Claremont McKenna College’s inaugural Pride Party debuted in beads, glow sticks, a giant beach ball and discourse. On Oct. 11, CMC’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) held the event, one of the first major social events celebrating LGBTQ+ pride. “At its peak, we estimated that there were about 150 students
Author: Danielle Dominguez
Donning a New Persona: The “Yes Men” in Action
Students were given an exclusive opportunity to attend a screening of the movie The Yes Men are Revolting and to ask director Laura Nix questions about its filming on Oct. 6 at the Benson Auditorium at Pitzer College. This documentary chronicles the zenith of the careers of two environmental and social activists, Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos, whose main
Talk Like a Girl Adds to Feminist Discourse
Excitement buzzed in the air as students across the 5Cs dressed their best for Thursday night's Athenaeum talk. Megan Falley and Olivia Gatewood, the creators of “Speak Like a Girl,” an interactive poetry performance, took topics surrounding gender inequality and presented them in a way that reflected the dual nature of feminism. They argued that these are
New and Old, Heirlooms Can Reinvigorate Your Look
At the dawn of a new semester, as summer nights slowly transition into autumn evenings and classes begin anew, feelings of foreignness and isolation begin to trickle in. We turn to the familiar, where we belong: home. The definition of home differs from person to person, and rightly so. The heterogenous variety of experiences that