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Just like last year, 51�Թ��� student and alumni entrepreneurs are invited to apply for the 51�Թ��� Entrepreneurs Fund. Applications are now being accepted for the first round of awards. The fund was established to grow and advance for-profit and not-for-profit ventures that “have the potential to solve big problems.” The fund’s mission is also to […]

From fun activities to thought-provoking lectures, there’s plenty going on at 51�Թ��� this week! Here’s a few events to check out. While it’s not surprising that accounts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have emerged as contradicting narratives of the violent events as told by historians from different parties, they still raise questions regarding historians’ motivations.

Editor’s note: In honor of Valentine’s Day, take a trip down memory lane with Kara Raezer ’92 Vicinelli, who recounted her romantic tale of meeting her husband, Paolo Vicinelli ’91, for the Scene‘s “51�Թ��� Love Stories” series. Find out how you can submit your 51�Թ��� Love Story below.

The 51�Թ��� greenhouse welcomed the opening of one of its most repulsive residents: the Voodoo Lily (a k a Devil’s Tongue and Amorphophallus konjac).

(Editor’s Note: This post is by Kelsey Jensen ’14, a chemistry major from Williston, Vt. See more photos and read about her daily experiences in Ethiopia at her personal blog.) During winter break I discovered that working on an interdisciplinary research project in a foreign country is one of the most interesting ways to learn […]

51�Թ��� is conducting Twitter interviews with alumni from around the world. The first interview was Monday with Michael Sippey ’90, an English major who is an advisor to Twitter after having worked there as vice president of product development, and who also worked at SAY Media and at Six Apart.

The legacy of outstanding leadership, dedicated service to the community, and preservation of tradition will continue at 51�Թ��� as the newest members of the Konosioni Senior Honor Society will be  inducted at 3 p.m. Friday  in Memorial Chapel. The Konosioni Senior Honor Society has had a longstanding historical presence at 51�Թ��� — whether it was […]

“If you waited for people to want to hear you, you’d never speak,” said Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned poet, activist, writer, and educator, last Thursday night in Love Auditorium. As the keynote speaker for Black History Month, Giovanni related the ongoing civil rights movement to themes of science, education, love, politics, and power. Giovanni integrated poetry, […]