May 1, 2014
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By Lucy Altman-Newell ‘17 Staff Writer ean of Students candidate Jan Collins-Eaglin emphasized expanding the role of Student Affairs, orientation, student activism and caring for everyone’s mental health when she visited campus April 14-15. Expanding the role of student affairs would mean increasing its visibility and the services it provides. Collins-Eaglin would like to see the student affairs office become the social, academic, and emotional hub on-campus. Faculty would integrate themselves better with the office, for instance by having faculty do research on issues of student affairs (i.e. a sexual assault report). In order to create a campus-wide sense of school spirit, Scripps can host events around sports events and take pride in its academic achievements by counting the number of Fullbrights we acquire. All in all, she says, “We need to be proud in saying things out loud. We have to get over our reservations, and have pride in what we do!” Collins-Eaglin notes that orientation is a very intense time
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Charlotte Johnson (left) and Jan Collins-Eaglin visited Scripps as cadidates for VPSA/DOS. Photos courtsey of Dartmouth College and Jan Collins-Eaglin
for a first year, and so it needs to be re-looked. The two weeks host so many events that it is good to look at times when students can take a breath. There are first-years who aren’t social and don’t like hanging around with so many people, and so they need more solitary time to reflect. Therefore, she suggests taking a look at how the activities of orientation can be evenly spread
out throughout the year. Often, the second year of college can be neglected, and so she would also want to evaluate the sophomore year experience. Concurrent with ongoing conversations on diversity, CollinsEaglin highlights the importance of creating a continuing dialogue. She states, “Rather than the superficial eating of Mexican food
and celebrating diversity, we need to train students to listen. Not to debate, but to have a real dialogue.” She continuously associates the challenges of marginalized students to a struggle they should celebrate. She says, “I celebrate the struggle. As long as there is a struggle, the college will always be dynamic…. Celebrate the struggle; it is a sign of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
scripps Poetry class hosts open mic at Pomona college Amphitheater By Jessica Lin ‘16 Design Editor
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n Thursday, May 8, a group of students from the Scripps Poetry Writing Workshop class will host a free open mic night at the Pomona Greek Amphitheater, located at the Pomona College Farm. The event will include live music, poetry readings, and other forms of entertainment. Free dinner will be served, with tentative plans for a menu including pasta, salad, appetizers, fresh fruit, drinks, and snacks. Everyone is invited to perform and sit back and
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enjoy the show. Student musicians outside the poetry class have been invited to participate in the event, with one student host considering the incorporation of music in his poetry reading. The class also hopes to provide a variety of instruments for its audience to play around with, either on stage or during the show’s intermission. Members of the audience are invited to bring their own instruments to share with the community for the night. Having begun planning over a
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month and a half ago, the group purposely chosen a date during reading days so students can attend without worrying about missing class. In a similar mindset, the hosts encourage those who are reticent about sharing their work to accept their offer to act as proxy performers. That being said, they encourage everyone to recognize the event as a free space, a place for freedom of expression. The party’s hosts plan to share their original work, poems written to fulfill assignments as well as those
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penned outside of class. Funded by the Scripps’ English department, the show will be hosted small class of eight: Lucas Ayenew PZ ‘17, Nick Zmijeski PZ ‘17, Alexa Campbell PZ ‘15, Marissa Dorit, Sean Fentress PZ ‘16, Neeka Salmasi PZ ‘16, Maile Blume SC ‘17, and Jessica Lin SC ‘16. Although still in the midst of preparation, the group is hoping to craft handmade, surprise gifts for those who attend the event. So make sure to come out and support your friends. It’s sure to be a show you won’t want to miss.
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