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THE CAVE<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

1948 \u2013 In the spring of his junior year at Trinity College, George Simonian \u201949 started wondering why there wasn\u2019t a place for students who lived on campus to have some coffee, play bridge, and socialize after hours. This prompted him to poke around the basement of Hamlin Hall, where he found a large storage room that was not being fully utilized. Then, Simonian said, \u201cI approached the powers that be, along with Harvey Bingham \u201949 and Whitey Epps \u201949 [and] with the support of the popular Northam Professor of History, Emeritus, Dr. George B. Cooper, to get permission to clean up the closet and get some tables and chairs. Since I was well liked by the professional kitchen crew, I had access to a pot of hot coffee and fixings every weekday night. The very first night I invited our \u2018gang\u2019 down to the room, I called it the Cave.\u201d Simonian says that from there, the Cave grew, \u201cand it seems we left a legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

2017 \u2013 In the almost seven intervening decades, the Cave \u2014 since 1960 located in the Mather Hall basement \u2014 has expanded and continued to be a favorite meeting spot for students. In the summer of 2016, the Cave underwent a renovation that better celebrates Trinity colors, highlights traditional features of the College\u2019s architecture, and embodies the cozy, collegiate feeling that alumni like George Simonian fondly recall. The renovation was in part inspired and overseen by the Campaign for Community, a student-led initiative to promote respect, inclusion, and collaboration throughout campus. Students from the Campaign recognized the Cave\u2019s potential to combine the academic and social spheres for all members of the community. The updated Cave, though in essence still familiar to alumni, is emblematic of what it means to belong to Trinity\u2019s tightly knit liberal arts community in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: \u201cTrinity Treasure\u201d highlights a person, place, or thing on campus that is just what the name implies: a Trinity treasure. Do you have an idea for what to showcase? Please send your suggestions to sonya.adams@trincoll.edu.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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