On Monday, March 2, the 5C Prison Abolition Collective (5C Pris Ab) hosted the “Sounds of Abolition” talk by UCLA professor Robin D.G. Kelley at Scripps’ Balch Auditorium. The talk launched a fundraising push for the April 10 Freedom First concert, featuring Keith LaMar, a spoken word artist on Ohio’s death row after the 1993 Lucasville Prison Uprising.
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Year of the fire horse: Lunar New Year celebration hosted by TASA, Canto Club and Tea Circle
Stepping into the Gold Center, the Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA), Claremont Cantonese Club (Canto Club) and Tea Circle hosted their annual Lunar New Year’s event on Feb. 20.
Open Mic Night brings together student creatives from across the 5Cs
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, students gathered together for Open Mic Night at Dom’s Lounge, an event co-hosted by the Pens & Poetry Club and Pomona Student Union (PSU).
SACSE hosts Ath talk: ‘Who Fuels the Sex Trade?’
On Friday, February 20, the Athenaeum hosted advocate Cristian Eduardo and lawyer Yasmin Vafa for a talk titled “Dismantling Demand: Who Fuels the Sex Trade and at What Cost?”
Claremont Drag Club celebrates queer joy and chosen family in ‘Bad Romance’
While drag faces mounting attacks across the country, Claremont students proved the art form is alive, messy and louder than ever.
KSPC celebrates 70th anniversary of FM radio and 25th anniversary of online broadcasting
On Thursday, Feb. 12, KSPC — the 5Cs radio station— celebrated 70 years of FM broadcasting with an open house at their studio. KSPC was founded in 1956 with an important mission in mind — to provide a platform for new, local and underrepresented voices. Amid an era of rapid digitization, KSPC is a space of creative expression and diverges from the popular music played on repeat on larger streaming platforms.
Haitian cooking is a labor of love
On Feb. 11, members of the Black Latin American and Caribbean Club gathered in Walker Hall’s kitchen for a night of cooking and conversation. Over shared recipes and friendly competition, students were reminded of family. Even in a cramped and busied kitchen, attendees managed to create a masterpiece — a labor of love and shared identity.
A taste of home, right here at the 7Cs: Inside the Annual International Festival
On Feb. 13 from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the second floor of Roberts Pavilion hosted “The World Meets at 7Cs,” a festival organized by the International Student Community Programming Council. With booths representing more than 30 countries, the event featured traditional foods, music and cultural displays, giving international students the opportunity to share aspects of their home countries while inviting the broader 5C community to engage with them.
BETTY brings four decades of queer feminist power to Scripps
On Sunday, Feb. 15, all-female indie rock band BETTY performed for Scripps’ Family Weekend for their 40th anniversary, providing a living example of women leading in media and music.
BETTY’s decades of activism, collaboration and queer cultural impact reminded students what enduring female artistry can look like.
Pitzer’s ‘Black Love’ panel discusses the many forms love can take
In the cozy living room of one of Pitzer’s Faculty in Residence, Professor of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures Fély Catan, students and professors gathered for a wide-ranging conversation about what it is to love and to be loved. This past Thursday, Feb. 12, Professor Catan, in conjunction with the Office of Black Student Affairs (OBSA), hosted the panel, “Black Love”, in honor of Black History Month.