Eugenia Cheng discussed applications of math in baking, braiding and other aspects of everyday life during her lecture “How To Bake Pi” Wednesday at Scripps College.
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Politician pushes Republican agenda
The University of La Verne College Republicans hosted Shawn Steel in Morgan Auditorium Wednesday as a speaker of “Conservatism of Today.”
Poet laureate emphasizes passion
A harmonica materialized in the hands of Juan Felipe Herrera, the 21st poet laureate of the United States, and he began to serenade the audience with a tune his father blew while migrating from Mexico to Colorado.
Ralph Nader urges civic activism
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and former presidential candidate, told faculty, students and staff at Morgan Auditorium Wednesday that time is invaluable.
Building on history
Tiffany-Paige Hernandez, junior political science major, presents “From Victorian Hotel to Parking Palace,” for the oral history lecture series Monday in the President’s Dining Room.
Foreign relations strained post 9/11
Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Ernesto Derbez discussed Mexico’s relationship with the United States after 9/11, on Nov. 17 in the Campus Center Ballroom.
Events leading to Kristallnacht discussed
On the evening of Oct. 27, 1938 the Grynszpan family along with 12,000 other Polish Jews were herded like cattle onto train cars headed for the Polish-German border.
NPR’s Hinojosa considers role of journalism in Scripps talk
NPR’s “Latino USA” host Maria Hinojosa discussed the struggle of being a Latina journalist and what the role of journalism should be in the United States Tuesday in the Garrison Theater at Scripps College.
Zika virus threatens Southern California
Sheena Patel, an epidemiologist from the Riverside County Office of Public Health, spoke on the Zika virus epidemic at the Hot Spot lecture of the Wednesday.
Orr explores climate change
David Orr, special assistant to the president of Oberlin College, urged the University of La Verne to take action in reducing climate change in his lecture “Dangerous Years: Education in a Hotter Time” March 4 in LaFetra Lecture Hall.