Madison Yardumian ’21 Scripps College recently received a sizable one million dollar donation from both The Fletcher Jones Foundation and the Sidney J. Weinberg Jr. Foundations, adding up to a net donation of two million dollars...
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The Controversy of Greta Van Fleet and Musical Inspiration
Ali Bush ’19 Music Columnist The new rock band, Greta Van Fleet, deeply upsets me. I’m seething just typing the band’s name. The rock band has made a huge splash on the rather lacking hard rock scene with their new album, Anthem...
All I Want for Christmas is You (To Gift in More Sustainable Ways)
Sondra Abruzzo ’19 Oh, the holiday season! There is nothing I love more than good food, warm drinks, and coming up with the perfect gifts for my friends and family. Although seeing your twenty-year-old daughter joyfully unwrap...
Scripps Presents Abbi Jacobson and Lena Waithe in Conversation: #StrongWomenSzn
By Theri Aronson ’20 On Sunday Nov. 4, comedian and, producer, writer, and series creator, Abbi Jacobson, made a stop at Scripps College to talk about her newest book “I Might Regret This,” that was published on Oct. 30...
Queer Artists Who Are Killing The Game
By Hayley Van Allen The Internet The Internet is composed of five clearly great friends, two of whom are very openly gay: Sydney Bennett (Syd), the lead singer, and Steve Lacy, on guitar/vocals. Their music blurs the lines...
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Anna Mitchell ’22 What has fallen off my back? Whatever its nature, it’s mine like fruit dropping plump, almost bursting (squeeze a grape between fingers you’ll see) or an avalanche you watch from across the valley the snow-crust...
In Support of Strange Flavors
Kendall Lowery ’22 For those of you who may have found yourself stumped, staring hopelessly at a menu board, faced with the eternal decision between dependability and intrigue, I am here to complete that leap of faith for you! I...
I’m Not Your Luggage Rack
By Faith McDermott I’m not looking for a project. There–I said it. I’ll probably receive some kind of backlash for that brutally honest statement but it’s true. I’m not interested in dating a guy who has more baggage than a...
GJW Namesake has Passed: Rose Garden to be Planted in Her Honor
Theodora Helgason ’22 Alumna and Lifetime Trustee Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler ’72 was best known on campus for the residence hall named in her honor and affectionately nicknamed “GJW” by current students. President Lara Tiedans...
Avocado Toast vs. Affordable Housing: The Debate between Generations Conveniently Disregards the Existence of the Ruling Class
By Luena Maillard ’20 We have all seen the articles, ‘Millennials are killing the golf industry’ ‘Millennials are killing the diamond industry’ ‘Millennials are killing the [insert high-cost business here}’. More recently...