Last week, I had the pleasure of attending “The Mike and Morgan Show,” Bottom Line Theatre’s (BLT) first production of the semester. The director, Alex Genty-Waksberg PO ’15, along with the two leads, Mary Kamitaki PO ’15 and Tim Reynolds PO ’15, did a phenomenal job realizing a simultaneously hilarious
Author: Graham Bishop
HvZ: Fighting for Our Lives, and for the Inner Child
The fanatic first-years are sure to surround Frank, and crossing the fishbowl into Frary is tantamount to pinning a giant target to your chest. Your only hope tonight of getting dinner is to skulk into the safe-zone at Smith Campus Center by way of the Rains Fitness Center and to
Romney Lies, Obama Loses in First Debate
What happens when a senile moderator, a comatose president and one of the most dishonest candidates ever to vie for the White House convene at the University of Denver? Just over a week ago, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney won his first of three debates against the president. Not five
On Constructing Identity
I recently read Nicole Krauss’s 2002 novel Man Walks Into A Room for my philosophy class. The plot centers on Samson Greene, an English professor in his thirties who suffers brain damage and consequently loses all recollection of his life after age 12. He can form new memories, but his wife and
Got a problem? Complain about it!
I can guarantee that virtually every student on campus will, at some point or another this year, wonder if he or she is going insane as the pressures of college life begin to accumulate. If your trigger isn’t a perceived failure to meet an arbitrary social quota, it might be
Pomona Theater Department Fails To Wow Potential Majors
Just over one year ago, my first-year self sat in Little Bridges, listening to the typical onslaught of collegiate platitudes. There, one of the speakers offered this lapidary treat: “Do something that scares you every day.” Throughout my first year, I heeded this advice in the best way I possibly
HMC Student Wins World Puzzle Championship
On Nov. 12, Palmer Mebane HM ’12 earned first place in the 2011 World Puzzle Championship (WPC) in Eger, Hungary, becoming the first American to claim the individual title in 12 years and defeating seven-time champion Ulrich Voigt of Germany. Logic puzzles have fascinated Mebane his entire life, but they
Neo-Nazis March on Pomona City Hall
Pomona City Hall became the site of angry protesters and counter-protesters last Saturday when around 50 members of the National Socialist Movement (NSM), an American neo-Nazi organization, marched through town and clashed with counter-protesters, including students of the Claremont Colleges. The primary motivations for the NSM demonstration were the area’s
Nations First Multi-religious Graduate School Opens in Claremont
For nearly two millenia, many Christians, Jews, and Muslims have engaged in ideological and cultural disputes, some of which continue to this day. But on Sept. 6, a new and experimental theological school that takes a different perspective on the differences and similarities between these three religions opened just north
Ancient Philosophy Week Looks Back
In a time when much of academia tends to focus on contemporary research, Pomona Philosophy Professor and Chair of the Classics Department Richard McKirahan aimed to highlight the importance of the study of ancient scholars in Ancient Philosophy Week, which he organized last week. Beginning Monday, Oct. 24, the event