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Alison Singh Gee ’86’s unexpected chapter
Alison Singh Gee ’86 knows her life sounds like a fairy tale – until you read the fine print.
Read MoreReclaiming Remnant Urban Spaces: The Urban Landscape as Infrastructural Palimpsest
As urban populations continue to grow, obtaining and preserving spaces for urban gardens is becoming increasingly more challenging. Sarah Moos ’09’s work investigates remnant spaces in direct relation to their context. She proposes a method for identifying remnant spaces within the urban setting and not only designing each “left over” as an individual urban garden, but as a critical portion of the larger urban landscape.
Read MoreÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Alumna Sarah Harris ’96 Selected for Prestigious Legal Diversity Fellows Program
Baker & McKenzie partner Sarah Harris ’96 is one of 160 lawyers selected for the 2013 Fellows Program of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, an organization made up of the legal profession’s top general counsels and managing partners. The fellows program identifies high-potential lawyers from diverse backgrounds.
Read MoreÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Presents Urban Designer Sarah Moos ’09 to Speak on “Resilient Urban Gardens”
As metropolitan areas grow, preserving spaces for community gardens becomes ever more challenging. As cities construct more freeways and homes, small unused patches of land become ubiquitous and remain as the only viable spots for open public spaces. Award-winning urban designer, Sarah Moos ’09 speaks on “Reclaiming Remnant Urban Spaces” at noon April 17 in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, 345 E. 9th St. The free lecture is open to the public.
Read MoreÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Presents Former Czech Ambassador Karel Kovanda to Speak on Future of European Union
Former Czech Ambassador Karel Kovanda, who also served as Deputy-Director General for Foreign Relations for the European Commission, speaks on the future of European nation-states in light of recent developments in Spain and Great Britain, beginning at 6:15 p.m. April 11 in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, 345 E. 9th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreFirst Woman President of Ireland Mary Robinson Speaks to Scripps Students
As the first woman President of Ireland, Mary Robinson isn’t a woman who takes no for an answer. Speaking at ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ April 9 on “Enterprise and Social Responsibility,” Robinson encouraged the crowd to say no to politicians until they hear a yes.
Read More“Gospel Music in Global Contexts: Tropes of Continuity and Disjuncture”
Gospel music is one of the most distinctive forms of music in African American worship settings. Mellonee Burnim and Portia Maultsby, professors in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Bloomington, probe the influence of this genre in their lecture “Gospel Music in Global Contexts: Tropes of Continuity and Disjuncture” at 7:30 p.m. April 16 in Garrison Theater of the ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. The talk is free and open to the public.
Read MoreRelay for Life
Claremont Colleges Relay For Life, the 24-hour event raising money for the American Cancer Society (ACS), will run from Saturday, April 6 at 11:00am until 11:00am the following day at the CMC Track.
Read MoreÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Hosts Events for Campaign to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement
ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ hosts two panel discussions and a film screening on April 13 to mark the weekend-long launch of the “Stop the Torture” campaign, which calls for the end of long-term solitary confinement in California. All events are free and open to the public and take place in the Humanities Auditorium, 981 N. Amherst Ave.
Read MoreÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Olive Oil Wins “Best of Show”
This year’s Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition awarded ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ “Best of Show” for its entry in the domestic, delicate category.
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