Is love blind?: 5C sophomores search for love at the 2026 Dating Game

Sophomore students at the 5Cs searched for love on Mar. 1 through the 2026 Dating Game hosted at Claremont McKenna College.

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‘It’s hard to tell what’s true, what’s fake’: Tina Nguyen CM ’11 tells her story of reporting on America’s right-wing

On Feb. 1, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) invited Tina Nguyen CM ’11 — national correspondent for Puck — to speak as part of the Athenaeum’s 40th Anniversary Series, which celebrates the achievements of CMC alumni from across the years. Nguyen’s experience ranges from reporting for Politico and Vanity Fair to

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Sexual Assault Campus Climate: A summary of student demographics

On Jan. 24, students at the 5Cs received an email from their respective college presidents announcing the results of the Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) Consortium’s 2023 Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey (SACCS). These results were presented alongside an analysis of the results by the 5C HEDS SACCS working group,

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Myrlie Evers-Williams PO ’68 celebrates 90th birthday at Pomona

On March 22, Pomona College held a 90th birthday tribute to celebrate civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams PO ’68. Family, friends, alumni and staff were invited, along with Evers-Williams, to view the archival collection that she recently donated to the college and to hear from a variety of important figures

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KGI announces President of the National Academy of Sciences as commencement speaker

On Feb. 23, Dr. Marcia McNutt was announced as Keck Graduate Institute (KGI)’s 2023 commencement speaker. McNutt is the President of the National Academy of Sciences, a non-profit organization dedicated to “providing independent, objective advice to the nation” via science and technology, according to their mission statement. She also received

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Pomona gifted historical collection from Civil Rights legend Myrlie Evers-Williams PO ’68

On Feb. 9, Pomona College announced that prominent civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams PO ’68 donated an archival collection of her life and work during the civil rights era to the school.  The collection, which will eventually be housed in Honnold Mudd Library, includes thousands of artifacts that “offer tangible

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New leader of Pomona’s OEC embraces Claremont’s ‘outdoor love’

On Jan. 9, 2023, Pomona College hired Outdoor Education Center (OEC) manager Connor Bigenho. In his new role, Bigenho will be in charge of overseeing future Orientation Adventure (OA) programs, managing the hiring of OA leaders and organizing OA leader training and logistics for Pomona College and the 5C community. 

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