February 2022

Will You Be My Valentine? A Look-Book

Maddie Moore ’22 Fashion Columnist Valentine’s Day: to some, a day for couples. To others, a day created by candy-companies to sell

February 19, 2022

5Cs

It was a Dark and Windy Night

Belen Yudess ’25 Social Media Manager On Jan. 21, the Claremont area was subject to a torrential wind storm, with winds as

February 19, 2022

Health & Lifestyle

Maintaining a Sustainable Lifestyle in the Age of COVID-19 Takes Readjusting, but It Isn’t Impossible

Ellen Hu ’24 Editor-in-Chief When the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak first became prevalent, several things struck me. First, my regular lifestyle of staying

February 19, 2022

5Cs

Scripps Lifts Many COVID-19 Restrictions, Allows for Cross-Campus Dining

Ellen Hu ’24 Editor-in-Chief On Feb. 10, Scripps students received an email from Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of

February 19, 2022

5Cs

A Post-Windstorm Update on Our Campus’s Trees

Lauren Marler ’24 Staff Writer Each day, Scripps students study or chat with friends under the canopies of Elm Tree Lawn, or

February 19, 2022

Scripps

Matcha-Waited Motley Updates

Lindsay Ravetz ’25 and Belen Yudess ’25 Staff Writers Since last semester, there have been whispers surrounding The Motley’s much-anticipated reopening. The

February 19, 2022

Scripps

Bryant Terry: Chef and Food Activist

Jihae Oh CMC ’24 Staff Writer On Feb. 10, Scripps Presents hosted chef and activist Bryant Terry for the Martin Luther King

February 19, 2022

Scripps

COVID-19 and CLORGS: What’s Happening?

Eleanor Dunn ’24 Staff Writer Scripps’ social scene has been fraught with uncertainty due to worries surrounding COVID-19 cases. Tension between valuing

February 19, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

“Euphoria” is Back, But is it Better Than Ever?

Cecelia Blum ’24 Design Editor “Euphoria” has been repremanded by critics for a host of reasons, including but not limites to: glamorizing

February 19, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

“Hawkeye”: A Disappointing Introduction to Kate Bishop

Alyssa Wend ’24 Copy Editor Editor’s Note: Contains spoilers for “Hawkeye” The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is known for creating well-loved and

February 19, 2022

5Cs

Music-Making in a Pandemic: Updated COVID-19 Protocols for Ensembles

Isabel Li ’25 Staff Writer After weeks of uncertainty following the latest COVID-19 surge, students enrolled in the Joint Music Program’s Claremont

February 19, 2022

Music

“Laurel Hell” Is Mitski’s Sublime 80s-Pastiche Return to Indie

Aanji Sin ’24 Editor-in-Chief Japanese American indie pop singer Mitski is back, and it is indeed just me and her against the

February 19, 2022

Writing

Renaming the Lang Building: One Woman’s Journey

Nina Howe-Goldstein ’25 Guest Writer It is a universally acknowledged truth that Scripps College loves acronyms and abbreviations. The idea is ingrained

February 19, 2022