2024 Our Story

Starting the second semester of online college, Ellen and Alyssa reflect on the end of their first week of the 2021 spring semester. From breakout rooms, to icebreakers, listen to stories of their Zoom experience and how their perceptions of time have changed.

We’ve all experienced that one moment when the dread hits- you’re going to have to PERM for a class. With it, the excitement of getting the PERM accepted or the sadness of its rejection ensues. In this episode, Ellen and Alyssa are joined by guests Susan Park ’24 and Izzy Silva ’24 as they talk about what PERMing is, their first experiences with PERMs, and class registration.

The Class of 2024’s Core 1 experience has been different than every other Scripps graduating class. Ellen and Alyssa talk about the new formatting and share some of our thoughts from the class. In the end, have they figured out what truth is?

Below you will find a list of the books discussed within this episode:

Minor Feelings: https://bookshop.org/books/minor-feelings-an-asian-american-reckoning/9781984820365

Letters From a Peruvian Woman: https://bookshop.org/books/letters-from-a-peruvian-woman/9780873527781

Citizen: An American Lyric: https://bookshop.org/books/citizen-an-american-lyric/9781555976903

Othello: https://bookshop.org/books/othello-9781627553759/9780743477550

When Scripps announced its plans for the Fall 2020 semester, students were given the choice to enroll or to defer for a semester or a year. In this episode, Ellen and Alyssa welcome guest Grace Hill ’24 to discuss how they made their decisions and their experiences

How do you make friends when you’ve never met anyone at your new school? What does it look like to be friends when you can’t see each other on campus? ​In this episode, Ellen and Alyssa discuss how they became friends and their experiences making friends in an online setting.