Feature Stories (page 38)


November 7, 2013

Namaste Joon

Meridith Burchiel ‘ 14 always enjoyed a good book, but she never imagined returning from a semester in Nepal having written, illustrated, and published her own in a language she had never spoken before.

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October 28, 2013

The Power of Internship

Now that they’ve returned to campus, Scripps College students are sharing some of the incredible internship experiences they had this summer. We debuted a few earlier this month; here’s another selection for you to read.

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October 24, 2013

The 2013 Olive Harvest

When 85 Scripps community members gathered last fall to harvest the olive trees outside the Humanities Building, no one anticipated the difference their work would make. One year, 750 bottles of olive oil, and one “Best of Show” award from the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil competition later, they’re expanding the work to something greater.

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October 17, 2013

Music as an Agent of Change

New Chicano Studies professor Martha Gonzalez has performed as a Fulbright scholar and a Grammy award-winning singer. Hear how she thinks music makes an impact on the world around us.

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October 15, 2013

Engineering an Opportunity

Minh-Thu Ho’ 13 first came to Scripps College in 2005 as a high school student participant of Scripps College Academy. The experience, according to Ho, guided her to a major in the sciences, brought her back to Scripps as an undergrad, and changed her life for the better.

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October 7, 2013

The Power of Internship

Now that they’ve returned to campus, Scripps College students are sharing some of the incredible internship experiences they had this summer.

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August 31, 2013

2013 Move-In Day Slideshow

Take a look at our photo slideshow of Move-In Day as we welcome the class of 2017 to Scripps!

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August 15, 2013

Landing a Blow in the Fight Against Cancer

Julia Maxson ’05’s cancer research is garnering accolades after its recent publication in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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August 14, 2013

Perfect Chemistry

Chemistry professor Kathleen Purvis-Roberts joins a select few this year as a 2013 recipient of the prestigious Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. One of only seven people in the nation to receive the award this year, Purvis-Roberts is also the first faculty member in the W.M. Keck Science Department to claim the prize.

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August 8, 2013

Embracing the Literati

When Hilary Lowe ’07 noticed neighborhood bookstores closing in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan, she vowed to return to her roots and open an independent bookstore.

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