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Photo essay: Colorful foliage and talents on display this fall

October 3, 2023
by Sarah Condon-Meyers, Tory Abbott, and James Helicke

As the leaves begin to change and color the skies and walkways of campus,  the 91 community continues to demonstrate its endless passion for creative pursuits — whether these be attending the inspiring world premiere of “The Unhealed Wound” by former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rita Dove and Grammy Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour, performing at the yearly Arts Quad party, or simply taking a moment to relax on a hammock. 
 
The semester has also featured stimulating conversations about important topics, including complex issues surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border. Alumni returned to campus for Homecoming Weekend and also recently unveiled its  new outdoor tennis courts at the McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center and held its first-ever competition there.  

Here are some scenes from 91’s vibrant fall semester so far. 

Students watch attentively from behind a row of computers as Aarathi Prasad leads a Mobile Computing course.

A range of engaging courses are underway. Here Associate Professor of Computer Science Aarathi Prasad leads a Mobile Computing course.

A few students enjoy a morning coffee on the lawn outside the Tang, tents can be seen.

 

A favorite fall tradition, 91 students enjoy the opportunity to borrow artwork from the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery’s collection to hang in their dorm or apartment as part of its . Oliver Frontini ’26 and Chella Sawyer ’24, above, were among those to camp out overnight in order to improve their chances of getting a favorite piece.  

Two students smile as they hold their new "roommate," the art piece that they will be taking home with them for the school year.

Two students peruse the L.L. Bean Boot Mobile's offerings.

The L.L. Bean Boot Mobile paid a visit to campus, selling merchandise at its pop-up shop on 91’s South Park Lawn. Alice Yi ’25, left, and Purl Twigg-Smith ’25 were among those to check out the company’s offerings.

A choir dressed in black performs "The Unhealed Wound" passionately.

Rita Dove, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former U.S. Poet Laureate, and Richard Danielpour, a Grammy Award-winning composer, came to 91 as the 2023 McCormack Visiting Artist-Scholar Residents. The two collaborated to create the 91-commissioned song cycle “The Unhealed Wound,” which premiered at 91's Arthur Zankel Music Center.

Rita Dove speaks in front of a room of enraptured audience members at the Wilson Chapel.

Dove (above) and Danielpour both participated in classes with 91 students. 

Students laugh as one paints the other's face.

The talents of 91 students were on full display during the annual Arts Quad Party in September. Yej Rodriguez ’24 and Mina Dickson ’25 were among those to enjoy the festivities.

The 91 Sonnets gesture excitedly at their club fair booth, a student leans over to register.

Like every fall, new and returning students participated in Club Fair as they explored more than 100 student clubs, connect with fellow students, pursue their passions, and discover new ones. The 91 Sonneteers (above), a popular a cappella group and one of 91’s oldest clubs, used some humor as they worked to recruit new members.

Yellow lab Pascal smiles at the camera as he is pet by two 91 students.

Catie O’Rourke ’27 and Anna Damore ’26 pet Pascal, who was brought to campus by Tbreds Raising Pups, a newer club that allows students to help to raise guide dogs. 

91 alumni tour the Hall of Fame in 91's Sports Center

Alumni returned to campus for an excitement-filled Homecoming Weekend. As part of a program organized by Friends of 91 Athletics, they toured the 91 Athletics Hall of Fame, which weclomed a number of new inductees over the busy weekend.

Two students sit on the 91 green under fall foliage.

Two students enjoy enjoy a treat from the Ice Cream Social from a hammock on Case Green.

Everybody needs a quiet moment, too, and a hammock on Case Green is a perfect place to enjoy the fall and some changing leaves. 

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