Pornography: Sexual Exploitation in the Digital World’: Helen Taylor of Exodus Cry discusses the dark side of the pornography industry

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the 5C chapter of the World Without Exploitation Youth Coalition (WWE Youth) hosted a talk at Pomona College’s Hive titled “Pornography: Sexual Exploitation in the Digital World.” The event featured Helen Taylor, vice president of Exodus Cry, who discussed the impact of the porn industry and

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5C students walkout Oct. 7; occupy and vandalize Carnegie Hall

On the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel, over 400 5C students gathered to call for Pomona to divest from the state of Israel.

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“Gender and the Elections” talk series: Professor Lynn Itagaki and the role of race, gender, and power in multiracial identities

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Claremont McKenna College’s (CMC) Gender and Sexuality Studies Department invited Lynn Itagaki, associate professor of literature and gender at CMC, as part of their “Gender and the Elections” lunch series. This talk, “Mixed and Multiracial: Race, Gender, and Power,” was the first in a three-part series

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‘Should Universities Boycott, Divest, or Sanction Israel?’: Professors debate productivity of BDS on college campuses

On Saturday, Oct. 5, Claremont McKenna College’s (CMC) Open Academy hosted a discussion titled “Should Universities Boycott, Divest, or Sanction Israel” at CMC’s Kravis Center. Featuring two professors, one advocated the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement while the other argued against it. The BDS movement calls for institutions to cut

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‘Afterparties’: Bringing the discussion of queer Asian American life post-genocide to the Claremont Colleges

On Wednesday, Sept. 25, Pomona College’s Academic Affairs and English Department hosted an event titled “The Afterlife of Genocide.” The event looked to Anthony Veasna So’s 2021 book, “Afterparties,” to examine the experiences of second-generation Cambodian Americans and what it means to be a queer Asian person in America. “Afterparties”

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‘Local journalism is suffering’: Dreier Roundtable hosts ‘Challenges to Local Journalism’ panel

On Friday, Sept. 27, students and community members gathered at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) to hear from veteran journalists about the importance of local news and the struggles currently plaguing the industry. The panel discussion, titled “Challenges to Local Journalism,” was co-sponsored by CMC’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum and the

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Claremont Recovery Collective aims to offer the 5Cs a safe space for sobriety

Beginning this year, students curious about sobriety or reducing substance use will be able to attend anonymous weekly meetings with the Claremont Recovery Collective. Each Sunday, the collective gathers from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Heggblade Annex at Claremont McKenna College.  The Claremont Recovery Collective is not the

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Claremont LEAF Program fosters connection through mentorship in Latine community

With the start of the new semester, Pomona College’s Latine-Identity Empowerment, Advice, and Friendship (LEAF) Program has begun recruiting new volunteers. The program aims to provide local youth with mentorship focused on personal growth, cultural pride and mental health awareness while connecting them with role models who share their Latine

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5Cs watch Vance and Walz duke it out in U.S. vice presidential debate

Like tens of millions of people on Oct. 1, 5C students tuned in to watch Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz face off in the 2024 vice presidential debate. But many students in Claremont weren’t watching alone; instead, in both formal and informal gatherings, they came together

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