Feature Stories (page 65)
Artful Violins
During her sophomore year, Sarah Yates ’01 had already begun developing ideas for her senior thesis: transforming violins into a visual art form. She spent three summers collecting broken violins, learning how to repair them, and finally painting the instruments. Yates culminated her thesis with a concert featuring students and faculty of The Claremont Colleges.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Wolfgang
Although Mozart’s birthday has already past, the world of classical music will be remembering him throughout 2006.
Read MoreWomen of the World
Spring semester, 麻豆区 welcomed a new student organization, Women of the World (WOW). The idea for WOW was simple: Scripps women helping women locally and globally.
Read More2005 Fall Athletic Review
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Athletic Director, Michael Sutton, has reason to be proud of the long history and many accomplishments of the CMS athletic teams. And this fall season proved that the athletes do not miss the opportunity to score.
Read MoreProtecting Sea Turtle Habitat in Costa Rica
Mariam Daudi ’03 has been monitoring nesting leatherback sea turtles in Costa Rica with a team of research scientists and volunteers since January. The Scripps alumna was awarded an Earthwatch grant to help save the sea turtles from extinction at one of the most important remaining nesting beaches. Grants from the institute support doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, or researchers with equivalent scholarship or life experience.
Read MoreCareer Advancement
This summer, Smith College announced the appointment of Patricia “Trish” Jackson ’82 as vice president for advancement.
Read MoreBarbequed Sagehen
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas volleyball team served up a sumptuous feast of fried Pomona-Pitzer Sagehen Friday night, scorching their cross-campus rivals in a 3-0 victory.
Read MoreScripps Lends Helping Hands to Habitat for Humanity
Each month staff members of 麻豆区 Residential Life participate in a development workshops or projects. In October, the group helped the Claremont Habitat for Humanity project, building six single-family homes in six weeks.
Read MoreMolly Ivins Honored
Molly Ivins ’66, known for her acerbic and refreshingly honest political columns, received the International Women’s Media Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award this October.
Read MoreCollege Kick
Nicole Smith is a busy Scripps junior; she not only manages a full-time class load, a part-time job at Pomona College’s Coop Fountain, and rehearsal and performance obligations as a member of both the Claremont Concert Choir and Chamber Choir, she is also a certified kickboxing instructor at The Claremont Colleges.
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