Author: Ellie Gardner

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will award Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery a $58,385 grant that will enable the gallery to conserve six, highly valuable, damaged Chinese paintings according to a Scripps  press release. The conservation project, which will restore works from the Ming and Qing dynasties,

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College celebrated the opening of its new exhibition “Focus on Photographys: Building Photograph Collections at Scripps” Oct. 26. The new collection presents a wide historical range of photography, with work spanning from the 19th to 21st centuries. It features famed photographers such as

The Balcony presented “Social Animals,” their first student art show of the year, last Friday, Oct. 11. The Balcony is a new student-run club that organizes events in the Pomona College Student Art Gallery in the Smith Campus Center. The show explores the evolving nature of human interaction and interconnectivity,

Harvey Mudd College’s Dr. Bruce J. Nelson ’74 Distinguished Speaker Series kicked off Oct. 9 with a talk from professor Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, chair of the Duke University sociology department.  The 2013-2014 series, entitled “Illuminating the Blindspots: Why Gender and Race still matter in STEM,” will feature lecturers from different realms

The Pomona College Museum of Art exhibited the Summer Experience in the Arts (SEA) 2013 student project presentations at Art After Hours on Sept. 19. The event began with a short series of student presentations and lasted throughout the evening. From embroidery to video art to electronic music, the SEA

With tuition rates on the rise and student loan debt escalating, subjects in the humanities like English, philosophy, and music have come under siege for being economically indulgent and impractical. The new Pomona College lecture series, “The Heart of the Liberal Arts: Humanities in the Liberal Arts College,” seeks to

The last season of Mad Men left us witness to Don Draper’s moral relapse after a relatively long period of good behavior starting with his second marriage to Megan. And what better way to begin the next season, to remind the viewers of the angst that is Don Draper, than

Winter hasn’t arrived yet, but the atmosphere seemed just as icy in Game of Thrones as the show opened its third season with everyone hating on each other. The premiere reacquainted us with all our favorite Game of Thrones characters from across the realm and introduced us to new faces

“I can’t talk right now; I’m writing a strongly worded e-mail to my florist.” Schmidt was a little on edge throughout last week’s episode of New Girl, because his and Nick’s 10-year anniversary of living together was right around the corner. New Girl, which airs on Fox, follows four roommates who live