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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of February 24, 2014
Claremont, Calif. (March 3, 2014) Rain wreaked havoc with various schedules this week, but not enough to prevent some impressive performances from the Sagehens. Leading the way was the Women’s Lacrosse team, which traveled north to the Tacoma, Washington area for three games and won all three by double figures to improve to 6-2 on
[Read More...] March 3, 2014
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Conference Tackles Water Scarcity and Searches for Solutions
Claremont, Calif. (February 26, 2014)—The Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College is co-sponsoring Water Scarcity and Solutions: Global and Local, a day-long conference featuring water professionals and environmental experts, including Pitzer professors Brinda Sarathy and Branwen Williams, and alumnus Char Miller ’75. The conference, organized by Claremont-based think-tank The American Institute
[Read More...] February 26, 2014
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Pitzer College Student Marcela Jones ’14 Wins Social Justice Award
Claremont, Calif. (February 26, 2014) – Pitzer College student Marcela “Marcy” Jones ’14 won the 2014 Napier Award for Creative Leadership. Part of the Napier Initiative of Pilgrim Place and The Claremont Colleges, the Napier Award includes a $10,000 stipend to support innovative projects focused on social justice. Jones plans to develop a literacy initiative
[Read More...] February 26, 2014
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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of February 17, 2014
Claremont, Calif. (February 24, 2014) This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Swimming and Diving teams earn some record-breaking performances at the SCIAC Championships, the Men’s Basketball team close out the regular season with two straight wins as it prepares to host a SCIAC semifinal game on Friday night, and the Men’s and Women’s Tennis
[Read More...] February 24, 2014
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Pitzer College Students Recognized at National Model UN Conference
Claremont, Calif. (February 21, 2014) — Pitzer College students Benjamin Levine ’14 and Elizabeth (Biz) Pedersen ’14 received Best Delegate awards, and Braden Holstege ’14 won an honorable mention, at the 2014 Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) Conference. This is the sixth consecutive year that one or more Pitzer students have been recognized at
[Read More...] February 21, 2014
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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of February 10, 2014
Claremont, Calif. (February 17, 2014) This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Women’s Water Polo team improve to 6-2 on the young season with a pair of dramatic wins at the Cal Baptist Lancer Invite, while the Baseball team took two of three from CMS to win its first SCIAC series of the year. Women’s
[Read More...] February 17, 2014
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Primordial Perception: Pitzer Professor Lars Schmitz Gives Talk on the Evolution of Eyes
Claremont, Calif. (February 14, 2014)— Assistant Professor Lars Schmitz will discuss his ongoing research into the evolution of eyes on February 18, 2014 at the Malott Commons at Scripps College. Schmitz teaches biology at the W.M. Keck Science Department, a joint program of Pitzer, Claremont McKenna and Scripps colleges. The event is open to all
[Read More...] February 14, 2014
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Pitzer College Student-Athlete Named to Water Polo First-Team All-America
Claremont, Calif. (February 13, 2014) — Pitzer College student-athlete Jarrod Gaut ’14 was named to the first-team Division III All-America team by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Association. Gaut plays center for the Sagehen Men’s Water Polo team. In addition to Gaut’s honor, junior attacker Stephen Vint ’15 received honorable mention distinction. Gaut
[Read More...] February 13, 2014
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Pitzer College Student Karly Brint ’14 Wins Mathematical Association of America Award
Claremont, Calif. (February 10, 2014)—Pitzer College Student Karly Brint ’14 won an Outstanding Presentation Award for her poster Torified Rational Links at the 2014 Joint Mathematics Meetings of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and American Mathematical Society. Only the top 12-15 percent of the posters in the 2014 MAA Undergraduate Poster Session win the
[Read More...] February 10, 2014
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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of February 3, 2014
Claremont, Calif. (February 10, 2014) This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Men’s Basketball team win its big rivalry game with CMS in front of the usual capacity crowd at Voelkel Gymnasium, while Kyle Dalrymple ’17 set a new program record for the Men’s Swimming and Diving team. Men’s Basketball went 2-0 on the week
[Read More...] February 10, 2014