The 202 members
of the class of 2008 are already engrained in their college
experience. How they go to Ripon, however, often provides for
intriguing stories. Haley Jorgensen and Ric Damm interviewed
11 members of the class who all tell us that they love Ripon,
even though some of them reluctantly took a look at the College.
Others knew they would be Ripon students from the time they
set foot on campus.
Nearly 1,200 of Ripon's 9,000 alumni are married
to each other - and most of them met while on campus. In a
long overdue account, Christy Olson '06 captures the stories
of romance and campus dating of the Ripon lovebirds.
A $600,000 project
is transforming the form home of the college's president,
Hughes House, into the Evans Welcome Center. Planned to be
part of the gateway to the campus, the renovated historic
building will house the admission office when completed this
spring. Several other projects are exciting the campus --
including the addition of Starbucks.
Long time political science professor
Jackie Vieceli '74 says she loves to rave about issues. Lauded
at Minnesota State University Mankato as and outstanding professor
and mentor seriously. And, her blindness would never hinder
her from tackling her next great challenge.
By David K. Williams
More than 60 years ago, Ripon sponsored
an annual picnic train to Wautoma, Wis., about 40 miles from
campus. Train enthusiast Ed Cheetham '43 collects reminiscences
of alumni from 1936-42 and shares them with Ripon Magazine.
Among the highlights - water fights, swimming, dancing, stops
in Princeton. And, oh yes, one alumna shares how she met her
husband on one of those Picnic Trains.
Other Stories:
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Eleven members of the Class of 2008 tell how they ended up
at Ripon - and also share some of their talents.
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