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October 11, 2004

One Vote Matters: 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú First-Year Learns the Value of the Vote

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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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September 29, 2004

A Death in the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Family

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú President Nancy Y. Bekavac announced the passing of an important member of the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú community, Katharine Miller, with the following words about her contributions to the college and beyond.

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August 23, 2004

U.S. News & World Report Ranks 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 26th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation

The US News & World Report College Rankings for 2005 lists 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú-the women’s college of the Claremont Colleges Consortium-as the 26th best liberal arts college in the nation, up from 34th place in 2004.

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51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Welcomes Five New Faculty Members

John G. Milton has been named the William Rand Keenan, Jr. Professor in Computational Neuroscience for the Joint Sciences Department of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, Pitzer, and Claremont McKenna Colleges.

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June 20, 2004

High Schoolers Get College Education: 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Summer Academy

On June 12, thirty-four highly motivated young women moved into Eleanor Joy Toll Hall to participate in an academically intensive two-week residential program. The women, who attend public and parochial high schools from the greater Los Angeles and Inland Empire area, are participating in the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Summer Academy, now in its third year.

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February 9, 2004

An Assignment in Perspective: Kate Sims

When choosing what to major in, junior Kate Sims knew she didn’t want to follow the usual path. Instead, she decided to blaze her own trail. She knew she wanted to combine management and art, so with the help of her advisor, Mary MacNaughton, Sims created a major in arts administration.

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September 5, 2003

National Commentator Robin Gerber To Discuss “Women and Leadership” at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Fall Convocation

Robin Gerber — national commentator, scholar, and author of Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage — will give the keynote address at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s fall academic convocation exercises on Thursday, September 11, at 11:00 a.m. in Garrison Theater in the new Performing Arts Center on the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú campus.

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August 10, 2003

Williamson Gallery Opens Fall Exhibit with “Dragons, Beasts, and Butterflies”

Curated and organized by Professor Bruce Coats with the help of Morgan Nomura ’05, a J. Paul Getty Multicultural Summer Intern, Dragons offers traditional artistry from China, Japan, Korea, and India designed to appeal to young and old alike.

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May 15, 2003

Molly Ivins: Commencement 2003

Columnist and raconteur Molly Ivins addressed the class of 2003 during commencement ceremonies this month.

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October 16, 2002

“Ice Bound” Doctor Gives Lessons From the Pole

On October 16, Dr. Jerri Nielsen, author of “Ice Bound, A Doctor’s Struggle for Survival at the South Pole,” came to campus and shared her South Pole adventure — discovering, diagnosing, and treating her own aggressive form of breast cancer — with the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú community.

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