Despite four out of the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges being ranked in the top 16 liberal arts colleges of 2017, access to emergency contraception and medical abortion pills — an essential service for many 5C students — is extremely limited. Pomona College is the only member of the 5Cs
Author: Jo Nordhoff-Beard
In Sixth Street Rivalry, Close Match Falls to Athenas Tennis
Sixth Street Rivalries are always close games, especially when two top teams not only in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), but in the nation, are playing. On Thursday, the no. 2 nationally ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas (7-0 SCIAC) and no. 5 nationally ranked Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (6-1 SCIAC) women’s tennis teams
Clothing Brands Need a Plus-Size Makeover
When I was in middle school, H&M was my favorite clothing store. One opened in the mall near my house when I was in seventh grade, and the first time I went in I thought I was in heaven. There were at least five different colors of every item, T-shirts
CMS Women’s Tennis Maintains Early Lead over Rival Williams
Once a team gets momentum, it i’s difficult to stop them. On Saturday, March 25, the No. 5 nationally ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas tennis team (13-0, 3-0 SCIAC) won 6-3 against the No. 2 ranked Williams College Ephs (6-3, 1-0 NESCAC), a crucial win against one of their perennial rivals
Despite Loss, Claremont Club Lacrosse Looks Forward to Successful Season
It was a mixed bag for the Claremont Cougars club lacrosse team (5-2 SLC) on Saturday, March 4, when they lost to the University of California, Santa Barbara Gauchos (4-3 SLC) 12-3 at the Pomona College lacrosse field. Kaegan Ingrasci PZ ’17, Alex Malmlund CM ’19, and Logan Miller CM ’19
Claremont Colleges Women’s Rugby Outfoxes Occidental
The Claremont Colleges Foxes Women’s Rugby Football Club (3-0, 3-0 Gold Coast) are the 5Cs’ best team on campus that is the least talked about. Not many 5C students know about women’s rugby; the club has a small budget and faces institutional adversity when attempting to provide resources for its team members. Despite
Sagehens Shot Down by Whittier
Sometimes hard work does not quite pay off. The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (1-20, 1-12 SCIAC) women’s basketball team learned that the hard way as they battled against the Whittier College Poets (7-15, 1-12 SCIAC) and lost 73-49 on Saturday, Feb. 11. The Sagehens showed both improvement and flashes of consistency throughout the
P-P Women’s Soccer Makes Historic Elite 8 Run
For the past two years, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s soccer team (17-1-4, 12-0-3 SCIAC) has been plunged from sunny Californian fields into below-freezing temperatures as they ventured to Illinois and Wisconsin to try their skill in the NCAA tournament. Last year, the Hens made it to the second round of NCAAs
CMS Volleyball Falls to La Verne, Ends Winning Streak
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the University of La Verne Leopards (19-4, 10-2 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletics Conference), became the only team to best the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas (18-1, 10-1 SCIAC). Coming into the game, the Athenas had an 18-0 win streak and were ranked No. 1 in SCIAC and No. 2 in the nation. The renowned Athenas came out
Athenas Sweep Saugehens, Rank Second Nationally
In this iteration of the Sixth Street Rivalry, the Athenas (16-0 (8-0 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) handly beat the Sagehens (8-9 (4-5 SCIAC)) 3-0. Kerkhof had four kills in the win and has a 3.56 kills per set average and a 0.235 hitting percentage throughout the season. The Athenas are the