How can a teapot resist the status quo? How can clay push back against cultural homogeneity? These are the kinds of questions Patsy Cox, the guest curator of this year’s Scripps Ceramic Annual, is interested in exploring. This semester, she chose to showcase works from artists of a multitude of
Author: Will Howard
Acclaimed Poets Compete For Professorship At Pomona
Pomona College is nearing the end of its search for a poetry professor to join its English Department. The process began after the acclaimed Claudia Rankine, who taught at Pomona for a decade, left in 2015. The English department received approval from the the Faculty Position Advisory Committee to replace
It’s A Small World For Certain Pomona Majors
If Pomona College students were evenly distributed throughout the departments, there would be about 35 students per major. In reality, the distribution is far from equal, leaving some of the college’s 48 majors with few students. The consensus among Pomona students who are one of few — or the only
CMC Art Council Encourages Creativity in Third Annual Showcase
A variety of paintings, drawings, photographs, digital art pieces and even a couple of hand-written poems were on display in Claremont Mckenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum April 18 as part of the CMC Art Council’s third annual showcase. “It’s fun to see CMC having an art scene, and it’s
A Mother’s Story: Three Immigrant Mothers of Pomona College Students Share Their Personal Stories
In between clapping, the occasional wave of laughter, and a few sniffles, the audience was silent as three immigrant mothers of Pomona College students shared their personal experiences at Rose Hills Theater April 2. IDEAS (Improving Dreams, Equality, Access, and Success), a 5C organization dedicated to representing the interests of
White House Veteran Discusses Environmental Work
“It’s important, as you sit here, to think about what role one person can play in helping to ensure that we have a clean and healthy environment for generations to come,” said Nancy Sutley, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) chief sustainability and economic development officer, to
Former 5C Foam Titan Leaves Big Wake
“There’s nothing romantic about foam. It’s dirty, messy and smelly, and nothing you’d dream of doing for a career,” said Gordon “Grubby” Clark PO ’57 in 1972. Clark, however, eventually founded Clark Foam, a legendary surfboard foam blank manufacturer. When the pre-engineering major wrote his senior thesis on sandwich construction,
Talented, Diverse Musicians Perform at Pomonapalooza
Students and families gathered at the Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music Feb. 13 for Pomonapalooza, a concert featuring performances from Pomona College music department faculty. The concert showcased a potpourri of genres ranging from Baroque to jazz. The Cornucopia Baroque Ensemble commenced the concert with “Sonata à” by Johann
Ceramics Show Dazzles
For Julia Haft-Candell, Lincoln Visiting Artist in Ceramics and guest curator of Scripps’ 71st Ceramic Annual, ceramics is a metaphor for life. “You can take this pile of dirt and make it into whatever you want,” Haft-Candell said. “I second guessed myself a lot … At the opening I was
Newcomer is Dual Threat in the Pool for P-P
Mark Hallman PO ’18 helped Pomona-Pitzer win not one, but two aquatic sporting events Nov. 1. In the morning, he played water polo against University of Redlands, whom the Hens beat 9-7. A few hours later, he assisted in setting a new Haldeman Pool record at the Pomona-Pitzer Relays. Hallman