Feature Stories (page 64)
As It Is In Heaven, Everything’s Fine
“As It Is In Heaven,” presented by The Claremont Colleges’ theater department, portrays a portrait of a simpler time, when the day consisted of nothing more than singing gentle hymns, quilting, and going into a spastic fit while having visions of angels. Wait, what?
Read More61´«Ã½Ruggers Aim for National Championships
It takes confidence to play on The Claremont Colleges women’s rugby team. Not for the timid, rugby is a full-contact sport and players are prone to injury. But that hasn’t prevented 61´«Ã½students from signing up for a rigorous spring schedule of practice sessions, fitness classes, and games.
Read MoreToo Many Choices?
Current research by Stacey Wood, associate professor of psychology at 61´«Ã½ and clinical neuropsychologist, explores whether excessive choices associated with the new Medicare prescription drug plan work against individuals.
Read MoreTo Experience a Book
Nineteen 61´«Ã½students of diverse disciplinary backgrounds from neuroscience to philosophy became book artists in Professor Kitty Maryatt’s class last fall. An exhibition of their bookworks is on view in the Lang Arts Studio 112 at 61´«Ã½ until Monday, February 19, 2007.
Read More61´«Ã½’s 63rd Ceramic Annual Exhibition
The 63rd 61´«Ã½ Ceramic Annual, on view at Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 61´«Ã½ from Saturday, January 20 through Sunday, April 8, is the longest running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States.
Read MoreChanging the World – One Loaf at a Time
Two years ago, 61´«Ã½ senior Elisabeth (Eli) Winkelman used her now-famous recipe for baking challah bread to create the student organization Challah for Hunger to raise money for victims of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
Read More61´«Ã½Undergraduates Garner Rave Reviews at Recent International Scientific Conference
Sharon Torigoe ’07 and Ivy McDaniel ’08 received recognition for their research presentations at the 28th Annual Asilomar Chromatin and Chromosomes Conference.
Read MoreEnsnaring the Moment: Thoughts on the Intersection of Photography and Poetry
So often in writing about photography, I have described a work as poetic. This talk was born out of challenging myself to figure out what, after all, I mean by that. Is there more to it than innocuous generalization?
Read MoreJoint Science Neuroscientist Awarded Two NSF Grants
John Milton, M.D., Ph.D, Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Fellow, American Physical Society, and the William R. Kenan Professor of Computational Neuroscience at The Claremont Colleges, has been awarded two National Science Foundation (NSF) research awards this fall.
Read MoreMichael Lamkin Named Frankel Professor of Music at 61´«Ã½
Michael Deane Lamkin has been named the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Professor of Music at 61´«Ã½, as announced at the December 2, 2006, meeting of the Board of Trustees. Lamkin is currently vice president and dean of faculty at Scripps, as well as professor of music in the Joint Music Program and conductor of The Claremont Concert Orchestra.
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