As graduation season approaches, not all students feel the excitement of new possibilities that comes with obtaining their diplomas. For the growing number of international students at the Claremont Colleges, graduation does not automatically mean returning to their home country. Many hope to remain in the U.S. in order to
Author: Annie Wan
Crumbling Buildings, Broken Families: Syrian Scholar, HMC Professor Shares His Story
Ahmad Adib Sha’ar was walking with his wife on the streets of eastern Aleppo when a bullet punched through the air past his face. “I was walking with my wife. I noticed that something was in front of my face. It went to the wall in front of me,” Sha’ar
Seaver Theater Hosts “The House of the Spirits”
Pomona College’s Seaver Theater hosted a four-day run of “The House of the Spirits” by the Pomona College Department of Theater and Dance this Nov. 17-20. According to the play’s Facebook page, the play, based on a novel by Isabel Allende, follows “the rise and fall of the Trueba family in
5C Students Protest Trump’s ‘Vitriolic Hate’
Hundreds of students gathered in front of the Honnold-Mudd Library to stage a protest in the name of Claremont Colleges United Against Hate on Friday, Nov. 11. The aim of the protest, according to its Facebook event page, was to “condemn the vitriolic hate spread by Donald Trump.” Waving signs,
New York Times Journalist Shares Experiences Working in China
New York Times reporter Andrew Jacobs came to Claremont McKenna’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum on Tuesday, Nov. 1, to talk about his experiences covering China-related issues in the Times’ Beijing bureau for nearly eight years. Jacobs is the recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes for his coverage of the Sept. 11
Students Consider Asian-Pacific Islander Issues on AAMP Fall Retreat
Pomona students who identify as Asian American left campus for the annual Asian American Mentor Program Fall Retreat on Friday, Sept. 30 for a night of bonding, stargazing, and learning about Asian-Pacific Islander issues. The retreat took place at Halona Cabin, in Idyllwild, Calif. Students left Pomona College at 6
Ballroom Dance Company Kicks Off Semester with Blues Performance
The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company held its first event of the semester, Kickoff Blues, on Friday, Sept. 10. Edmunds Ballroom reverberated with the groovy tunes of blues music as veteran and novice dancers alike showed up for the event. Kickoff Blues, organized by the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company