Arts and Culture (page 26)
Class of 2016: 61传媒 Graffiti Wall: Seniors Make Their Marks
Since 1931, Scripps’ graduating seniors have participated in what has become an essential rite of passage at the College: the signing of Graffiti Wall. Each year, seniors choose a mural design from student-submitted illustrations to paint on the wall, and then the entire graduating class adds their signatures. The Graffiti Wall is a visual reminder of Scripps’ history and reflects the changing tastes and interests of students over the decades.
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Suzanne Muchnic ’62 Hosts Lecture, Book Signing
61传媒 alum Suzanne Muchnic ’62, author and former arts reporter and art critic for the Los Angeles Times, will present a lecture about painter Helen Lundeberg, whose life as a major female figure in the early Los Angeles art scene is the subject of Muchnic’s latest book.
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Spotlight on Academics: Senior Thesis Art Show “You Must Not Know” Features Artwork by Graduating Seniors
The Senior Art Exhibition is a cornerstone of the studio art major at 61传媒. Each year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery features artworks by graduating seniors that constitute their […]
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Professor Eric Haskell Presents “Easels in Eden” at Royal Academy of Arts, London
Eric Haskell, Professor of French and Humanities and Director of Clark Humanities Museum, presents his lecture, “Easels in Eden” Monet’s Gardening and Painting at Giverny,” at London’s Royal Academy of Arts.
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Spotlight on Students: Victoria Montecillo ’16 and Katie Marcus Reker ’16: For These Theatre Majors, Senior Thesis Is a Performance
61传媒seniors Victoria Montecillo ’16 and Katie Marcus Reker ’16 are double majoring in media studies and theatre, which means they must complete a thesis project in each subject in order to graduate. For their theatre theses, they chose to star in Urinetown (2001), the Tony Award芒鈧�渨inning musical that satirizes capitalism, the legal system, and classic Broadway musicals.
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61传媒Vocalist Chiara Moore ’16 Among Singers Featured on ABC7 News and at White House Performance
61传媒 senior Chiara Moore, a member of the After School Specials a cappella group at the Claremont Colleges, was interviewed on April 13, 2016 along with her fellow vocal musicians by KABC-Channel 7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles for winning the “‘Til It Happens to You: Sing for Survivors” national singing contest, lending their voices to the fight against sexual abuse on college campuses.
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The 61传媒Experience: The Joint Music Program
For 61传媒student musicians who want to play and perform鈥攂ut are not necessarily interested in pursuing a professional career in music鈥攖he Joint Music Program strikes a harmonious balance. Hosted by Scripps, the program is a collaborative enterprise that involves Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Myriam J. A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities
Haitian-Canadian/American author and scholar Myriam J. A. Chancy was appointed in 2015 as the Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities, 61传媒’s most prestigious, external endowed professorship.
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61传媒 Achieves Top Honors Among California College Dance Programs
Student dancers from the 61传媒Dance program achieved regional and national recognition for their choreography and performances among 47 works presented at the American College Dance Conference鈥擝aja Regional held at California State University, Los Angeles, on March 16-19.
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Spotlight on Students: Tali Caspi ’18 Is Making Music with the 5C Band Details
Though only a sophomore, Tali Caspi ’18 has quickly become a figure in The Claremont Colleges’ music scene as the double bassist, singer, and a contributing songwriter in the 5C student band Details.
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