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October 8, 2010

Off-Campus Study Students Named to Scripps College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Dean’s List

The following students were named to the Dean’s List from Scripps College in Claremont, California who participated in the Off-Campus Study Program during the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters.

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October 7, 2010

U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong Presents Lecture at Scripps College

Stephen M. Young, the U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, will present his lecture, “U.S.-China Relations: The View from Hong Kong,” on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 2 p.m. in Scripps College’s Vita Nova lecture hall room 100.

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October 6, 2010

Scripps College Receives Major NSF Grant for Neuroscience Research

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Scripps College a $411,008 grant to create a state-of-the-art laboratory for student-faculty research on human cognitive functioning using high-density electroencephalography (EEG) for recording brain activity.

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October 5, 2010

Jutta Sperling: “Perversions of Piety: Pero and Cimone in German Reformation Art”

In Reformation Germany, the ancient theme of Pero and Cimone — dating back to an anecdote in Valerius Maximus’ Memorable Deeds and Sayings of the Romans (31 CE) — became popular as an allegory of piety, perversion, and paradox. In Maximus’ story, Pero embodies the concept of “filial piety,” insofar as she engages in the heroic act of breastfeeding her own father in prison, condemned to death by starvation for a capital crime. As I will argue in my talk, the eroticizing, even pornographic rendering of the theme by Reformation artists explores the slipperiness of the signifying scene in the visual arts at a time when pictorial representations were thought to veil rather than reveal meaning, and when writing was emphasized as as a medium of unambiguous transparency.

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September 28, 2010

Scripps College Alumna Elizabeth Turk ’83 Awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced sculptor and Scripps College alumna Elizabeth Turk ’83 is one of 22 Americans to receive the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for 2010.

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Staceyann Chin presents her memoir and poetry at Scripps College

Artist and political activist Staceyann Chin presents her memoir reading and poetry at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium on Thursday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m.

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September 24, 2010

Heidi Latsky Dance Company Performs “GIMP” at Scripps College

Critically acclaimed choreographer Heidi Latsky brings her unique dance performance, “GIMP,” to Scripps College’s Garrison Theater Wednesday, October 6, at 5:30 p.m.

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Dala Performs at Scripps College’s Levitt on the Lawn Concert Series

Canadian acoustic pop duo Dala performs on Friday, October 1, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on Scripps College’s Bowling Green as part of the Levitt on the Lawn concert series. The outdoor concert is free and open to the public.

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September 23, 2010

Scripps College nationally ranked for academics and athletics

Scripps College has earned national recognition for its combination of outstanding academics and athletics, beating out such renowned scholastic-athletic powerhouses as University of North Carolina, Boston University, University of Michigan, and UCLA.

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September 21, 2010

Scripps College Hosts "Live Documentary" Utopia in Four Movements

Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Green narrates from his documentary “Utopia in Four Movements” with live musical accompaniment at Scripps College’s Garrison Theater on Tuesday, September 21.

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