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March 18, 2003

“Songlines” Jazzes up Poetry Performance with “This Music”

“Songlines,” Scripps College’s unique performance series of eclectic poetry and music by Southern California artists, will host an evening with Los Angeles poet Karen Holden and musician Cory Wright on Wednesday, March 26

March 13, 2003

Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Shares Personal Documentary on Rape

Kelly St. John, reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, will screen and discuss her 2002 Emmy-award winning documentary short, Forever Fourteen, on Tuesday, March 25.

March 7, 2003

“Songlines” Poets to Deliver Lyrical Wisdom on Love, Loss

“Songlines,” Scripps College’s unique performance series of eclectic poetry and music by California artists, will host a performance by Central Coast poets Glenna Luschei and Jackson Wheeler on Wednesday, March 12.

Sexual Violence in Times of War

Inger Skjelsbaek, lecturer and research associate with the International Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO), will speak on “War-time Sexual Violence from Post-War Perspectives: A Case Study of Bosnia-Herzegovina” on Thursday, March 13.

March 6, 2003

Civic Leader and Philanthropist Mary Wig Johnson Dies at 89

Mary Wig Johnson, civic leader and philanthropist, died Tuesday, March 4, of complications from lung cancer, in Laguna Beach, Calif., with family members at her side. She was 89.

March 5, 2003

Exploring the Future of Twain’s America

Laura Skandera Trombley, renown Mark Twain scholar and Pitzer College president, will speak on “Why Mark Twain Still Matters,” on Monday, March 10.

March 4, 2003

Famed Political Satirist Molly Ivins Named Scripps College Commencement Speaker

Molly Ivins, one of the nation’s wittiest political pundits, best-selling author, and syndicated columnist, will be Scripps College’s commencement speaker on Sunday, May 18.

March 2, 2003

Scripps Dances into Spring 2003

“Scripps Dances,” the annual spring concert of the Scripps College Dance Department, will take place on Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12, at 8:00 p.m. in the Mudd Theatre at the Claremont School of Theology.

Darlene Clark to Give Sojourner Truth Lecture

The Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies at The Claremont Colleges has announced this year’s Sojourner Truth Lecturer to be Dr. Darlene Clark Hine, noted author and pioneer of African-American women’s history.

International Haydn Society Opens Chapter in California

Joining the 13 Joseph Haydn Societies worldwide, The Haydn Society of California officially launches this month with an inaugural conference to be held on March 29-30 at Scripps College in Claremont.