Moving Forward With Plan B Vendors

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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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