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.
Tag: History
Preserving our past: A look at the CAPAS Archive Project
On April 21, the Pitzer Center for Asian Pacific American Students (CAPAS) showcased their student-led Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Archive Project, which collects and preserves APIDA history across the 5Cs.
Pluralism, progress, problems: 50 years of interfaith chaplaincy
At the intersection of Scripps College, Pomona College and Claremont McKenna College stands the McAlister Center for Religious Activities (also called the McAlister Center for Spiritual Life), an institution many students pass every day. However, according to former Protestant Chaplain Naima Lett, 75% of the community she encountered during the 2021-2022 school year was unaware of the center’s chaplain services, which provide counseling for all students and faculty of the Claremont colleges regardless of religion. Even less known is the chaplaincy system’s fifty years of complex history, representing both the cutting edge of inclusive college campuses and archaic systems no longer relevant to student needs.
Poet Quan Barry on visualizing history through art
Poet, novelist and playwright Quan Barry spoke at the Benton Museum on March 25, reciting several poems and excerpts from her novels. Barry’s work uses the backdrop of history to contemplate what it means to be a human.
‘The Right to Look’: A talk with Professor Behdad on Orientalism and the dangers of ‘objective’ photography
Dr. Ali Behdad, UCLA literature professor and director of the Center for Near Eastern Studies, gave a talk titled “The Right to Look: Photography and Colonial Vision” on Nov. 14 at Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theater.
Vincent Valdez discusses how art can counter apathy
Vincent Valdez’s large-scale portraits confront an apathy and amnesia that pervades the American psyche. At this year’s Pitzer College Art Galleries Pepper Distinguished Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture, the artist discussed the myths we tell ourselves and how art can work against them.
Lost in Translation: Searching for meaning in dead languages
Medieval Latin and Ancient Greek may be dead, but they’re far from forgotten. In this edition of Lost in Translation, Claire Welch SC ’27 explores why students are captivated by these ancient languages.
Scripps archival exhibit explores history of Mizrahi Jews in the Middle East
The exhibition “The Mizrahi Jews: 3,000+ Years of Jewish Culture in The Middle East” at the Scripps College Clark Humanities Museum sheds light on the often-overlooked history of Mizrahi Jews.
A history of occupying Pomona College’s Alexander Hall
In light of the arrest of 20 students on April 5, TSL looks back on the history of protest and organizing at Alexander Hall.
‘A Simple Herstory’: Podcast creators remember past women on the presidential ballot
On March 21, the Scripps Presents series hosted “A Simple Herstory” podcasters Jocelyn Kuritsky SC ’04, Jonathan Goldberg and Jennifer Hall to discuss the country’s exhaustive track record of female presidential candidates.