Feature Stories (page 69)
Scripps Summer Academy Welcomes New Director
Sylvia Ruiz ’05 distinguished herself as a leader while a student at Scripps, as an RA for Browning Hall in her senior year, and as co-founder of Cafe Con Leche, a student organization designed to support women of Latin descent. She has also worked with the admission office to recruit women of color.
Read MoreTZone Camps at Scripps
On an early July morning, 60 TZone campers and 15 counselors rise and shine, eat breakfast at the Malott Commons, and join supermodel Tyra Banks on Bowling Green Lawn for “Morning Circle” — an enthusiastic round of camp cheers and chants. A few minutes later, the group repeats a mantra of “Go Girl! Do your thing!” as campers take turns darting around the circle performing improvisational dance steps. Laughter and cheers echo across the lawn.
Read MoreProfessor examines why older adults may be more vulnerable to certain types of consumer fraud
Professor of psychology Stacey Wood has conducted extensive research on how the tendency to evaluate and react to positive, neutral, and negative information changes across our lifespan.
Read MorePremiere Engagement at Scripps: The work of Sir Anthony Caro
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College is pleased to present the United States premiere of Anthony Caro — A Life in Sculpture: The Kenwood Series from August 27 through October 23, 2005. The exhibition includes thirteen recent sculptures in stoneware and steel by one of the world’s most celebrated artists and Britain’s greatest living sculptor, Sir Anthony Caro.
Read MoreAthlete of the Year
The Scripps College Athlete of the Year Award for 2004-05 has been presented to Kirstin Wilson ’06.
Read MoreIn Today Already Walks Tomorrow
On June 12, 1962, Rachel Carson delivered the Commencement address to the next generation of Scripps women. Carson was a biologist and author of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring. Only a few days later, sections of the book were published in The New Yorker.
Read MoreThose Who Have Walked Down This Path Before Us
When I sat down to write this speech, it began like all the papers that we have written in the past four years, with a blank page. There was the slight apprehension that comes with every new beginning. I thought, maybe I should start with a really great quote to inspire you all about going out into the real world. Ghandi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Read MoreThis Little Piggy Came Back to Scripps
Each year, Scripps seniors participate in a tradition marking the beginning of their philanthropic support of the College. In addition to raising money, the senior classes of Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Pomona Colleges engage in a good-natured competition to achieve the highest participation rate. The school with the highest rate of giving is awarded a trophy, a small ceramic pig named Ellen.
Read MoreThe Class of 2005 Address from Lynn Jeffries Hunt ’75
I would like to thank you, Class of 2005, for inviting me to be your commencement speaker. I am thoroughly honored and thrilled to be back under the elm trees for graduation. It is hard for me to believe that 30 years ago I was sitting in your place. But I’ve got to say, looking at all of you, I definitely feel like a graduate of the class of 1975.
Read MoreKathleen Brogan Schwarz ’64 Comes to Campus as Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence
Kathleen Brogan Schwarz, M.D. ’64, a leading pediatric gastroenterologist, returned to Scripps in February as the Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence (LLAiR). During her week at Scripps, she counseled individual premed students on their future careers and addressed a Women in Science luncheon crowd at the Malott Commons, among other activities.
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