The Voting Carnival, held on Oct. 9 on Parents Field, featured games, food and voter registration assistance to engage students ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Organized by Every Vote Counts Claremont, Kravis Lab and CIVES, the event aimed to educate students about voter registration and the absentee ballot process.
Tag: Politics
‘The Daily’s’ Michael Barbaro and Nate Cohn talk politics and the election at Scripps Presents
Michael Barbaro and Nate Cohn, two New York Times (NYT) journalists, discussed the 2024 election at Scripps College’s Garrison Theater on Oct. 1. Barbaro, co-host of the podcast The Daily, and Cohn, chief political analyst, shared insights on voter trends, candidate narratives and the volatile state of politics today.
‘Feels Good Man’: Pepe and the alt-right
Documentary filmmaker Arthur Jones presented his Emmy-winning film Feels Good Man at Pomona College on Sept. 19, exploring the co-option of Pepe the Frog by the alt-right. He linked society’s “narrative collapse”— the breakdown of coherent storytelling in the digital age —to the rise of internet conspiracies, highlighting how fragmented online cultures have distorted reality.
Under the Canopy: A registered herbivore at the carnivore convention
In her environmental column, Annika White PZ ’24 comments on the paradox of being a vegetarian working at a BBQ restaurant.
Students ‘channel rage,’ demonstrate outside Starr’s house amidst calls for divestment
On Sunday, Sept. 15, approximately 60 students gathered in front of Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr’s house on N. College Avenue for a demonstration led by Pomona Divest from Apartheid (PDfA). The demonstration, which began at 11:50 p.m., went on for about 20 minutes and included a series of
5Cs Community tunes into Harris-Trump debate
Wide-eyed debate watchers filed into rooms across the 5Cs, excitement and anxiety buzzing in the air. Sitting upright with bingo cards and pens in hand, students at Pomona began placing bets on whether or not Donald Trump and Kamala Harris would shake hands. On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 10,
OPINION: Disillusionment Isn’t Resistance—Gen Z Needs to Vote Blue to Make Change
In an era of growing distrust in the two-party system and voter nihilism, Tess McHugh PO ’25 highlights the importance of using your voice and voting towards the country you want to see.
‘A Simple Herstory’: Podcast creators remember past women on the presidential ballot
On March 21, the Scripps Presents series hosted “A Simple Herstory” podcasters Jocelyn Kuritsky SC ’04, Jonathan Goldberg and Jennifer Hall to discuss the country’s exhaustive track record of female presidential candidates.
The 2023 Payton Lectureship featuring Dr. Anita Hill: Social change is a relay, not a marathon
With regard to transformative shifts in society, Dr. Anita Hill wouldn’t say she identifies as an optimist, but is ever hopeful to overcome a number of impossible challenges. On Oct. 28, Pomona College invited Hill to speak on civil rights in current politics, education and greater society in the United States for the sixth annual Payton Distinguished Lectureship.
OPINION: The fight against misinformation is the path of least resistance
When it comes to the battle against misinformation, you have more power than you think, argues guest writer Luke Williams PO ‘23.