Worried about your homestay or abroad program in general? Well, Jada Shavers’ SC ’26 story of her summer abroad might assuage your fears by showing you just how bad abroad can be. Abandoned by the Scripps professor guiding the program and left to their own devices, Shavers recounts her nightmarish experience in Senegal, the need for Scripps College to increase institutional support and improve their vetting processes for their professors.
Author: Jada Shavers
OPINION: Body hair and bare ass: I want to see it all
Through the possibility of walking to Trader Joe’s with a bare ass swinging in the wind, Jada Shavers SC’26 presents an entirely different world.
OPINION: To-do: Surviving the Post-Valentine’s Day Blues
Feeling alone, scared and fragile after Valentine’s day? Jada Shavers SC `26 offers a 5-part list of the to-do’s to get you through the holiday.
‘A safe space to make jokes’: Black Comic Cultures Stand-Up Showcase brings students to the stage
Laughter poured from Pomona College’s Allen Theatre last Tuesday, April 18, as students huddled into the packed room, finding seats in chairs or room on the floor, to see the Black Comic Cultures Stand-Up Showcase. Organized by a Pomona Africana Studies class “Black Comic Cultures” students had the chance to share their own stand-up comedy routine to a large audience.
‘Creative healing spaces’ at Pitzer’s Storyteller’s Festival
Music and activity boomed from Pitzer College’s McConnell Center Apron last week as art and food vendors invited students to step outside their Claremont bubble and experience communities beyond the classroom.
The second annual Storyteller’s Festival last Thursday, April 13 at Pitzer was a collaborative event to invite students to participate in communities on and off campus through spoken word, music, film screenings, art and food.
‘A Collective Memoir:’ Pitzer class showcase spotlights Asian American identities
Hosted by the IMS Asian Americans in Media course at Pitzer College, students from the class curated “Asian Americans: A Collective Memoir”, a series of ten short films exploring Asian-American stories in April 5 in Benson. Consisting of a variety of different experiences, 5C students had the opportunity to view and celebrate representations of Asian identities as a community.
‘Desires, Dreams, and Destinations’ at the Benton spotlights APIDA artists
On Friday, March 24, on the bottom floor of the Benton Museum, visitors chatted with wonder at the “Desires, Dreams, and Destinations” exhibit where Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) artists were the topic of discussion.
Off-campus gym outside the Claremont bubble offers students ‘inclusive fitness’
Between Roberts, the new Pomona-Pitzer gym, Tiernan, the Pitzer pool and the Harvey Mudd gym that no one knows exists, choosing a workout space can be overwhelming. Fit Rituals, a small local gym space, has provided 5C students with the opportunity to workout in an environment completely removed from the college atmosphere.
‘The world is a narrative’: Allison Adelle Hedge Coke brings poetry reading back to the 5C’s
Standing behind the podium in the Pitzer Broad Performance Center, poet Allison Adelle Hedge Coke read an excerpt from her newest book “Look at this Blue.” Her soft, deep, and crisp voice took the audience on an intimate journey of suffering, reflection, realization, and the fights endured for loved ones.
The Motley ‘Jopening’ features all things denim
Levi jeans, denim jackets and everything washed-out blue filled Scripps College’s Seal Court last week with the highly anticipated opening of the Motley Coffeehouse — the Jopening. After the first post-pandemic opening in September, many flooded to Seal Court excited for its return.