7C leftist organizations host “Week of Action” to commemorate third anniversary of Oct. 7

Multiple leftist student groups across the 7Cs collaborated on a “Week of Action” from Oct. 5 to 9, organizing a series of events including teach-ins, poetry readings, a 10:07 a.m. walkout and additional programming. The events marked three years since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel, with student organizers protesting Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, as declared by the UN.

Amid tensions between the college administrations and certain student organizations advocating for Palestinian liberation, students raised concerns over some of the programming and questioned its choice of timing.

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Audrey Between Frames: ‘The Boroughs’ contention with ageism is weighed down by Netflix banality

Audrey Green SC ’27 partially praises Netflix’s new sci-fi thriller “The Boroughs” for its novel concept. Moving past the script’s quippy nature and poor execution, the show was thematically provocative, especially for those with a deep-seated fear of being deemed nonsensical.

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Audrey Between Frames: ‘Whisper of the Heart’ and interior worlds

Audrey Green SC ’27 explores Hayao Miyazaki’s “Whisper of the Heart,” and the moments when we are forced from our quietude. She reflects on the parallels of her own childhood writing processes and those of the main character, Shizuku Tsukushima, and what our passions reveal about the self once we share them. “For a young writer such as Shizuku, this step is intertwined with the act of growing up itself, of learning that to be understood, you must first allow yourself to be seen by the world, even imperfectly,” Green writes.

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Introducing Harvey Mudd Racing, the 5Cs’ first Formula SAE team

Harvey Mudd Racing dares to push the boundaries of what engineering clubs can accomplish, materially and institutionally. President Audrey Gruian HM ’26 has led the club through the design and construction of the Formula SAE car, bringing people together from across the campuses.

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Venerable Dr. Nicholas Thanissaro offers tangible way to combat AI overreach

This week’s Mind Lunch brought Venerable Dr. Nicholas Thanissaro, a Buddhist monk in the Dhammakaya tradition, to lead a discussion titled “Meditation in the Age of AI.” Mind Lunch became a way to bring students and faculty alike together for a moment of peaceful reflection in the midst of bustling academic schedules.

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Gibson Hall’s fantasy football league is no punishment, all prize

Resident Assistant Josh Marx PO ’28 leaned on a fantasy football league to bring his hall together.
Longtime fantasy football participants and new members alike spoke to its allure as a social ritual. Fantasy football is both meticulous and meaningless, yet it remains an enduring way to sustain friendships.

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Making room: OBSA’s student art exhibit opening

On Nov. 13, the Office of Black Student Affairs (OBSA) welcomed the community to their bungalow on Pomona campus, where they hosted their second-ever student art exhibit. Black creatives from across the 7Cs were able to submit work, adorning the space with new photography, paintings, collages and poems.

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Behind the curtain of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Through outlandish rehearsals, the cast and crew took Shakespeare’s beloved “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and made it uniquely their own. Each night was different, from clown noses, unicorn floaties and New York accents. The fanciful nature of late-night rehearsals lived on through tech week until opening night’s first cue.

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