This fall, the Pomona College Model United Nations team (PCMUN) revamped its annual conference, SageMUN, pivoting from focusing on college students to working with high schoolers.
Author: Bianca Mirica
Two is better than one: The co-presidency behind Harvey Mudd’s class of ’29
Harvey Mudd College’s first-year class presidents, Swetha Madhanrajan HM ‘29 and Jimin Bang HM ‘29 — known affectionately as “SWIM” — are redefining what student leadership looks like through intentional connections and a contagious energy that is catching on across campus.
The Claremont Colleges Services hosts public forums as Campus Safety director search continues
The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) held a series of public presentations in early November for its Director of Campus Safety opening.
CMC first-year class president Zoey Marzo finds meaning in every hello
Zoey Marzo CM ’29 was elected first-year class president because she values community above all. Her leadership style, combined with her peers’ enthusiasm, made her the ideal candidate. Mirroring the quick, conversational energy of the people she represents, she’s never still, always orbiting others.
Ten years of ‘yes, you can’: How the Hive reshaped creativity across the 5Cs
As of this fall, the Hive has been a staple of the 5Cs community for ten years. In 2015, a grant transformed what had been the Seeley G. Mudd Science Library into a more flexible, lively space. A decade later, the Hive remains an experiment in creativity and collaboration.
Professor Edray Goins becomes first Pomona College faculty member elected MAA President
Edray Herber Goins, professor of mathematics at Pomona College, has been elected to lead the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the country’s largest collegiate mathematics society.
Blueprint of fandom: Emma Chamberlain, the anti-influencer who influenced everything
The original VSCO girl? Bianca Mirica PO ’29 answers this with her weekly fandom column. In this issue, she discusses Emma Chamberlain’s rise to fame, continued longevity and lasting success as a cultural icon. For Mirica, Chamberlain became –– and stayed –– famous because she presented reality, not some false narrative. Her earliest vlogs in her teenage years revealed to millions that it was perfectly acceptable to be a teenage girl who didn’t have their life figured out.
Consortium officials address reports of scooter theft and tampering
There have been 14 reports of electric scooter thefts filed across the Claremont Colleges in just over two months.
Pitzer’s First Year Representative Nicholas Coughlin wants to know his class — one person at a time
Nicholas Coughlin PZ ’29 stood out to his peers with his sunny personality and outgoing spirit, as he was elected as First-Year Representative. Two months into his first semester of college, he’s already on a first-name basis with most of the 5Cs freshmen. Coughlin has consistently developed a knack for asking questions and solving problems long before he moved to California. Having lived in Washington, D.C., he witnessed how power works — and sometimes fails —which has led him to already become a reliable leader at Pitzer College.
At Pomona College, Jonathan Lethem remains curious — and he’s teaching his students to be, too
For acclaimed novelist and Pomona professor Jonathan Lethem, curiosity is central to the writing process. Lethem came to Pomona in 2010, succeeding David Foster Wallace as the Roy Edward Disney ’51 Professor of Creative Writing. Bianca Mirica PO ’29 sat down to interview the writer on the practices that define both his teaching and his work.