For five years before I came to Pomona College, I volunteered for Planned Parenthood. While working there, I learned a great deal, from data and statistics to teaching strategies to the uncomfortable truth that no matter how excited you might be about something, sometimes you need to step back, calm
Author: Zoe Jameson
Student Art Shows To Be Held in SCC Gallery
The student art gallery on the Pomona College campus, located in the Smith Campus Center (SCC), SCC 235, is unknown to many at the 5Cs. After working there last year, Amy Ragsdale PO ’15 noticed that the space was hardly used outside of hosting required shows for studio art majors.
Queer Burlesque Performances Educate, Entertain
Students performed Queer Burlesque for sold-out crowds last Friday and Saturday nights. The student-produced show, first introduced to the Claremont Colleges four semesters ago, was held at Pitzer College’s Benson Auditorium. Queer Burlesque is a collaborative, entirely student-driven effort that resembles a variety show, with acts ranging from serious and
Comedian Eddie Izzard To Perform at Pomona
British comedian Eddie Izzard is coming to Bridges Auditorium at Pomona College on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. Izzard, who is known for stream of consciousness-style monologues, recently performed in front of a sold-out crowd at University of Colorado, Boulder. Bridges Events Manager Sharon Kuhn has been a fan
Mudd Students Work ‘Layer By Layer’ Into 3D Printing Industry
Harvey Mudd College students Oliver Orlieb HM ’12, Max Friefeld HM ’13 and Jonathan Schwartz HM ’13 recently founded Layer by Layer, a 3D printing company. Due to the expiration of patents since 2007, 3D printing has become a lucrative field for small businesses. With Layer By Layer, the three students hope to
Japanese Woodblock Prints On Display at Scripps
“Genji’s World in Japanese Woodblock Prints” opened at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery this past Saturday. The exhibit was organized by Bruce Coats, a Scripps art history professor, in connection with two courses he is teaching on Japanese arts. The exhibition consists of works from the gallery’s permanent collection,
Bottom Line Theater Presents Mike and Morgan Show
The Mike and Morgan Show, a production from the 5C student theater group, Bottom Line Theater (BLT), had its first show on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Directed by Alex Genty-Waksberg PO ’15, the play is, as advertised, “a play about a boy who loses a girl and can’t let
Water Reclamation Project Gets Tentative Go-Ahead
Students from around the Claremont Colleges began investigating water use on campus in 2007. They concluded that the campuses were using close to twice the sustainable amount of water, which sparked student, faculty and administrative efforts to find a way to achieve sustainability. Five years later, progress is underway on
‘African American Visions’ on Display at Scripps
“African American Visions: Selections from the Samella Lewis Collections” is now on view at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College. Created to honor Samella Lewis both as an artist and a former Scripps professor, the collections consist of works by Lewis, donated by Lewis and donated in honor
Pomona College Museum of Art Celebrates Local Modern Artists in New Exhibits
The Pomona College Museum of Art is currently showing three single-artist exhibitions: “John Cage: Zen Ox-Herding Pictures,” “In the Shadow of Numbers: Charles Gaines Selected Works from 1975-2012” and “Marking/Remarking: Aerial Photographs by Marilyn Bridges,” which opened to the public on the first day of classes. An opening reception was