On Mar. 3, Ruby Rae Spiegel’s play Dry Land opened at Pomona College’s Allen Theatre. Written during Spiegel’s senior year at Yale University, the play was a finalist for the 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn prize for playwriting. The plot revolves around two teenage girls navigating a maze of emotional and physical obstacles, the
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Cartoonist Draws on Humor to Tackle Racism
On Monday evening, Feb. 22, Harvey Mudd College hosted political cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz at Drinkward Recital Hall as part of the Harvey Mudd Reading Series. Alcaraz, a San Diego native, received his bachelor’s degree in Art and Environmental Design from San Diego State University before receiving a master’s degree in architecture from the
Pitzer Student Voice Week Calls for Unity, Expression
Pitzer College held its second installment of Student Voice Week, a weeklong speaker series sponsored by the college’s student senate, from Feb. 1 throughout Feb. 5. The week began with a speech from former California State Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez PZ ’97. Nuñez, who served in the Assembly from 2002 to
7Cs Strive to Shorten Wait Times at Monsour
In the past several weeks, Monsour Counseling Center has reduced its wait time for appointments from five weeks to two weeks thanks to contracts with local therapists, the addition of a 24-hour on-call crisis counselor and the hiring of an additional therapist in early November. In addition, the presidents of the Claremont Colleges announced in
The Hive Opens, Buzzes With Activity
Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity, commonly referred to as the Hive, officially opened its doors to the public on Nov. 5. Even though in the days leading up to the opening it was in a state of cheerful chaos, its walls lined with sketches and scribbled ideas,