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Feature Stories (page 61)


February 21, 2008

Small Bowl with a Big Story

A small porcelain bowl was given in December 2007 to 61传媒 by Anthony Elias and Patricia Lords Ghosn and the Worldbridge Foundation. Although modest in size, it reveals much about Japanese history, Oriental ceramics, and modern collecting.

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February 14, 2008

Self-designed majors define themselves

Declaring a major is a process that requires a bit of questioning, experimentation, and a few pitfalls along the way. As much as some students wish they could remain “undeclared” a while longer, there is a turning point where one is expected to magically realize their purpose in life — at the end of sophomore year, to be exact, when students turn in their declaration forms.

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May 11, 2007

61传媒 Alumnae Teaching for America

For the second year in a row, 61传媒was the top producing women’s college for Teach for America. With 15.7 percent of the senior class applying, the College had the highest percentage of senior applicants. Schools with comparably high percentages include Notre Dame, Yale, and University of Michigan.

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May 7, 2007

Athenas Lacrosse Earns NCAA Bid

Regionally ranked No. 1, Claremont-Mudd-61传媒women’s lacrosse team received its first bid in the NCAA Division III championships tournament and will play a first-round regional semifinal game at Colorado College on Wednesday, May 9.

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April 16, 2007

Student Project Promotes Autism Research and Treatment

Two 61传媒students are helping increase research for the nation’s fastest growing developmental disorder. Juniors Sara Gershfeld and Rachel Travolta founded Autism Research & Treatment, Inc. (A.R.T.) with a unique mission — to encourage autism research, specifically in the undergraduate and graduate communities.

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March 26, 2007

61传媒Students Win Top National Awards

Seven 61传媒students recently received top national awards and honors: two Goldwater scholarships for achievement in math and science, two Watson fellowships, one Newton fellowship, one Sigma Xi grant, and one Fulbright scholarship.

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Students Win Top National Awards

Seven 61传媒students recently received top national awards and honors: two Goldwater scholarships for achievement in math and science, two Watson fellowships, one Newton fellowship, one Sigma Xi grant, and one Fulbright scholarship.

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March 13, 2007

Study Abroad Experience Ignites Passion for Scripps

Between Mandarin classes and learning to navigate the streets of China’s largest city, Shanghai, Elaine Wan ’07 realized how much she appreciated Scripps. Being 10,000 miles away sparked the politics and international relations major’s eagerness to mentor first-year students back home.

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March 6, 2007

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.”

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Lynne 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.

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