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October 10, 2011

Malott Commons Presents “Making Pink Lemonade out of Lemons”

Debbie Cantwell, a breast cancer survivor and founder of the Pink Daisy Project, will speak on how she turned a devastating life experience into something positive, on Monday, October 24, at noon, in the Scripps College Hampton Room, Malott Commons. Her talk, “Making Pink Lemonade out of Lemons,” is given in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is free and open to the public.

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Scripps College Goes Green

Scripps College takes a stand against plastic waste with the installation of EZH2O bottle-filling stations, bottle-filling stations that can be used to refill water containers and eliminate plastic waste.

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Thrill the World

The Scripps College community joins thousands of people in more than 100 countries in a synchronized re-enactment of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dance.

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The Road Not Taken

Professor Winston Ou was faced with a life-altering decision in college: pursue English or mathematics? He took the road less traveled, and a decision that made all the difference.

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October 5, 2011

Scripps College’s Williamson Gallery Presents Bonsai Workshop

Scripps College’s Williamson Gallery will host a bonsai workshop with Roy Nagatoshi, owner of Fuji Bonsai Nursery, on Sunday, October 16, 9:00am-3:30pm.

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October 4, 2011

The Galapagos of California: rare plants, introduced animals and restoration in the Channel Islands

Why are islands so special? Where do our own local islands in southern California fit into this picture? Diane Thompson talks about ongoing projects students in her lab are carrying out in the California Channel Islands and how they relate to broader problems in research and management on major global environmental challenges like invasive species and climate change.

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Community Engagement

The Motley Coffeehouse at Scripps College will host a benefit concert Saturday, October 8 to raise money for Playing For Change, an organization that establishes music programs in communities around the world.

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October 3, 2011

Scripps College’s Humanities Institute Hosts Performance of “Life on the Swerve: Observations from That Place Where the World Weeps”

Performance artist Rhodessa Jones will present her one-woman show “Life on the Swerve: Observations from that Place Where the World Weeps” on Tuesday, October 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater. This event is free and open to the public.

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September 29, 2011

Green Biking

Need a lift? Scripps College students launch their own bike rental and repair service.

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September 27, 2011

Medical Orientalism and the New Yellow Peril: Feminizing the Nation and Re-centering Whiteness in US Bioterrorism Discourses

Gwen D’Arcangelis discusses the Orientalist and terror-filled representations of Asians as diseased and U.S. public health treatment of Asians during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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