Feature Stories (page 52)
Ellen the Pig Comes Home to Scripps
For the first time in five years, Scripps College seniors have brought home the bacon.
Read More2011 Reunion Weekend
The Scripps College 2011 Reunion Weekend drew raves and record crowds last weekend as more than 400 alumnae descended on campus. Reunion, which ran April 28-May 1, included receptions for the various classes, a 5k fun run, wine tasting, and art gallery receptions.
Read MoreContemporary Intersex Activism
Melissa Cober’s thesis focuses on the memoirs of Herculine Barbin, a famous 19th-century French hermaphrodite who struggled with his/her identity “despite living in a society that implicitly suggests that s/he, by definition, should not have one.”
Read MoreEliminating education inequality
Courtney Wai’s senior thesis is the result of equal parts serendipity and humanitarian intervention.
Read MoreThe Importance of Community
Laura Nolan ’11 investigates community in her Senior Thesis – from the students of Scripps College to neighborhoods ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.
Read MoreThe People’s Choice
To his surprise (and thinly-veiled embarrassment), Matthew Delmont was met by a crowd of students, staff, faculty, and alumnae as they cheered his selection as 2010-2011 Professor of the Year.
Read MoreVox Populi
Scripps College students use the written word to nurture dialog on campus – no matter the subject.
Read MoreA “Mudder” at Scripps
When Joan Rechtin Lincoln ’49 was a student at Scripps, she called herself a “mudder.” As Harvey Mudd College, directly north of Scripps, was yet to be established, this meant but one thing: Joan loved to get her hands on the messy substances in the College’s ceramic studio.
Read MoreSpeed Racer
Jennifer Tavé ’12 leads the nation with record-breaking track and field times.
Read MoreThe Heartbeat of the College
Scripps College celebrates National Student Employee Appreciation Week, recognizing the importance and impact of student employees.
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