Another student, Annie Arbuthnot ’12, copresident of the Food Justice Society at MHC, appreciates that in this class, she can indulge her passion. “I love food, but people make fun of me when I talk about it all the time. Now I can write papers about it instead of boring my friends.” “History is not just textbooks,” Lipman said to students settled into their seats in Dwight 101. In fact, when the origins of lasagna are debated and the class meets over egg rolls, history is delicious.—Maxine Getz ’13
competition) class, where MHC finished third in the nation overall.
impressive, and it is an honor to teach a student of this ability.”
Given that there are more than 340 colleges and 8,000 riders who participate in intercollegiate riding, being the third best is impressive, said riding coach C.J. Law. “Lindsay is an outstanding, top national rider for MHC,” she added. “Her abilities are
Team captain in 2010, Sceats chose not to run for a leadership position this year, as she was busy applying to medical schools. A Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi inductee, she was a biochemistry major and English minor, winner of the Louisa Stone Stephenson
Chemistry Prize and Bernice MacLean Excellence in Biology Award, and boasted a 3.95 grade-point average. “Her honesty, integrity, and conscientiousness are beyond reproach,” added Law. Sceats will attend Stanford Medical School in the fall and will bring along her horse Puffy, with whom she does the big jumps.
Equestrian Named AA Scholar–Athlete Top national rider Lindsay Sceats ’11 has been awarded the Alumnae Association Scholar-Athlete Award for her outstanding achievements in academics and athletics.
This year, Sceats was the champion Open Equitation Over Fences rider for Region III, Zone 1, and the champion Zone 1 Open Equitation Over Fences team rider at the Tournament of Champions. She rode at the IHSA Champion Horse Show this year in the Open Equitation Over Fences Collegiate Cup (team
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Sceats and Cacchione Cup ribbon in 2010
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A champion rider at intercollegiate shows, Sceats in her college career earned many points for the MHC team’s successful runs at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships. Her accomplishments include winning the coveted 2010 Cacchione Cup, cementing her spot as a top intercollegiate rider in the United States.