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CCS History The College of Cultural and Community Studies, or CCS, was originally known as the College of Community Studies. It was founded in the fall of 1972 by a group of eager students and faculty members. They wanted a home that would help foster their interests in cultures and communities, both in the Chicago area as well as abroad. As one of the first residential colleges at Northwestern, they helped set the example for the ten residential colleges that followed their lead. Residents of CCS still continue the tradition of maintaining interest in their surrounding communities and the diverse cultures the Chicago area has to offer.  - The first poster to advertise CCS was November 29, 1972 and was only for sophomores, juniors, seniors
and grad students. Freshmen were not allowed until 1974-1975 for a trial run. - In 1972,
100 students were selected to be a part of CCS - 34 lived in and the rest were "associate members" or non-residents.
The number of associate members was always more than 50 throughout the 1980s, and at one point there were 70 non-resident
members. - Co-ops, a CCS tradition in which a few people make a meal
for the whole dorm, originally cost just 50 cents! - CCS has a long history
of community involvement: in the 1970s and 1980s, residents were required to devote a quarter to field studies. - In 1981, the mayor of San Francisco, Dianne Feinstein, declared Northwestern Appreciation
Day to recognize the efforts of more than 500 student interns from CCS in the past decade.
CCS today - it seems
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