The Claremont Colleges hosted a public screening of the documentary A Wall of Silence, a live violin performance by Maya Martirossyan HM ’17, and a play entitled Found at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum on April 24 to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, in which approximately 1.5 million Armenian people and other minorities
Author: Natalie Honan
Pitzer Founds Advocates Group
The Pitzer College Advocates Against Sexual Assault held its first meeting March 13. Modeled after similar groups at Scripps College and Pomona College, the organization aims to support survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment within the Pitzer community. According to community organizer KC Chaviano PZ ’16, many Pitzer students
Google Statistician Discusses Data
Most college students rely on Google, but a much smaller portion of students are acquainted with the academic side of the billions of searches that people perform every day: statistics. 5C students were offered the chance to learn more about the mathematical driving forces behind the Google powerhouse at a
Harvey Mudd College Raises $102 Million in Three Weeks
Just three weeks after it was launched, the biggest fundraising campaign in Harvey Mudd College’s history has already raised $102 million of its $150 million goal. The funds, which come from donors that include members of the Board of Trustees and HMC alumni, will go toward hiring new faculty, increasing financial
CMC Mid Quad Construction Continues
Claremont McKenna College is continuing renovation on its Mid Quad residence halls, which comprises Phillips, Beckett, Berger, and Crown Halls, as well as Benson and Marks Halls on South Quad. Plans for the buildings include expanding Marks and Beckett, expanding and connecting Berger and Benson, and renovating the interior of
CMC’s Theater Club, Under the Lights, Puts On Series of One-Act Plays
Under the Lights, a theater club at Claremont McKenna College, presented a series of one-act plays last night, Nov. 21, which will also be performed tonight, Nov. 22. The performance consists of five individual productions, each lasting 15 minutes or less. The event is entirely student-run, and the organizer, directors,
Scripps Chapter of Choice USA Launches Bro Choice Initiative Campaign to Include Male-Identified in Fight for Reproductive Justice
The reproductive justice movement is often considered to be a woman-dominated effort, but the Choice USA Chapter at Scripps College is trying to change this outlook through their Bro Choice Initiative Campaign, which aims to involve more male-identified individuals in the fight for reproductive justice. Scripps’s Choice USA chapter is
SCAMFest Returns to Big Bridges November 22nd
The Claremont Colleges are home to eight different a cappella groups, and on Nov. 22 at the 18th annual Southern California A Cappella Music Festival (SCAMFest), they will have the opportunity to showcase their hard work in a formal venue. Along with the Claremont-based a cappella groups, four outside groups
Shannon and the Clams to Perform at Scripps Tonight
Scripps Live Arts (SLA) will host long-awaited band Shannon and the Clams tonight at Scripps College’s Motley Coffeehouse. The concert will also feature local groups Moses Campbell and Satoros. SLA co-leaders Tessa Paoli SC ’13 and Edie Adams SC ‘13 have anticipated bringing Shannon and the Clams to the Claremont
First Groove at the Grove Features DJs, No Student Bands
Pitzer College’s Grove House hosted Groove at the Grove last Friday, an event that featured artists from Los Angeles as well as the 5C community. The inaugural Groove featured four DJ acts: DROOG and Cloud Charmer & Hay-Z are LA-based performers, while DKTR RFS2KOV (Cormac Leshal PZ ’14 and Ben