Like most aspects of Pitzer College, governance is best done by the students. Thankfully, we have a concrete institution that allows us to hold up our side of the college’s structure. It has allowed students to come together, debate, and present their ideas to the community as a whole —
Author: Liam Brooks
Ofo Is The Wrong Answer To The Right Question
“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race” is something that H.G. Wells probably didn’t say, though it has a nice message. Here is something I will definitely say: “Every time I see a student on an
You’re Addicted To Your Phone, But There’s Plenty You Can Do About It
“Drop the ‘the.’ Just ‘Facebook.’ It’s cleaner.” This line from (fictionalized) Sean Parker in “The Social Network” is one of the most quoted lines in the movie. But it’s more than just a good quip. Debates about phones in Claremont often become about communication styles (What’s different about texting vs.
Meet The King Of 5C Memes: Cade Niles PO ’20
A stand-up comedian took the stage at Scripps College’s Motley Coffeehouse last month and opened one of his bits by saying, “I’ve found that social media has been changing a lot these days; like Reddit, Twitter, they’re pretty cool, but Facebook is kind of dying, in my opinion.” Most people
Sounds Right To Me: An Analysis Of ‘Overheards’ At The 5Cs
Salmon shorts. Intersectional feminism. Particle physics. Birkenstocks. Pretentiousness. “Squaremont” is a tiny place, and anything that can help divvy up the grounds can make one’s home campus feel more defined. Stereotypes are an efficient way of doing that, and one of the fastest ways to make a stereotype itself
Student Talk Is Everything We Ever Wanted Social Media To Be
I despise email with all of the disintegrating bones in my internet-addicted body. Please just message me on Slack, Facebook, iMessage, or even Instagram, and I will be much happier. Email is ugly, breaks a lot, and takes far too much of my oh-so-precious time. However, email offers something
It Was The Best Of Tide, It Was The Worst Of Tide
Were it not for the industrialization of animal slaughter, the Civil War, and the Pennsylvania oil rush of 1859, the Tide Pod Challenge may never have existed. This year, Tide found a new home on the internet as the latest gone-viral eating challenge. The winding route that the soap took
Snaps to That
The Zen kōan asks, “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” There is not supposed to be a quick answer. It prompts the student to consider the inextricable duality of action and life – what can exist without being caused or created by something else? But to a student
PZ Senate Holds Listening Session for Israel/Palestine Working Group
Editor’s note: To prevent contributing to the doxxing of community members that has resulted in death threats and blacklisting, TSL has honored requests from students who wish to remain anonymous when speaking just to the Pitzer College community. Pitzer College’s Israel/Palestine working group made its first public appearance last Friday when
Pitzer Professor Says Israel/Palestine Working Group’s “Very Existence” is Anti-Semitic
“The very existence” of Pitzer College’s Israel/Palestine working group, Pitzer professor Albert Wachtel said Friday, “is an anti-Semitic statement.” The working group, which is comprised of two faculty members, two students, two trustees, and one staff member, was formed in response to the Board of Trustees’ June decision to nullify