Students gathered in Walker Lounge Wednesday evening as residents of Pomona College’s North Campus competed for a chance to perform in the annual Pomona’s Got Talent show during Family Weekend in February. Participants were judged by a panel of two students and Campus Life Coordinator Jacqueline DuBose. Due to last-minute cancellations,
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‘How I Met Your Mother’ Actress and Improv Group Lead Comedy Workshop
Student performers and writers of the Claremont Colleges gathered in Seaver Theatre at Pomona College last Friday, Nov. 2, for a series of performance workshops led by TMI Hollywood, a Los Angeles-based improvisational group, and guest speaker Ashley Williams of How I Met Your Mother. The event, hosted by Pitzer
Dead People on Bikes: Halloween Critical Mass
Harwood Halloween wasn’t the only festivity in which 5C students participated last weekend. Friday night, members of the Claremont Colleges Dope Bike Coalition (CCDBC), an unofficial group of bicyclists at the 5Cs, gathered outside the Outdoor Education Center (OEC) with helmets and radical costumes for “Dead People on Bikes,” otherwise
Claremont Dance Exchange Features Flash Mob
Claremont really got jiggy with it this weekend as part of the annual Claremont Dance Exchange, formerly known as Claremont Dance Festival. This event, hosted by the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company (CCBDC), featured a weekend of dance workshops, social mixers and even a flash mob. Workshops in standard, Latin,
Brains! And Other Thoughts Involved in Creating and Playing Humans vz. Zombies
It’s always quite an eye-opening sight each semester to wake up one morning to a campus speckled with neon orange—whether it be the fluorescent arm and headbands donned by more than a tenth of the student population or the equally as bright Nerf guns and darts that dangle from their
‘Going Green the Wong Way’: Making Environmental Activism Fun
Performance artist Kristina Wong’s one-woman show combines her Asian heritage with her struggles as she attempts to live green in Los Angeles. Wong performed at the 5Cs on Tuesday, Oct. 2, sharing her personal struggles of living an eco-lifestyle with 5C students. Engaging the audience with her hyper storytelling style
TSL Chats with WhatShouldWeCall5C Creators
Watch out 5C students—there’s another flurry of all-nighter-inducing procrastination fodder and cheap entertainment taking the Claremont Internet bubble by storm. Student-run blogs and Twitter handles, strategically modeled after their viral predecessors, examine life at the 5Cs under the lens of humorous GIFs, sarcastic memes and clever tweets that play on
5C Late Night Kicks Off Semester With “No More Tears” Comedy Show
Who needs foam when you have oatmeal? This past Saturday, Sept. 22, students from all 5Cs gathered in Doms Lounge for Late Night Stand-Up Comedy’s “No More Tears” performance, in which they watched oatmeal dry as both students and L.A. comedians shared humorous anecdotes, witty one-liners and live renditions of