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Ditch Day is one of Caltech's oldest traditions—a cross between Animal House and a science fair. One day each spring, kept secret until the last minute, seniors ditch their classes and vanish from campus, leaving behind complex, imaginative scavenger hunts, mazes, puzzles, and other challenges that are carefully planned out to occupy the underclassmen—preventing them from wreaking havoc in the seniors' rooms. 

With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and based on the plays of the Roman farceur Plautus, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is coming to Ramo Auditorium on the Caltech campus.

J. Morgan Kousser, professor of history and social science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), has been awarded the Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching—Caltech's most prestigious teaching honor. Kousser was selected for his "exceptional ability to draw science and engineering students to appreciate the intellectual rigors of legal thought."

Caltech freshman Rebekah Kitto has been named to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (SCIAC) First Team for women's tennis. She's the first Techer to earn the honor in four years. Kitto and the rest of the women's tennis team ended conference play last Friday and Saturday at the SCIAC Championship Tournament, which was hosted by Caltech.

Celebrate Earth Day with the Caltech community on April 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. along San Pasqual Walk in front of Chandler and the Red Door.

Today kicks off Caltech World Fest, a weeklong celebration of international diversity with special events every day. For more information, click here.

For many Techers, high-school activities included the Science Olympiad, an academic track meet of sorts that tests knowledge in all areas of science and engineering, from forestry and ornithology to physics and biology. But even though they've now retired from competition, former Science Olympians at Caltech have been giving back, helping to run the contest for today's high schoolers. Last Saturday, April 9, 43 students from Caltech traveled to Canyon High School in Anaheim for the Southern California State Science Olympiad.

Tonight, under the bright lights of Pasadena City College's Robinson Stadium, Caltech will defend its title as champion of the Pasadena Collegiate Field Tournament. From 6:30 to 10 p.m., schools of higher learning from around the city will compete in bouts of skill, creativity, and athletic prowess, in events such as the Amazing Russet Race, the Frisbee Touchdown Toss, and Monster Croquet. Admission is free. After the tournament, Caltech will host a barbecue outside Chandler Café for all competitors and fans.

Come cheer on your Caltech Beavers in track and field, tennis, water polo, and baseball while munching on hot dogs and nachos this Saturday.

Laura Decker, Caltech's nationally ranked sabreuse—the term of choice for a woman who fences with the saber—has notched two firsts within a week, including one for Caltech. On March 5 she automatically qualified for the 2011 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships by placing second at the NCAA Western Regional Championships.