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<article class="inner"><div class="story-block-left"><h5 class="story-block-meta">Students have many interests</h5><h4 class="story-block-title">Who says you have to choose?</h4><div class="story-block-text">Broakeen Sheffield’19 has a lot going on all at once, and why not? The future pharmacist is making the most of his time at Beloit, playing <a href="https://beloitcollegeathletics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">football and track and field</a>, performing, majoring in <a href="/academics/biochemistry/">biochemistry</a>, and writing songs (one even by request for his <a href="/academics/environmental-studies/">environmental politics</a> class).</div><a class="story-block-link" href="/live/news/46-who-says-you-have-to-choose">More</a><div class="story-block-related"><ul><li class="lw_related_urls"><a href="https://beloitcollegeathletics.com/" target="_blank">Athletics</a></li><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/academics/biochemistry/" target="_blank">Biochemistry</a></li><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/academics/music/" target="_blank">Music</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="story-block-right"><img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/1000/height/666/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/744_Broakeen_2019-15.rev.1561240746.jpg" alt="Who says you have to choose?"/></div></article><div class="explore"><h3 class="explore-text">Explore<br/>Beloit</h3><span class="explore-arrow"/></div><div class="yline yline-1 skrollable skrollable-between" data-80="height:0px;" data-1000="height:750px;" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/3/1410_Line_1.rev.1564700025.png');"/>

<article class="inner"><div class="story-block-left"><h5 class="story-block-meta">Mentoring At Every Turn</h5><h4 class="story-block-title">A Two-Way Street</h4><div class="story-block-text">Through their actions and advice, Beloit faculty and staff push students to be the best version of themselves on the field and in the classroom.</div><a class="story-block-link" href="/live/news/174-a-two-way-street">More</a><br/><div class="story-block-related"><ul><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/academics/anthropology/" target="_blank">Anthropology</a></li><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/offices/advising/" target="_blank">Advising</a></li><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/academics/faculty/" target="_blank">Faculty</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="story-block-right"><img src="/live/image/gid/94/width/570/height/500/crop/1/src_region/396,0,2528,2133/1027_GA208763.rev.1563227826.jpg" alt="A Two-Way Street"/></div></article><div class="easter-egg easter-egg-1 left skrollable skrollable-between" data-0="transform:translateX(-125%)" data-500="transform:translateX(-25%)"><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/300/1325_Pennant.rev.1567016537.png" alt="Founded in 1846, Beloit is Wisconsin’s oldest college."/><span class="easter-egg-caption" style="-webkit-transform: translateX(55%);transform: translateX(55%);top: calc(100% - 70px);">Founded in 1846, Beloit is Wisconsin’s oldest college.</span></div><div class="yline yline-2 skrollable skrollable-between" data-0="height:0px;" data-1000="height:0px;" data-2000="height:750px;" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/3/1411_Line_2.rev.1564620572.png');"/>

<article class="inner"><div class="story-block-left"><img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/600/src_region/0,0,3000,2000/408_Karla_Figueroa13.rev.1560356098.jpg" alt="Karla Figueroa’13 in downtown Chicago." class="lw_image" width="600"/><img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/600/610_JOHNSON_20150423_939.rev.1560969505.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="600"/><div class="story-block-caption">Karla Figueroa’13 in downtown Chicago.</div></div><div class="story-block-right"><h5 class="story-block-meta"> An Education Made for Success</h5><h4 class="story-block-title">Big ideas, practical applications, and a few gentle nudges</h4><div class="story-block-text">Beloit’s student-centric culture, broad liberal arts focus, and strategic nudges from mentors helped Karla Magana Figueroa’13 get the most of out of her Beloit education. While everyone may not immediately connect a liberal arts education with a career in corporate America, she’s found it to be a perfect fit for the wide-ranging projects she’s worked on as a consultant, first for IBM, then for Ernst & Young.</div><a class="story-block-link" href="/live/news/28-big-ideas-practical-applications-and-a-few-gentle">More</a><div class="story-block-related"><ul><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/academics/economics/" target="_blank">Economics</a></li><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/celeb/" target="_blank">Center for Entrepreneurship (CELEB)</a></li><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/offices/career-community-engagement/" target="_blank">Career & Community Engagement Center</a></li></ul></div></div></article><div class="easter-egg easter-egg-2 placeholder right skrollable skrollable-between" data-1200="transform:translateX(125%)" data-1700="transform:translateX(25%)"><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/300/1324_turtle-PNVVN25.rev.1564445064.png" alt="The turtle is Beloit’s unofficial mascot"/><span class="easter-egg-caption" style="top: 100% ;bottom: 0;">The turtle is Beloit’s unofficial mascot</span></div><div class="yline yline-3 skrollable skrollable-between" data-0="height:0px;" data-1500="height:0px;" data-2500="height:750px;" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/3/1412_Line_3.rev.1564610381.png');"/>

<article class="inner"><div class="story-block-left"><h5 class="story-block-meta">Merging History & Future</h5><h4 class="story-block-title">The Powerhouse: Tomorrow’s Student Center</h4><div class="story-block-text">The Powerhouse project is a first-of-its-kind facility in Beloit that interlaces student life spaces with recreational facilities. It connects campus with community and completes the city’s redevelopment efforts to the north and south while providing the college’s first site on the Rock River.</div><a class="story-block-link" href="/live/news/430-the-powerhouse-tomorrows-student-union">More</a><br/><div class="story-block-related"><ul><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/student-life/the-powerhouse/" target="_blank">The Powerhouse</a></li><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/student-life/" target="_blank">Student Life</a></li><li class="lw_related_page"><a href="/student-life/wellness-recreation/" target="_blank">Wellness & Recreation</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="story-block-right"><img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/660/src_region/0,672,2071,2745/1905_Beloit_College_Powerhouse_Turbine_Hall_Courtesy_Studio_Gang.rev.1565801545.jpg" alt="Inside the Powerhouse with the running track above." class="lw_image" width="660"/><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/660/1313_power-place-2.rev.1564439000.jpg" alt="The Power of Place" class="lw_image" width="660"/><div class="story-block-caption">Inside the Powerhouse with the running track above.</div></div><div id="lw_widget_1d6e57fd" class="lw_widget_id_30 lw_widget_statistics_slider lw_widget_randomized lw_widget_clean_markup"><div class="text-slider"><div class="text-slider-container swiper-container"><div class="text-slider-swiper swiper-wrapper"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_results_blurbs lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_1"><div class="text-slider-slide swiper-slide"><div class="inner"><div class="text-slider-heading homepage, Our Story">37,000</div><div class="text-slider-text">the city of Beloit’s population</div></div></div></li><li class="lw_item_2"><div class="text-slider-slide swiper-slide"><div class="inner"><div class="text-slider-heading Facts, Stats, Rankings, homepage, Our Story">#34</div><div class="text-slider-text">Best Liberal Arts College - Washington Monthly (2019)</div></div></div></li><li class="lw_item_3"><div class="text-slider-slide swiper-slide"><div class="inner"><div class="text-slider-heading homepage, Student Life, Visit Campus">10</div><div class="text-slider-text">minutes to walk from campus to downtown</div></div></div></li><li class="lw_item_4"><div class="text-slider-slide swiper-slide"><div class="inner"><div class="text-slider-heading Facts, Stats, Rankings, homepage, Our Story">#1</div><div class="text-slider-text">most diverse college in Wisconsin</div></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="text-slider-dots"/></div></div><span title="<widget type="blurbs"><arg id="min">1</arg><arg id="max">10</arg><arg id="type">Statistics</arg><arg id="sort_order">random</arg><arg id="widget_template">statistics</arg><arg id="tag">homepage</arg></widget>" class="lw_widget_syntax lw_hidden" data-widget-id="30"/></div></article>

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