Why do we fall in love with people we’ve never met? Ari Kaplan SC ‘27 investigates parasocial relationships through her admiration of Sabrina Carpenter and initial frustration at her rebranding.
Arts & Culture
MULTIMEDIA: 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, TSL’s Multimedia team captured the 7Cs’ vibrant international community.
Wizards Weekly: Feb. 19, 2026
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MULTIMEDIA: Pomona College Art Department’s Look Without Fear Exhibition
Pomona College Art Department’s “Look Without Fear” exhibition was on view February 6th, featuring work by 17 artists from the 5Cs that highlight the art of noticing. TSL’s Multimedia team captured behind-the-scenes footage of the exhibition.
MULTIMEDIA: Student musicians fundraise for immigrant rights at Benefit Concert
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.
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).