It’s often difficult to know what to expect of an album that captures so much of the media’s attention (see: the relatively uneven Cruel Summer). Yet, 25-year-old rapper Kendrick Lamar makes his major label debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city a convincing coronation. Here’s a quick recount of the hype
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Fall CD Releases Don’t Disappoint
Both of the artists that I’ve decided to talk about this week write pop music, but in two quite different senses of the word. Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker sounds uncannily like John Lennon, and his music tends to take us on a journey exploring all the ways a certain melody
Water Polo Finishes Season 7th in WWPA
Coming off their first SCIAC Championship since 2008, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team concluded its season at the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Championships, held two weeks ago at UC San Diego. Facing off against familiar foes from around the West Region, the sixth-seeded Sagehens emerged from the tournament
Water Polo Finishes Off Tough Game Against Redlands with 11-10 Victory
Jason Cox PZ ’13 prepared for one-on-one confrontation and looked over his left shoulder to intercept a long rebound pass hurtling towards Redlands goalkeeper Tyler Abbott ’14. As Cox swam closer to the net, Abbott jumped out of the water in front of him, as if to block the impending
Water Polo in Four-Way Tie for 1st in SCIAC
The Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Water Polo team continued its recent stretch of success this past Saturday, overpowering Caltech 19-12 in a morning match while giving national number two USC an early fight in an eventual 12-5 loss that afternoon. The team is now 8-17 overall, and 4-1 in SCIAC, placing them
Water Polo Climbs to 3-1 in League
The Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team split a quartet of matches at Haldeman Pool this past Saturday and Wednesday, handily defeating SCIAC competitors Whittier and La Verne 13-4 and 17-8, respectively, while falling to national top-20 teams UCLA and Concordia (Cal.) 14-4 and 15-9, respectively. With their wins and losses,
Water Polo is 1-1 in SCIAC After a Tough Loss to CMS
The ball bounced off the outstretched hands of Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo keeper and captain Kyle Pokorny PO ’12, skittering across the water just like any other save. But in a split second, what was normally a routine play for the Sagehens took an abrupt turn. Having noticed the loose
Strong Opponents Sink Sagehen Water Polo
Just three days after cracking the National Top 20, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team endured a grueling, winless weekend at the SoCal Tournament in Long Beach, falling to No. 1 USC, No. 9 UC Davis, No. 13 Long Beach State, and No. 15 Santa Clara. They dropped to a
Sagehen Polo Falls to Strong UCSB Team
Despite putting up a strong fight through all four quarters, the Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Water Polo team was edged by the seventh-ranked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos this past Saturday, 9-8. With the loss, they fell to 1-8, but also moved into a tie for 20th in the national rankings. They remain
Sagehen Water Polo Earns First Win Against Tough Navy Team
With strong defense and a crowd spilling out of the bleachers onto the edges of Haldeman Pool, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team notched its first win this past Saturday, defeating 15th-ranked Navy 10-7. The Sagehens improved to a 1-7 record. Coming off a 14-8 loss to 18th-ranked Cal Baptist