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Life and Style
Foodie fantasies: Upgrade your crepe experience and make uppos instead
Uppos are paper-thin pancakes made by the Nawayath in southwest India –– and they’re better than crepes, Maryam Khan ’23 writes.
Pitzer first-year looks to eliminate course scheduling confusion with self-made website
With only one programming class under his belt, Hoang Chu PZ ’24 coded a website aiming to help with course registration.
‘Animal Crossing’ gave students a crutch last spring. A year later, some 5C students are still playing
For many 5C students, “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” has consistently offered a welcome escape and simple delights during a year of quarantine.
‘The Disaster Artist’ author Greg Sestero talks filmmaking, ‘The Room’ at 5×5 Films visit
At a 5×5 Film event, Greg Sestero spoke about his experience acting in “the greatest bad movie ever” and his new film “Miracle Valley.”
Author Hanif Abdurraqib speaks on correcting the record of American music at Scripps Presents
Poet, essayist, culture writer and music critic Hanif Abdurraqib chatted about his new book, “A Little Devil in America,” inspirations, forgotten history and more at Scripps Presents.
5C students organize, host inaugural Black and Brown Women of Color Conference at the 5Cs
The Claremont Colleges celebrated Women’s History Month with the inaugural Black and Brown Women of Color conference.
Front of house: Influencers should stop releasing mediocre media
Pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 discusses the trend of lackluster content creation from influencers trying to branch out into new fields.
Amped up: Lil Nas X is under no obligation to be kid-friendly
The backlash Lil Nas X has faced for the music video for his new single “MONTERO” is rooted in homophobia, not protecting kids from adult themes, writes music columnist Mirabella Miller SC ’23
Lynne Thompson SC ’72 speaks on her journey from lawyer to LA poet laureate
Lynne Thompson SC ’72 discusses her recent appointment as the 2021 LA poet laureate and how her relationship with poetry has evolved throughout her life.