Claremont has experienced an unusually wet winter this year, but the hydrophobic among us can at least take solace in the fact that our morning commute to class does not (yet) require a boat. Prior to the completion of San Antonio Canyon dam in 1956, Claremont was periodically inundated with
Author: Samuel Breslow
Tufts University Professor Criticizes Israeli Colonial Rule in Jerusalem
In a well-attended talk at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 28, historian and urban anthropologist Thomas Abowd argued that Israeli urban policy in Jerusalem should be viewed through a colonial framework. “There has to be an acknowledgement by the Israeli government that they do not have the sole right
Conservative Pundit Criticizes Welfare, Black Culture in Ath Talk
“The African will starve rather than engage in a regular system of agricultural labor, unless impelled by the stronger will of the white man,” wrote Samuel A. Cartwright in July, 1858, invoking the stereotype of black people as inherently lazy as a defense for slavery. 158 years later, in
Ye Olde Student Life: TSL Argues for Prohibition
The Claremont Colleges today are not exactly known as a dry campus, but back in 1925, during the height of the Prohibition era (1919–33), the temperance movement was going strong. It’s impossible to know exactly what then-Editor-In-Chief George W. Savage—who wrote this editorial for our Feb. 23, 1925 issue—would think if
Ye Olde Student Life: Pomona Rebels Against Japanese Internment
President Trump’s recent executive order banning immigration from seven majority-Muslim nations was viewed by many 5C students as xenophobic. I unearthed in TSL’s February 13, 1943 issue another instance where we rebelled against the xenophobia of the nation as a whole, which during World War Two resulted in the internment
Q&A: Ray Kurzweil, Inventor and Futurist
Renowned inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil is one of the world’s leading experts on technological progress. He is a recipient of the National Medal of Technology, holds 21 honorary doctorates, and has authored five national bestsellers. He visited Pomona College on Feb. 7 and spoke with TSL about his optimistic vision for
Ye Olde Student Life: Pomona In Computer Age With Newest IBM Monster
Eminent futurist Ray Kurzweil predicted massive technological advances in the coming decades during his talk at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium on Feb. 7. Looking at how far we’ve come since we reported on one of our early computers in this front-page article from our Sept. 30, 1965 issue, it’s easy
Pomona Student Union Explores Campus Conservatism in Walker Hall
The Pomona Student Union (PSU) held a discussion on Nov. 28 about conservatives at the Claremont Colleges. The discussion, held in Walker Lounge at Pomona College, had about 15 attendees, including three staff members of the Claremont Independent, a conservative-leaning publication on campus. PSU board member Audrey Jang PO ‘19 began
5C Community Expresses Shock, Seeks Unity After Trump Victory
Shortly before the election results started to roll in Tuesday, the Pitzer College Student Senate promoted Pitzer Activities’ election night party on Facebook by proclaiming that there would be “a legendary balloon drop to celebrate the election of our next President!” A few hours later, it was all over. The balloon
Looking Back On Pomona’s Rebranding
What is Pomona College, really? How can the college distill its identity to a few introductory paragraphs on a website or in an admissions viewbook? How can it effectively communicate the essence of what makes it unique? Three years ago, when Pomona hired a marketing firm to reevaluate its branding, these questions became the