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In 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 MoreBrain Trust
Being careful not to separate the cerebellum, I sliced through the dura mater with my scalpel and peeled it back to reveal the entire brain. From there I made my first sagittal cut and began to identify such structures as the thalamus and fornix. No, this is not a description of a class in medical school, but a sheep brain dissection for a cognitive neuroscience lab at Scripps College.
Read MoreReunion Weekend 2005
On a spring weekend in late April, more than 450 alumnae from 14 classes returned to campus to celebrate and remember their time at Scripps. It was an opportunity to reconnect with classmates, present their class gifts to the College, celebrate the success of the Campaign for the Scripps Women, and be a part of class dinners and photos, as well as the dedication of Mary Wig Johnson Court.
Read MoreRescuing Shakespeare
Most Scripps alumnae have never known a time when the eight bas-reliefs depicting scenes from Shakespeare haven’t been a part of the College environment. Set into the exterior walls of Sycamore court and Balch Hall, each depicts the important characters in scenes from eight of Shakespeare’s plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, King Lear, Richard III, Hamlet, and Henry IV.
Read MoreClaremont Concert Orchestra Spring Performances
The Claremont Concert Orchestra, led by conductor Michael Deane Lamkin, will perform on Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreDr. Janet Helms to Give Girard Lecture at Scripps
Dr. Janet Helms, Augustus Long Professor of Psychology and founding director of the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture at Boston College, will give the Marion Jane Girard Lecture at Scripps College on Thursday, April 21, at 4:15 p.m., in the Humanities Auditorium.
Read MoreAndreoni Composition Recital
The Scripps College department of music presents an afternoon concert of contemporary Italian music on Sunday, April 10, at 3:00 p.m. in Balch Auditorium on 10th and Columbia on the Scripps College campus.
Read MoreScripps Dances into Spring 2005
“Scripps Dances,” the annual spring concert of the Scripps College Dance Department, will take place on Friday, April 15, and Saturday, April 16, at 8 p.m. in Garrison Theater.
Read More“Prayer Halls and Palaces in Turkey and India,” Fine Arts Foundation Lecture and Tea
The Scripps College Fine Arts Foundation will host a lecture by Professor of Art History and Humanities Bruce Coats on Wednesday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons at Scripps College.
Read More“Swamp Rock”: Catch “Zydecosis” at Scripps, Levitt on the Lawn at Scripps: Lisa Haley and the Zydecats
Lisa Haley and the Zydekats will perform on Friday, April 15, at 5:30 p.m. on Bowling Green Lawn, Scripps College.
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