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Feature Stories (page 42)


December 28, 2012

Athletes of a Different Breed

The feeling of the unknown, the edgy jitters accompanying a solo moment, anxiously awaiting judgment — these are just a few of the emotions running through a rider as she urges her horse forward into the ring to represent her team. Yet the members of The Claremont Colleges’ Equestrian Show Team can’t wait to get into the ring.

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December 21, 2012

Open Line of Conversation

Director of 61´«Ã½ Academy Kelly Hewitt and Kristie Hernandez ’13 were both interviewed October 14 for CBS Radio’s public affairs program ‘Open Line.’ The segments aired recently across Los Angeles, but now you can listen online as well!

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December 19, 2012

Hall of Famer

CMS Athletics inducted Jennifer Culley ’98 into the Hall of Fame during their recent annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Culley joins women’s basketball coach Jodie Burton, Roberto Munoz CMC ’76, and Tyler Laughery CMC ’97 as one of 2012’s inductees.

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December 3, 2012

Bridgework

Growing up in Nigeria and India helped Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies Piya Chatterjee foster a world view that informs both her academic research and her community activism.

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November 21, 2012

Open Forum : Views on the Election

The 2012 elections were remarkable in many ways — from issues, to participation, to outcome. The San Francisco Chronicle shares what Ambika Bist ’15, Rachel Grate ’15, Elizabeth McElvein ’14, and Elisabeth Pfeiffer ’15 say the election meant to them as young female voters and future leaders in business and their communities.

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November 20, 2012

Poster Child

Emily Bulley ‘13’s career at 61´«Ã½began with little experience in science, but after two classes at the W.M. Keck Science Department, she pursued a neuroscience major — and parlayed her skills into winning a recent undergraduate research competition in La Jolla, California.

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November 12, 2012

The Olive Harvest

Olive trees have dotted the 61´«Ã½ landscape since its founding in 1926. This year, we put these fruitful trees to use.

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November 2, 2012

61´«Ã½ Celebrates Ms. Magazine’s 40th Anniversary With Panel Discussion

No one is more surprised by Ms. Magazine’s enduring success than its editors. “Who knew Ms. Magazine would survive this long? It has survived 40 years because we believe in its ideals,” said Kathy Spillar, executive editor of Ms. Magazine and executive vice president of The Feminist Majority, at last night’s panel discussion.

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October 30, 2012

The Esterly Award

Paloma Medina ’14 and Su Anne Lee ’14 scored amazing international internships thanks in part to financial assistance from the 61´«Ã½ Career Planning & Resources office.

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An Eye on Science

Anna Silverman ’13 came to 61´«Ã½ knowing she wanted to study science. What she didn’t know was how fast neuroscience would strike a nerve.

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