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An Unexpected Soundscape
The library, a traditional haven of silence, is not the first place you’d think of to record sounds. But that’s what Teresa Landgraff Gale ’96, this year’s Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence, chose as the site for her one-day sound art installation, “Quiet Noise, Sacred Space: The Soundspace of Denison.”
Read MoreLynne Thompson ’72 Wins Perugia Press Prize
Thompson’s first volume of poems, Beg No Pardon, received the 2007 Perugia Press Prize and will be published this fall by the independent literary press.
Read MoreInnovative Joint Science Department Course Tackles the Complexities of Modern Science
The Joint Science Department of The Claremont Colleges has developed an interdisciplinary first-year course that will help students address scientific questions, such as global warming, nanotechnology, computer-brain interfaces, robotics, and modern medicine.
Read MoreA Lunchtime Lecture with Author and Scholar Shana Penn
Author Shana Penn will present a lecture, “Solidarity’s Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland,” on Wednesday, March 21.
Read More“Alfredo Ramos Martinez and Hollywood”
Louis Stern, president and director of Louis Stern Fine Arts in West Hollywood, will present a lecture, “Alfredo Ramos Martinez and Hollywood,” on Tuesday, March 20.
Read MoreAs It Is In Heaven, Everything’s Fine
“As It Is In Heaven,” presented by The Claremont Colleges’ theater department, portrays a portrait of a simpler time, when the day consisted of nothing more than singing gentle hymns, quilting, and going into a spastic fit while having visions of angels. Wait, what?
Read MoreNancy Y. Bekavac Resigns as President of 91¶¶Òõ
After 17 years of service, Nancy Y. Bekavac announced that she will step down as president of 91¶¶Òõ, effective June 30, 2007.
Read MoreScripps Ruggers Aim for National Championships
It takes confidence to play on The Claremont Colleges women’s rugby team. Not for the timid, rugby is a full-contact sport and players are prone to injury. But that hasn’t prevented Scripps students from signing up for a rigorous spring schedule of practice sessions, fitness classes, and games.
Read MoreA Conversation with Samella Lewis and Suzanne Muchnic
Samella Lewis, artist, author, and professor emerita, 91¶¶Òõ, and Suzanne Muchnic ’62, journalist, Los Angeles Times will join 91¶¶Òõ President Nancy Y. Beckavac in an event to honor the foundation of the Samella Lewis Collection of Contemporary Art on Tuesday, February 27.
Read MoreWriting with Sound: Aural Storytelling in Digital Times
Artist and educator Teresa Landgraff Gale, Scripps class of ’96, returns to 91¶¶Òõ in February as the 2007 Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence (LLAiR). Gale will discuss her work employing sound as a viable artistic and narrative medium.
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