tiger Jaccob Slavin Makes History After Winning Stanley Cup

Professional hockey player Jaccob Slavin raises the Stanley Cup above his head while celebrating on the ice as fans cheer in a packed arena.

Jaccob Slavin ’17 celebrating the Stanley Cup win.

Former Colorado College and current Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin ’17 made history Sunday night when the Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-0, in Game 6 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final.

Slavin, who collected the primary assist on Carolina’s first goal in the series-clinching victory, is just the fifth former Tiger to win a Stanley Cup, joining Bill ‘Red’ Hay ’58 (1961), Doug Lidster ’83 (1994 and ’99), Jaden Schwartz ’14 (2019) and Curtis McElhinney ’05 (2020 and ’21).

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Student Charity Brand Highlights Community of Changemakers

White woman and Asian man stand beside a pop-up shop display on Colorado College’s campus, holding hooded sweatshirts while promoting a student-run clothing sale benefiting a charitable organization.

Lydia Vassallo ’27 and Hyungyu Kim ’27 at a pop up sale for WITHUS outside Worner Campus Center on May 9, 2025. Photo provided by Kim.

By Julia Fennell ’21

Colorado College students make a difference in the world, often starting in their local communities—and their collaborative spirit changed the work of Hyungyu Kim ’27 from the moment he stepped on campus.

During his gap year between high school and CC, Kim founded a clothing brand to raise money for charitable causes. Kim, who was interested in graphic design, grew up in a low-income household and wanted to give back to others the way people had helped his family. Inspired by conversations with his friend Noble Haskell, an athlete who experienced quadriplegia after a car accident, Kim realized he could use his art to help people.

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Students Earn Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad

Young Latino man stands smiling in front of snow-covered Rocky Mountain peaks, while a young woman with light-to-medium skin and long curly auburn hair smiles on a rooftop garden. The side-by-side portraits highlight two Colorado College students in outdoor Colorado settings.

By Julia Fennell ’21

Chloe Agenor ’27 is headed to Germany and Kevin Menendez Mejia ’28 is Africa-bound, thanks to the Gilman Program.

Since 2001, the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program has provided merit-based scholarships to over 45,000 U.S. undergraduate students, to participate in global internships and study abroad programs.

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Recent Alum Wins Princeton in Asia Fellowship in a Full-Circle Moment

Young white woman wearing a green and white jacket, backpack, and patterned headband smiles while standing on a glacier, with expansive blue ice formations and snow-covered mountains stretching into the distance behind her.

Mary Reinbold ’25 exploring Portage Glacier, Alaska, in summer 2020. Photo provided by Reinbold.

By Julia Fennell ’21

For Mary Reinbold ’25, earning a Princeton in Asia (PiA) Fellowship to teach in Japan before starting medical school marks a return to her early influences.

Growing up in Alaska, Reinbold received an unconventional education in the Anchorage School District Japanese Immersion Program, where she spent half her days learning core subjects—like math and history—entirely in Japanese.

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FAC Corner

Outdoor Art Month

Bronze statue of three Indigenous women holding woven baskets stands on a grassy lawn surrounded by trees beneath a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Photo provided by the FAC

Join the Fine Arts Center Museum team on select Wednesday mornings in July to watch—and even help with—our annual sculpture cleanings in the Courtyard and Sculpture Garden. Learn about the featured works and artists before getting a behind-the-scenes look at how the museum cares for its outdoor collection.

Photo of the Week

Colorado College’s tiger mascot poses with a stilt-walker wearing rainbow-striped pants and a tall rainbow hat during a Pride parade, with marchers and spectators lining the street behind them

RoCCy high-fiving a stilt walker as CC participated in the Pikes Peak Pride Parade on Sunday, June 14. Photos by Mark Reis / Colorado College

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