Senegalese Political Activist Inspires Change With Hip-Hop

Social justice doesn’t just come in the form of speakers and political scientists. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, it came to Pomona College in the form of chants and raps echoing throughout Doms Lounge.  Senegalese hip-hop artist and political activist Malal Talla—more widely known as Fou Malade from the musical, politically

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Movement and Sound Presents 5C Dance & Music Talent

The Claremont Colleges Ballet Company (CCBC) and the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company (CCBDC) collaborated with several 5C musical groups on the inaugural Movement and Sound performance on Feb. 15.  The show featured a combination of dance and musical performances from Psyko Taiko, After School Specials, and Mood Swing.  “The idea

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New Art Space at CMC Lures Artistic Expression Into “The Cave”

If one were to subscribe to the different stereotypes of the Claremont Colleges, “art” and “Claremont McKenna College” would hardly be synonymous. Now, however, the school known for producing economics and government majors has opened up a new student lounge dedicated to the artistic expression of the student body.  Known

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PCMA Interns Curate New Collection of Frederick Hammersley Works

As you walk into the exhibition “Portraits, Abstractions, and the In-Between: Gathering the Work of Frederick Hammersley,” currently on display at the Pomona College Museum of Art (PCMA), you are immediately greeted by a bold splash of color — the show’s most colorful work, its vivid centerpiece, “Up Within,” which

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