At 6 p.m. on Feb. 7, 5C musicians took the stage for a benefit concert at Pomona College to raise money for immigrant rights. TSL’s Multimedia team captured the various performances of these 5C musicians.
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EU Center: Veronika Eberhart discusses censorship and the role of music in the Red Scare
This past Wednesday, Feb. 4, Veronika Eberhart gave a talk on behalf of the European Union Center of California. She focused on the works of Hanns Eisler, a German-Austrian composer, and within the context of the political consequences his compositions had during the Red Scare period. By describing the investigation into Eisler’s Marxist compositions, Eberhart highlighted U.S. censorship.
‘Atomic Dragons:’ Pitzer’s new exhibition is a call to action against nuclear testing
Last Saturday, images of ice cream erupting out of a nuclear mushroom cloud lay scattered across tables in Pitzer College’s Broad Center. Audience members pocketed the postcards — originally a pastel drawing by Slow War Against the Nuclear State (SWANS) member Nancy Buchanan — as they walked through the new
A new era: How the 5Cs are responding to generative AI
Student use of artificial intelligence chatbots in coursework is growing rapidly. For some, this is an exciting technological development – but for others, it raises concerns of academic integrity in the classroom. Professors are responding to artificial intelligence in a variety of ways, such as finding opportunities to incorporate it into their curriculum or banning computers from class altogether.
‘Don’t play God’: Professor Paul Hurley on outcome-centered morality
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, in the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, Claremont McKenna College Professor of Philosophy Paul Hurley delivered a talk titled “Are you Living in a Funhouse Mirror?”
Student musicians fundraise for immigrant rights at Benefit Concert
On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Associated Students of Pomona College hosted a benefit concert to raise funds for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA).
When art inspires science: ‘The Gallery of Hope’ opens at the Clark Humanities Museum
At the Clark Humanities Museum’s Gallery of Hope, artist Hadi Madjid’s paintings explore how imagination can precede calculation, and how art and physics can inform one another in unexpected ways. A part of Stories in Science, this exhibit invites students to think beyond disciplinary boundaries and zoom out on the way in which differing fields can complement one another.
‘Where my pitches at?’ A cappella: The new frats of the Claremont Colleges?
A cappella groups are much more important to our college ecosystem than one might think. Some may even say they rival the social infrastructures of Greek life. Mood Swing, just one of many a cappella groups at the 5Cs, draws a parallel between their audition process, held on the morning of Jan. 31, and rushing.
‘Motwrecked:’ 5C students celebrate another semester of the Motley
On Jan. 30, the Motley opened its doors for its semesterly opening party. Dubbed “Motwrecked,” the party took on a shipwrecked theme, encouraging guests to dress as sailors, fishermen and mermaids. The Motley’s opening party is a coveted 5C tradition, beloved and attended by students from all campuses. 5C students gathered to celebrate the opening and eagerly await another semester of studying and relaxing at the Motley.
Breakfast Club, International Enterprises Club and more: CMC’s club fair brings new innovation and engagement to student life
Suits, jerseys and everything in between flooded Claremont McKenna College’s Flamson Plaza last Friday afternoon. CMC students darted between tables, as posters and fliers blurred into a whirlwind of opportunity. On Jan. 30, CMC hosted their biannual club fair featuring over 30 clubs, including several new ones. While the other