The Student Life

5C community gather to watch and reflect on midterm elections

November 6, 2026 4:13 am Hiro Rose 0

Students across the Claremont Colleges gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to follow the results of the 2026 midterm elections at multiple watch parties. Students reflected on the importance of creating spaces for political debate and shared their experiences with voting.

Planned Parenthood Generation Action chapter founded at 5Cs this fall

November 6, 2026 1:07 am Arianna Kaplan 0

This semester, students launched a new chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) at the 5Cs, which leaders said is determined to enhance access to reproductive health care, promote civic engagement and hold events with other student groups.

The Grove House Kitchen opens after ‘unexpected setbacks’

November 6, 2026 12:41 am Caprice Bielby 0

The Grove House Kitchen at Pitzer College welcomed customers for the first time this semester on Oct. 27 after a broken dishwasher delayed their operations. Despite the delay, the student-run restaurant saw over 200 visitors from across the 5Cs during its opening week, with many students emphasizing the role the Grove House plays in the college community.

POW Community Fair brings campus and local organizations together

October 29, 2026 2:02 am Charlotte Preuss 0

About 150 students gathered on Scripps College’s Bowling Green Lawn Oct. 23 for the first Power Organizing Web (POW) Community Fair, bringing together campus organizations and local groups to connect students with opportunities for community organizing.

At 2026 FestivArts, Claremont arts community provides color to a rainy afternoon

November 6, 2026 1:57 am Noah Brewster 0

From Millard Sheets to contemporary ceramicists, the Claremont Colleges have helped shape the city’s artistic identity for generations. At this year’s FestivArts, 44 artists gathered at Padua Hills Theatre to celebrate Claremont’s creative community.

Costumes, wristbands and the pursuit of fun at 5C Halloweekend

November 6, 2026 1:48 am Siena Giacoma 0

At the 5Cs, Halloweekend rarely happens without a plan: costumes for every night, wristbands claimed days in advance and group chats coordinating it all. This year, students also planned around something new after an arrest on Pomona College’s campus Friday night, going out in groups and keeping a closer eye on one another.

A Little Write Music: From heaven to Joseph Stalin with the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal

November 6, 2026 1:39 am Akshay Seetharam 0

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal came to Los Angeles last week to perform the tumultuous, politically charged and multifaceted 10th Symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Akshay Seetharam HM ‘27 discusses the secret messages woven into this work and their surprising implications.

Poem of Ecstasy: ‘The Habit of Art’ explores the complex moral dilemmas of artmaking

November 6, 2026 1:38 am Qinyi Tong 0

In primary school, I remember my principal being fixated on classical music, believing that early exposure to “advanced music” could boost our appreciation of art. One piece she often played through the school’s radio was “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,” composed by Benjamin Britten. The piece has stuck

OPINION: Don’t let the midterms fool you — Oligarchs and their money-backed media campaigns are still driving our backsliding democracy

November 6, 2026 3:07 am Olivia Brinkman Schooler 0

Olivia Brinkman Schooler PO ’29 argues that the polarization and deep division leading up to midterm elections were largely a result of mass media without guardrails and an influx of money-backed political campaigns.

OPINION: The blue tsunami is forcing Democrats to do their least favorite thing — actually govern

November 6, 2026 3:05 am Jun Kwon 0

Jun Kwon PO ’28 analyzes the recent midterm results, where Democrats took back control of the House and the Senate in historic sweeps. Nearly every swing state and district went in Democrats’ favor and displayed positive signs in voting patterns and turnout.

OPINION: Money talks, and it sounds like bigotry in our classrooms

November 6, 2026 1:54 am Elena Gutierrez 0

In some 5C classes, bigotry is still up for debate. After following the paper trail, Elena Gutierrez PZ ’27 found the answer: billionaires are spending more than she is to keep that distracting rhetoric alive, through what researchers call the “Civility Industrial Complex.”

OPINION: Write right — buy a legal pad

November 6, 2026 12:58 am Luca Davis 0

Luca Davis PZ ’27 contemplates the true purpose of note-taking, which he believes to be a vehicle for processing information — not record-keeping. He writes that notebooks and iPads alike are ill-suited for this purpose. Instead, he suggests using the starchy and yellow legal pad. It is just a stack of pages bound at the top, and as one flips through, the pages disappear.

OPINION: I’m a DIII athlete. Don’t give me a scholarship

November 6, 2026 1:56 am Zachary LeBlanc 0

Zachary LeBlanc argues that the potential for scholarships in Division III athletics poses a threat to the very existence of the level. He worries that scholarships would burden schools with unsustainable athletics costs and remove the purity of the joy that comes from playing DIII sports.

OPINION: WNBA gets the ratings win, but loses out on equal treatment

November 6, 2026 1:42 am Talbott Chesley 0

Talbott Chesley PO ’28 argues that the WNBA’s unusual tipoff time reflects a broader pattern of failure in ensuring equality between it and the NBA. In doing so, he highlights both the surging popularity of the WNBA’s closing series and the necessity of ensuring it gets the visibility it needs.

Can you dig it? The story of Corrina Benson’s record-setting career with P-P volleyball

November 6, 2026 1:38 am Andrea Centeno 0

Corrina Benson PO ’27 is proof that you don’t have to choose just one passion — you can excel in many areas at once. Benson serves as a defensive anchor for the Pomona-Pitzer volleyball program, while also majoring in both physics and art history.

Sagehens sprint to victory, win SCIACs

November 6, 2026 12:30 am Regan Cooper 0

Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) men’s and women’s cross-country swept the SCIAC Championships on Friday, Oct. 30, marking the first time since 1979 that both programs won the conference title in the same year. With the win, the women’s team ended Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ (CMS) 15-year winning streak, while the men extended their own run to six straight championships.