“The heat was just so heavy,” Pitzer junior Kayla Eland said. “It was pressing down on us, and with each lap it felt like my legs were wading through quicksand and my lungs were going to collapse. Not to mention, my mouth was as dry as a bone.” Laments of
Author: Leslie Canter
Zombie Novelist Brooks to Speak at Pitzer Commencement
On May 14, humans in white caps and gowns will muster forces on Pitzer’s new Commencement Lawn. At their helm will stand novelist and screenwriter Max Brooks PZ ‘94. As the author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, Brooks will rally seniors with a commencement speech, preparing
Women’s Track Thrives at PP Invitational
Over 1,300 pairs of shoes stomped on Strehle track last Saturday, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Track Meet. Known fondly by P-P tracksters as the “P-P Invite,” every year the Sagehens and Sagecocks look forward to the sudden influx of the perfect balance of “toned’n’tan” athletes gracing
Personal Bests Not Enough for Women’s Track to Top Whittier, Cal Lu
This weekend the Sagehen women’s track and field team took a trip to Pasadena to compete in the annual four-way meet at Caltech. Although the Hens were not scoring against the Caltech Beavers, tension was running high between the two teams. “It was like there was some kind of beaver-fever
Date Rape Drug Experiences Go Unnoticed on Claremont Campuses
“I’m still not sure exactly what it was, but all I know is that something f—ed-up happened that night,” Pitzer senior Isabelle Martin said. “All I remember is dancing with this guy, and the next minute I know I was in the hospital.” Martin’s experience at CMC two years ago
First-Years Boost Women’s Track at Oxy
On Friday, March 11, the stage at Occidental’s Bill Henry Track was once again set for blistering sunburns and a vicious annual rivalry: the Oxy/P-P Dual Meet, followed by the Occidental Distance Carnival. The P-P women’s track and field squad showed up in full force, ready for a showdown. _x000D_
Neo-Nazi group provokes protests in Claremont
Claremont played host to the southwest chapter of the National Socialist Movement (NSM), a neo-Nazi group, on Saturday, March 19. _x000D_ _x000D_ Roughly 30 NSM members, dressed in black uniforms and fatigues and carrying flags emblazoned with swastikas and the letters NSM, staged a demonstration on the corner of Foothill
Hens Get by With a Little Help from (Injured) Friends
At last week’s track and field meet, the Sagehens traveled to Occidental’s Henry Track via party bus. Although the sound system was sub-par and the team only learned about the neon strobe lights after disembarking, the ladies were prepared for the meet. Well, as prepared as they ever would be
Claremont City Council Elections
TSL reporter Leslie Canter profiles each of the candidates and their platforms Jay N. Pocock, businessman Pocock moved to Claremont with his family in 1979. He owns a small business and was recently involved in the Measure CL school bond issue. Pocock said he envisions the Claremont City Council as
Three Council Seats Up for Grabs
The City of Claremont will hold elections this Tuesday, Mar. 8, to fill three of the five seats on the City Council. Under the charter of the Claremont City Council, a councilmember’s term lasts for four years and elections are staggered every two years. Of the three seats up for