On Tuesday, the Pomona Student Union sponsored “The Hook-Up Culture: Why We Don’t Date,” a panel discussion held in Edmunds Ballroom. Wilfred McClay, a historian from Pepperdine University; Roger Friedland, a cultural sociologist from UC-Santa Barbara; and Pomona Professor of Politics Susan McWilliams each commented on the topic, and then
Author: Sarah Kinicki
On The Big Screen: Date Night
I’ll admit it, I really was not expecting much from Date Night, written by Josh Klausner and directed by Shawn Levy. The trailer looked like a bizarre cross between “The Office” and Get Smart. Steve Carell is a very funny guy, but he is notoriously inconsistent. I mean really, Evan
The Pencil and the Scalpel
Sarah Roh PO ’12 was recently featured on Pomona College’s website for her collaboration with Chemistry Professor Dan O’Leary on illustrations for the Journal of Organic Chemistry. The project was the first time that her manga-style drawings were published in a professional journal. In an interview, Roh shared the story
The Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco’s Mar. 5 performance was “the roughest show” Bridges Auditorium has ever seen, said auditorium manager Kurt Beardsley. The concert, which sold out just 16 days after ticket sales began, was the kick-off for Fiasco’s 2010 Steppin’ Laser Tour. It started at 8:30 p.m. and ran until midnight. Seating
Students Direct Thought-Provoking Acts in Annual 10-Minute Play Festival
The 10-minute play festival is an event held annually to showcase plays written and directed by 5-C students. Five plays were selected by committee and performed Friday, Feb. 12 in Dom’s Lounge, in accordance with year’s prompt, “Do contorted views of reality affect your future? How do you survive? What
Queer Resource Center Establishes Branch of National Marriage Boycott
The Queer Resource Center has established a new branch of The National Marriage Boycott (NMB) here at the Claremont Colleges. Lowell Reade HM ’12 and Allie Foot CM ’10 helped bring the student-led movement, which advocates for the revocation of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), to campus. In 1996,
Art Focus: Scripps College Ceramics Shatter Conventions
A male figure stands naked on a red, barren rock that is broken in jagged concentric circles centered on the primordial earth beneath his feet. The spotlight resting on his head renders him alone, isolated, and a polystyrene screen encloses his world. This is Walter McConnell’s “Itinerant Edens,” part of
Former Supreme Court Justice to Speak at Big Bridges
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will speak at Bridges Auditorium on March 30. In 1981, O’Connor became the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States after being appointed by President Ronald Reagan to replace Justice Potter Stewart. Although her views tended toward the right,