Author: Mabel Lui

  People buzzed around the numerous stalls, holding Thai boba tea in one hand and beef empanadas in the second. Others crowded around the stalls, where festival-goers found their fortune with Japanese omikuji and learned new Swahili words at Kenya’s stall. Held Saturday April 14 at Claremont McKenna College’s North

    Between a love triangle, traditional folk dances, Urdu poetry, and classical instruments, this year’s Sanskriti was a colorful whirlwind that celebrated South Asian culture. Presented April 6 at Pomona College’s Big Bridges Auditorium, the show was dynamic and full of energy. Claremont Tamasha, a 5C Bollywood dance company,

  This past Wednesday, poet and writer Matt Sedillo came to Harvey Mudd College to speak about his work and perform some spoken word poetry to students in the intimate space of Harvey Mudd’s Office of Institutional Diversity. Deeply personal and passionate, Sedillo’s work is based on his pursuit of

The Impossible Burger aims to give consumers exactly that — the impossible. Made entirely from plants, the burger patty attempts to emulate the taste and texture of meat, while reducing the use of Earth’s dwindling natural resources. When Claremont McKenna College’s Sustainability Fund and Collins Dining Hall collaborated to serve

  “I’m a lesbian,” I shouted alongside my fellow audience members. For one night, I was a sister of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein, and together we experienced the freeing moment of coming out in the safe theater space (despite our actual sexual orientations).

  More than a dozen pies filled the tables at Claremont’s annual Pie Festival March 17. Pie options ranged from lemon meringue to French mocha and from classic apple to Middle-Eastern knafeh. Glistening with shiny fruit filling and bursting with creamy custard, the pies were both aesthetically pleasing and appetizing.