Pitzer College’s screening of I Have a Name, Adam Bronfman’s documentary about photographer Jon Linton’s work with unhoused communities, sparked deep reflection during family weekend. Attendees considered not just the power of storytelling, but also who gets to tell those stories and how advocacy lands in a place of privilege.
Author: Olive Eng
Inside CLSA’s ‘Top Chef featuring Central American Cuisine’ pupusa-making workshop
On Oct. 16, The Claremont Colleges’ Chicano Latino Student Affairs office (CLSA) hosted a pupusa-making workshop titled “Top Chef featuring Central American Cuisine.” Students and faculty gathered around at Pitzer’s Demonstration Kitchen to learn from veteran pupusa-maker Shirley Polanco. For many attendees, Thursday’s workshop offered an opportunity to celebrate Salvadorian heritage and tradition.
Crafternoon event offers a look into the Pitzer Student Garden
Chatting over limeade and popsicles, 5C students covered cardstock and old clothing with organic shapes derived from bisected kumquats, figs and limes at Pitzer Student Garden’s first “Crafternoon” event of the semester last Friday.
Claremont students in curation: “An Unruly Assembly” debuts at the Benton
Among sprawling contemporary drawings, video installations and computer-drawn artworks, visitors exploring Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art will find several rooms covered in dozens of striking relief prints. Spanning a variety of styles, subjects and processes, the prints range from emotive and dynamic to intricate and quiet. These pieces belong