Have you ever woken up to a swarm of ants crawling across your floor and into your snack drawer? Well, you’re not alone! In fact, a sizeable portion of California suffers from the same ant-festation that we endure. California is home to the second largest ant colony in the entire
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Teamwork Propels Sagehens to First Ever SCIAC Championship
“It was honestly a complete whirlwind,” attacker Aubrey Douglass PZ ’16 said. “In the third overtime, Ally McLaughlin [PO ’16] pushed the ball off the draw, and Sallie Marx [PO ’18] was able to get a great ground ball and push the fast break to goal. Amongst several defenders, she
Claremont Zinefest Brings Together L.A. Artists, Students
Students from Pitzer College’s “Zines, Creativity, and Community” course hosted the Claremont Zinefest April 25 at the Claremont Packing House, showcasing a host of independent artists, cartoonists and 5C clubs and classes that work with zines. The class is taught by Asian American Studies professor Todd Honma, and examines do-it-yourself
Pomona to Open Millikan to Math and Physics Faculty by June 1
Walking through the Robert A. Millikan Laboratory, Pomona College’s new physics and mathematics building, it is easy to visualize what the building will look like next fall. Light from the ceiling’s skylight reaches all three floors, helping to illuminate the scattered study spaces and blackboards. A floating staircase connects the
Hens Advance Toward Goal of Winning SCIAC
In the final game of regular season SCIAC play April 18, the Pomona-Pitzer and California Lutheran University women’s water polo teams were locked in a 4-4 stalemate with a minute left in the fourth quarter. After drawing an ejection, giving the Hens a one-player advantage, attacker Sarah Westcott PO ’15
After fighting_x000D_ back from an 8-7 halftime deficit, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s lacrosse team_x000D_ (12-3, 9-1 SCIAC) defeated the University of Redlands (10-7, 6-5 SCIAC) by a_x000D_ final score of 14-9. With the win in their regular season finale, the Sagehens are riding a seven-game win streak heading into their SCIAC
Pomona College Professor Receives National Book Critics Circle Award
Pomona College Henry G. Lee Professor of English Claudia Rankine read excerpts from her 2015 National Book Critics Circle award-winning poetry collection Citizen: An American Lyric April 20 in Pomona’s Bridges Hall of Music. Rankine read her poems in a level voice, linking her individual works on contemporary racism with accounts
5C Equestrian Team Rides Together
Hold your horses: the equestrian team is here. The 5C Claremont Colleges Equestrian Team (CET) recently finished an impressive season, sending two members to the postseason Zone 8 finals at the Stanford Red Barn April 4-5. The club team is a part of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Zone
Pro-Palestinian Demonstration Stirs Controversy
Members of the 5C organization Students for Justice in Palestine awoke early in the morning March 31 to unpack and erect a wall. As part of the group’s participation in Israeli Apartheid Week, the wall was intended to recreate the barrier separating Israeli and Palestinian communities throughout the West Bank.
Mariachi Octet Blends Traditional, Hip-Hop
The Mariachi Feminino group Flor de Toloache played to an enthusiastic audience in Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium March 23. Eight women strong, the group performed decked out in traditional mariachi gear: pants and vests decorated in silver and bright flower hair clips. Their traditional flair set the stage for the