Healing Ways Proves Restoration Comes in Multiple Forms

The program Healing Ways: Decolonizing Our Bodies, Our Minds, Ourselves—a week of art, music, movement, meditation, and words—sought to promote community healing and social change. This was the inaugural year of the program, organized collectively by students and faculty across the 5Cs. Workshops, lectures, presentations, and performances were open and free to

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Facebook Director of Engineering Lectures on Leadership, Management

On Tuesday, Mar. 22, Harvey Mudd College welcomed Mike Shaver, the current director of engineering at Facebook, as part of its annual spring semester Annenberg Leadership & Management Speaker Series. Shaver has been changing the tech industry through innovation and leadership for years. He is known for having developed technologies related to

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International Women’s Day Comes to Claremont

On March 8, the entire world celebrated International Women’s Day. Here in Claremont, one of the many ways the 5Cs came together for the day was through the International Women’s Day Celebration Lunch and Discussion at Claremont McKenna College’s International Place. This annual event brings a featured speaker accompanied by a delicious lunch. A panel

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Solace in Strangers: Making Friends with Anyone

  On Feb. 17 a group of around 50 5C students all entered new relationships. Unlike the tone of the rest of the week, however, these bonds were not romantic. The 5C Center for Collaborative Creativity—better known as The Hive—hosted an event titled “36 Questions to Make Friends with Anyone,” which invited students to open themselves up to new friendships. The program was

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Rethinking Depictions of Haiti: A Spirited Exhibit at PCMA

“Restoring the Spirit: Celebrating Haitian Art,” opened at The Pomona College Museum of Art (PCMA) on Jan. 19, and is already drawing attention. Curated by Rima Girnius of the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, the collection of paintings, textiles, and three-dimensional installations express Haiti’s history and culture. The work was produced by self-taught Haitian artists who seek to tackle many

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Automobile Factories Drive Worker Resistance

The explosive growth of the Chinese automobile industry has led to cities such as Changchun to be dubbed 'the new Detroit.' But as in Detroit, this new demand has had serious implications for Chinese workers. Lu Zhang, a professor of sociology at Temple University in Philadephia and author of “Inside China’s Automobile Factories: The Politics of Labor

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Nutritionist Gives 5Cs a Taste of Veganism’s Benefits

Athlete and nutritionist Matt Ruscigno has conquered many athletic feats: a 508-mile bike race, 24-hour mountain bike marathons and an Iron Man triathlon. But even more impressive is his ability to do all this on a plant-based vegan diet. Following a vegan dinner at Pomona College’s Frank Dining Hall, Ruscingo came to Rose Hills on

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