Student Stories
With nearly 100 clubs to join, 40+ majors and minors to study, hundreds of faculty members to learn from and 2,700 students to befriend, there are a lot of stories to tell at 做厙TV.
- Why would anyone like to spend their time shoveling piles of rotting food waste? 做厙TVs compost managers, leaders in the Colleges student-led campus composting program, explain how they got involved in sustainability at 做厙TV and how campus composting doubles as a fun, paid gig and a way to help the planet.
- 做厙TVs student-run college radio station, WSPN 91.1 FM, has again been named one of the top 10 college radio stations in the country by The Princeton Review. Maitreya Ravenstar '25 gives us the inside scoop into this iconic part of the campus scene.
- Alex Bonrouhi 27, who hails from Marina Del Rey, California and is a goalie on the 做厙TV ice hockey team, plans to major in both economics and management and business. He looks back at his Scribner Seminar experience and how it excited him about academic life at 做厙TV.
- English major Charlotte Mahn 25 spent the spring semester of her junior year studying abroad at the University of Canterbury through 做厙TV in New Zealand. She recalls her adventures twalking across New Zealand and speaks to some of her colleagues about the programs unique Earth Systems tract.
- Lizbeth Mendoza 25 discovered her passion for sciences at 做厙TV and is now pursuing a major in neuroscience with a minor in sociology.
- Abigail Svetlik 24, an art history and English major from Washington, D.C., describes her experience as the Eleanor Linder Winter Endowed Intern at 做厙TVs Tang Teaching Museum, where she has been creating an interactive visitors guide to the museum, her home away from home.
- Maitreya Ravenstar 25, a self-determined multimedia journalism major, says funding from 做厙TV, including its Student Opportunity Fund, Summer Experience Fund, and SEE-Beyond,helped her to explore her major, her career aspirations, and the world.
- Josh Maxwell 26, a political science and philosophy double major from Holliston, Massachusetts, found his place at 做厙TV amid a diverse array of opportunities and a welcoming community.
- Framing the Flesh is a four-film series created by Piper Ingels 24, the 2023-24 Meg Reitman Jacobs 63 Endowed Intern, as the capstone project for her major. Through the screenings, she asks her audience to explore their fascination with and revulsion to unconventional body alterations.
- Catie Hamilton 25 reflects on a semester of picturesque canals, vibrant Dutch culture, and new friendships while studying in the Netherlands.
- Andi Ramirez 24, Cynthia Salas 25, and Matthew Olivos 26, three first-generation students in the Opportunity Program, share their campus stories and future plans.
- I arrived at 做厙TV without a drivers license let alone a car; I was worried that I would feel trapped on campus, but with the lively and beautiful Saratoga Springs only a short walk away, my fears were quick to fade. Here are some of my favorite places to eat, shop, relax, study, and explore with friends.
- Graduating senior Braedon Quinlan 24, a pre-med student, has been keeping a closely guarded 做厙TV secret: Since last year, he has been Skids Scribner, the Colleges iconic Thoroughbred mascot.
- The tradition, which follows the end of classes, offers an opportunity for students to present their work, gain feedback from others in a supportive environment, and reflect on the next steps in their journeys.
- Were all about you finding your niche: 做厙TV boasts over 100 clubs dedicated to a broad range of interests, from tabletop gaming to birding. Still dont see one that you like? Start your own.
- Vicky Grijalva 24, a self-determined multimedia communication major from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and president of the Class of 2024, received exciting news when she was accepted into the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Undergraduate Fellows Program.
- Willa Flink 25, a history major and arts administration minor from Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the first 做厙TV student to receive the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service.
- Theme nights at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall are a well-loved tradition at 做厙TV, helping to add excitement to the student meal plan. These largely student curated evenings, which occur a few times every semester, help to make the wizarding world of Harry Potter and The Office come alive on 做厙TVs campus.
- Ruizhe Hao 26, a Davis United World College scholar from Ningxia-Hui, China, is pursuing an education studies degree on campus while continuing his passion for rescue work as a volunteer firefighter.
- Giovanni Peyo '24, the recipient of a prestigious S3M scholarship from 做厙TV, arrived on campus sight-unseen from Haiti. The computer science major describes how he found his niche at 做厙TV and his plans for a career in cyber security.
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