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April 28, 2009

Senior 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.

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April 27, 2009

Scripps Alumna, Entrepreneur Ruth M. Owades to Receive 2009 Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal

San Francisco entrepreneur Ruth M. Owades, an alumna and former trustee of Scripps College, will be awarded the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal on May 12 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

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April 22, 2009

How Weird Can It Get? Stories by Young American Writers

Bernard Cooper, Scripps College’s spring 2009 Mary Routt Chair of Writing, will host an evening of readings: “How Weird Can It Get? Stories by Young American Writers,” on Monday, April 27, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., in Vita Nova Hall, Scripps College.

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April 20, 2009

Noted Psychologist to Explain How Jury Selection Affects Jurors’ Decisions

The Marion Jane Girard Lecture 2009 presents noted psychologist and researcher Dr. Margaret Bull Kovera, speaking on “The Psychology of Voir Dire: How Jury Selection Affects Jurors’ Decisions,” on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 4:00 p.m., in Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

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April 16, 2009

Samella Lewis speaks on fellow artist Barthé

Samella Lewis, nationally renowned artist and emerita professor of art at Scripps College, will speak on her recently published book, “Barthé: His Life in Art,” on April 21, noon, at Scripps College Malott Commons, as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy. The event is free and open to the public.

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Levitt on the Lawn Concert Series Brings Orquesta Charangoa “Cuban Salsa” to Scripps

Cuban Salsa group Orquesta Charangoa will share its version of traditional Charanga music when it performs on Scripps College’s Bowling Green, Friday, April 24, 5:30-7:00 p.m., as part of the popular Levitt on the Lawn Concert Series. The concert is free and open to the public.

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April 15, 2009

Scripps’ CIW Prison Garden Project is Contest Finalist

Scripps seniors Adrian Hodos and Hannah Segal and their entry, “The CIW Prison Garden Project,” have been selected as one of ten finalists in the Mountain Dew ‘Energize Your Community’ Contest — and they need your votes to win.

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April 14, 2009

A World of Experience

Scripps students learn about life’s possibilities – and about themselves – through internships.

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Scripps Dances into Spring 2009

“Scripps Dances,” the annual spring concert of the Scripps College Dance Department, will take place on Friday, April 17, 2009, and Saturday, April 18, 2009. The program features original dance pieces choreographed by students, faculty, and guest artists, and is open to the public.

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April 8, 2009

Fresh 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.

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