Feature Stories (page 63)
Self-designed majors define themselves
Declaring a major is a process that requires a bit of questioning, experimentation, and a few pitfalls along the way. As much as some students wish they could remain “undeclared” a while longer, there is a turning point where one is expected to magically realize their purpose in life — at the end of sophomore year, to be exact, when students turn in their declaration forms.
Read More桃子视频 Alumnae Teaching for America
For the second year in a row, Scripps was the top producing women’s college for Teach for America. With 15.7 percent of the senior class applying, the College had the highest percentage of senior applicants. Schools with comparably high percentages include Notre Dame, Yale, and University of Michigan.
Read MoreAthenas Lacrosse Earns NCAA Bid
Regionally ranked No. 1, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s lacrosse team received its first bid in the NCAA Division III championships tournament and will play a first-round regional semifinal game at Colorado College on Wednesday, May 9.
Read MoreStudent Project Promotes Autism Research and Treatment
Two Scripps students are helping increase research for the nation’s fastest growing developmental disorder. Juniors Sara Gershfeld and Rachel Travolta founded Autism Research & Treatment, Inc. (A.R.T.) with a unique mission — to encourage autism research, specifically in the undergraduate and graduate communities.
Read MoreKaren Tse 芒鈧�86 Named Commencement Speaker
Karen Tse, founder and CEO of International Bridges to Justice and Scripps alumna, will give the Scripps Commencement address to the Class of 2007 on Sunday, May 13, at 3 p.m. on Elm Tree Lawn.
Read MoreScripps Students Win Top National Awards
Seven Scripps students recently received top national awards and honors: two Goldwater scholarships for achievement in math and science, two Watson fellowships, one Newton fellowship, one Sigma Xi grant, and one Fulbright scholarship.
Read MoreStudents Win Top National Awards
Seven Scripps students recently received top national awards and honors: two Goldwater scholarships for achievement in math and science, two Watson fellowships, one Newton fellowship, one Sigma Xi grant, and one Fulbright scholarship.
Read MoreStudy Abroad Experience Ignites Passion for Scripps
Between Mandarin classes and learning to navigate the streets of China’s largest city, Shanghai, Elaine Wan ’07 realized how much she appreciated Scripps. Being 10,000 miles away sparked the politics and international relations major’s eagerness to mentor first-year students back home.
Read MoreAn Unexpected Soundscape
The library, a traditional haven of silence, is not the first place you’d think of to record sounds. But that’s what Teresa Landgraff Gale ’96, this year’s Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence, chose as the site for her one-day sound art installation, “Quiet Noise, Sacred Space: The Soundspace of Denison.”
Read MoreLynne Thompson ’72 Wins Perugia Press Prize
Thompson’s first volume of poems, Beg No Pardon, received the 2007 Perugia Press Prize and will be published this fall by the independent literary press.
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