Summer research continues this week, but it’s time to ask professors about the value of student research. Professor Aaron Leconte and Visiting Professor Taia Wu recount their Scripps-Pitzer lab that modifies DNA polymerase to improve drug delivery systems. Wu, a Scripps student researcher turned professor, now guides students through summer research and shares the benefits of summer research from the lab’s lead professors.
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Scripps students speak out after many housing accommodations were denied
After being denied housing accommodations, some students at Scripps College are expressing concern about their future living situations.
Behind the scenes at Scripps Dances 2025
Culminating a year of collaboration, the Scripps College Dance Department held its annual showcase at Garrison Theatre over the weekend of April 11. Performing numbers choreographed by students, visiting artists and Scripps College faculty alike, the dancers captivated the audience with exciting, emotional and powerful pieces celebrating themes of identity, community and joy.
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.
Scripps College announces plans to remove 240 House and warns students to prepare ‘backup options’
Scripps College students anticipate housing selection difficulties following the upcoming demolition of the 240 House.
U.S. Department of Education opens Title VI investigation into Scripps College
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights opened a Title VI shared ancestry investigation into Scripps College due to allegations of discrimination towards Jewish and Israeli students on March 18.
Queering the kegger: The return of the Quegger
A queer-inclusive twist on the traditional kegger, the “Quegger” is a party that has been on the social scene in one form or another since 2017, but has been revitalized this semester. Since last month, two Queggers have been hosted in Scripps’s Schow Courtyard, the most recent occurring last Saturday, March 8.
Passing the torch: Alison Saar and evolving Black legacies at The Benton
Alison Saar SC ’78 is one of five artists featured in The Benton’s latest exhibit, “Black Ecologies in Contemporary American Art.” While Saar is just one piece of this show, she stands as a leader of the cultural canon of the Claremont Colleges, continuing the efforts of her family and mentors to uplift Black art at the 5Cs and beyond.
Home is where the accent slips: First-year international students ponder cultural shift
Cultural identity isn’t fixed—it shifts as we navigate different spaces. For Rochelle Lu SC ’28, returning home overseas meant realizing how much had quietly changed — her mother tongue slipping and familiar situations feeling awkward. Is cultural drift inevitable, and do we ever truly stay the same?
Gyms with Jun: Episode Two
Which Claremont College has the best gym? Jun Kwon PO ’28 continues his series where he gives conclusive reviews about the gyms around campus. He cites size, amenities, machinery, study spaces and more in order to give a final rating out of 10. This week, Kwon took on Roberts Pavilion at Claremont McKenna College.