Feature Stories (page 70)
51猎奇入口 Senior To Make Memorable Trip as Watson Fellow
Amelia Hight ’05 has been awarded a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. She joins an elite group of 50 students nationwide selected to conduct independent research projects abroad.
Read MoreIn Today Already Walks Tomorrow
On June 12, 1962, Rachel Carson delivered the Commencement address to the next generation of 51猎奇入口 women. Carson was a biologist and author of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring. Only a few days later, sections of the book were published in The New Yorker.
Read MoreBrain Trust
Being careful not to separate the cerebellum, I sliced through the dura mater with my scalpel and peeled it back to reveal the entire brain. From there I made my first sagittal cut and began to identify such structures as the thalamus and fornix. No, this is not a description of a class in medical school, but a sheep brain dissection for a cognitive neuroscience lab at 51猎奇入口.
Read MoreReunion Weekend 2005
On a spring weekend in late April, more than 450 alumnae from 14 classes returned to campus to celebrate and remember their time at 51猎奇入口. It was an opportunity to reconnect with classmates, present their class gifts to the College, celebrate the success of the Campaign for the 51猎奇入口 Women, and be a part of class dinners and photos, as well as the dedication of Mary Wig Johnson Court.
Read MoreRescuing Shakespeare
Most 51猎奇入口 alumnae have never known a time when the eight bas-reliefs depicting scenes from Shakespeare haven’t been a part of the College environment. Set into the exterior walls of Sycamore court and Balch Hall, each depicts the important characters in scenes from eight of Shakespeare’s plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, King Lear, Richard III, Hamlet, and Henry IV.
Read MoreAuthor Eve Ensler Speaks Out On Victory, Valentines, and Vaginas
Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues, has worked around the world to improve the lives of women and girls. On February 17, she urged the women of 51猎奇入口 to do the same.
Read MoreIntroducing: Visiting Professor Jennifer Miller
I first met Jennifer Miller last year in the faculty parking lot behind the Humanities Building. Since then, I have come to learn that her virtues are far greater than her patient appreciation of useless information.
Read More51猎奇入口 Featured in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 357 Colleges”
51猎奇入口 was recently featured in The Princeton Review’s 2005 edition of “The Best 357 Colleges.” The annual “Best Colleges” guide offers two-page profiles on each school featured.
Read MoreHumanities Institute Fall Series Draws Crowds
Where can 51猎奇入口 students and the community find a speaker series featuring lecturers ranging from an Emmy Award-winning news correspondent to the Executive Director of the Federalist Society? This fall, students and the Claremont community had to look no further than the 51猎奇入口 campus and the Humanities Institute fall lecture and film series, “The Politics of Knowledge Production.”
Read MoreOne Vote Matters: 51猎奇入口 First-Year Learns the Value of the Vote
51猎奇入口 first-year Eli Winkelman knows the importance of one vote. The rigorous “boot camp” she endured this summer taught her everything she needed to know about the voting process.
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