Feature Stories (page 44)
Senior Profile: Catherine Parker Sweatt
Catherine Parker Sweatt ’12 fell in love with 16th century French philosopher Michel de Montaigne as she explored ethics in her philosophy and French studies dual major thesis.
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Inspired by the Scripps College faculty, Antoinette Myers completed a thesis on queer Xicana women in the media—and figured out a bit about herself along the way.
Read MoreTwo Lives, Two Cultures
The Office of Off-Campus Study encourages Scripps College students to explore and integrate with the local culture during their time abroad. Few, however, take it as far as Alexa Kopelman ’13.
Read MoreSenior Profile: Karin Weston
From gymnastics in Singapore to horse riding in Saudi Arabia and crew in Delaware, Karin Weston ’12 has a wide range of interests. “Yet there’s nothing I enjoy more than singing,” she says. “Other activities I did for only a few years, but wherever I’ve been, I’ve always had my voice. I could always sing.”
Read MoreBeasts Big and Small
Lions, peacocks, and bears – oh, my! An incredible menagerie is on exhibit at Scripps College until July 20 – if you know where to look.
Read MoreModern Day Prometheus
Pay close attention to the Olympic torchbearers as the flame makes its way through the streets of Buckingham July 9. One of the women running in the torch relay will be rising Scripps College sophomore Sarah Williams ’15.
Read MoreSenior Profile: Jenna Tico
Jenna Tico ’12 came to Scripps wanting to “study life.” Four years later, she graduated with a degree in Humanities and a minor in dance and has loved every second of it.
Read MoreBringing the EU to Claremont
The European Union Center of California’s 10th annual Claremont-University of California Undergraduate Research Conference examines the political and economical fate of the European Union.
Read MoreSenior Profile: Melissa Mesinas
Last summer, Melissa Mesinas ’12 spent five weeks in a small town in Oaxaca, Mexico, working to help preserve the distinct culture and heritage of the Zapotec people.
Read MoreWomen in Public Service Project
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the inaugural Women in Public Service Project (WPSP) while at Wellesley College June 11, singling out President Lori Bettison-Varga during her opening remarks. Scripps College will work with the U.S. State Department to launch the project in March 2013. Opening day activities also included an address by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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