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Feature Stories (page 52)


May 16, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ 2011 Commencement

The rain stopped just in time for ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ’s 81st Commencement exercises, held outdoors, on Sunday, May 15, as 212 graduating seniors marched through the front doors of Denison Library and down Elm Tree Lawn. President Lori-Bettison Varga handed out diplomas and gave the charge to the Class of 2011 following speeches by sculptor and MacArthur “genius” Elizabeth Robbins Turk ’83 and senior class speaker Joss Greene.

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May 9, 2011

Dog Day Afternoon

Stressed out from finals and papers? ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ has the perfect remedy: puppies and popsicles.

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May 6, 2011

Ellen the Pig Comes Home to Scripps

For the first time in five years, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ seniors have brought home the bacon.

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May 5, 2011

2011 Reunion Weekend

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ 2011 Reunion Weekend drew raves and record crowds last weekend as more than 400 alumnae descended on campus. Reunion, which ran April 28-May 1, included receptions for the various classes, a 5k fun run, wine tasting, and art gallery receptions.

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May 4, 2011

Contemporary Intersex Activism

Melissa Cober’s thesis focuses on the memoirs of Herculine Barbin, a famous 19th-century French hermaphrodite who struggled with his/her identity “despite living in a society that implicitly suggests that s/he, by definition, should not have one.”

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May 3, 2011

Eliminating education inequality

Courtney Wai’s senior thesis is the result of equal parts serendipity and humanitarian intervention.

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May 2, 2011

The Importance of Community

Laura Nolan ’11 investigates community in her Senior Thesis – from the students of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ to neighborhoods ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.

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The People’s Choice

To his surprise (and thinly-veiled embarrassment), Matthew Delmont was met by a crowd of students, staff, faculty, and alumnae as they cheered his selection as 2010-2011 Professor of the Year.

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April 22, 2011

Vox Populi

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ students use the written word to nurture dialog on campus – no matter the subject.

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April 21, 2011

A “Mudder” at Scripps

When Joan Rechtin Lincoln ’49 was a student at Scripps, she called herself a “mudder.” As Harvey Mudd College, directly north of Scripps, was yet to be established, this meant but one thing: Joan loved to get her hands on the messy substances in the College’s ceramic studio.

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