Emily Kim PO ’25 talks about how her sense of connection within Pomona’s English community was fostered through an evening of boba tea.
Tag: Community
Pitzer BSU’s third Black Flea Market showcases Black creatives and entrepreneurs
The third Black Flea Market, organized by the Pitzer Black Student Union (BSU), took place on Oct. 6 at Pitzer College’s Mounds, featuring student vendors, DJs and local businesses.
Dear Roommate: Who am I if not my race?
Having recently joined the Asian American Mentor Program, advice columnist Ellie Chi PO ’28 reflects on affinity groups and the nuances of belonging.
Olympian Brittany Brown brings bronze back to Claremont
The colors of Claremont High School (CHS) flew next to a miniature Team USA flag on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the city’s ceremony honoring Olympic bronze medalist Brittany Brown. Brown, a CHS graduate, competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where she medaled in the 200-meter dash.
OPINION: Why clinging to college memories can hold us back
Seniors are you in your feelings? Tess McHugh PO ’25 writes about the battle against senior year blues and rosy retrospection. Calling for grounding in the present, McHugh argues for striking balance between the past and nostalgia.
OPINION: Bringing back community gardens with Huerta del Valle: Setting an example for community gardening everywhere
Cameron MacDonald PZ ’25, Fia Powers PZ ’25 and Wynne Chase PZ ’26 are finding a solution to the trauma, health risk, food insecurity and a general lack of care for communities through the work of Huerta Del Valle’s community gardens.
OPINION: Embracing Y/N: The merits of fanfiction and fan culture
Sites such as Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, and Fanfiction.net house the beauty of fanfiction, and Grace Kim SC `27 doesn’t understand the shame.
OPINION: Don’t sacrifice our community for the sake of campus advocacy
Izzy Sabatino PO ’26 wants students to understand their roles during times of tension and prioritize empathy over advocacy.
OPINION: How to find joy in mundanity
Feeling mundanity settle into your life at the 5Cs? Michelle Zhang PO ’27 is here to help guide you through it.
Poet and essayist Ross Gay on why you don’t need to be an optimist to incite joy
Poet and essayist Ross Gay spoke at Rose Hills Theater on Sept. 14. He read selections from his collection of essays “Inciting Joy.” He shared his reflections on joy and its relationships with optimism, hope and suffering. Gay structured his talk as a collective conversation, with audience members sharing their experiences on discovering joy and passion.