“Considering the political atmosphere that we have going right now and the way it’s expressed on both a macro and micro level, as a woman, it’s important that we effectively combat challenging situations,” said Mackenzie Priest-Heck SC ’21, a student worker at Scripps College’s Laspa Center for Leadership. “Learn to
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Student Band “Particles” On Meeting, Songwriting, and the Revival of Campus Music
The members of the fusion band Particles, who hail from three of the five Claremont Colleges, spoke with TSL about their band history, collaboration, what music means to them, and the dynamic 5C student music scene. They finished their warm-up tune – which they had developed from a riff played by their guitarist Kevin
Renowned Poet Vievee Frances Finds Strength in Vulnerability and Pain
“I am becoming as roots reclaim / this soil, as what is felled takes on / a form it could not have imagined, / whose seeds had always rested below …” So ends the poem “Happy?” by this year’s recipient of the Kate and Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, Vievee Frances. This
Underground Theatrical Institute 5C Improvisation Group Lightens Up Student Body
“There’s power in being ridiculous.” That’s how Christine Covode PZ ’19, one of the three leaders of the Underground Theatrical Institute (UTI) improvisation group, describes her work. “I really do love silly,” she said. “I love creating stupid little realities with other people who just want a laugh. There’s no better
Life is a Cabaret, Old Chum
“Cabaret” Previews A Heavy, Shock-Filled, Insightful Night An adaptation of John Van Druten’s play “Cabaret” premieres at Pomona College’s Seaver Theatre from Oct. 26 to Oct. 29. The musical compares today’s reality with Berlin’s pre-World War II condition. An American writer visits Berlin, Germany and is guided through the dazzling Kit Kat
Making the Invisible into Art Through the Eyes of Artificial Intelligence
Trevor Paglen, an artist who creates images that depict critical human geographies and political landscapes who recieved the MacArthur Genius Grant earlier this month, shared his work to a packed audience at Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theatre in his first talk since receiving the award, “The Planet as a Sensor” on Wednesday, Oct. 18. In Paglen’s introduction, Pomona
Shape Up and Wind Down at the Tiernan Field House
“Sometimes during school, I feel like I’m just, you know, an empty shell. So, I go to this because I like to be aware of my body, and remind myself that I like feeling like I’m really in it. And I usually just find myself smiling the whole class.” said
Cheerful and Collaborative Art: Remixes and Reclamation at Pomona Art Gallery
The glass and concrete walls of the two-roomed Pomona art gallery displayed the work of several artists in a collaborative installation titled “Friendly Layers: Mixed Advice on Graphic.” The exhibition opened on Tuesday, Sept. 26th and will remain on view until the October 20th. Mark Allen, an associate professor of art
Visiting Chicago Author Talks Horror’s Heyday
“Maybe we move in and don’t hear the intonation for a few days. Or maybe we hear it when we unlock the door … we try to describe [the sound] and fail … [it is] ancient, resonant, husky and rasping,” began novelist Jac Jemc, reading from her new book,
Middle East Expert Laments Failures of International Law
“Walls, Borders and Fences,” the spring 2017 speaker series sponsored by the Scripps Humanities Institute, shifted its focus to the Mediterranean as Dr. Lori Allen, an expert of the Middle East, discussed the relationship between international law, investigative forces, and Palestine in Scripps College's Balch Auditorium on April 11. The series