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Camille Palmer developed her technical skills from the first day of basic sewing class at Stephens. A six-week summer internship at Jerell, a Dallas-based manufacturer of apparel, opened her eyes to the possibility of making technical design her chosen profession.. |
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Our Student Profiles
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As two young women from little old Inman, South Carolina,
the Mexican state of Oaxaca suited Converse College students Jorden Harvey
and Karissa Terry just fine for their January term study-abroad trip.
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Now in production of its third season, Design Squad invited Lindsey Nguyen '10, a Smith engineering major from Brockton, Massachusetts, to participate in the show following her audition last year. MORE » |
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Janet Takaringwa will earn her MBA from Simmons College in August after two years of study and 28 years of unimaginable struggle and sacrifice. Takaringwa grew up in one of the poorest areas of Zimbabwe.
Her father worked in a factory and her mother sold homegrown fruit and
vegetables. Takaringwa was the oldest child, and she found herself the
head of the family when her parents died of AIDS when she was 15. |
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Eight Mills students win national reporting awards. Information plus
links to their award-winning radio reports. MORE » |
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If you think you know what young women are interested
in these days, think again. Facebook, of course. A career, sure. But
sewing? |
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When my mom took me shopping for my first bra, I was terrified that a classmate might see me. I kept my head low as she guided me through the dense jungle of satin straps and cups, and I nearly died of humiliation when she asked where the training bras were located. Nearly 20 years later, in July 2006, Mom and I are again standing in front of a cashier island in the middle of the sea of lingerie at the San Jose Nordstrom. We’re waiting for Rachael, the prosthesis specialist, to escort us to the dressing rooms for Mom’s first post-mastectomy fitting. MORE » |
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Sanja Jagesic knows about the frailty of justice
in a harsh world. Born in wartorn Bosnia, she became a refugee at age
7, fleeing to Germany and eventually the United States through a relief
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"What does it really mean to be multicultural? As an I-LEAD
fellow, I have learned that this does not mean your race, nationality,
or religion. Being multicultural is a skill which enables a person to
communicate well and cross over the cultural barriers that divide people." |
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Karen Potter '08, a three-sport athlete at Mary
Baldwin College, will be one of just two students highlighted in an
hour-long episode of NCAA On Campus airing April 18, 2007. |
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Completing a different kind of test is student Natasha Sivananjaiah on the PBS series "Design Squad" : "I have always had a strong background in math and science and
it wasn't until recently that I decided to get a liberal arts education,"
she said. "Even though I have made up my mind to go to law school,
the analytical skills you learn from engineering will help you in any
field." |
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"Just being in the education program has contributed to my
concept of education and public schools and the need for arts-based
education. Having those resources allowed me to emphasize the need for
them to think outside the box, and to see theatre as something they
can do—they don't have to be a movie star or on TV to be able to do
it. They can make art themselves." |
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While much of the attention paid
to pandemic illness today focuses on the potential for a deadly avian
flu outbreak, Hollins seniors and Batten Scholars Nessa Ryan and Kate
Stanley are supporting the physicians and educators who know that a
real pandemic continues to rage, particularly in the developing world. |
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My sophomore year, I was the resident assistant for Tinker, one of the
first-year dorms. I have also served as secretary of the Black Student
Alliance; parliamentarian in the student senate; executive director of
the College Republicans; photo editor of the Spinster [yearbook];
an admissions ambassador; and historian of the French Club. Next spring
I plan to go to London, where I will also have an internship. MORE » |
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I’M FROM THE SUNNY
suburbs of Southern California and never really expected to leave. So
naturally, I stayed in California for my first year of college. Unfortunately,
it wasn’t quite what I expected, and I was a little disappointed. |
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After graduation, this ethnic studies major plans to live in an inner city neighborhood and work with marginalized citizens to bring about social change. MORE » |
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Alexa A. Harris, ’2007, is a Comparative
Women’s Studies major with a concentration in “Documenting Women and
Digital Media” from Franklin, Virginia. |
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Though I’d never planned on going to a women’s college, I knew the statistics
about how graduates of women’s colleges excel in underrepresented fields.
With all the coed schools nearby, I knew there’d be balance. I also liked
Northampton; it reminded me of Berkeley. MORE » |
