Few politics classes at the 5Cs are as hands-on as Bicycle Revolution. The Harvey Mudd College class, first taught during the Spring 2016 semester by Professor Paul Steinberg, has students bike to meetings with advocacy groups and city officials. The class, which is offered again next semester, focuses on environmental politics, specifically on political
Author: Lia Francis-Bongue
Ovarian Psycos Frame Their Own Narrative
“As an Ovarian Psyco, I give my word/palabra, to live my life with my feet firmly planted on my pedals, with mad heart for my sisters, my hood, and my people – and with my spirit always rebellious.” – Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade Such is the pledge of the Ovarian Psycos
Challah for Hunger Organizers Push to Keep Charity Local
On any given Thursday night, students can be found lining up outside of Pomona College’s Coop Fountain at 9:30 p.m. to wait for warm challah, the traditional Jewish braided bread, when sales start at 9:45 p.m. Students can use Flex to purchase plain or flavored challah – chocolate, melted throughout the loaf; cinnamon loaves;
Tongva Living History Garden Lays Down Roots for Community Building
A scrub oak tree welcomes visitors to the Tongva Living History Garden, in respect for the tree’s life-giving importance for Tongva people. The garden, a brainchild of Barbara Drake, a Tongva Elder, and Scott Scoggins, director of Pitzer’s Native Summer Pipeline to College program and Pitzer’s tribal liaison, is located in
Ath Speaker Series Kicks Off with Free Speech Talk by TV Host Dave Rubin
Dave Rubin, TV personality and comedian, opened the 2017-2018 speaker series at Claremont McKenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum on Sept. 12 with his lecture “The Rubin Report: An Evening of Free Speech with Dave Rubin.” A self-defined classical liberal known for his political satire and direct approach, Rubin is