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The Quads volleyball court has a new look this fall after the college removed its existing sand and replaced it with 61.5 tons of new sand. The decision came after concerns about sand wasps nesting in the court during the summer, as well as reports of broken glass and other contaminants in the sand. John...
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Student Senate has held four sessions in the month of September. Attached below are the meeting minutes. Meetings are open to Ripon College students and students can address the Executive Board and/or student representatives in open forum if there are issues on campus they would like to be addressed. Meetings take place at 6:30 PM...
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This story has been edited as Ripon College responded after initial publication. Professor Ying Lei “is temporarily on a paid leave,” according to an email sent to 53 Ripon College students on Sept. 23. Professor Hang Li, co-Director of the Engineering Program, stated that Ying Lei would not be present for the time being and...
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“I spent 30 years trying to reinvent the smiley face,” Buisch said during his talk before the gallery’s reception, getting a chuckle out of the crowd. At 6 pm on September 11, in the C.J. Rodman Center of Ripon College’s lower campus, Derrick Buisch gave an artist talk with a presentation of his sketches and...
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Ripon College students kicked off the new academic year with an evening of games, prizes, and plenty of school spirit during Casino Night 2026. Held in the Great Hall on September 4 from 8 to 10 p.m., Casino Night was part of Ripon College’s 2026 Welcome Week activities. The event gave students an opportunity to...
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I am deeply disappointed Ripon College is canceling anthropology, a core liberal arts offering that drew me to attend the school 26 years ago. The study of anthropology has framed my life and worldview since that portal enabling reflection and exploration of what it fundamentally means to be human was irrevocably opened in the musty...
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The Caestecker Gallery will open its exhibition season Sept. 11 with “Mixed Signals (New Paintings +),” an exhibition featuring work by artist and University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor of Art Derrick Buisch. Buisch will give an artist talk at 6 p.m., followed by a reception in the gallery. Known for paintings that combine whimsical imagery with...
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Categories: Campus NewsShowcase ‘PAINFUL, BUT IN THE BEST INTEREST’: RIPON COLLEGE PRESIDENT EXPLAINS PROGRAM CUTS Ripon College cuts anthropology and two French programs in enrollment push Emma Johnson, Editor-in-Chief September 3, 2026 The changes to eliminate three program of study have raised concerns about Ripon College’s commitment to the liberal arts,
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ripon College Days Newspaper (@riponcollegedays) Emma Johnson Join the College Days for a quick tour of what we found that has been renovated over the summer. Comment below if there is somewhere missed and should spotlight next! Posted August 25, 2026.
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On Monday evening, Aug. 24, at 5:53 p.m., all of the residence halls (the Quads, Scott, Johnson, the Apartments, and Tri-Dorms) and most of the Ripon College buildings lost power. A blown fuse outside of the Willmore Center was the suspected cause for the campus wide-power outage, according to an on-scene Ripon College plant worker. ...
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