February 2, 2012 by The Scripps Voice

Volume XV, Issue Six

February 2, 2012

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Students Reflect on New Director of Student Activities Sam Haynes: He’s Great! By Vritti Goel ‘12 Editor-in-Chief

Ben Stein will visit Scripps to share his insights as part of the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program page 3

New Beginning s

Scripps welcomes (back) students, faculty and staff! Who’s new this semester??

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Sam Haynes is no stranger to college Sam also works closely with new stu- is part of Scripps’ Alcohol Task Force, a campuses. In his 19th year of professional dent program coordinators Kelsey Mesa group Dean Lee formed last semester to reservices in colleges and universities, this (’13) and Seline Paulino (‘12). Said Mesa, view and modify how Scripps looks at stuself-proclaimed student advocate is bring- “He was my first choice of candidates [to dent alcohol consumption. Working with ing his ideas and experience to shake up work with]. He truly has the students’ in- the College’s lawyers and the board of the lives of Scripps students. terests at heart and respects our opinions. trustees, the committee has already made “Anything that’s not acastrides toward an amnesty policy— demic or athletic is…me,” tentatively called the Safety First/ is how Sam, as he insists Medical Amnesty Policy. everyone call him, describes With all these responsibilities, his job as associate dean of Sam also has taken on advising students and director of stufour of the largest organizations on dent activities at SARLO. campus: SAS, the Scripps Store, The It’s a long title, but it’s also Scripps Voice and, unofficially, Aa title he’s held before. At Team. Said Scripps Store co-Head Drew University, the instituManager Kristen Piepgrass (’12), tion at which Sam previously “Sam is more than an adviser. He worked, he was associate is an advocate for his students and dean of students and suan endless source of knowledge and pervised the residential life, experience.” campus recreation and stu SAS President Antoinette Mydent activities departments. ers agrees. “He’s the biggest ally that At Amherst College, where SAS has had. He came in and revoSam spent eight years, he was lutionized the way SARLO works assistant and then associate and offers students resources. His dean of students and direcsheer [amount of] knowledge and tor of student activities. (Yes, experience with students has helped Sam Hayes and Dean of Stuto push me as a leader.” According dents Rebecca Lee were colto Sam, SAS has always been indeleagues before Lee moved to pendent from its advisors. But, said PHOTO BY LAUREN PRINCE Scripps.) New Director of Activities at SARLO Sam Haynes shows off his caricature wall. Sam, “they seem to like me, so I At Scripps, Sam’s biggest His office is located in SARLO. work with all the different positions job is planning, implementof SAS.” Indeed, Myers said she ing and troubleshooting turns to Sam “when making diffieverything about the new student orienta- Not to mention he is a lot of fun to work cult decisions.” tion. Sam has already created a committee with!” “I am truly a student advocate,” said consisting of students from different class Some of Sam’s other responsibilities in- Sam. “I support what they want. I’m the years as well as people from various de- clude running the SARLO office and plan- one going to go to the administration on partments across campus. The committee ning programs that will, in his own words, behalf of the students and ask for this, this, has met to outline goals and plan a brand “bring students back to Scripps.” Because this and this.” new orientation for next fall. Sam is look- of his previous experiences working with continued on pages 6-7 ing for student feedback about orientation. alcohol policies at other institutions, Sam

Scripps Garden “Cultivating Dreams” Needs Saving By Olivia Buntaine ‘15 Contributing Writer

Exhibit Half the Sky addresses female oppression and features future commencement speaker Zainab Salbi page 9

Pacific Standard Time Exhibit comes to the Claremont Colleges. page 3

In 2009, Hannah Segal (’09) and a few of her friends began cultivating a garden. This garden, named Cultivating Dreams, is located within the California Institute for Women (CIW). Every Sunday since the garden was started, Scripps and other Claremont students have gone to work with incarcerated women inside CIW to harvest organic fruits and vegetables. Friday educational workshops lead by students on food and the environment have been also been added to Cultivating Dreams’ activities. So far, Cultivating Dreams has been a successful non-profit. It started out with a large grant from the Strauss Family in 2008 and won a Mountain Dew grant in 2009. Working with those grants and a limited amount of money from the five colleges, Cultivating Dreams has managed to stay afloat and make a large impact in the lives of the women of CIW and the students volunteering. “Cultivating dreams has been one of the most important parts of my college experience,” said Catherine Schetina (’14).

“It has given me a chance to reach out to a portion of the population usually ignored and make a real difference in their lives.” But it’s not just the students who are feeling the effect—the group recently received from a formerly incarcerated women, Dawn. “The lessons I learned in that garden are priceless beyond measure,” she wrote. What started as a small, Scripps-only garden project has grown into a transformative agent for students and incarcerated women alike. This year Cultivating Dreams has been recovering from applying for what turned out to be a rigged grant, and losing many of its core members to graduation. Between financial issues and the forces of nature (weather and ground squirrels, to be specific) the garden has not been the green, burgeoning center of life it was in the past. Cultivating Dreams currently faces big fundraising goals and the task of creating a larger volunteer pool. If the members of Cultivating Dreams and the Criminal Justice Network do not succeed in these efforts, there is a chance Cultivating Dreams

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will have to close for an indefinite hiatus. However, the students involved are more committed than ever to saving Cultivating Dreams, and have plans to storm the garden next Sunday with a troop of volunteers, ready to get their hands dirty. This organization has been an active and committed part of Scripps College and the 5Cs, and clearly has made a large impact on the people involved, inside and out of the prison. Cultivating Dreams is always looking for more volunteers to get involved and expand the program, especially now.

For more information Visit http://cultivatingdreams.org/ or their fundraising website: http://www.indiegogo.com/ Cultivating-Dreams.

2 • News The Scripps Voice Editors-in-Chief Vritti Goel Lauren Prince Adviser Sam Haynes Design Editors Nancy Herrera Liz Lyon Charlotte Rosenfield

Bi-Monthly SAS Update By Francesca Simmons ‘14 SAS Media Relations Chair

Welcome back, Scripps! Time for the first update of the 2012 spring semester! SAS has quite a few activities going on this semester, and we want you to be in the know. First up is the SAS website. The new website should be up sometime in February, and its main goal will be to help Scripps students navigate their time on campus. If there is anything in particular that you would like to see on the website, please email me, Francesca Simmons, at fsimmons1454@scrippscollege.edu. SAS Sustainability Chair Julia Howard has been working hard since last semester to help make Scripps a more sustainable school. Many of her projects have begun to take form. One of the most visible projects is the Kimberly recycling program. Kimberly Hall has been chosen to run a pilot program in which students will be asked to recycle their paper recycling in a separate bin in their rooms. Students will then bring the paper recycling, along with

their other trash containers, to a container outside the dorm. Staff on facilities will be transporting the paper recycling to a newly purchased cardboard and paper baler behind Malott Commons. The baler is currently receiving paper recycling from Malott and the Motley, and Scripps receives money for each bale produced. Bales are recycled to fund more sustainable efforts on Scripps’ campus. The pilot recycling program is running from mid January to the end of February, and the hope is that by next year we will be able to implement the program in every dorm. Please support your fellow classmates who are participating in the program and email Julia Howard (julia. howard@scrippscollege.edu) with any questions or ideas about the program. An integral part of SAS’s spring semester is the upcoming elections! If you are interested in any SAS positions and have questions, please contact the SAS member currently in that position. Some

positions, such as president and social activities chair, require the candidate to talk to the incumbent beforehand. If you are interested in the president position, please contact Antoinette Myers (saspresident@ scrippscollege.edu). Antoinette has created this new email specifically for SAS, and hopes that you will send her any SASrelated questions or concerns you may have. If you have questions about the social activities chair position, contact Lili Salzberg (Lili.Salzberg@scrippscollege. edu). Also, if you are interested in being the student liaison on the Board of Trustees, look out for applications this semester. They will be available soon. On a final note, the next BeHeard forum will be on Feb. 8 in the Student Union. The theme has not been finalized, but it will concern life at Scripps. Make sure to come out and see what it’s all about! Have fun this nice, sunny semester, and keep SASsy, Scripps!

Gallery: Café Con Leche’s First Meeting

Senior Copy Editor Tori Mirsadjadi

Photos by Nancy Herrera ‘15 Design Editor

Copy Editors Megan Petersen Kate Pluth Section Heads Alissa Fang Taylor Healy Michelle Nagler Web Assistant Meredith Kertzman Business Manager Ina Herlihy Printer Gardena Valley Press Comments and letters can be sent to Scripps College The Scripps Voice, 1030 Columbia Ave, Box 892, Claremont, CA, 91711. You can also email The Scripps Voice at scrippsvoice@gmail.com or visit our website at voice. scrippscollege.edu. If you want to contribute to The Scripps Voice send your articles or photos to editor.scrippsvoice@gmail. com. The Scripps Voice is a student forum and is not responsible for the opinions expressed in it.

Top Left: Marisa Mendoza (‘12) tries to pick up pasta with her mouth in the club’s Minute to Win It competition. Top Center: Jennifer Garcia (‘12) and Annabel Barraza (‘14) listen to Jennifer Arias (‘15) discuss plans for community involvement with Pomona Hope. Top Right: Lucia B. Nunez (‘15) coaches Belen A. Cruz (‘14) on how to move an Oreo cookie into her mouth using only her facial muscles. This and other team-building activites were a fun way for Café Con Leche members to aquaint themselves. Bottom: Café Con Leche’s first meeting, held on January 26, had a large turnout of members excited for the future.

SAS Senior Reps Plan Fabulous Activities By Lauren Prince ‘15 Editor-In-Chief

The SAS Senior Class Representatives Annsley McKinney (‘12) and Amanda Clemm (‘12) have been working tirelessly to plan events, which celebrate the senior class, and find a commencement speaker who reflects the ideals of Scripps. That effort and planning went into finding Zainab Salbi, this year’s commencement speaker. Salbi is the founder of Women for Women International, a grassroots humanitarian and development organization. The organization helps female survivors of wars rebuild their lives by providing social and economic opportunities. Started in 1993, Women for Women International has helped 316,000 women, given over $103 million in direct aid and micro credit loans. It has

impacted more than 1.7 million family members. Salbi has been honored by the Clinton Global Initiative Lead and has received numerous other awards. She is an example of a capable, ambitious, hardworking and empowered woman – the cornerstone of Scripps women. Learning the process of asking someone to speak at commencement was an arduous task for McKinney and Clemm. After getting suggestions from the senior class at the end of last year through Facebook and Survey Monkey, they narrowed down the choices and ended up with Salbi. Other commencement speakers have yet to be chosen. Auditions for the student speaker will be held on February

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17 from 1 to 3 p.m in the Student Union. McKinney and Clemm also planned Toast last semester, a senior event complete with toast and champagne. This semester, they have planned the 100 Days til Graduation party scheduled for tonight at Viva Madrid. There will also be a Sophomore/Senior Candlelight dinner to discuss study abroad, choosing a major, and the trip to Las Vegas. McKinney hopes to plan more events with the senior classes from the other schools, as well as planning more on campus events. Seniors, take advantage of the fabulous opportunities provided to you by SAS and Scripps College. You only have 100 days left. (No pressure).

News • 3 Revolutionizing Art: Pacific Standard Time at Claremont By Kate Pluth ‘12 Copy Editor

Did you see the fireworks burst in the sky above Pomona the Saturday before last? Did you hear the ‘80s music resound from the Millard Sheets Art Center at Scripps? On Jan. 21, Pacific Standard Time came to Claremont with “Performance at Pomona” which included a pyrotechnic show and the opening reception of Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968 at Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, complete wih a live band playing ‘50s music. Pacific Standard Time is a large scale arts initiative set forth by the Getty Foundation. It showcases the Los Angeles arts scene as it flourished during the years 1945 to 1980. Over 60 institutions in southern California, as well as numerous other commercial galleries, are participating in Pacific Standard Time with exhibitions and performances. The subject matter of these exhibitions and performances includes sculpture, architecture, photography and conceptual art. On Scripps’ campus, the exhibition focuses on three local ceramicists—John Mason, Ken Price and Peter Voulkos—who revolutionized the art of ceramics. “These artists were interested in breaking with tradition, blurring boundaries and inventing new expressions,” said Mary Davis MacNaughton, director of the Williamson Gallery and art history professor at

Scripps. Ceramics prior to these artists’ innovations had had a solely utilitarian purpose, as clay was used for coffee mugs or casseroles. But these artists found ways to use clay to make ambitious sculptures. Said MacNaughton, “They began making things on the wheel and then doing something else with those shapes: cutting them, slicing them, opening them, putting them together in different combinations to make sculptures.” Peter Voulkos and John Mason in particular made innovations in the medium by experimenting with scale in their sculptures and creating massive pieces. “Because when you change the scale, you change the way you see the object.” MacNaughton also explained how music influenced the work of Mason, Price and Voulkos. Voulkos played classical guitar, and would often listen to jazz or flamenco. It therefore makes sense that some of Voulkos’ pieces are named after flamenco rhythms. Price loved Chet Baker and cool jazz, which accounts for “that cool, kind of distilled sense” in Price’s work, said MacNaughton. Improvisation, a key element found in jazz, also helps explain the way artists like Mason, Voulkos and Price work. Said MacNaughton, “First of all, you know your technique, as a musician. You know the melody line. And then you can depart from the melody, and do experimental riffs, and then you can

Socializing With Scientists:

come back to the melody. And that was what Voulkos, Mason and Price did as well.” As for our neighboring college to the south, Pomona College was making its own contribution to the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival the night that Scripps’ exhibition opened. “Performance at Pomona” revisited three celebrated performance art pieces originally performed in the 1970s. “Preparation F,” by John White, involved the Pomona/ Pitzer football team; players entered the Memorial Gym at Rains Center in street clothes, undressed and redressed into their football uniforms, and scrimmaged in the space. “A Butterfly for Pomona” was a new pyrotechnic performance by Judy Chicago. Influenced by her previous performance at Pomona, Chicago’s new piece similarly used commercial fireworks and road flares to create a smooth and smoky haze. James Turrell’s “Burning Bridges” also incorporated road flares—this time placing them around the façade of Pomona’s Big Bridges Hall at dusk. Pomona’s three Jan. 21 performances were part of the three-part exhibition at the Pomona College Museum of Art called It Happened at Pomona: Art at the Edge of Los Angeles, 1969-1973. The series of shows highlights the exceptional projects scholars and young artists were creating at Pomona during that time span.

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Professors Show Their Human Side

Ben Stein’s Daybreak

By Charlotte Rosenfield ‘15

By Megan Petersen ‘15

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The Socializing with Scientists program has only two rules: “first names only” and “if someone uses a word that you don’t know, you buzz ’em” [cue buzzer sound effect]. Professors Matthew Benoit and Bryan Thines head the program. They commenced the second semester of this relaxed, social, scientific group Jan. 26. Every Friday, the Keck Science faculty and staff welcome any and all students to join them for dinner and drinks in the Claremont village. “We rarely get the opportunity to talk to other people about what’s going on in their fields and find out what’s happening,” said one of the professors. Both Benoit and Thines wanted to establish a weekly get-together with their colleagues to help bridge the gap between the many different disciplines within the Keck Department. “The idea is that we’d try to explain things to each other without breaking through the jargon of our field and just get to the main point,” said Thines. These two professors realized that, most of the time, their students were only able to participate in the academic conversation of science by displaying posters, giving talks or presenting theses. Benoit said, “What we don’t really have is an opportunity for [students] to participate in the other conversations that happen,” which tend to be more social and relaxed. “A lot of the time, ideas get flowing when you’re—” “Having a cocktail,” Thines interjected “Right, you go up to someone and say ‘Hey, I really liked your work on this. Could I pick your brain over a drink?’” And it’s through this type of dialogue, in these professors’ opinion, that one begins to learn stimulating facts and gain knowledge that one wouldn’t have otherwise. Both professors admit that this central conversation between professors, staff and students was the driving force behind the program’s creation. “And it just caught on,” said Benoit with a shrug. Students agree that the format works. Said Alexandra Pincus (’12), “Normally, I only talk to professors in my field, and then only about their classes and their research. At Socializing with Scientists, I can talk to them about my research, and I can talk to professors I’ll never be able to have classes with, and talk about cool science in general.” Socializing with Scientists was introduced during the fall 2011 semester and quickly grew in popularity. The group started by hosting around to people each Friday, but by the end of the semester, their largest party topped 25. “The first week, we had one student. And the rest were faculty and staff,” Benoit and Thines recalled with laughter. To clear up any misconceptions, these professors don’t really want to talk about “class stuff.” For them,

Ben Stein, the latest and perhaps most controversial speaker sponsored by the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program, is coming to Scripps on Feb. 9. Stein’s topic is Dark Days in America—How to Get to Daybreak. A question-and-answer session will follow his lecture. The event is open to the 5Cs and the public and will be held at Garrison Theater in the Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Perhaps best known in pop culture as the boring teacher in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (“Bueller? Bueller?”), Stein is a well-known author and columnist. Two of his books, The Gift of Peace: Guideposts on the Road to Serenity and How to Ruin the United States of America will be the topic of an invitation-only discussion session in Denison library the afternoon of his speech. Stein’s visit also includes dinner with trustees, invited students and faculty and a photo opportunity with Stein following his lecture. The Malott Public Affairs Program sponsors speakers who are controversial. Stein is a conservative economist and activist, an actor and a past speechwriter. Stephanie Lester (’12), a member of the committee in charge of Stein’s visit, said that while she doesn’t always agree with Stein’s position, “He’s really interesting, and it’s important to be exposed to different points of view.” Lester also said that Stein was the first speaker brought in who was recommended by a student. The program was planned by a committee of faculty, staff, alumnae, students and trustees. Elizabeth Hubert Malott’s daughter, trustee Liza Malott Pohle, and Scripps faculty choose a speaker, and the Office of Institutional Advanement, the Office of Communication and Marketing and the Malott Commons Office plan and execute the rest. Malott Commons Programming Associate Emily Simmons (‘14) feels optimistic about the talk next week. “We have a great team of people working behind the scenes on this event. I have no doubt that it’s going to be a talking point on campus,” Simmons said in an e-mail. For more information about the event, contact the Office of Malott Commons at (909) 607-9372.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE KECK SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Promotional posters for Socializing With Scientists are abundant around the Keck Science Department. it is Friday night and they just want to relax. “I want to talk about what’s really cool—things that are exciting and fun to talk about,” Benoit said, “and to do it in a social setting that is very similar to what scientists, and really any academic, is going to run into. And I think both of us were really itching to do something like this on a more regular basis.” For more information, please contact Professor Matthew Benoit at mbenoit@kecksci.claremont.edu or Professor Bryan Thines at bthines@kecksci.claremont. edu. To participate in Socializing with Scientists, meet outside Keck Science Office every Friday at 5:30 p.m. The meetings started Jan. 27 and will continue throughout the semester.

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4 • Opinions & Editorials An Upperclassman’s Angst: the unknown future By Rachel Darby ‘13 Guest Writer

Now that the spring semester is under way, students are starting to feel settled into their respective niches on campus. For the most part, we have created our cozy dorm room atmospheres, straightened out our spring academic schedules, purchased or rented the appropriate textbooks, joined clubs and other extracurriculars of interest and gotten back into the normal social swing of things with classmates and friends. Yet just as the chaos of settling in for a new semester seems to have ended, many Scripps students are still facing a daunting task: the task of finding the perfect internship. As first years, we are only occasionally asked to look beyond a few weeks in our futures. The focus is on the here and the now. It is about coming to terms with the new environment in which we have chosen to live, developing our own unique identities and discovering where our academic and educational passions lie. Aside from some potential adjustment issues, life as a first year—in the eyes of an upperclassman, at least—seems pretty easy. The dilemmas most often confronting first years include which classes to take next year, which subjects to major or minor in and which CLORGs to join. As we move beyond the first couple of years at Scripps, things start getting more real. With graduation just a hop, skip and a jump away, we often find ourselves faced with more challenging existential questions: where will our academic experiences at Scripps take us in life? Are we pursuing a meaningful career path? Gone are the simple

days when our most pressing questions were which 5C campus students we wished to comingle with on thirsty Thursdays. Faced with our existential dilemmas, the job and internship application process becomes increasingly stressful. Not only are we faced with rising competition in the job market, a national unemployment rate of 8.5 percent and the pressure to succeed from our parents and peers; but, as motivated and ambitious as we Scripps students can be, we are often faced with our own set of insurmountable expectations. Yet amid this period of apprehension and anxiety, it’s important to maintain a positive disposition. We should remember—juniors and seniors alike—that we are still young! Over the course of our 20 or so years, we have had the chance to develop signature strengths, unique traits defining how we approach our academic and social dilemmas. While someone may be an introvert who possesses a high analytical capability and a spectacular kind of driven curiosity, another may be an extrovert who possesses high social intelligence, an unquestionable sense of humor and regard for the feelings of others. Whatever our particular strengths are, recognizing and honing these strengths, while continuing to pursue our passions, is what really counts. We may be experiencing a common pressure to rack up our resume credentials and frantically seek out every possible job opportunity, but this is the time to think about what really makes us happy and to pursue whatever that may be.

Let’s Get Naked Welcome back, Scripps! It’s been a long dry spell, but luckilty we’re kicking off the semester with some profound sexual queries. Here we go!

How deep is too deep? -Probing Questioner When it hurts.

To foreplay or not to foreplay? -Hamlet’s-get-it-on Sorry, but I’m going to have to object to the terms of your question. I refer you, dear sexy reader, to The Guide to Getting it On. The term “foreplay” implies that intercourse is always the end goal, and that any kissing, fondling or wetnessproducing activities which precede said intercourse are merely preparation. This is a problem. You’re shifting the focus away from mutual pleasure by (implicitly) dividing sexual experiences up into “foreplay” and “play.” Femalebodied individuals, for whom intercourse is unlikely to lead to an orgasm, should resent this distinction. But every sexually active individual should resent this distinction, because it defines sex in very narrow terms and turns pleasing the other person into part of a chore, the foreplay, which you’re wondering whether you can skip. Foreplay should be enjoyable for everyone! If it’s not, I’m sorry, but you’re doing it wrong. My problem is more than a semantic distinction, though. “Foreplay” could be understood as any sort of prelude to sex. Even if that prelude is “Let’s fuck” and a hearty nod. Something needs to be going on before the sex comes into play. If there is no prelude to the sex, it would come as something of a surprise for at least one person, wouldn’t it? And “surprise sex” is just a euphemism for “rape.” For sex to be consensual, “foreplay” of some sort needs to occur.

Is doggie style demeaning to women? -Concerned Dog I’m assuming you mean “doggie style” like the sex position and not “doggie style” like an alternative to AP style, in which you’re constantly referring to

women as bitches. Because one of those is highly demeaning. As far as the sex-on-all-fours, penetrating-a-vagina-from-behind doggie style goes, I see nothing inherently demeaning about it. Sure, you’re not face-to-face with your partner. And, sure, the person being mounted is likely to have her breasts dangle below her like udders unless you provide a helping hand or two (or leave her bra on). But you’re still engaging in a sex act with your partner, right? You’re not penetrating the person from behind so you don’t have to look at her, or because you’re dehumanizing her as an animal, right? I certainly hope you’re engaging in “doggie style” sex because both you and your partner enjoy the act. The positions you and your partner choose are about giving and receiving pleasure and about being comfortable with one another. If you structures of power and issues of demeaning one another enter into it, that’s more of an S&M issue than an issue with the positions themselves. Taking a demeaning stance toward women is demeaning to women. Engaging in sex acts which may or may not evoke animals (or involve a lack of eye contact) is not demeaning.

Do you have to have no gag reflex to give a good BJ? -Just Curious You have to swallow against the gag reflex to deep throat effectively. Which doesn’t mean you don’t have a gag reflex, it just means you’ve trained yourself to counteract it. But gag reflexes should have nothing to do with good blowjobs. The most sensitive parts of the penis are more effectively stimulated by acts that don’t carry any risk of gagging. The tip, for instance, can get some shallow in-themouth action and receive close attention from a dexterous tongue more easily when not shoved back toward a partner’s larynx. That cozy, enveloped-in-orifice feeling can be achieved with a lubed-up hand or two. And while the mouth is busy nearer the tip, the base of the penis can get some handsome assistance from those friendly hands. Not to get too graphic, or anything. If you want a more detailed how-to for good oral sex, you might want to consult The Guide to Getting it On. Consider it your spring semester text book from SHE.

If you have any questions, write SHE: Scripps Box #797 (no stamp required for intercampus mail!) E-mail SHE : editor.scrippsvoice@gmail.com or scrippsvoice@gmail.com (Make the subject “SEXXX” or something. SHE will promise to ignore the email address from which your sexy emails are sent and assume everyone’s writing on behalf of sexually-awkward friends)

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Opinions & Editorials • 5

Scripps College Problem #29 By Earnest Eleanor Staff Satirist

After a glorious winter break and a lovely pause from all the problems I seem to face at Scripps, I was confronted by my first quandary on what should have been a perfect day in Claremont. With the end of the second week of classes and with some homework looming over what should have been a carefree weekend, I headed out to Jaqua Quad to study. I lay down my towel and prepared to let those 80-degree rays of January sun hit my skin while trying to forget that the real reason I came out was to finish (okay, start) an essay that was due after the weekend. I opened my shiny MacBook somewhat reluctantly, and immediately decided that I needed a break before I started to work. I rolled onto my stomach and took a short nap while my fellow Scrippsies also brought out their towels and books

to enjoy a relaxing afternoon in the sun. After a few minutes (hours? It’s hard to tell how much time has passed during a sun-soaked afternoon in beautiful Claremont), I gathered up the motivation to be productive and write a passable first draft. I opened up my computer once again, but I couldn’t see a thing on the screen. Was the brightness completely turned off? I thought in my sleepy haze, unwilling to accept the inevitable truth that I knew to be looming in my future. I furiously tapped F2 and watched the slight improvement on my screen, but I knew it wouldn’t be enough. I took off my sunglasses in an attempt to convince myself that it was really just those protective UV shades that were blocking my vision from my essay. But deep down, I knew that wasn’t really it. I had entered the Twilight Zone-esque torture of

lying in the sun with my computer, unable to see the screen. The magnificent heat that radiated onto my skin was preventing me from the unpleasant task at hand. I looked around and saw all the other Scrippsies reading books—some even just for pleasure—and felt a pang jealousy and frustration at the uselessness of my computer. Is it really too much to ask for the ability to study outside during a perfect, sunny day in January with my aluminum unibody computer (with Thunderbolt technology, mind you) and to see my screen? I paid good money for this device, Apple. I should be able to sit in a volcano surrounded by lava and have crystal clear vision. In the meantime, I’ll retreat back to the browsing room of Toll and let the sun hit me through the stained glass windows. But I won’t get any tanner.

The Playful Plateful By Kate Pluth

Here we are. We have made it to the other side of our four-week hibernation period between semesters. If you’re like me, your appetite for a fresh, homecooked meal was well satiated during those weeks. Maybe you even went on a few other culinary adventures, testing a new recipe in your kitchen or going to a restaurant and selecting a menu item outside your comfort zone. You may also be a tad reluctant to return to dining halls that, despite their best efforts, fail to entice on a regular basis. For better or worse, we have left our culinary adventures behind for a return to campus life. And I, for one, refuse to disappoint my taste buds! As we settle in for our spring, I’ll be tapping the pulse of food in Claremont. In this new column, you may find dining hall strategies, dorm-friendly recipes, restaurant reviews or news updates on food in our area. Without further ado, I’d like to share one of the better dining hall creations

that has become a standby when I’m tired of grilled cheese and “allergy free” chicken. Kelsey Poppe (’12) discovered that the asiago cheese bread by the dessert station in Malott Commons provides the perfect foundation for a panini. Thanks to Poppe (whose name is pronounced like the leader of the Catholic church), we have a new option for our grilled cheese cravings: the Poppe Sandwich. To make this noontime delight, you may find yourself circling the dining hall a bit, but it’s worth every step. The Poppe Sandwich 2 slices asiago cheese bread 1 or 2 slices provolone cheese Baby spinach Pesto spread Balsamic vinegar Assemble the sandwich by folding the provolone to fit the size of the bread, and put on as much spinach as you like. Spread the pesto on one of the bread slices. With the balsamic, you have the

choice of either drizzling it over the spinach or the other bread slice. Then, head over the panini press and grill it until the cheese has melted and the bread is blanketed in golden streaks. Enjoy with a salad, fries, fruit, whatever. Or, make two of them—the sandwich will be on the small side due to the size of the bread loaves. As you will discover, this sandwich is good enough that it can satisfy almost every day of the week. As you may also discover, the availability of the asiago cheese bread has been on the decline since last year, when it was served every day. If you like this sandwich as much as Ms. Poppe and I do, get on those comment cards and let’s bring back the bread! Then we can all eat like popes. As my buddy Voltaire once said, “Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.” I’ll do my best to please you, Scripps.

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Spring is a time of new life. Incipit Vita Nova and all that. With the commencement of the new year, as well as the new spring semester, there are myriad new things to take in. Whether you’re returning from abroad, or just returning from a relaxing break, there are plenty of new faces, staff and students alike.

New SARLO Director Haynes CONTINUED FROM PG 1: So, why Scripps? As always, Scripps’ beautiful campus was a huge draw. “I was taken away by how beautiful it is here, and I was impressed by the students that I met on my visit to campus last spring, with India [Mullady] (’11), Seline [Paulino] (’12) and others. The students made it very clear to me. They were disappointed that students wanted to go elsewhere to have fun.” What’s the best part about being at Scripps? In Sam’s opinion, the students. “The single most positive part about Scripps is the independence of students here. It’s not just about being proud of your school but being proud of what it offers and can help you become. The students here are energetic, poised to do whatever they need to for themselves, and they’re not afraid to let the school know, and the rest of the consortium know, that they’re at the center of everything.” (Yeah we are). What has been a not-so-positive aspect of Scripps? Sam answered honestly: “It’s probably trying to bring about change. Or introduce ideals of change to community on various aspects of student life. People want to hear, but aren’t as quick to move on it. It’s a little bit of ambivalence in the community. It is not a deterrent, though.” Sam is working on making more happen at Scripps, “so that students are coming here for programs and events and are having fun.” Sam said that, so far, it’s been “great” working at a women’s college like Scripps. “I have been welcomed for my ideas by everyone that I’ve talked to so far, and I’ve run into very few problems with getting what I want done.” Sam has gained the trust of all the students he works with. When asked to reflect on working with Sam, students say things like, “He makes you laugh every time you’re with him,” and “He’s an inspirational leader.” Said Resident Advisor Shailini Pandya (’12), “His great attitude is an asset to the Scripps Community and makes me feel confident that I can achieve [my goals] as a student, leader and global citizen.” Perhaps the best description of Sam comes from SAS: “He’s the best!” PHOTO COURTESY OF SARLO OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE

McCrickard Joins CP&R Team By Megan Petersen ‘15 Copy Editor

Scripps students and alumnae can expect to see a new face in the Career Planning and Resources Office: Melissa McCrickard has joined the team this semester as an interim career counselor. McCrickard recently moved to the area and began a Master’s program in educational counseling with an emphasis in higher education at the University of Redlands. Her current job as a career counselor is part of on-the-job experience she needs to complete practicum for her Master’s. McCrickard expects to graduate in May. McCrickard says she loves the beauty of the Scripps campus, but she’s really amazed by the students. “The students are very prepared, and it seems like even if they don’t quite know what they want to do, they have some sort of direction,” she said. McCrickard said she wanted to work in career counseling during her undergraduate, but it took her a few years (and several changes of her major) to realize it. McCrickard, who grew up in Chicago, moved to southern California after she PHOTO COURTESY OF MEGAN PETERSEN (‘15) graduated from college, and she decided that it would be a good idea to start graduate school. She says that one of the most important parts of her job is active listening. “You…want to hear the student’s interest and then gauge where they are in the career process.” Since she has spent most of her first few weeks at CP&R training, McCrickard hasn’t spent much time working with students. She said, though, that students help her understand what life at Scripps is like. “The more that I understand about what the students are going through, the better I think I can help.” McCrickard is very excited to be working at Scripps, so if you see her on campus, be sure to say hello.

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Thoughts on Being Back

“Argentina was great, but it’s good to be back.” Although I have heard myself say this line countless times—to family, to friends, to strangers—it has yet to Contributing Writer sound like anything other than what it is: a weak dodging of the question and quick topic-changer. The truth is, I have yet to find a fitting characterization of the most incredible (and challenging) five months of my life, and my response to being back in Camp Claremont changes daily, if not hourly. For me, and I’m sure for many of us coming back from studying abroad, the reverse culture shock Neva Barker once warned us of has loomed large during my first two weeks back in Claremont. This is not to say I am unhappy being back. The moment I saw the Claremont Colleges sign indicating my exit off the 210, I was overwhelmingly excited to be back home at the school I’d been raving about all semester to my friends abroad. My friends here inspire me every day, and I can’t begin to explain the relief I still feel knowing all of my classes are in English. I can’t say enough good things about being within walking distance from every party or having endless food options at my fingertips three times a day, every day. That being said, the Claremont I left is not the same one I returned to. Although I left scripps last Spring more comfortable and confident in my place here than I had ever been anywhere, I now feel like an outsider looking in. I recognize far fewer faces on campus than I did before, the near silence on Friday nights is wildly unsettling and my once familiar routine now feels tedious and confining. Additionally, it hardly needs to be said that the Village—as its name implies—is incomparable to Buenos Aires, the city I spent five months exploring and still yearn to learn so much more about. Although the past two years I spent in Claremont were exactly what I wanted then, being abroad has changed what I expect from myself, my surroundings and my daily life. I’ve resolved to spend every Saturday off-campus in an unfamiliar place (this week Joshua Tree, next week Little Tokyo), and to take a few hours one day every week strictly for myself, on my own time, and far, far away from anything remotely related to a reading, a problem set, or Sakai. Although I may struggle to respond when asked casually about my time in Argentina, I plan to honor the independence and wonder I felt every day while abroad by approaching Claremont just as I did Buenos Aires. My initial discomfort has given me the opportunity to meaningfully change the way I view my relationship with Scripps. It remains the home I love and value infinitely, but also the gateway to a beautiful part of the world I have left unexplored for over two years. I am going to change the way in which I interact with Southern California–essentially, by interacting with it in the first place.

By Caroline Angius ‘13

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Arts & Entertainment • 9 Half the Sky: Women’s Power to Change Gender Oppression By Ariel Bloomer ‘12 Staff Writer This spring, the Skirball Cultural Center is holding an exhibition based on Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a book coauthored by Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas D. Kristof. The exhibit, Women Hold Up Half the Sky, brings to life the global oppression of women, what the husband-and-wife coauthors term “gendercide.” Women Hold Up Half the Sky presents research and anecdotal evidence of gender oppression through multiple media, including textile storytelling, video and audio recordings. The exhibit focuses on women’s health, trafficking, education and economics as key areas of global inequality as well as on reasons for the startling global sex-ratio imbalance. The exhibit avoids becoming pedantic by allowing women to share their own stories, using their own words, images or voices in their various media pieces. The potential pessimism underlying such a weighty subject is balanced by women’s tales of triumph through microloans, non-profits and perseverance. The thesis of the exhibition, like the thesis of the book, is that an investment in women is a sound and pragmatic investment in the development of an entire community. Each visitor to the exhibition is given a code for a pre-paid minimicroloan, so that everyone can contribute to the goal of effecting real positive change for women. The whole

exhibit takes place beneath the Wish Canopy, an interactive art installation where wishes visitors have made on behalf of women and girls are displayed. The canopy is a colorful representation of the sky, something we all help hold up. Sheryl WuDunn, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author, spoke at Scripps in fall 2010. WuDunn was brought to the College as part of the Al-

“Women Hold Up Half the Sky prompts highly personal reflection about privilege and our place in the world.” exa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series: Voice and Vision and the Katharine Howard Miller Endowed Speakers Program. Her visit included a dinner with students and a book-signing, in addition to her talk on Half the Sky. WuDunn’s 2010 talk touched on some of the same themes and many of the same harrowing anecdotes featured in

the Skirball exhibition. Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, is scheduled to speak at this May’s commencement ceremony. Salbi is featured in the Skirball exhibit for her humanitarian work, which began in the early 1990s. Salbi’s humanitarian work has involved aiding female victims of war in the former Yugoslavia. Women Hold Up Half the Sky acknowledges Salbi as an example of how women’s humanitarian leadership can impact the lives of women living in battle-scarred regions of the world. Though docents are on hand for guided tours of the exhibition, I recommend viewing it without a guide: this way, you’ll be free to take the Skirball exhibit at your own pace, in quiet contemplation. Women Hold Up Half the Sky prompts highly personal reflection about privilege and our place in the world, as well as thoughts on our responsibilities to the global sisterhood constructed by Women Hold Up Half the Sky. Women Hold Up Half the Sky will be exhibited through May 20. Exhibition entrance cost is $7 for students, and is free on Thursdays. Check the Skirball Center’s website for hours and special event info. The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90040 and online at www. skirball.org.

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Ongoing – February 19: It Happened at Pomona: Art at the Edge of Los Angeles, 1969-1973, Part 2: Helene Winer at Pomona. Pomona College Museum of Art

February 18-19, 1-5 p.m.: Clay Days with music, dance performances and clay activities, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery

Ongoing – March 31: Common Ground: Ceramics in Southern California, 1945-1975. American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona

Ongoing – April 8: Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price and Peter Voulkos, 19561968. Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery

February 19, 3-4:30 p.m.: Artist conversation hosted by Helene Winer, Pomona College Museum of Art

Ongoing – April 2: Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California. Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena

March 24, 5-7 p.m.: March 10 – May 13: Opening reception for Part 3: At It Happened at Pomona: Art at the Pomona, Pomona College MuEdge of Los Angeles, 1969-1973, seum of Art Part 3: At Pomona. Pomona College Museum of Art

Ongoing – May 20: L.A. Raw: Abject Expressionism in Los Angeles, 1945-1980, From Rico Lebrun to Paul McCarthy. Pasadena Museum of California Art in Pasadena

To find out about the multitudes of other Pacific Standard Time exhibitions and performances throughout our area, visit www.pacificstandardtime.org.

“S.L. Green” by Ken Price.

Scripps’ Pacific Standard Time exhibition at the Williamson Gallery. Photos by Kate Pluth

Untitled vertical sculpture and Untitled wall relief by John Mason.

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10 • Arts & Entertainment Chic Sundresses Show Personalized Style: Amy Tran By Ishmam Rahman ‘14 Contributing Writer Ishmam Rahman: How would you describe your personal style? Amy Tran: My style is very simple, structured and sophisticated. I wear dresses a lot with belts. My mom is a designer and a seamstress, so most of my dresses were designed and made by her. I’ve been wearing a lot of dresses since I was little, so that’s what I like to wear now. IR: And California is perfect for that! AT: Yeah, I’m actually from Montclair. IR: Do you accessorize at all? AT: Not really. If I do, I wear statement earrings or a statement necklace. But other than that, nothing really. IR: Where do you normally get your clothes from? AT: My mom still makes most of my dresses because she knows my style. But if I really like something, I normally get them from Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 or H&M. IR: Tell me more about your mom, what sort of designing does she do? AT: We have a company in Vietnam and in France. It’s a family company and we manufacture everything from undergarments to dresses. She also designs for clients that come to her as she works from home. IR: What are your thoughts on fashion at Scripps? AT: I think people all have unique styles here. It’s important to experiment with styles to find out what’s right for you. I think Scripps is pretty diverse in styles.

Amy Tran (‘13) models her belted dress, accented with earrings. Photos by Ishmam Rahman

Claremont Colleges Calendar of Events February 2 Faculty Authors’ Book Reception with Matt Delmont and Rita Roberts of Scripps 4:15-6:00 p.m., Intercollegiate Departments’ Lobby, Lincoln Building, Pomona College Art After Hours: Star Gazing 5:00-11:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m., Pomona College Gallery Talk and Tour 9:00 p.m., Smith Campus Center 208, Brackett Observatory, Pomona College Money Wise Women Mentors: Considering Graduate School and Financing the Degree 6:00 p.m., Hampton Room, Scripps College Documentary Screening: On the Edge 7:00-8:30 p.m., Edmunds Ballroom, Pomona College February 3 MEDITEA 2:00-4:00 p.m., Clark Living Room and Olive Tea Court, Scripps College Band Night: Summer Twins, Skylar Funk and Naïve Thieves 8:00-11:00 p.m., Motley Coffeehouse, Scripps College February 4 Francesca Lia Block: The Personal is Political Reading 7:00 p.m., Motley Coffeehouse, Scripps College

February 9 Art After Hours: Mini Canvas Painting 5:00-11:00 p.m., Smith Campus Center Gallery, Doms Lounge, Pomona College Ben Stein, “Dark Days in America – How to Get to Daybreak” 7:30 p.m., Garrison Theater, Scripps College February 10 Women’s Golf, SCIAC #1 11:00 a.m., Empire Lakes Golf Course, 11015 6th Street, Rancho Cucamonga Documentary Screening: The War Room 7:00-10:00 p.m., Motley Coffeehouse, Scripps College February 11 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Pomona-Pitzer 1:00 p.m., John Zinda Field, CMS Stadium Sheila Blair: “Pen and Ink: the Development of Islamic Calligraphy” 7:00 p.m., Humanities Auditorium, Scripps College February 12 Christoph Bull: First and Grand 3:00 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College February 13 LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy 5:30-6:30 p.m., Albrecht Auditorium, Claremont Graduate University

February 14 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception 6:00-9:00 p.m., Art Building, Claremont Graduate University February 15 Gender and Women’s Studies Poetry Reading 4:15 p.m., Doms Lounge, Smith Campus Center, Pomona College Kayono: “Shôjo Girls Comics in Action” 4:15-5:30 p.m., Hahn Hall, Pomona College February 16 Art After Hours: Symposium and KSPC 5:00-11:00 p.m., Pomona College Museum of Art February 17 10-minute Play Festival 4:00-5:30 p.m., Blue Room, Frank Dining Hall, Pomona College February 18 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Redlands 1:00 p.m., John Zinda Field, CMS Stadium A Choral Celebration 8:00-9:00 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College

February 19 Women’s Lacrosse Alumnae Game 12:00 p.m., John Zinda Field, CMS Stadium Faculty Recital: Gold Coast Trio, with Rachel V. Huang, Susan Lamb Cook, Hao Huang 3:00 p.m., Garrison Theater, Scripps College February 20 Sara Friedman: “Authenticity Paradigms and Intimate Recognition/Regulation: The Case of Chinese Marital Immigrants” 4:15-5:30 p.m., Hahn Hall, Pomona College February 21 Sean Stone: “Unintentionally Secret Technology at the Library” 12:15-1:00 p.m., Hoch-Shanahan Dining Commons, Harvey Mudd College Bettina Aptheker: “Let Us Join Hands: Feminism, Social Justice and the Scholar/Activist” 4:15-5:30 p.m., Hahn Hall, Pomona College Mathematical Sciences Colloquium 4:15-5:30 p.m., Freeburg Forum, Kravis Center, Claremont McKenna College MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception 6:00 p.m., Art Building, Claremont Graduate University FMI: collegescalendar.org

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Student Life • 11 Semester’s First Salsa Night Attracts Beginners and Pros Alike By Kara Odum ‘15

Guest Writer On Jan. 27, Claremont students put on their flashiest dresses and dancing shoes to take part in the Salsa Night at Edmunds Ballroom. The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company (CCBDC) hosted the Salsa Night as a part of the Southern California Collegiate Dancesport Conference. Dancers from Utah State University and Brigham Young University-Idaho and dance companies travelled here to take part in the dance workshops offered throughout the weekend. The workshops focused on technique development and were taught by world-class dancers. The conference objectives were to promote inter-school relations and to foster collaboration between dance company leaders so as to create a collegiate dancesport network. According to CCBDC Vice President LeeAnn Allen (‘12), the conference was a huge success, and Claremont will be

hosting it again next year. Salsa is a Latin American style of dance that originated from the Afro-Cuban Rumba and Son dances. It is a partnered dance involving a lead—who is traditionally a man—and the follow—traditionally a woman. The two move in tandem through steps and turns indicated by the lead. When done properly, the individuals’ moves are synced and the pair play off of each other. Salsa is fastpaced and based on a series of rock-steps building up into intricate spins and other advanced moves. The night started out with salsa lessons for beginning and advanced dancers. The beginners’ circle learned the basic steps as well as such moves as the underarm turn, the he-goes-she-goes and the double arm spin. After a frantic hour of trying to remember all the steps, it was almost time for new salsa dancers to hit the dance floor. The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company had a special treat for the attendees before the dancing got under way. Several Company members performed the waltz, west coast swing and the rumba. CCBDC Presidents April Wong (‘12) and Jay Daigle (PO ‘08) effortlessly stepped through the waltz, delighting the crowd with an impressive lift at the end. Katie Bennet (HMC ‘12) and Brian Fielder (HMC ‘14) upped the pace with an energetic, and at times sassy, west coast swing. The final performers were Sarah Higley (PO ‘11) and Toby Hammett (PO ‘12) who, like passionate poetry come to life, excelled through the rumba. After these inspiring performances, the rest of the crowd was ready to show Dancers show off their moves at CCBDC’s first salsa night. off their moves. The DJ played several salsa style Photo by Kara Odum

songs but threw in some Top 40 selections as well. The ballroom featured a stage at one end, while the rest of the room was decorated with festive lanterns and red balloons. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the energy of the night, but there was one noticeable problem. Due to a shortage of men, many women had to sit out for several dances. Some women chose to learn A couple pauses for a dip. the steps for the lead role to allePhoto by Kara Odum viate this problem, but even with these women’s efforts, the ratio still favored the males in the room. Despite this issue, dancing continued until the early hours of the morning with plenty of dips, spins and flair to excite all levels of dancers. For those who didn’t get enough or who want to learn how to salsa throughout the semester, the CCBDC hosts Salsa Nights regularly on Friday nights. Check out the Facebook group “Salsa Addicts at the Claremont Colleges” for the most up to date information.

SARLO’s Week of Welcome Re-Energizes Students for Spring By Vritti Goel ‘12

Editor-in-Chief On the first day back this semester, our campus wasn’t just bustling with students runbigger Week of Welcome for the fall. Haynes is working with his newly-formed Orienning to and from classes. Students were also stopping by SARLO’s Week of Welcome tation Committee to explore ways to merge the new student orientation with a week of (WOW!) events for fun, laughter and free giveaways. A four-day event, WOW! was opening activities for the entire College. the brainchild of SARLO’s new Director of Student Activities Sam Haynes. Haynes Students won’t have to wait until next fall to take advantage of SARLO’s new image said he wanted to kick-start and offerings. The SARLO the spring 2012 semester staff is preparing to introduce with a re-introduction of a new spring trip to Disneythe SARLO office and land. Berenice Villela (’12) the services it has to offer rejoiced at the announcethe Scripps community. ment that this trip would be For Haynes, WOW! was open to all students. Said Vila trial run for the greater lela, “Sam is the kind of guy welcome week he will be who, when presented with an introducing during the first idea, will immediately turn week of next fall. around and implement it. Each day of WOW! was When I told him I was upset co-sponsored by a different I couldn’t go on the Disneystudent organization. The land trip because it was only week’s activities included for first years, Sam nodded a SARLO photo booth, and said he was sorry that “human bubble bowling,” was the case. A couple of Wii games and karaoke. weeks later, he broke the T-shirts, movie passes, free news to me that he was putDVD rentals and an abunting together an all years trip dance of food were availto Disneyland in the spring, able on all four days. All and that he was looking into of these free items, said getting more programming Haynes, relate to a service for non first years. News SARLO provides. spread fast, and he never fails Did WOW! succeed? to give me credit for the idea, Judging from the more than even though he’s the one do400 Scripps students who ing it all!” attended across all four SARLO plans to roll out days, yes. Students came other low-cost trips to variout to the still-relativelyous places around the LA new SARLO location oparea, similar to the free trip posite Frankel-Routt and to the Getty Center that was learned about services open to the entire Scripps offered, like discounted community. “We will work Disneyland tickets and WOW! activities throughout the week included a SARLO Photo Booth, Dance Dance Revolution and Henna. with SAS on its major parties movie passes. The student Clockwise from top: Zaneh Williams (‘14) and Roslyn Hower (‘14), Daniela Herzandez (‘12), Nikki Gettu (‘14) and with A-Team for its magroups who co-sponsored Photos courtesy of Sarlo jor Spring Carnival on April the events—SAS, A-Team, 6. Seniors can look forward Residence Life RA staff and New Student Program—all worked with SARLO to ento great events to complement the Scripps senior traditions.” sure that students had as much fun as possible. It may have been its first go, but WOW! is already filling Scripps with expectations Drawing on the success of his WOW! program, Haynes said he is planning an even of great things to come.

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Uncensored opinions, straight from the Editors-in-Chief themselves. CMC Stats Scandal

WTF, Claremont? Apparently, the Claremont Colleges are trying just a little too hard to get on the map, recognized by competent authorities (Forbes and the Princeton Review). First, Scripps screwed up their numbers (and got bashed by TSL), and now CMC has been purposefully falsifying their stats for six years….. WWTSLD (What will TSL do)? Remember back in September when CMC was bragging about doing better in the rankings than Pomona?… Whoops. Karma’s a bitch.

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The Motley Opened Again

Obama on Light Sabers WIN!

Remaining GOP Candidates Jon Stewart said it right… Romspringa!

Marcel the Shell

Still awesome…. EVERY time! I mean, who doesn’t want to hang glide on a Dorito?

CMS v. PP Rivalry

Too malicious! Don’t get me wrong, we’re all for shouting at fans, especially in rivalry games. But you see, there’s this thing called a line – and it was crossed at the Wednesday night game. The Pitzer-Pomona fans were passing around a CMS roster with the players names and blatantly falsified, rude (way past traditional unsportsmanlike conduct), and explicit information. NOT OKAY. At the next game on Feb. 21, the worst thing I expect to hear is “Safety School!” shouted at the other fans. We all have close friends on the other campuses. Such conduct should not be tolerated by the school or condoned by the students. This list crossed the line. Don’t do it again. Here’s the plan: one Claremont College sports team. We’re all a clusterfuck anyway (isn’t that what the New York Times was implying when they called us a “Claremont Colleges cluster?”).

Kelsey Poppe (‘12), Eden Olsen (‘14), Jaclyn Roher ‘(12), Julia Hughes (‘13), Katie O’Brien (‘14), Melissa Margolis (‘13), Maggie Dickman (‘12), Alice Opalka (‘12), Leah Munsey (‘12) and Kopi Ramsay (‘14) pose in their 90’s costumes at the opening of the Motley on Thursday, January 26. Music and popular TV shows from the decade were heard and shown throughout the busy night that introduced students to the coffeehouse’s new looks.

RIP CINE

So, it’s gone. And I still pronounce it the way you would in Spanish (c-nay). Clearly, the Colleges want to be EVEN more prestigious than they already are by eradicating the only Internet connection that worked reliably. Goodbye, we’ll miss you. :/

February 2, 2012 • The Scripps Voice •Volume XV • Issue Six