On Oct. 16, The Claremont Colleges’ Chicano Latino Student Affairs office (CLSA) hosted a pupusa-making workshop titled “Top Chef featuring Central American Cuisine.” Students and faculty gathered around at Pitzer’s Demonstration Kitchen to learn from veteran pupusa-maker Shirley Polanco. For many attendees, Thursday’s workshop offered an opportunity to celebrate Salvadorian heritage and tradition.
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From the Arctic to the afterlife: First-year writing classes across the 5Cs
Every fall, first-year students across the 5Cs embark on various versions of introductory writing classes. This week, Quincy Qu ‘29 interviews students from Scripps, Claremont McKenna and Pomona Colleges on their experiences so far with a variety of these courses. Caitlin Kim SC ’29, who was placed in “Christian Her-Story” — a feminist perspective on the Bible — said the class has been inspiring.
“TforX: A Chronoscape” brings student-made slit-screen photography to Harvey Mudd Gallery
This fall, the Sprague Gallery at Harvey Mudd College presented “TforX: A Chronoscape,” the first solo exhibition of the artist duo Nolan Windham CM ‘25 and Jasper Eliot, a London-based artist and writer. The exhibition featured slit-scan photography, an experimental technique that required Windham and Eliot to build a custom software system to scan footage from different angles, slicing it into strips of time and space.
Slasher-comedy “Hookman” turns the genre on its head with its portrayal of grief
From Thursday, Oct. 2 to Sunday, Oct. 5, “Hookman” drew crowds at Pomona College’s Allen Theatre. Following the story of Lexi, a college freshman who must come to terms with the death of her high school best friend Jess — while also being haunted by the titular Hookman.
5C Fresh Club Fair brings together newly launched and revived clubs alike
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, students across the 5Cs gathered at Walker Beach to explore various newly launched and revived clubs at the 5C Fresh Club Fair, which featured Pens & Poetry, GRAFT, the Women’s Network and FLI Scholars.
Mapping the history and future of the BDS movement with Shaheen Nassar’s presentation of “Beyond Recognition”
On Oct. 7, the two year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, several organisations including 7C SWANA hosted guest speaker Shaheen Nassar, a member of the “Irvine 11,” for a talk at the Motley Coffeehouse titled “Beyond Recognition.” Over 100 students crowded into the Motley at 3pm to listen as Nassar detailed the historical context for the current situation in Gaza, and spoke to other issues including the Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) Movement.
The natural reaction to human activity depicted by Anne Covell
On Sept. 29, book artist Anne Covell presented “Artist’s Books and Environment: How Humans Shape the Natural World” at Scripps College’s Fall 2025 Frederic W. Goudy Lecture. Throughout her talk, Covell showcased various pieces of her artwork that depict the effect of human activity on the environment. Her works depict topics such as deforestation in the U.S.-Canadian border and what the state of Florida could look like if sea levels rise.
From New York to Motley Coffee Shop: Meet Skye Georgiadis, Scripps’ first-year class president
Opening her phone outside of Claremont McKenna College’s Parents Field, Skye Georgiadis SC ’29 was shocked to see her name, bolded in the Scripps Associated Students (SAS) election email. Georgiadis, a first-generation, biracial student from a predominantly white area in upstate New York, said her upbringing pushed her to seek out spaces where she could encounter diversity and opportunities for growth.
Lessons on advocacy and athletics from Aly Raisman
On Oct. 2, Raisman, a six-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time gymnastics team captain, took the stage at Scripps Presents to share lessons from her athletic journey and trauma healing process. Raisman came forward as a survivor of sexual abuse in 2017 and is now an avid advocate for sexual assault survivors. In telling her story, Raisman noted how devastatingly common abuse is, and emphasized that speaking out can be extremely terrifying.
Reform through reading: The Prison Library Project
Tucked away in the wooden atrium of the Claremont Packing house, next to the beloved Iron and Kin Coffee Shop, lies a quaint bookstore with an important mission. The bookshop is a part of the Claremont Forum, a local nonprofit that seeks to support wellness, education, arts and Claremont’s branch of the Prison Library Project (PLP).