Eleanor ’24
Things to Do in the Claremont Village
Ahh, the Claremont Village–my favorite cartoon town. When I first got to campus I kept saying it looked like a theme park (this is a good thing). All the store fronts are so cute, with little striped awnings, and they’re such a fun, eclectic bunch of stores, like a crepe place and a toy store […]
Read MoreMusic Scene at the 5Cs: Student Bands!
Good afternoon Scripps fans, I have come on this blog to tell you a little bit about the band scene here at Scripps and the wider 5C’s. Needless to say, it rocks (haha). Being in a band would have never occurred to me if I had not watched a little program called Julie and the […]
Read MoreWhat to Know as an Incoming Sophomore
Oh man, sophomore year, what a delightful blur it was. Because of COVID, my freshman year was entirely online, and so sophomore year was actually my first year on campus! So in a lot of ways, my sophomore year sorta felt like freshman year since it was my first time really being At College. And […]
Read MoreFavorite Spots in Claremont
Favorite Spots in Claremont Ah, Claremont–it seems so small and yet there’s a thing to do everywhere you look. Something an upperclassman said to me my first year that I’ve never forgotten: “If you’re bored in Claremont, it’s your fault,” and so far I’ve found it to be pretty true: when someone isn’t throwing a […]
Read MoreMeet Eleanor ’24
Hi!! I’m Eleanor, a senior here at Scripps, originally from Los Alamos, New Mexico (super tiny town in the middle of nowhere). I’m dual-majoring in Philosophy and Media Studies, which is a cool thing Scripps offers–it’s like double-majoring but you only have to write one thesis connecting the two. Classic Scripps interdisciplinary-ness, plus I get […]
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