Sagehens snap Athenas’ win streak in Sixth Street Rivalry to maintain SCIAC dominance

Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) women’s water polo dunked the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Athenas to extend their streak to 73 straight wins in the SCIAC in a close 7-5 Sixth Street matchup. This impressive victory came on the back of a hat-trick by Brienz Lang PO ‘26, who also scored the opening goal. But Lang recognized the team effort that helped pull in the win.

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Claremont Mosaic: Monique Saigal-Escudero: How her grandmother’s courageous act saved her from the Nazis

Born in Paris, France in 1938, Monique Saigal-Escudero is an Emerita Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Pomona College. At just three years old, during the peak of Hitler’s reign in Europe, her grandmother threw her on a train headed for a small city in Southwestern France: an act that ultimately saved her life. Her passion for storytelling would soon bring her back to this history, and once again place her grandmother’s courageousness front and center in her life.

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5Cs add Womxn’s flag football to club team roster

The emergent sport of women’s flag football has swept across the nation at the high school, collegiate and even professional level. This wave of popularity has hit the Claremont Colleges, which recently added the sport to its list of club teams this past fall.

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Science as Human Endeavor: Turning science education into scientific practice

Have you ever wondered how your science education connects to the global challenges that will define your future? Columnist Gabriel Brenner PO ’26 writes on the CHEM23 Discovering Chemistry w/ Lab course, which aims to blend scientific education with real-life applications.

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School Survival Guide: Why spring break is yours to define

Cabo, Mammoth, Joshua Tree … or just your couch? No matter where you’re spending spring break, Norah Mannle CM ’27 breaks down the pressure and expectations behind the wildest week of the semester. By sharing why she’s choosing to go home for spring break this year, Mannle provides some tips and tricks for a restful, relaxing and fun spring break.

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Speculative Fixations: A relationship made void in ‘As She Climbed Across The Table’

Do you ever feel like you could never live without AI? You’re not alone. In the sci-fi novel “As She Climbed Across the Table,” a physicist falls in love with her experiment, an intelligent void whom she can’t live without. Examining the book, Vivian Fan PO ’28 explores our relationship with AI and how this relationship benefits nonhumans.

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5C Ski and Board slices up the slopes at regionals, qualifies 19 athletes for nationals

5C Ski and Board threw on their gear and took a trip to China Peak, California, over the weekend of Feb. 22 for the regional championships, where they qualified 19 athletes for nationals in March. The team has a diverse group of experience that has proved useful in competitions.

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So nice, they had to do it twice: Stags defeat the Sagehens 90-77

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) men’s basketball took a 90-77 victory over the Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) Sagehens on Saturday, Feb. 15, in a Sixth Street rematch at a rowdy Roberts Pavilion. Neil Owens CG ’25 hit seven three-pointers to add to his 31-point night and reach over 1,000 career points.

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Claremont Mosaic: Steve and Brenda Reynolds

Walk into the Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Wellness (CARW) and you’re likely to find Steve and Brenda Reynolds engaged in lively conversation with students and staff. For the Reynoldses, the gym is not only emblematic of their love for sports but also of their love for the Sagehen community.

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