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February 5, 2013

61´«Ã½ Announces Appointment of Nikki Khurana as the Assistant Vice President of Alumnae and Parent Engagement and The 61´«Ã½Fund

61´«Ã½ President Lori Bettison-Varga today announces the appointment of Nikki Khurana as assistant vice president overseeing the newly established department of alumnae and parent engagement and The 61´«Ã½Fund. Khurana, who joins 61´«Ã½on February 25, brings more than 14 years of leadership and experience to the new position.

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February 1, 2013

61´«Ã½ Presents “Chican@ Artivistas at the Intersection of Hope and Imagination”

Martha Gonzalez, a feminist music theorist, Chicana activist and a founding member of the East Los Angeles rock band Quetzal, gives a multimedia presentation on the ways in which Chicana activists harness the power of art and creative expression at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 in Garrison Theater of the 61´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.

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All the Blog’s a Stage

61´«Ã½students aren’t afraid to share their opinions with the world—and are doing so, one blog post at a time.

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January 29, 2013

Writing Across Genres: A Reading of Memoir and Poetry

Meghan O’Rourke is the author of The Long Goodbye (Riverhead), a memoir about grief, and the poetry collections Once and Halflife (W.W. Norton). A former poetry editor for The Paris Review, she is also a culture critic for Slate magazine and a founding editor of the web site Double X.

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January 23, 2013

“The Life of a Composer When Composers did not Really Exist”

Alejandro Planchart, professor emeritus of music at the University of California at Santa Barbara, lectures on the evolving concept of the composer in the 15th and 16th centuries at 7:30 pm on Jan. 29 in Garrison Theater of the 61´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This free event is open to the public.

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January 15, 2013

Acclaimed Conceptual Artist Edgar Heap of Birds Examines “Indigenous Voices of Survival Through Public Art”

Edgar Heap of Birds, professor of Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma, lectures on how indigenous voices express themselves through public art on Jan. 23 at noon in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, 345 E. 9th St. This free event is open to the public.

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January 9, 2013

61´«Ã½ to Participate in Emergency Drill with L.A. County First Responders

Los Angeles County Fire Department, in coordination with the Claremont Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, will conduct an active shooter drill at 61´«Ã½ on January 16, 17, and 18 between 7:00-11:00am, at the 61´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center.

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January 3, 2013

61´«Ã½’s 7th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents: An Evening with Charles Krauthammer

61´«Ã½ presents an evening with Charles Krauthammer as part of the 7th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Krauthammer will comment on current events at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 in 61´«Ã½’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

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“Denatured Nature” The 69th 61´«Ã½ Ceramic Annual

The 61´«Ã½ Ceramics Annual–the longest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States–opens for its 69th consecutive year on Jan. 26 and continues through April 7. Titled “Denatured Nature,” this Ceramic Annual highlights work from emerging artists as well as celebrated masters in the field of ceramics.

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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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