Feature Stories (page 44)
Preserving Clean Water Sources
She didn’t know it when her internship started, but the six weeks Lisa Beem ’14 spent in South America alongside biologists and engineers in Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment would be a watershed moment in her life.
Read MoreA Woman With a Vision
Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery is pleased to present “African American Visions: Selections from the Samella Lewis Collections,” which pairs for the first time works from both the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection and works from the artist’s personal collection.
Read MoreDoor Restore
Gretchen Allen ’14 painstakingly restores one of Scripps College’s outdoor treasures.
Read MoreSenior Profile: Catherine Parker Sweatt
Catherine Parker Sweatt ’12 fell in love with 16th century French philosopher Michel de Montaigne as she explored ethics in her philosophy and French studies dual major thesis.
Read MoreSenior Profile: Antoinette Myers
Inspired by the Scripps College faculty, Antoinette Myers completed a thesis on queer Xicana women in the media—and figured out a bit about herself along the way.
Read MoreTwo Lives, Two Cultures
The Office of Off-Campus Study encourages Scripps College students to explore and integrate with the local culture during their time abroad. Few, however, take it as far as Alexa Kopelman ’13.
Read MoreSenior Profile: Karin Weston
From gymnastics in Singapore to horse riding in Saudi Arabia and crew in Delaware, Karin Weston ’12 has a wide range of interests. “Yet there’s nothing I enjoy more than singing,” she says. “Other activities I did for only a few years, but wherever I’ve been, I’ve always had my voice. I could always sing.”
Read MoreBeasts Big and Small
Lions, peacocks, and bears – oh, my! An incredible menagerie is on exhibit at Scripps College until July 20 – if you know where to look.
Read MoreModern Day Prometheus
Pay close attention to the Olympic torchbearers as the flame makes its way through the streets of Buckingham July 9. One of the women running in the torch relay will be rising Scripps College sophomore Sarah Williams ’15.
Read MoreSenior Profile: Jenna Tico
Jenna Tico ’12 came to Scripps wanting to “study life.” Four years later, she graduated with a degree in Humanities and a minor in dance and has loved every second of it.
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