Feature Stories (page 61)
In Defense of Sea-Foam Green
“Now as we leave Scripps, we take with us our songs — ones that have lyrics from our roots, rhythms from our childhood and a refrain that rings of courage, confidence and hope.”
Read MoreThe Scripps College Degree: Your Stimulus Plan
“The world you are entering is not ideal, but it never has been. The approach you take to the changing world strongly influences your success. As Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” You not only have opportunity, you have skills to take advantage of the opportunities and you have the responsibility to use your skills to make a difference in the world for yourself and others.”
Read MoreOur Currency, Everyone’s Problem
If little is to be gained by raising the question of exchange rates, then why did the incoming Secretary of Treasury choose to do so? The answer, it turns out, has to do with an important connection between the international trade and monetary agendas.
Read MoreCapstone Day: Celebrating Senior Accomplishment
In December of 2008, the Faculty Executive Committee voted unanimously to launch a pilot for a potential new Scripps tradition christened “Capstone Day.” On this special day the entire Scripps community comes together in celebration of the senior class’ accomplishments.
Read MoreSenior Thesis: Creating Knowledge
This year, Wednesday, May 6, has been designated Capstone Day, when the entire Scripps community comes together in celebration of the senior class’ accomplishments. Its centerpiece, the Mary Wig Johnson Senior Forum, will include a variety of formats for the presentation of student theses and capstone work.
Read MoreA World of Experience
Scripps students learn about life’s possibilities – and about themselves – through internships.
Read MoreFresh Bread Lines at Scripps
The lines to buy freshly baked challah start to form in Seal Court most Friday mornings well before noon. No wonder: the bread, baked, packaged, and sold by Scripps students, is delicious – and a large part of the proceeds go toward a good cause.
Read MoreStudents Take Action for Good Causes
When Scripps students care passionately about a cause, increasingly they turn to creative and productive ways to get out the word – and raise money.
Read MoreScripps’ new elms prepare for spring growth; podium and diploma table to be created from original trees’ wood
After two seasons, Scripps’ 18 paired Princeton elms, planted last summer to replace the dying 70-year-old trees on Elm Tree Lawn, are thriving in their new location, according to Lola Trafecanty, director of grounds.
Read MoreSpeedtraps
Your imagination is your most precious resource, what you’ll most need in the years to come. It’s your resourcefulness, your versatility, what you can do. It’s what the world will reward, as a matter of fact, more than a grade or a GPA.
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