On Feb. 13 from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the second floor of Roberts Pavilion hosted “The World Meets at 7Cs,” a festival organized by the International Student Community Programming Council. With booths representing more than 30 countries, the event featured traditional foods, music and cultural displays, giving international students the opportunity to share aspects of their home countries while inviting the broader 5C community to engage with them.
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Chau Vu ’26 becomes Pomona’s first CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher
Chau Vu PO ’26 was selected for the 2026 Computing Research Association Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award last month for her research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Vu is the first Pomona College student to receive the distinction and the only awardee from a liberal arts college this year.
For Vu, the CRA award demonstrated that meaningful research can happen in a liberal arts setting. She attributed her national recognition to both her technical skills and her breadth of education.
MULTIMEDIA: A taste of home, right here at the 7Cs — inside the annual International Festival
On Feb. 13 from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the second floor of Roberts Pavilion hosted “The World Meets at 7Cs,” a festival organized by the International Student Community Programming Council. With booths representing more than 30 countries, TSL’s Multimedia team captured the 7Cs’ vibrant international community.
KGI PhD student’s startup wins $40,000 Westly Prize for harm-reduction innovation
Farid Manshaii KGI ’28 received the $40,000 Westly Prize for Young California Innovators on Jan. 26 for his health technology startup Recalivape, a harm-reduction system designed to help people quit vaping. The competition for the award, run by the Westly Foundation, receives over 100,000 applicants and grants three unrestricted prizes to early-stage founders building social-impact ventures. Looking ahead, Recalivape plans to launch a clinical study in the coming months as part of Manshaii’s doctoral research. He emphasized that the company’s direction remains unchanged.
Students question residential security after Scripps transitions to keycard-only door access
Over winter break, Scripps College updated on-campus door readers to enable swipe access, prompting student discussion about convenience and security. Under the former system, students accessed residence halls by scanning their student ID card and entering a personalized four-digit PIN. Isabelle Carlsen SC ’29 said that while she generally feels safe living on campus, the removal of PIN access has made her feel vulnerable.
SageMUN, the conference where high school students make diplomacy feel alive at Pomona College
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.
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.