Claremont Characters: Miriam Akhmetshin always delivers

In the latest and last entry of her column, Ila Assegaf profiles Miriam Akhmetshin SC ’26, an art history and economics major who recently completed training to be a doula.

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Tranquil by design: A history of Scripps architecture and culture

Visitors to Scripps College are often struck by the beauty and peacefulness of the school’s campus and dorms. The college’s founding residence halls were built to feel like houses, and these architectural choices shape dorm culture and social life at Scripps nearly a century later. Today, they can often feel overbearing.

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The Claremont Art Equity Initiative: Bridging the gap between art history and economics

Saturday, March 29, marked the Claremont Art Equity Initiative’s (CAEI) first major event as a new and emerging club at the 5Cs. More than 75 students and Claremont community members gathered on the rooftop of the Kravis Center for a silent auction of student artwork.

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Art history’s physics problem: Charles Falco speaks at the Benton

In an age where many fear the automation of art, physicist Charles Falco reminds us that the intersection of technology and art is anything but new. On the afternoon of Nov. 14 at Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art, Falco presented the Hockney-Falco thesis, regarded as having “shak[en] the foundations

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Framed: ‘Genesis’ is the divine judgment above Frary’s steps

You may recognize “Prometheus,” the grandiose mural watching over diners at Frary Dining Hall, but you have to look a bit closer to not miss another Frary mural, “Genesis,” hiding in plain sight. Art columnist Frances Sutton PO ’21 dives deep into this shadowy mural’s history.

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