After nine years of trivia nights, karaoke and community gatherings, Ironbark Ciderworks closed its doors in Claremont during the first week of October. For students and longtime residents alike, the bar offered more than a place to grab a drink — it was a space built around inclusion, connection and a sense of belonging beyond the campus bubble.
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Ruth Ozeki: Writing as play and spiritual practice
On Sept. 29 at Rose Hills Theatre, the renowned author sat down with Northwestern University professor Michelle Huang to discuss Buddhism, reinvention and her creative process — from “My Year of Meats” to her new short-story collection, “The Typing Lady.”
Milk & Honey makes a sweet comeback
Milk & Honey reopened on Tuesday, Oct 6. Pomona Dining Services previously shut down the student-run boba shop on Sept. 10, sparking student outcry and renewed debate over Dining Services’ decisionmaking and labor practices.
Graft plasma la vida multilingüe de Claremont en papel
En un campus donde estudiantes hablan y estudian idiomas de todo el mundo regularmente, Bowen Xu PO ’29 notó algo: la falta de lugares para estudiantes para escribir en estos idiomas. Esa brecha eventualmente se convirtió en Graft, la multilingual review of Claremont (revista multilingüe de Claremont), una revista literaria que publica obras creativas y académicas de diferentes idiomas y culturas.
Graft brings Claremont’s multilingual life to the page
On a campus where students regularly speak and study languages from around the world, Bowen Xu PO ’29 noticed something missing: few places for students to write in them. That gap became Graft, the multilingual review of the Claremont Colleges, a student-run literary journal that publishes creative and scholarly work across languages and cultures.
The Short Story Dispensers: Honnold Mudd Library’s new whimsical study break
Since January 2026, the Short Story Dispensers have printed over 3,000 stories — one, three and five minute reads that are a complete surprise. No matter where in the world you are, the glow of a Short Story Dispenser is an invitation to take a pause and open up space for imagination.
“This was something that people needed”: Offstage fills gap in theater community
The 5C theater scene is thriving, but it often feels disjointed. Leo Friedman PO ’27 and Dew Tienwadee Tungkaplin PZ ’27 are trying to change that with Offstage, a new club bringing theatermakers together through open mics, trips to Los Angeles and professional development.
What goats and mariachi have in common: The 7Cs’ Storytelling Week
Mariachi gritos rang out, bounding off buildings and soaring through the patio as Las Chorizeras performed their genre-bending, mariachi-inspired music.
Mahjong in the Gallery: HMC’s newest exhibition
“Mahjong and Its Cultural Forms” opened on Sept. 14 at the Sprague art gallery on Harvey Mudd’s campus. The minds behind the exhibit are Jia Yi Gu and Angie Lin. Gu is an assistant professor of architecture at HMC and a Los Angeles-based curator and architectural scholar.
A new scoop in town: Bacio di Latte enters the Claremont village
With jazz playing in the background, bright lighting and rows of colorful gelato flavors behind the counter, Bacio di Latte has brought a new dessert spot to the Claremont Village.