Students graduating from Scripps College -- a private, all-women liberal arts school in Claremont, California -- have added to a mural on campus since 1931, the first year students graduated from Scripps.
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The murals often reflect changes on campus. The earliest murals showed imagery of the campus under construction. In 2000, new and renovated buildings opened on campus.
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Many years, all the graduates sign their names or nicknames on their section of the mural.
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Currently, students submit designs for the wall, and the selected artist will be charged with painting her design.
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The statements and designs often reflect pop culture and news of the time, as in 1970, when students painted the words "Stop the war" in reference to the Vietnam War.
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Over the decades, the designs grew more unique and colorful, students said of the "Graffiti Wall."
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The students' designs aren't chronological; rather, they're often stacked atop each other, or even painted between existing entries.
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The design of the class of 2011 reflected the tough economic times the country faced during the students' college years.
